Press Releases

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 8, 2011 Contact: OASH Press Office (202) 205-0143 ashmedia@hhs.gov HHS Announces Plan to Reduce Health Disparities The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched two strategic plans aimed at reducing health disparities. The HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities outlines goals and actions HHS will take to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. HHS also released the National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity, a

Thursday, July 8, 2016 Contact: OMHMedia@hhs.gov HHS Office of Minority Health Awards $2.8 Million to Help Children Exposed to Trauma The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced new grant awards totaling approximately $2.8 million dollars to seven organizations to promote healthy behaviors in minority and/or disadvantaged children who have been exposed to trauma. The Communities Addressing Childhood Trauma (ACT) initiative will promote healthy behaviors for youth, ages 5 to 15 years at the start of the five-year program, who are

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Contact: OMHMedia@hhs.gov HHS Office of Minority Health Awards $2M to Help Reduce Lupus Related Health Disparities Today, the Office of Minority Health (OMH) of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new grant award of approximately $2 million to four national organizations under the National Health Education Lupus Program (NHELP). This grant program will support efforts to reduce lupus related health disparities among racial and ethnic minority and/or disadvantaged populations disproportionately affected by this disease. The National Health

Friday, September 25, 2015 Contact: OMHMedia@hhs.gov Walgreens to Provide Up To $15 Million Worth of Free Flu Shot Vouchers for Uninsured and Underinsured Americans U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to assist with voucher distribution effort as program enters sixth year Deerfield, IL, and Washington, D.C. – Sept. 25, 2015 – Walgreens is providing up to $15 million worth of free flu shot vouchers this flu season through its collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which aims to improve immunization rates among uninsured Americans. Now in its sixth year

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Contact: OMHMedia@hhs.gov HHS Office of Minority Health Releases E-Learning Program for Promotores de Salud An e-learning program to develop culturally and linguistically competent messengers, advocates and educators to promote health and wellness among their peers and within their communities is now available through promotores.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov. Launched today by the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Promoting Healthy Choices and Community Changes program is a key component of the HHS Promotores de Salud

Friday, April 24, 2015 Contact: OMHMedia@hhs.gov HHS to host National Minority Health Month Health Equity Summit National leaders to discuss improvements during past 30 years and remaining challenges to health equity What: National Minority Health Month HHS Health Equity Summit: a gathering of national leaders for the 30th anniversary of the 1985 Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health (known as the Heckler Report.)The event will be hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Who: HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Monday, September 29, 2014 Contact: OMHMedia@hhs.gov HHS and DOJ to Announce $3M Grant Awards to Support Innovative Approaches to Curb Youth Violence Funding program seeks to reduce violence and help youth reach their full potential The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will join local officials in DeKalb County Georgia tomorrow to announce nine grant recipients of a new grant award of approximately $3 million to help curb youth violence and improve the health and well-being of underserved and distressed communities. Nine demonstration sites from

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2022 Contact: OASH Press Office 202-205-0143 ashmedia@hhs.gov HHS Selects Phase 3 Winners of the National Competition to Reduce HIV-Related Stigma and Disparities Washington, D.C.— The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH), in partnership with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP), is announcing the three winners of the final phase of the HIV Challenge. The HIV Challenge, launched in July 2021, is designed for individuals, communities, and

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2022 Contact: OASH Press Office 202-205-0143 ashmedia@hhs.gov HHS Awards Organizations Advancing Community-Driven Approaches for Tackling Structural Racism Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of Minority Health (OMH) announced more than $4.8 million in grants to 10 organizations under its Community-Driven Approaches to Address Factors Contributing to Structural Racism in Public Health initiative. The grant money will support a three-year OMH initiative that intends to identify new and innovative ways to address

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2022 Contact: OASH Press Office 202-205-0143 ashmedia@hhs.gov HHS Awards $3 Million for Initiative to Promote Black Youth Mental Health Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) announced more than $3 million in grants to eight organizations for a new initiative to demonstrate policy effectiveness to promote Black youth mental health (BYMH). This three-year initiative will help identify health and wellness policies that are successful in improving BYMH, including suicide prevention. “Over the past decade

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2012 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Secretarial Statement on National Minority Health Month 2012 In April, we commemorate National Minority Health Month to raise awareness of the health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities, as well as celebrate the opportunities of the Affordable Care Act’s groundbreaking policies to reduce those health disparities. Despite the progress our nation has made over the past 50 years, racial and ethnic minorities still lag behind the general population

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Embargoed until 2pm on October 31, 2011 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 HHS Announces New, Refined Survey Standards to Examine, Help Eliminate Differences in Care Based on Race, Ethnicity, Sex, Primary Language, or Disability The Department of Health and Human Services today released final standards to more consistently measure race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status, thereby improving our ability to highlight disparities in health status and target interventions to reduce these disparities. "It is our job to get a

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Minority Health, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and North Shore Medical Labs, Inc., of Williston Park, NY, today announced a demonstration project to foster broader adoption and use of electronic health records (EHRs) and support national efforts to reduce health disparities affecting minorities.

Durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos (HHS por su sigla en inglés) reconoce las contribuciones de la comunidad latina a nuestra nación y celebra el impacto que tienen los programas de HHS para mejorar la salud de la comunidad latina.

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recognizes the achievements of the Latino community to our nation and celebrates the impact HHS programs have on improving the health of the Latino community.