Diving into CAPIWAVES: Examining Mental Well-Being and COVID-19 Economic Impacts Among NHPIs in California

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Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2024
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06:00 PM - 07:00 PM PDT

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Diving into CAPIWAVES: Examining Mental Well-Being and COVID-19 Economic Impacts Among NHPIs in California

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) have experienced the highest COVID-19 mortality rates of any race or ethnicity in California. However, there has yet to be a statewide assessment of NHPI mental well-being and socioeconomic impacts. 

Until now. 

From January–May 2024, researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's NHPI Data Policy Lab, UC Irvine, and UC Riverside partnered with 10 NHPI community organizations and leaders representing CHamorro, Fijian, Marshallese, Native Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan communities to conduct the California Pacific Islander Well-Being and COVID-19 Economic Survey (CAPIWAVES). Using a unique community-driven sampling method, the CAPIWAVES project has resulted in the largest dataset to-date of NHPI mental well-being and socioeconomic status in California, with more than 850 participants. 

On Tuesday, June 11, researchers unveiled the initial results of the CAPIWAVES project with the public. 

This webinar was open to the general public, including community members, academic researchers, and policymakers who are interested in NHPI data and health equity. 

CAPIWAVES was funded by the California Collaborative for Public Health Research (CPR3) to collect population-representative data for NHPI populations in the state and to report the data back to NHPI communities.

Speakers

Brittany N. Morey, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of California, Irvine

Brittany N. Morey, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at University of California, Irvine, and the principal investigator of CAPIWAVES. Dr. Morey’s research focuses on how structural racism shapes racial and ethnic health inequities. 

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.
Corina Penaia, MPH
Community Engagement and Research Director, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab
Corina Penaia, MPH, is the community engagement and research director and co-founding member of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Richard Chang, JD
Director, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab
Richard Calvin Chang, JD, is the director of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab at UCLA CHPR.
Melenaite Fifita
Staff Research Associate and Patient Navigator, UC Irvine

Melenaite Fifita is a staff research associate and patient navigator in the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement at UC Irvine.