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Blog available in Spanish The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically exacerbated racial and ethnic disparities across the United States, with Hispanics among the groups hardest hit by the outbreak. Importantly, racial and ethnic data can accelerate culturally and linguistically appropriate initiatives in health and healthcare to help reduce the transmission and spread of COVID-19. However, racial and ethnic data as related to COVID-19 is still emerging and lack of data reporting at the initial stage of the pandemic had detrimental consequences for our communities of color. While Hispanics comprise

HHS and Howard are hosting the September Health+ Sickle Cell Disease Healthathon to foster innovative and data driven solutions for sickle cell disease care.

HHS and Howard are hosting the September Health+ Sickle Cell Disease Healthathon to foster innovative and data driven solutions for sickle cell disease care.

Vaccinations are more important than ever this year because of the disrupting impact that COVID-19 has had on the nation’s routinely recommended vaccination schedule. As we recognize National Immunization Awareness Month in August, protecting individuals and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) is vital to keeping children healthy, preventing VPD outbreaks, and reducing the burden of infectious diseases. Healthcare providers are key to this by emphasizing the importance of immunizations when communicating with your patients’ parents and caregivers, as well as by bringing your patients up-to-date on all their routinely recommended vaccinations. Together we can catch up to get ahead on immunizations.

On August 18, ODPHP released Healthy People 2030 — the fifth iteration of the Healthy People initiative. Building on knowledge gained over the past 4 decades, Healthy People 2030 sets national objectives to address the nation’s most critical public health priorities.

In line with continued federal efforts to promote health equity, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) has released an updated version of the Compendium of Federal Datasets Addressing Health Disparities, which is available at the HHS Office of Minority Health website.

My late grandma, Virginia Feather Revas, was a Cherokee Nation citizen, a fluent speaker of ᏣᎳᎽᎦᎧᏂᎯᏍᏗ (Cherokee language), and a Community Health Representative (CHR) for our tribe.

Ed. note: This blog was originally published on https://nimhd.blogs.govdelivery.com/2020/07/22/national-minority-mental-health-awareness-month-blog-series/ My late grandma, Virginia Feather Revas, was a Cherokee Nation citizen, a fluent speaker of ᏣᎳᎽᎦᎧᏂᎯᏍᏗ (Cherokee language), and a Community Health Representative (CHR) for our tribe. CHRs are embedded within their tribe and serve important roles in health promotion for their communities. 1 My grandmother served our tribe proudly and instilled in me the importance of working on behalf of our people. My favorite memories with her, from visits

Just five months ago, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the game as we know it for youth access to sports in schools and in communities. As the nation celebrates National Youth Sports Week this week, we applaud the grantees of the Youth Engagement in Sports (YES) Initiative, who responded with resiliency and creativity to continue supporting sports and activity for young people. As part of the National Youth Sports Strategy ( https://health.gov/our-work/physical-activity/national-youth-sports-strategy) released in September 2019, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) and Office on Women’s Health

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, ensuring one’s physical health became the priority. As the toll of social distancing and prolonged stay-in-place orders have shown, the importance of addressing mental health and well-being is integral to our COVID-19 response for all, but particularly for people of color. Minority communities across the nation have experienced greater rates of COVID-19-related hospitalizations and deaths. As we think about health disparities and racial inequity, we must do better to address minority mental health as well.

Lack of access to testing, fear of being profiled while wearing face masks, and other issues are increasing toxic stress and straining mental health in communities of color. Learn what one leader is doing about it.

Ed. note: This blog was originally published on https://www.hiv.gov/blog/knowing-national-hiv-testing-day-2020 Watch the video: ADM Brett Giroir, MD In the 25 years since National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) was first observed on June 27th, we’ve made remarkable progress on HIV prevention, treatment, and research—but people who haven’t been tested will not know their status or how to benefit from prevention tools or HIV medications. So the theme for this year’s observance—“Knowing”—is particularly important. It means: Knowing your testing options (including self-testing) Knowing your risk Knowing

National Men’s Health Week is observed every year beginning the week leading up to Father’s Day, with this year’s observance occurring June 15-21.

Office of the CTO is partnering with OASH to host a webinar on June 24th to identify data resources to help improve the quality of life for SCD patients.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working around the clock with our U.S. government partners, medical product manufacturers and international partners to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As the FDA remains steadfast in our urgent response efforts to the pandemic for all Americans, including the nation’s most vulnerable communities, I would be remiss not to pause for a moment to mark the importance