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Box 37337 Washington DC 20013 2 Pocket Guide to Minority Health Resources <Ac>oX - A003 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