On April 8, 2011 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS) issued an action plan to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. As part of its ongoing commitment to enhance health equity and eliminate disparities in behavioral health for racial and ethnic minority populations, the US DHHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) partnered with the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMH) to convene an historic summit to address the critical issue of health disparities. Bringing together leading experts in the area of mental health, substance use, mental health and disabilities, the the recommendations and findings from the proceedings are outlined in the  Integrated Care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities: A Blueprint for Action.

Click here to access the full Blueprint: Integrated Care for AANHPI Blueprint For Action

RESOURCES

Behavioral Health and Primary Care:

Effective Behavioral Health in Primary Care – SAMHSA-HRSA-NCCBH

Integration of Psychiatry and Primary-Care

Psychology and Primary Care Integration PS – BOT 7 A 4 Sept10

Psychiatry and Primary Care Integration Challenges

Disparities:

American Psychological Association – Behavioral Health and Health Disparities

Economic Burden Of Health Disparities

Department of Human and Health Services’ Action Plan to Reduce Disparities

Mental Health Workforce Data on Ethnic Minorities

Hawaii’s Integrated Care:

Rural Hawaii Integrated Care

Rural Hawaii Program

Health Reform:

Bazelon Center Brief: Consumer Issues in Healthcare Reform

Bazelon Center Brief: Improving Care for People with Severe Mental Illnesses

Bazelon Center Brief: Integration of Mental Health in Quality-Assurance Policies

Bazelon Center Brief: Integration of Mental Health in the public health arena

Bazelon Center Brief: Medical Homes and Integration of Mental Health

Bazelon Center Brief: Primary Care Providers’ Role in Mental Health

Bazelon Center Brief: The Role of Federal Programs – Medicaid, SCHIP & Medicare

ACA and Mental Health – Bazelon Center

ACA Benefits Disabilities Commonwealth

APHA Summit on Health Reform

The Era of Equality in Quality – JAMA

Recommendations for Dept. of Human and Health Services and the WHIAAPI – revised 07.12.2011-final (2)

Healthcare Homes:

Behavioral Health and Primary Care

Medical Home Safety Survey Commonwealth

Patient-Centered Medical Homes: a new way to delivery primary care. RWJ 9-10

Substance Use and the Person Centered Home

Health Information Technology (HIT):

Health Care Reform and HIT

HIT and Meaningful Usage – 03.31.10

Optimizing HIT for Patient-Centered Medical Homes

Center for Diseases and Control’s Social Media Toolkit

Peers:

Consumer-Run Programs

Peer Involvement – Wellness Coaching

Reports:

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 222 – OpEd – Challenges of Providing Behavioral Treatment to AAs (HChung)

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 225 – Mental health services research in AAs (Kramer)

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 227 – Cultural factors influencing the mental health of AAs (Kramer KKwong)

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 233 – Initial behavioral health assessment of AAs Key Principles (HChung)

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 236 – Initial behavioral health assessment of AAs Putting principles into practice (HChung)

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 239 – Depressive disorders in AA adults case-based review (JPChen HChen HChung)

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 244 – Depression in AA children case-based review (HChung)

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 249 – Anxiety disorders case-based review (JPChen HChung)

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 263 – Psychosis case-based review (TChen)

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 267 – Recognizing dementia case-based review (HChen)

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 271- Prescribing medication for Asians w mental disorders (JPChen)

The Western Journal of Medicine: WJM 275 – Chinese Herbal Medicines (Kramer)

A National Agenda for Research on Collaborative Care

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Report

American Psychiatric Association’s Integrated Care

Bazelon Integrated Care Overview

Bazelon Integration Primary Care & Behavioral Health

California Assemblyman Mike Eng’s API Mental Health Report – 2010

Hogg Foundation’s Integration Report – 7/30/10

Institute of Medicine’s Data Health – Race, Ethnicity, and Language

Key Elements of Integrated Care – Homelessness

Mental Health of Cambodian Refugees Two Decades After Resettlement in the US

Milbank Report

Minority Health and the Census Numbers

Pharmacy and Clinical Care

President’s Task Force Report on Future of Psychology

Prevention Provisions in ACA

SAMHSA’s Integrated Care