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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Public Health and Science
Office of Minority Health
Contents
Office of Minority Health
Resource Center
Knowledge Center
RO. Box 37337
Washington DC 20013
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Pocket Guide to
Minority Health Resources
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5 OMH•OMHRC
Office of Minority Health
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
9 HHS Offices
HHS Offices • HHS Minority Offices
PHS Regional Consultants
21 State Minority Health Liaisons
State Minority Liaisons • State Health Departments
55 Federal Health Resources
Federal Health Information Centers/Clearinghouses
Federal Spanish'Language Web Sites
91 National Minority Organizations
African American • American Indian/Alaska Native
Asian American/Pacific Islander • Hispanic
Multicultural
125 Sources of Health Materials
African American • American Indian/Alaska Native
Asian American • Hispanic • Pacific Islander
175 Colleges and Universities
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Hispanic-Serving Institutions • Tribal Colleges
Prepared by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center
Office of Minority Health
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) was es¬
tablished in 1985 by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS). It advises the Secre¬
tary and the Office of Public Health and Science on
public health program activities affecting American
Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Blacks/
African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Ha-
waiians, and other Pacific Islanders. The goal of
OMH is to improve and protect the health of racial
and ethnic minority populations through the develop¬
ment of health policies and programs that will ad¬
dress health disparities.
OMH advises the Department on health policy
issues affecting health status and access to care
among minority populations. It coordinates programs
to help HHS implement minority initiatives, including
the White House Initiative on Historically Black Col¬
leges and Universities, the White House Initiative on
Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, the
HHS Hispanic Agenda for Action, the White House
Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities, the Ex¬
ecutive Order on Increasing Participation of Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Pro¬
grams, and the HHS Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative.
OMH works with HHS operating divisions and
other Federal departments to improve collection and
analysis of data on the health of racial and ethnic
minority populations. It monitors efforts to achieve
Healthy People 2010 goals for minority health.
During 2002, OMH pioneered a unique partner¬
ship with ABC Radio Networks to stimulate aware¬
ness of health issues among African Americans by
encouraging individuals and communities to orga¬
nize events that would encourage more people to
visit a doctor or other health care professional. The
first Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day, drew sup¬
port from more than 400 community, faith-based,
fraternal, and health organizations across the United
States.
OMH also sponsored the first National Leader¬
ship Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Dis¬
parities in Health, which drew 2,200 community rep¬
resentatives to Washington, D.C., for strategy and
skills-building sessions.
OMH also organizes demonstration projects
through joint agreements with operating divisions of
the Department, funds grants for health projects at
minority community organizations and coalitions, and
funds cooperative agreements with major national
minority organizations.
OMH maintains minority health consultants in
each of the 10 HHS Regional Offices, and helps build
a network of consumers and professionals working
on minority health issues. OMH works with estab¬
lished State offices of minority health, and provides
technical assistance, as requested, to minority com¬
munity groups who are working to establish similar
entities within their states. It operates the OMH
Resource Center, which was established to improve
analysis of issues and exchange of minority health
information among professionals and consumers.
For further information contact:
Office of Minority Health
Division of Information and Education
5515 Security Lane
Suite 1085
Rockville, MD 20852
301-443-5224
301-443-8280 Fax
http://www.omhrc.gov
Office of Minority Health
Resource Center
The Office of Minority Health Resource Center
(OMHRC) was established in 1987 by the Office of
Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Hu¬
man Services. OMHRC serves as a national resource
and referral service on minority health.
The center collects and distributes information
on a variety of topics that include cancer, cardiovas¬
cular disease and stroke, diabetes, homicide, sui¬
cide, and unintentional injuries, HIV/AIDS, infant mor¬
tality, substance abuse, and a host of others.
With the expansion of OMHRC’s HIV/AIDS infor¬
mation and services, the center has a dedicated team
that works to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS
and supports HIV/AIDS organizations that serve mi¬
nority populations.
OMHRC provides technical assistance to com¬
munity-based organizations working to improve their
capacity to deliver HIV/AIDS prevention, education,
and treatment. It performs customized funding
searches and disseminates targeted materials and
current data on HIV/AIDS among racial and ethnic
minorities.
OMHRC also manages the Resource Persons
Network, a group of dedicated professionals who vol¬
unteer their services to organizations in need of as¬
sistance.
The center encourages the public to join its mail¬
ing list to receive free copies of the Closing the Gap
and HIV Impact newsletters published by the Office of
Minority Health. OMHRC also makes available infor¬
mation on minority health directories, journals, maga¬
zines, reports, articles, brochures, and videotapes.
All OMHRC services are free, and can be ob¬
tained by calling toll-free 1 -800-444-6472. Informa¬
tion specialists are available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, to assist call¬
ers in English and Spanish.
For further information, contact:
The Office of Minority Health
Resource Center
P.O. Box 37337
Washington, D.C. 20013-7337
800-444-6472
301-230-7199 TDD
301-230-7198 Fax
http://www.omhrc.gov
