Hidden No More: Unmasking Data for Health Equity

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Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020
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12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PDT

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Hidden No More: Unmasking Data for Health Equity

So how does a group which has often been masked by a lack of meaningful data become unhidden? The brand-new Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) COVID-19 Data Policy Lab at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) is looking to change that — by revealing targeted data for NHPIs across the nation in order to better deploy resources and other actions to help the disproportionately affected population. UCLA Director Ninez Ponce and scholars from the NHPI COVID-19 Data Policy Lab — Richard Calvin Chang, Corina Penaia, Karla Thomas, Vananh Tran, John Greer, and Nicholas Pierson — discuss findings and data used in testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, featured in news media, and a Health Affairs blog. This webinar is co-sponsored by the National Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team, the Southern California Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, and Asian American and Pacific Islander Civic Engagement Fund, a project of NEO Philanthropy, Inc.

 

 

Speakers

Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP
Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, is director of UCLA CHPR and a professor in the UCLA FSPH. She leads the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and champions better data on communities of color, better care for overlooked groups, and more.
Richard Chang, JD
Data Analytics Director, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab
Richard Calvin Chang, JD, is the data analytics director of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab at UCLA CHPR. He focuses on raising awareness of COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on NHPIs.
Corina Penaia, MPH
Community Engagement and Research Director, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab
Corina Penaia, MPH, is the community engagement and research director and co-founding member of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Vananh Tran
John Greer
Nicholas Pierson