New AA and NH/PI Best Practice Resource Guides

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AA and NH/PI Best Practices Resource Guides

OMH Releases Best Practice Resource Guides on Advancing Equity for AA and NHPI Communities in COVID-19 Response Efforts

Today, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) released a series of resource guides to provide guidance on best practices to advance cultural competency, language access, and sensitivity toward Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NH/PI) communities in the context of the federal COVID-19 response.

In line with the Presidential Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States, this series includes:  

  • The Language Access Resource Guide: a guide on best practices, strategies, and actions to meet the specific language needs and preferences of AA and NH/PI communities in COVID-19 response activities.  
  • The Community Engagement Resource Guide: a guide on best practices, strategies, and actions to develop and sustain partnerships with AA and NH/PI community members, community-based organizations, and coalitions to ensure a diversity of voices and perspectives inform and contribute to the creation and implementation of COVID-19 response activities.  
  • The Data Disaggregation Resource Guide: a guide on best practices, strategies, and actions to improve the collection, use, and reporting of disaggregated data on AA and NH/PI populations related to COVID-19.  

The guides were developed by OMH based on input and information gathered through a request for information, a literature review and environmental scan, engagement of community subject matter experts, and a listening session with leaders from AA and NH/PI organizations.

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