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CDC's Office of Minority Health & Health Equity (OMHHE)


Minority Health Determines the Health of the Nation


CDC's Office of Minority Health & Health Equity (OMHHE) Guiding Principle:

Increasing CDC's Impact on Health Equity

The future health of the nation will be determined to a large extent by how effectively we work with communities to eliminate health disparities among those populations experiencing a disproportionate burden of disease, disability, and death.

Persistent health disparities in our country are unacceptable and correctable.

OMHHE Fact Sheet
1-page summary of OMHHE's mission, goals, structure, & more.


New Name & Organizational Re-Alignment

Recent legislation requires the establishment of an Office of Minority Health within the Office of the Director at six US Department of Health and Human Services agencies - including CDC - with the head of each office reporting directly to the head of each agency.

Although CDC has had an Office of Minority Health in place for over 20 years (formerly the Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities or OMHD), in order to comply with all provisions of the new statute, CDC organizationally re-aligned and re-named it's office: Office of Minority Health & Health Equity (OMHHE).

HHS approved all six of these minority health offices in April 2011. See HHS OMH for a listing of the six minority health offices.

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Compelling evidence that race & ethnicity correleate with persistent, and often increasing, health disparitites among US populations demands National attention.


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Key Functions & Responsibilities


    In Carrying out its mission, OMHHE:

  • Monitors and reports on the health status of vulnerable populations and the effectiveness of health protection programs.


  • Initiates strategic partnerships with governmental, non-governmental, national, and regional organizations.


  • Provides leadership for CDC-wide policies, strategies, action planning and evaluation to eliminate health disparities.


  • Supports partnerships to advance science, practice, and workforce for eliminating health disparities.


  • Provides decision support to CDC executives in allocating resources to programs of surveillance, research, intervention, and evaluation.


  • Coordinates CDC’s response to White House Executive Orders and HHS health disparity initiatives.


OMHHE Critical Objectives


  • Science as the foundation for policies and programs targeting health disparities.


  • Health disparity focus in establishing & implementing agency policies, programs and research.


  • Synergy, collaboration, and strategic management of public health investments targeting health disparities.


  • Participation in the conduct and use of public health research to solve community wide health problems.


  • The benefits of global health protection, especially among immigrants and border populations.


  • A verifiable commitment to operational efficiency, program effectiveness, and accountability for public resources.




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OMHHE's Role on CDC Committees

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  • Advisory Committee to the Director / Health Disparities Subcommittee



  • CDC/ATSDR Minority Initiatives Coordinating Committee (CAMICC)



  • Diversity Executive Steering Committee



  • Public Health Ethics Committee (PHEC)



  • Excellence in Science Committee (EISC)


US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Activities

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  • HHS Health Disparities Council



  • White House Minority Health Initiatives



  • HHS OMH / OPHS Strategic Plan to Reduce Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities



  • Intradepartmental Council on Native American Affairs



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