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POCKET GUIDE — Minority Health Resources U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Public Health and Science Office of Minority Health * * % t Contents Office of Minority Health Resource Center j Knowledge Center P.O. Box 37337 • Washington DC 20013 i 2 Pocket Guide to Minority Health Resources c£oo3- &coy 5 OMH•OMHRC Office of Minority Health Office of Minority Health Resource Center 9 HHS Offices HHS Offices • HHS Minority Offices PHS Regional Consultants 23 State Minority Health Liaisons State Minority Liaisons State Health Departments 57 Federal Health Resources Federal Health Information Centers/Clearinghouses Federal Spanish-Language Web Sites 95 National Minority Organizations African American • American Indian/Alaska Native Asian American/Pacific Islander Hispanic/Latino/Latina • Multicultural 127 Sources of Health Materials African American • American Indian/Alaska Native Asian American/Asian Languages Hispanic/Spanish Language • Pacific Islander 191 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 Secretary and the Office of Public Health and Science on public health program activi¬ ties affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawai- ians, and other Pacific Islanders. The goal of OMH is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and pro¬ grams that will address health disparities. OMH advises the Department on health policy issues affecting health status and access to care among minority populations. It coordi¬ nates programs to help HHS implement minor¬ ity initiatives, including the White House Initia¬ tive on Historically Black Colleges and Univer¬ sities, 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 Executive Order on Increasing Participa¬ tion of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs, and the HHS Minority HIV/ AIDS Initiative. OMH works with HHS operating divisions and other Federal departments to improve col¬ lection and analysis of data on the health of racial and ethnic minority populations. It moni¬ tors efforts to achieve Healthy People 2010 goals for minority health. OMH conducts the Closing the Health Gap campaign, to stimulate awareness of critical health issues and deliver the best health HHS information to racial and ethnic minority com¬ munities. During 2003, this unique partnership with co-founder ABC Radio Networks and Span¬ ish broadcaster Radio Unica produced broad¬ cast messages and local events. The campaign’s signature event, Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day, which helps and encourages people to visit a doctor or other health care professional, drew support from more than 400 community, faith-based, frater¬ nal, and health organizations across the U.S. in 2003. OMH also sponsored the first National Lead¬ ership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Eth¬ nic Disparities in Health, which drew 2,200 community representatives to Washington, DC, in 2002 for strategy and skills-building sessions. OMH also organizes demonstration projects through joint agreements with operating divi¬ sions of the Department, funds grants for health projects at minority community organizations and coalitions, and funds cooperative agree¬ ments with major national minority organiza¬ tions. OMH maintains minority health consultants in each of the 10 HHS Regional Offices, and helps build a network of consumers and pro¬ fessionals working on minority health issues. OMH works with established State offices of minority health, and provides technical assis¬ tance, as requested, to minority community 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 profession¬ als and consumers. For further information contact: Office of Minority Health Division of Information and Education 1101 Wootton Parkway Suite 600 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 Cen¬ ter (OMHRC) was established in 1987 by the Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. OMHRC serves as a national resource and referral service on minority health. The Center collects and distributes infor¬ mation on a variety of topics that include cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, diabetes, ho¬ micide, suicide, unintentional injuries, HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, substance abuse, and a host of others. With the expansion of OMHRC’s services, specifically in the area of HIV/AIDS information and technical assistance, the Center has a dedi¬ cated team that works to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS and supports HIV/AIDS organi¬ zations that serve minority populations. OMHRC assists community-based organizations work¬ ing to improve their capacity to deliver HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and treatment. Staff can also perform customized funding searches, as well as disseminate targeted materials and cur¬ rent data on HIV/AIDS among racial and ethnic minorities. OMHRC also manages the Resource Per¬ sons Network—a group of professionals who volunteer their services in support of the OM¬ HRC mission to improve the health status of ra¬ cial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. This group of volunteers is a critical com¬ ponent of the OMHRC outreach effort to provide technical and capacity-building assistance to