Report: A Race to Close the Disproportionate COVID-19 Death Rates in Minnesota’s Asian Community (2021)
This report from the Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL), a community-based organization serving Minnesota’s diverse Asian American communities, is written for policy makers, healthcare providers and systems, and community leaders to provide insights and recommendations that can immediately improve ongoing efforts to address COVID-19 infections, prevent further deaths, and ensure that future prevention strategies are responsive and relevant when serving Asian Minnesotans. This report uses preliminary data on COVID-19 mortality rates among Asian Minnesotans. It draws attention to the disproportionate number of COVID-19 mortality rates among Hmong, Karen, and Karenni residents to demonstrate the critical importance of data disaggregation.