A new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum examines the health coverage, access to health care and health status of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups in the United States, and finds that certain subgroups are doing much worse than others in terms of health insurance coverage and access to health care. For example, Korean Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are about twice as likely to be uninsured as whites.

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released its new house-to-house survey of people living in the New Orleans area examining the ongoing struggles of residents seeking to recover from the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The survey provides a portrait of the enormous needs of the population in order to inform recovery efforts and policy debate in Washington.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the health of African American men, including mortality rates, health status, insurance coverage and access to care. 

This data update shows variation across states and racial and ethnic groups for six key health and health care indicators.

This publication serves as a quick reference source on health disparities, presenting the best available data and analysis.

Recognizing the need for greater awareness and understanding of racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, the Kaiser Family Foundation announced today the launch of a news summary report – the Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look at Race, Ethnicity and Health.  The report is available through a free weekly email, with stories updated daily online on kaisernetwork.org.

This free, weekly report from kaisernetwork.org synthesizes news coverage from hundreds of print and broadcast news sources related to health and health care issues that affect racial and ethnic communities. The report also highlights new studies and journal articles, initiatives, developments in the field, and upcoming events.

A new report from the Foundation's Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured finds that as the Hispanic population grows and moves beyond urban centers, Hispanics in "new growth communities" face greater barriers to health care than those in cities considered "major Hispanic centers."

This fact sheet highlights key information about the education, health and overall status of young African American men, including comparisons to other groups. It was released at a July 2006 event, "Paths to Success: A Forum on Young African American Men."

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation today named 15 college students and recent graduates as the 2006 participants in the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program. Operated in partnership with Howard University, the program provides talented African American, Latino, Native American, and Asian/Pacific Islander college students the opportunity to work for a summer in Washington, D.C. in congressional offices with major health policy responsibilities.