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US Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health Mission: The Office of Minority Health is dedicated to improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities.
CDC Minority Health According to the 2018 U.S. Census report, the year 2030 marks a demographic turning point for the United States. The nation’s population is projected to age considerably and become more racially and ethnically diverse. The population of people who are more than one race is projected to be the fastest growing racial or ethnic group over the next several decades, followed by Asian Americans and Hispanic/Latino Americans. With the growing diversity – many will witness its impact in our workforce, schools, environments, and social settings. Though health indicators such as life expectancy and infant mortality have improved for most Americans, some people from racial and ethnic minority groups experience a disproportionate burden of preventable disease, death, and disability compared with non-Hispanic White people.
US Department of Health & Human Services National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Mission NIMHD’s mission is to lead scientific research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. To accomplish this, NIMHD: • Plans, coordinates, reviews, and evaluates NIH minority health and health disparities research and activities • Conducts and supports research in minority health and health disparities • Promotes and supports the training of a diverse research workforce • Translates and disseminates research information • Fosters innovative collaborations and partnerships Vision NIMHD envisions an America in which all populations will have an equal opportunity to live long, healthy, and productive lives. To accomplish this, NIMHD raises national awareness about the prevalence and impact of health disparities and disseminates effective individual-, community-, and population-level interventions to reduce and encourage elimination of health disparities.
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NCDHHS Office of Rural Health ORH Mission Statement: The North Carolina Office of Rural Health (ORH) supports equitable access to health in rural and underserved communities. To achieve its mission, ORH works collaboratively to provide: • Funding • Training • Technical assistance For high quality, innovative, accessible, cost effective services that support the maintenance and growth of the State’s safety net and rural communities.
US Dept of Veterans Affairs VA Benefits and Health Care – Office of Health Equity Equitable access to high-quality care for all Veterans is a major tenet of the VA healthcare mission. The Office of Health Equity (OHE) champions the elimination of health disparities and achieving health equity for all Veterans. OHE supports the VHA's vision to provide appropriate individualized health care to each Veteran in a way that eliminates disparate health outcomes and assures health equity.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid – CMS.gov The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) is a federal law that generally prevents group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits from imposing less favorable benefit limitations on those benefits than on medical/surgical benefits.
CDC Health Disparities Among LGBTQ Youth Many LGBTQ youth thrive during adolescence, but, stigma, discrimination, and other factors put them at increased risk for negative health and life outcomes. CDC works with education and public health partners to address health risks and disparities among LGBTQ youth. Together, we can improve the health and lives of sexual minority youth so they achieve their social, emotional, and academic potential.
Association of American Medical Colleges The following resources can be used to promote the health of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), gender nonconforming (GNC), and/or born with differences of sex development (DSD). The AAMC thanks the AAMC Advisory Committee on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex Development for developing and identifying these resources.
US Dept. of HHS Office on Women’s Health We've worked hard over the past 30 years to improve the health of all Americans. In 1985, HHS released its first-ever national report on the health of minorities – the Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health. At the time of this landmark report, 60,000 more deaths occurred each year in minority populations than in the white population. The report's results prompted HHS to establish the Office of Minority Health (OMH) in 1986. Over the years, OMH's campaigns and programs, such as the 2011 National Partnership for Action plan, have helped raise awareness of and worked to overcome health disparities for minorities.
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund “Aside from the public health issues that most racial/ethnic minorities face, minorities with disabilities experience additional disparities in health, prejudice, discrimination, economic barriers, and difficulties accessing care as a result of their disability—in effect, they face a “double burden.”
CDC Disability and Health Promotion The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been involved in disability and health activities since 1988. CDC’s mission is to promote the health and full participation in society by people with disabilities across the lifespan.
National Coalition for LGBTQ Health
The Coalition is committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals through federal and local advocacy, education, and research. The Coalition addresses the entire LGBTQ community, including individuals of every sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, and age regardless of disability, income, education, and geography.