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Minority Health CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(5 days ago) WebThe latest news related to minority health, social determinants of health, and health equity. The Office of Health Equity (OHE) Mission: Advance health equity and women’s health issues across the nation through CDC’s science and programs, and …

https://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/index.html

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National Minority Health Month: Understanding Culture, …

(Just Now) WebApril marks National Minority Health Month! This year’s theme (“Be the Source for Better Health”) focuses on improving health outcomes through our culture, community, and connections. It also revealed the limitations of available data to monitor public health issues on factors that impact community health. To address these …

https://blogs.cdc.gov/healthequity/2024/04/30/national-minority-health-month-understanding-culture-community-and-connections-to-advance-health-equity/

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National Minority Health Month 2024 HHS.gov

(1 days ago) WebApril is National Minority Health Month! This annual observance builds awareness about the health disparities that persist among racial and ethnic minority and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations and encourages everyone to take action to end these inequities. This year's theme, Be the Source for Better Health:Improving …

https://www.hhs.gov/national-minority-health-month/index.html

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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

(6 days ago) WebNIMHD Director Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable outlines updates to NIH’s reporting categories for minority health and health disparities research and why they are important. With disclosure, parents of Black sexual minority men and transgender women can be an important buffer against discrimination, recent study analysis shows. Read more.

https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/

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Black/African American Health Office of Minority Health

(9 days ago) WebAccording to Census Bureau projections, the 2021 life expectancies at birth for blacks are 70.8 years, with 74.8 years for women, and 66.7 years for men. For non-Hispanic whites, the projected life expectancies are 76.4 years, with 79.2 years for women, and 73.7 years for men. The death rate for Blacks/African Americans is generally higher than

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/blackafrican-american-health

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Home Page - Office of Minority Health (OMH)

(1 days ago) WebThe OMH Knowledge Center offers a variety of information resources, including access to online document collections, database and funding searches, and customized responses to requests for information. The mission of the Office of Minority Health is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/

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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

(2 days ago) Web2000 — The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) was established by the passage of the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000, Public Law 106-525, which was signed by the President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, on November 22, 2000. The bill …

https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-institute-minority-health-health-disparities-nimhd

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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities …

(6 days ago) WebNational Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Website: www.nimhd.nih.gov. Email: [email protected]. Telephone: 301-402-1366 include individuals with demonstrated expertise regarding minority health disparity and other health disparity issues, representatives of communities affected by minority and other health

https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/docs/about-nimhd-factsheet.pdf

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National Minority Health Month Health Equity Features CDC

(4 days ago) WebMarch 3, 2020. April is National Minority Health Month. Learn what you, your family, and community can do to get active and stay healthy. Physical activity is one of the best things people can do to improve their health. Yet, too few Americans get the recommended amount of physical activity. Only 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 5 high school students

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/minority-health-month/index.html

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Overview - NIMHD

(1 days ago) WebOverview. Many populations in America, whether defined by race, ethnicity, immigrant status, disability, sex, gender, or geography, experience higher rates of certain diseases and more deaths and …

https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/about/overview/

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Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity

(6 days ago) WebIn addition, Hispanic (18%), AIAN (15%), NHOPI (14%), and Black (14%) adults were more likely than White adults (9%) to report not seeing a doctor in the past 12 months because of cost, while

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/report/key-data-on-health-and-health-care-by-race-and-ethnicity/

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Minority Health & Health Disparities NIAID: National Institute of

(2 days ago) WebMinority Health & Health Disparities. Health disparities are gaps in the quality of health and health care that mirror differences in socioeconomic status, racial and ethnic background, and education level. These disparities may stem from many factors, including accessibility of health care, increased risk of disease from occupational exposure

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/minority-health-disparities

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Minority Health and Health Disparities Research National …

(8 days ago) WebNIH is committed to: 1. Improving minority health and reducing health disparities. 2. Removing the barriers to advancing health disparities research. Health disparities are preventable differences in health status and outcomes that adversely affect certain populations. Research on health disparities examines the influence of …

https://www.nih.gov/ending-structural-racism/minority-health-health-disparities-research

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National Minority Health Month 2024 Take Action HHS.gov

(3 days ago) WebLongstanding inequities in the five domains of SDOH influence a wide range of health risks and quality-of-life outcomes. Non-medical factors like poverty, limited access to healthcare, lack of education, and racism are all examples of individual SDOH that contribute to health disparities and inequities. SDOH can be grouped into five domains.

https://www.hhs.gov/national-minority-health-month/take-action/index.html

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Data and Evaluation Office of Minority Health

(Just Now) WebThe Office of Minority Health provides the most current quantitative information related to minority health. This includes sourcing and maintaining a body of expert knowledge on minority health status initiatives, and demographic statistics and analyses on minority populations, compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics, the Census Bureau, …

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/data-and-evaluation

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NIH Minority Health, Health Disparities Strategic Plan

(Just Now) WebAnnouncement. March 31, 2021. NIH Releases Minority Health and Health Disparities Strategic Plan 2021-2025. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today charted a path for NIH to advance the science of minority health and health disparities for the next five years and beyond, with the release of the NIH-Wide Minority Health and Health Disparities …

https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2021/pr-2021-03-31-strategic-plan.html

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National Minority Health Month 2024 Toolkit HHS.gov

(9 days ago) WebThis National Minority Health Month the HHS Office of Minority Health encourages everyone to Be the #SourceForBetterHealth for racial and ethnic minority populations. Read how addressing social determinants of health can help eliminate health disparities and learn how you can take action in your community: hhs.gov/national …

https://www.hhs.gov/national-minority-health-month/toolkit/index.html

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National Minority Health Month: Four Current Issues to Consider

(7 days ago) WebNational Minority Health Month is an opportunity to recognize these biases as well as the promise AI holds in ensuring health equity and improving the health of minoritized populations. In theory, taking human bias out of any health-related decision and ensuring AI training data and algorithms are inclusive of all populations can go a long …

https://www.weitzmaninstitute.org/national-minority-health-month-four-current-issues-to-consider/

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National Minority Health Month 2024 Reading List HHS.gov

(4 days ago) WebThe reading list highlights the five SDOH domains: Economic Stability. Education Access and Quality. Health Care Access and Quality. Neighborhood and Built Environment. Social and Community Context. The resources in this list are available to read and download for free. For more resources on the health of racial and ethnic minority …

https://www.hhs.gov/national-minority-health-month/reading-list/index.html

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Prioritizing Minority Mental Health Health Equity Features CDC

(5 days ago) WebMental health matters! Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, act, handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is just as important as physical health throughout our lives. Mental health issues are common – more than 1 in 5 US adults live with a mental

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/minority-mental-health/index.html

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