COVID-19 Impact on the AAPI Population in Pima County
Author(s):
Howard J. Eng, Lynne T. Tomasa
The Together We Thrive Project (TWT) goal was to increase the capability of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI’s) to deal with COVID-19 and other respiratory infections in Pima County, Arizona, U.S.A. It is the second most populated county in the state. There was little published information available about the COVID-19 impact on the AAPI populations and the communities’ needs in the county. The TWT Project conducted a needs assessment. The assessment survey results assisted the project in producing strategies and activities that address the needs. Fifty-six percent of the AAPI respondents had gotten COVID-19 during the pandemic. A third of the those who gotten the virus had long-lasting effects. The COVID-19 pandemic had significantly impacted Pima County AAPI population socially, mentally, physically, and economically.