May is Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month to celebrate the contributions of Asian and Pacific Islanders to American culture. It is also a time for governments, NGOs, schools, and other service providers to determine their support structures for Asian and Pacific Islanders Americans in their communities. As a Pacific Islander working and living in the Bay Area I can’t help but think about the health care for Pacific Islanders. Are there any culturally responsive healthcare for Melanesians, Micronesians, and Polynesians? Are there any organizations, health clinics, medical schools that have focused on the needs of our Pacific Islander community in the San Francisco, South Bay, and East Bay?
This is the start of a list of healthcare resources for our Pacific Islander community in California. It’s not exhaustive, but a start.
- Pacific Islander Health Initiative – San Mateo County
- Pacific Islander Health Partnership (PIHP) –
- Asian Pacific Islander Health Forum (APIHF) – Oakland
- The Southern California Community Response Team (SoCal CRT)
- Health Advancement for Pacific Islanders – Alameda County
- Designing Culturally Responsive Health & Nutrition Programs – APIAHF
- Regional Pacific Islander Taskforce – Bay Area
- Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)
- Native Hawaiians Pacific Islander Covid-19 Data Policy Lab Dashboard – UCLA
