Southeast Asian Data and Trends Analysis (SEA DATA) is a comprehensive data collection and analysis initiative of the Center for Southeast Asians (CSEA) in partnership with the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF).  The overall goal of the SEA DATA project is to create a trusted source of information on the SEA community in Rhode Island to guide community development, inform policy decisions at local and state levels, and enable government agencies, nonprofits, and businesses to allocate resources where they are most needed. 

SEA-DATA has produced an issue brief on the health status of SEAs in Rhode Island and the implications of the Affordable Care Act on this community; in addition, a Facts and Community Trends (FACTs) Report was released in spring 2014 to highlight demographics, community characteristics, and socioeconomic issues affecting the SEA community in Rhode Island.

Health Issues in RI’s Southeast Asian Community:

• Health Care Access & Utilization
• Implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
• Cancer & Heart Disease are leading causes of death
• Type 2 Diabetes
• PTSO, Depression & Anxiety
• Hepatitis B
• HBV

Recommendations:

• Implement data collection protocols to capture ethnicity-specific data on the SEA community.
• Adopt alternative measures of access to healthcare. 
• Provide culturally and linguistically relevant educational resources to promote and educate the SEA community about the Affordable Care Act and new  health care reform policies in RI.
• Increase resources to educate SEA patients and clinicians who interact with them to screen for and inquire about lung and liver cancers, heart disease and associated risk factors, and hepatitis B.  

​Download our Health Issue Brief [PDF]
Download our FACT Book (Facts & Community Trends Report) [PDF]