Skip Navigation Links
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and Prevention curve spacer CDC Home Search CDC CDC Health Topics A-Z    

Office of Minority Health Title Bara young man pondering

   
OMH Logo small bar spacer

OMH HomeAbout UsSitemapContact Usbar spacer

   

Small horizontal bar collage containing four portraits; each of person of a different racial or ethnic background.

About Minority Health
Cooperative Agreements
Reports & Publications
Minority Health Resources
Racial & Ethnic Minority Populations
Training Opportunities

 

Esta página en Español


About Us
 

OMH Vision for the 21st Century
"Health Equality for All"
 

Mission
Promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling the disproportionate burden of disease, injury and disability among racial and ethnic minority populations.
 

Minority Populations
Racial and ethnic minority populations are defined as American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. Click here for the full Office of Management and Budget (OMB) report.

 

Major Functions
In carrying out its mission, the Office of Minority Health coordinates White House Executive Orders and HHS Departmental Initiatives, supports Cooperative Agreements for research and professional development, reports on the health status of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States, and initiates strategic partnerships with governmental as well as national and regional organizations.
 

maroon square Executive Orders
maroon square Eliminating Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities
maroon square Cooperative Agreements
maroon square Reports & Publications
maroon square Minority Health Resources


Major Activities
As part of the CDC Office of the Director, the Office of Minority Health:
 
red arrow Serves as the principal advisor to the Director, CDC/ATSDR on all minority health issues affecting the agency.
red arrow Serves as the focal point for CDC minority health programs, projects, and issues including coordination of CDC/ATSDR activities with the Public Health Service (PHS), other U.S. Government agencies, health agencies of other nations, other national and international government and non-government organizations, community-based organizations, and the public at large.
red arrow Provides leadership and coordination in the development and implementation of long-term plans for minority health activities within the Centers, Institute, and Offices (CIOs) of CDC.
red arrow Provides leadership, in collaboration with senior managers, for policy initiatives to improve the health of ethnic populations, setting agency priorities, goals and objectives, defining appropriate interventions, and monitoring progress toward meeting these goals and objectives.
red arrow Coordinates health initiatives including CIO and CDC/ATSDR support of Executive Branch and Departmental Minority Health Initiatives. OMH coordinates the planning, design and implementation of minority health research and oversees studies related to understanding and improving health disparities.
red arrow Assists the CIOs and their constituents to increase the competence and diversity of the public health workforce by supporting minority student internships, fellowships and Institutions of Higher Learning.
red arrow Identifies and fosters partnerships and collaborative activities with public, non-profit, private organizations and agencies, and academia to improve their organizational capacity to execute public health policy, programs, and the CDC/ATSDR agenda.


1 CDC Office of the Director recently reorganized to establish the following offices: Office of Minority Health (OMH), Office of Science Policy and Technology Transfer, and Office of the Executive Secretariat. 
In past documents, the office may be referred to by its previous name, "Associate Director of Minority Health (ADMH)" instead of its current one "Office of Minority Health (OMH)".

 

 

 About Us
Section Menu

  red square Executive Orders
  red square Eliminating Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities
  red square Cooperative Agreements
  red square Reports &
Publications
  red square Minority Health Resources
  red square Staff Listing
    Dr. Williams
    Dr. Reynolds
  red square OMH Functions
 
 

OMH Home | About Us | Sitemap | Contact Us
Accessibility | Privacy Policy | CDC Home | Search | Health Topics A-Z

Last Updated on November 03, 2004
Office of Minority Health

Please Note: Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.