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New Platform Provides Much-Needed Data on COVID-19 Impacts Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Last month, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research unveiled its Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander COVID-19 Data Policy Lab and corresponding NHPI COVID-19 Data Policy Lab Dashboard in an effort to address the dearth of information regarding the disease’s impact on these groups. Why is the launch of the Lab significant for NHPI researchers, and what can decision- and policy makers learn from the data the Lab makes available? We explore a few answers…
The Power and Potential of Disaggregated Data
One of the most relevant applications of data disaggregation in Hawaii is regarding race/ethnicity. Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are at times grouped together under the labels “Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)” or “Asian and Pacific Islander (API).” These umbrella terms can be useful for analysis—for instance, when survey data doesn’t yield enough subgroup respondents to generate unique analytic categories. However, with the highest percentage of Asians in the country, as well as the largest Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander population in the U.S., Hawaii is better positioned than many states to dig into possible disparities among AAPI subgroups.