Table 3.

Potential solutions to reduce Asian health disparities.

Problem	Solution	Effect
Disaggregation of Asian subgroup data	Recording fluctuations in incidence and prevalence of disease among Asian American subgroups with electronic health records Analyzing effects of geographic variation in Asian American health Establish a patient registry that can allow for survey outreach beyond geographical regions typically surveyed by investigators Increase grant funding and opportunities for investigators Expand and studies to include at least the six largest Asian American subgroups	Influence health policy to support culturally relevant treatment protocols and re-establish priority areas for health research Increase publication count and knowledge of disaggregated Asian American health data Improve oversampling difficulties through increased survey outreach and accessibility for patients Identify specific gaps of knowledge among Asian subgroups More reliability and consistency with data collection Develop unique, culturally competent interventions to address unique disparities in health among Asian American subgroups
Clinical trial representation	Utilizing focus groups to identify barriers and build intrapersonal influences Collaboration of investigators with patient advocacy groups to positively communicate benefits of clinical research Implementing health policies that establish multilingual resources to describe research studies Greater diversity of the health care workforce	Encourage patients to enroll in clinical studies Increase awareness within the Asian community of the need for Asian representation in clinical trials Assess benefits and risks of particular medical treatments Decrease subject attrition and improve compliance within clinical studies Increase perspectives from ethnically diverse providers in the development of clinical trials to ensure Asian subgroup representation
Reducing the health care stigma through community engagement	Collaborative efforts between policymakers/physicians/health care providers and patient advocacy groups Emphasize the importance of research participation to Asian American patients Encouraging trusted sources such as family members of Asian patients to educate the importance of preventative care Academic institution commitment to Asian American focused research/scholars	Decreasing stigma among Asian patients to participate in Asian-focused health research Bring more visibility of the Asian American community to investigators Improve active communication between patient and health care provider Increasing minority representation in the biomedical workforce promotes sympathetic understandings between patients and providers of similar ethnic backgrounds Challenge the model minority myth of Asian Americans having better health outcomes than other demographics
Barriers to health care accessibility	Investing in transportation waivers, community health workers, language interpreters and translated materials, and health insurance programs rather than patient compensation when modeling subject incentives Implementing health policies that establish multilingual resources to describe research studies	Improve screening opportunities and health care visit frequency Bring more visibility of the Asian American community to investigators Improve willingness to participate in research studies among Asian American community
Funding for Asian American focused research	Establish a public database of funding opportunities for investigators Federal investment in Asian American health Evaluate multisector partnerships and collaborations to investigate equitable investment for Asian American health research	Increase awareness of research among potential donor organizations Increase grant applications, funding opportunities, project diversity, and project innovation Increasing multisector collaborations and interdisciplinary research teams