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The HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities outlines goals and actions HHS will take to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. The Office of Minority Health is leading the charge to put into practice the HHS Disparities Action Plan, at all levels of Department and into the communities with whom it works.

With the HHS Disparities Action Plan, the Department commits to continuously assessing the impact of all policies and programs on racial and ethnic health disparities. It will promote integrated approaches, evidence-based programs and best practices to reduce these disparities. The HHS Action Plan builds on the strong foundation of the Affordable Care Act and is aligned with programs and initiatives such as Healthy People 2020, the First Lady's Let's Move initiative and the President's National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

In this page, you will find an overview of some of the OMH programs and initiatives and how they align with each of the five goals of the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. The information here will grow and evolve as the Plan reaches deeper into the Nation’s health and human services infrastructures and the communities. Look around, learn, make comments and suggestions, and, most importantly, get involved!

Download the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities [PDF | 2MB] .

Advance the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of the American People

Community Capacity Development Tribal Awards Grant-Writing Trainings National African Immigrant Project HIV/AIDS Prevention Bilingual Glossary HIV/AIDS Latino Mentoring Training Institute OMH Grantees	Prevention Youth Tobacco Elimination Project National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy AANHPI National Hepatitis B Initiative Healthy School Food Initiative
Culturally Appropriate Initiatives HHS Plan for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Health National African HIV/AIDS Initiative (NAHI) The Pacific Project - Pacific Communities in Action Health Equity for Minority Persons with Disabilities [PDF | 2.22MB]	Maternal and Child Health A Healthy Baby Begins with You Campaign AI/AN Parents Discuss Infant Mortality - Report AI/AN Infant Mortality Literature Review [PDF | 4.26MB] HHS Sickle Cell Disease Initiative Infant Mortality Awareness Month 2011

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Advance Scientific Knowledge and Innovation

Trends in U.S. Public Awareness of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (1999-2010) Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) HHS American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research Advisory Council (HRAC) Taking the Pulse of Progress toward Preconception Health (Journal Article) Final Data Collection Standards for Race, Ethnicity, Primary Language, Sex, and Disability Status Plan for Health Data Collection on LGBT Populations American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research Advisory Council Healthy School Environments Action Learning Collaborative African Immigrant Data Collection Data and Statistics

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Increase Efficiency, Transparency, and Accountability of HHS Programs

OMH Support to Disparities Research: The Heckler Report - Where it all began! OMH Support to Disparities Research: Online Minority Health Library Catalog OMH Support to Disparities Research: Knowledge Center Library Acquisitions OMH Performance and Evaluation Efforts Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

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Get Involved!

National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity
The National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity provides a common set of goals and objectives for public and private sector initiatives and partnerships to help racial and ethnic minorities -- and other underserved groups -- reach their full health potential. The strategy -- a product of the National Partnership for Action (NPA) -- incorporates ideas, suggestions and comments from thousands of individuals and organizations across the country. Local groups can use the National Stakeholder Strategy to identify which goals are most important for their communities and adopt the most effective strategies and action steps to help reach them.

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