Description

Explore the ways COVID-19 may uniquely impact Asian American and Pacific Islander communities during the latest installment of our YouTube health equity series. Hear from East Asian, Pacific Islander, and South Asian health care leaders on topics such as the pandemic's impact on Asian communities, data trends, and health equity concerns.

Panel:

• Ignatius Bau, JD—Policy consultant for the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians
• Jay Bhatt, DO, MPH—Internist, ABC News contributor, former health equity leader and chief medical officer of the American Hospital Association
• Ryan Huerto, MD, MPH, MA—Family medicine physician and health service researcher
• Julie Morita, MD—Executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Ray Samoa, MD—Assistant professor at the City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California
• Manisha A. Sharma, MD, FAAFP—California Health Care Foundation, leadership fellow

Moderator: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH—Chief health equity officer, group vice president, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Originally aired: July 16th, 2020

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