Overcoming Invisibility: Better Health Data for American Indians and Alaska Natives

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Monday, Nov. 16, 2020
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12:00 PM - 01:00 PM PST

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Overcoming Invisibility: Better Health Data for American Indians and Alaska Natives

Information on the American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) population is critical now more than ever as COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting AIAN populations across the country. 

Join UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Public Administration Analyst Tara Becker, PhD, and Senior Research Scientist Riti Shimkhada, PhD, as they share findings from their forthcoming policy brief (co-authored by Susan H. Babey, PhD; AJ Scheitler, EdD; and Ninez A. Ponce, MPP, PhD) which examines AIAN data availability and the variations in estimates due to differences in coding and tabulating from eight large population health surveys. Becker and Shimkhada will discuss implications of the limited accessibility of AIAN information in population datasets and provide recommendations that may help improve availability of health information and our understanding of disparities within the American Indian and Alaska Native population. View a recording of the seminar.

Speakers

Tara Becker, PhD
Senior Public Administration Analyst
Tara Becker is a UCLA CHPR senior public administration analyst. She conducts research on gender and racial/ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage in California and focuses on survey measurement and data quality using CHIS.
Riti Shimkhada, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Riti Shimkhada, PhD, is a UCLA CHPR senior research scientist, responsible for design and analysis planning and scientific writing for studies in health and social disparities, immigrant and global health, and state-level health policies.
AJ Scheitler, EdD
Director of Development, Engagement, and Strategic Planning
AJ Scheitler, EdD, is the director of development, engagement, and strategic planning, and coordinator of the National Network of State and Local Health Surveys. She manages development activities, funder relationships, and several programs at UCLA CHPR.
Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP
Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, is director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and Professor and Wasserman Endowed Chair in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She leads the California Health Interview Survey and champions better data on communities of color, better care for overlooked groups, and more.