Center for Social Innovation
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Ninez Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, joined leaders from the government, health, business, and other sectors at a White House forum on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders hosted by the White House on May 3.
“Data equity is an essential element of achieving health equity — and a lack of disaggregated data has left Asian American, Native Hawaiian , and Pacific Islander communities overlooked,” she said.