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Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Contact Information

Special Assistant
The Tower Building
1101 Wootton Parkway, 6th Floor
Rockville, MD 20852

800-444-6472 (Voice - Toll-free), publication requests
301-443-5084 (Voice),
301-594-0767 (FAX),
301-230-7199 (Voice - TDD),

Internet Resources

Abstract

The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve the health of racial and ethnic populations through the development of effective health policies and programs that help to eliminate disparities in health. OMH advises the Secretary and the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) on public health issues affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, Blacks/African Americans, and Hispanics/Latinos. OMH has a role in the development and coordination of Federal health policy by addressing minority health concerns and making progress to eliminate health disparities. OMH helps to ensure that Federal, State, and local health programs take into account the needs of disadvantaged and racial and ethnic populations, including their specific and cultural characteristics. Together with HHS operating divisions and other Federal departments, OMH works to improve collection and analyses of data on the health of racial and ethnic populations. OMH also monitors efforts to achieve the goals of Healthy People 2010, which has a special focus on eliminating, and not merely reducing, racial and ethnic disparities in health.

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Notes

The Office of Minority Health Resource Center, a service of OMH, staffs information specialists who are available to conduct database searches on minority health topics. The Center operates a toll-free line, 1-800-444-6472.

Audit

Date Entered: 8/1/1997
Date Edited: 9/20/2004
Date Revised: 2/4/2003
Health Referral Number: HR2308
Accession Number: DP91A1002
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