The Office of Minority and Women's Health (OMWH) is a staff-run office of the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), established in 1994 to improve the health care of underserved minorities and women served by the Bureau programs. The BPHC is one of the four Bureaus of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS). As an integral part of the Bureau, the Office serves as a "think tank" and advisor for the Bureau Director and supports the Bureau's programs to facilitate program and policy development for vulnerable women, minorities and other special populations at risk for poor outcomes. In addition, the Office is a repository for up-to-date information on health issues concerning women and ethnic/racial populations and other special populations, and it serves as the federal administrator of the HHS Academy at Eastern Senior High School for the purpose of developing a model program to assist public high school students in exploring health and human service related careers. This year the Office was awarded the HRSA Administrator's Citation for Outstanding Group Performance for an outstanding and specific contribution which has had a substantial impact toward advancing the mission of the Agency.

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The National Center for Cultural Competence website is up and Policy Brief I is on the site.  The website address is: http://www.gucdc.georgetown.edu/nccc