"If you or your loved ones have ever been sick, you may have encountered a Filipino medical professional at the clinic or hospital-a nurse, doctor, or lab technician-or perhaps an in-home caregiver or staffer in an assisted living facility. This is because Filipinos are disproportionately represented in the healthcare sector-for example, 4 percent of US nurses are Filipino, though Filipinos make up only 1 percent of the population."
"These conditions surfaced longstanding issues and gaps in understanding about the Filipino community in overall public health and media literacy-and the need for in-language fact-checking and culturally tailored content for an intergenerational audience. What started out as a rapid response to a global health crisis has evolved into a data innovation hub called Tayo that empowers Filipino immigrants, publishes culturally relevant insights, and helps develop leaders who can build a more equitable a"
The Filipino diaspora in the United States exceeds 4.2 million, with Filipinos disproportionately represented in healthcare roles such as nurses, doctors, lab technicians, caregivers, and assisted-living staff. Despite frontline service, Filipino voices are underrepresented in mainstream public-health and media-literacy conversations. This underrepresentation complicated efforts to combat COVID-19 misinformation across generations and within Filipino medical professionals. Longstanding gaps in understanding and the need for in-language fact-checking and culturally tailored content prompted a rapid-response effort that evolved into Tayo, a data innovation hub that empowers Filipino immigrants, publishes culturally relevant insights, and cultivates leaders to build greater equity.
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