A forgotten population: addressing comprehensive HIV prevention needs among American Asians and Pacific islanders.

摘要

In 2008, in a historically unprecedented move, more than 30 national HIV-focused organizations and leaders representing African American, Latino, Native American or Alaska Native, and Asian and Pacific Islander communities joined forces in an urgent call for the development and implementation of a comprehensive national AIDS strategy. The call stated a compelling need among communities of color, as well as federal and state organizations and community health care providers, to work together in an effort to fight the HIV epidemic and bring awareness to community members (National Minority AIDS Council [NMAC], 2008).