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Title: US Health Care Relies on Filipinxs While Ignoring Their Health Needs: Disguised Disparities and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

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DOI: 10.1001/JAMAHEALTHFORUM.2021.1489

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Abstract: In the US, Filipinxs are the third largest Asian subgroup and have represented a crucial part of the country’s health care workforce since the mid-20th century. Although the 2.9 million Filipinxs in the US represent about 1% of the population, approximately 1 of 4 Filipinx working adults are frontline health care workers.1 The COVID-19 pandemic has exacted a disproportionate toll on Filipinx communities in the US and on Filipinx health care workers, specifically. The absence of disaggregated race/ethnicity data for COVID-19 has masked how the pandemic has affected Filipinxs in the US. Policy makers and researchers must recognize that these disparities are not limited to COVID-19 but are a critical example of how data aggregation under a single Asian category has hidden the health needs of the Filipinx population.

Url: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1489

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Authors: Oronce, Carlos Irwin A.; Adia, Alexander C.; Ponce, Ninez A.

Periodical (Full): JAMA Health Forum

Issue: 7

Volume: 2

Pages: e211489

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Population Health and Health Systems, Race and Ethnicity

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