Background: The All of Us Research Program seeks to advance precision medicine and reduce health disparities by recruiting people in demographic categories that are underrepresented in biomedical research. Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are the most understudied of all racial/ethnic groups in the United States. We propose a national engagement strategy for the recruitment of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders into biomedical research using a community-based participatory research approach.
Methods: We partnered with Asian serving community-based organizations across the United States to increase education and awareness and developed a culturally and linguistically tailored approach for the engagement of AANHPIs into All of Us Research Program.
Results: In the first year, our national engagement strategy reached more than 35,000 AANHPIs through promotional events and educational sessions.
Conclusions: Our success is a result of our equal and mutually beneficial partnership with community-based organizations who have access to rich, local knowledge and hold a unique role within the community.