<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><post link="https://sph.umich.edu/news/2026posts/vietnamese-community-health-needs-assessment.html" display="true" featured="true"><title>New report identifies health and access gaps in Michigan’s Vietnamese community</title><subject>First statewide assessment finds high uninsured rates, language barriers to care, and unmet mental health needs among Vietnamese Michiganders.</subject><subtitle/><description>A new report finds Vietnamese Michiganders face high uninsurance rates, language barriers, and unmet mental health needs, the first community health assessment of its kind in the state.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:12:53 -0800</pubDate><tags><category>Health Management and Policy</category><category>Faculty</category><talking-about>Community Partnership</talking-about><talking-about>Health Care Access</talking-about><talking-about>Health Disparities</talking-about><category>Students</category><category>Staff</category><talking-about>Policy</talking-about><talking-about>Advocacy</talking-about><talking-about>Michigan</talking-about><talking-about>Mental Health</talking-about><talking-about>Research</talking-about><talking-about>Health Care</talking-about><category>News</category><talking-about>Health Equity</talking-about><talking-about>Health Care Policy</talking-about><talking-about>Racism</talking-about></tags><image><img src="/news/2026posts/images/michigan-community-policy-brief-lead-1005x525.webp" alt="Outline of the state of Michigan"/></image><imagelarge><img/></imagelarge></post>