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 Resource Links on Racial and Ethnic Health and Healthcare Disparities
researched and compiled by Sarah McCloskey and Erin Kennedy
December 2004
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NATIONAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
National Rural Health Association
www.nrharural.org
This organization is committed to ensuring that everyone in rural areas has access to equitable and quality health care. The organization provides these services through national programs and local projects.
U.S. Office of Minority Health
www.omhrc.gov
The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. OMH was established 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 activities affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.
—Office of Minority Health
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
ncmhd.nih.gov/our_programs/strategic/
The purpose of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities is to conduct and support research, training, dissemination of information, and other programs with respect to minority health conditions and other populations with health disparities. The center also maps out a strategic plan and budget for reducing and ultimately eliminating disparities on a national level.
Institute of Medicine (IOM) Minority Health
www.iom.edu/topic.asp?id=18007
This page contains links to current projects, events, and reports concerning minority health. Included are reports on racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Addressing Health Disparities in Community Settings--Best Practices
www.newschool.edu/milano/Health/cbohealth/disparitiesfin.pdf
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is a non-profit organization designed to make sure that every American has quality health care at a reasonable cost and people are striving for a healthier lifestyle. This compendium has various community programs that have been implemented statewide in order to address health and health care disparities. This list of best practices details community initiatives that have been evaluated and shown to have positive effects on minority health.
State Healthy People Plans
www.healthypeople.gov/implementation/stateplans.htm
This gives the plans of various US states based on the health people 2010 initiative. Each state has a comprehensive list of proposed programs and an action plan for implementing these programs.
IOM Minority Health Page
www.iom.edu/topic.asp?id=18007
The Office of Minority Health created this page, which contains links to current projects, events, and reports concerning minority health.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov
This is a site for the average consumer to learn about health and healthcare. This national site also has opportunities for program grants and research training. The site is dedicated to advancing excellence in healthcare.
Center for Health Care Strategies
www.chcs.org
The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) has strived to continuously improve the quality of health and health related services for beneficiaries of our nation's health coverage safety net (Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program).
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
www.hrsa.gov/?OMH/
This site has health resources and useful links to current federal programs. The site also provides data and information on opportunities in the health care field. HRSA works to improve and extend life for people living with HIV/AIDS, provide primary health care to medically underserved people, serve women and children through state programs, and train a health workforce that is both diverse and motivated to work in underserved communities.
For more information, e-mail Eric
Jacobson or call him at 302-831-1711.
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