Initiatives & Programs

The Office of Minority Health works to raise awareness on efforts aimed at reducing health and health care disparities and advancing health equity.

Initiatives

• OMH COVID-19 Initiative
• Cultural Competency for healthcare providers
• National Hypertension Control Initiative: Addressing Disparities among Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations (HTN Initiative)
• Sickle Cell Disease Initiative
• Supporting States, Territories and Tribes in Identifying and Sustaining Health Equity-Promoting Policies, Program and Practices

Resources

• Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index Fact Sheet [PDF | 275KB]
• Translated Resources and Materials for Medicare Providers [PDF | 71.2KB]
• 2019 Compendium of Federal Datasets Addressing Health Disparities [PDF | 5.6MB]
• Justice and Health Initiatives
• HIV/AIDS and PrEP Resources
• Men's Health Month
• National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
• Reentry Resources
• Trauma Resources

Special Observances

• Black History Month (February)
• National Minority Health Month (April)
• Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (May)
• Hispanic Heritage Month (September/October)
• Native American Heritage Month (November)