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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2011 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Statement by Secretary Sebelius on National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month Every September, we recognize National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness month to increase public knowledge about Sickle Cell disease (SCD). SCD is the most common inherited blood disorder, an estimated 72,000 Americans live with SCD, and approximately two million Americans, including one in 12 African Americans, carry the Sickle Cell Trait. Although there is not yet a

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing a number of steps to improve language access through HHS programs and advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of overcoming barriers to equity in health care and human services.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Minority Health, the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and AT&T* today announced an initiative to evaluate the use of mobile devices to deliver Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) within an underserved minority community in Dallas, Texas

Effort seeks to recognize community health workers reaching underserved Hispanic communities

In response to the White House charge to improve the involvement of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in federal work, the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a plan to improve health factors at the community level, mainly in data collection, workforce development, treatment and prevention.

Through the utilization of a prevention research center model, this grant aims to address the health promotion and disease prevention needs of rural disadvantaged and minority populations by conducting and implementing participatory, science-based, health promotion and disease prevention research and interventions.

HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius has announced $40M in additional funding opportunities for states, tribes and local government to insure children who are qualified for Medicaid, but have not been enrolled.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2022 Contact: Contact: OASH Press Office 202-205-0143 ashmedia@hhs.gov Washington, D.C.—Seven organizations and individuals have won the second phase of the HIV Challenge, sponsored by 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). The HIV Challenge, launched in July 2021, is designed to engage individuals, communities, and community-based organizations to identify innovative and practical

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced Anita Smith as the co-chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). The PACHA provides the President and the Secretary with recommendations regarding programs and policies intended to anticipate and respond to the World's HIV/AIDS epidemic.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2022 Contact: Contact: OASH Press Office 202-205-0143 ashmedia@hhs.gov Washington, D.C.—Seven organizations and individuals have won the second phase of the HIV Challenge, sponsored by 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). The HIV Challenge, launched in July 2021, is designed to engage individuals, communities, and community-based organizations to identify innovative and practical