CDC Celebrates Minority Health Month!
In accordance with this year's theme:Prevention is Power: Taking Action for Health Equity!, CDC and HHS are focused on highlighting prevention strategies and actions leading to Health Equity.
See below for links to and examples of CDC activities advancing health equity, as well as links to HHS Office of Minority Health activities celebrating Minority Health Month!
CDC Actions in support of the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities
During April, we mark National Minority Health Month by raising awareness about the health disparities that continue to affect minority populations. This year's theme, Prevention is Power: Taking Action for Health Equity emphasizes the critical role of prevention in reducing health disparities.
On April 21, Dr. Leandris Liburd, CDC's Associate Director for Minority Health and Health Equity, will join with Dr. Jonca Bull, Director of the FDA Office of Minority Health, to present a webinar on Advancing the Health, Safety and Wellbeing of the American People.
CDC supports several activities as part of the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Some of these activities include:
In collaboration with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), CDC is leading the HHS-wide "Million Hearts Initiative" to enhance community and clinical interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke among all Americans, including minority populations at greater risk for CVD.
Million Hearts has key minority serving organization partners such as the Association of Black Cardiologists, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, and the South Asian Heart Center. In August 2013, CDC launched the Hypertension Control Challenge to recognize and reward high performing clinicians and health systems around blood pressure control.For more information, see the following:
In the United States, rates of childhood obesity are high overall, but for minority and low-income communities, they are even higher.
The Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CORD) Projectseeks to determine whether coordinated approaches in the community that support healthy behaviors, including improving: the healthy eating and physical activity opportunities where children spend time, parenting skills, and utilization of preventive services can improve underserved children's health. Based on an integrated systems model of primary care and public health, CORD includes four key components: health care systems and organizations, community health workers, child care (early care and education centers including Head Start) and schools, and communities. CORD sites include communities with a high proportion of children aged 2–12 years who are eligible for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provides low-cost health insurance to more than 7 million children from working families.
For more information, see the following:
CDC supports internship opportunities for qualified undergraduate and graduate students to gain meaningful experiences in public health settings: The CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars (CUPS) program, consists of five internship opportunities that expose undergraduate students interested in minority health to the field of public health research and practice by providing hands-on, project-oriented assignments. It is expected that this exposure to public health programs will heighten interns' awareness of and interest in public health careers. The Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program is a professional development program that provides hands-on experience for graduate students in medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy, and public health master's-level graduate programs.
Through Grassroots Communication and Social Marketing to Promote Influenza Immunization to Disparate Populations, CDC builds partnerships at the grassroots level and across private and public sectors.
The National Influenza Vaccination Disparities Partnership (NIVDP), supported by CDC, is comprised of multi-sector partners working to promote vaccination among underserved populations including African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians/Alaska Natives.
The primary goal is to develop long-term partners and promote cross collaboration between community leaders, private sector organizations (e.g., pharmacy chains and health plans), and public sector organizations (medical associations, community-based organizations, and state and local public health departments) to help reduce the impact of influenza among Hispanic, African American, and American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) populations.
For more information, see the following:
Reduce Tobacco Disparities
CDC continues to partner with states and other grantees to work on reducing tobacco use among racial and ethnic minorities. In 2013, CDC funded eight National Networks to assist states and communities to identify populations vulnerable to tobacco use and implement best practices for reducing tobacco-related disparities. Four of the eight National Networks will serve four racial and ethnic minority groups (i.e., African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics). In April 2013, CDC launched a new advertising campaign featuring smoking-related health conditions affecting particular racial and ethnic minority population groups (e.g., African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives and Hispanics).
For more information, see the following:
CDC continues to partner with states and other grantees to work on reducing tobacco use among racial and ethnic minorities. In 2013, CDC funded eight National Networks to assist states and communities to identify populations vulnerable to tobacco use and implement best practices for reducing tobacco-related disparities. Four of the eight National Networks will serve four racial and ethnic minority groups (i.e., African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics). In April 2013, CDC launched a new advertising campaign featuring smoking-related health conditions affecting particular racial and ethnic minority population groups (e.g., African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives and Hispanics).
For more information, see the following:
- National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP), Tobacco Control & National Networks
- Tips from Former Smokers 2013 Campaign
- Winnable Battles - Tobacco Use
- Vital Signs – Adult Smoking, Focusing on People with Mental Illness
- Vital Signs - Adult Smoking in the U.S.
Examples of Additional CDC Programs Addressing Health Disparities
- Cancer
- Community Health
- Diabetes
- Disability
- HIV/AIDS
- Injury & Violence Prevention & Control
- National Prevention Strategy
Elimination of Health Disparities focus area, and ways in which the health sector is working with other sectors to address health disparities:- Recommendations for Elimination of Health Disparities among national, state, and local partners.
- CDC Feature: NPS: America's Plan for Better Health & Wellness
- Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
- Tuberculosis (TB)
Minority Health Month at HHS
Kick Off Week!
- White House Presidential Proclamation - National Minority Health Month 2014
- HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement on National Minority Health Month, 2014
- A Message from the OMH Director - Celebrating National Minority Health Month 2014
- Register Your Event!
Week 2 - Transforming Health Care!
- National Public Health Week April 7-13, 2014
- Webinar: Health Coverage and Access to Care
- 3rd Anniversary Event - HHS NPA & Action Plan
Week 3 - Strengthen the Nation's Health and Human Services Workforce!
- Webinar: Workforce
Week 4 - Advance the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of the American People!
- Webinar: Population Health
- Twitter Chat April 24, 2014
Week 5 - Advance Scientific Knowledge and Innovation!
- Webinar: Research & Data
- 11th Annual National Leadership Summit on Health Disparities Innovation Towards Reducing Disparities National Minority Quality Forum, April 28-29, 2014
For More Information
- Tweets & Facebook Posts
- Disparities Reduction Efforts
- Offices of Minority Health
- HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities
- National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity
- NPA Engagement ToolKit for Community Action [PDF - 9.37MB]
More Information
- CDC Office of Minority Health & Health Equity (OMHHE)
- CDC Health Disparities & Inequalities Report (CHDIR)
- Farmworker Health
- Women's Health
- Tribal Support
- Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Resources
- Healthy People 2020: New Social Determinants of Health Topic Area
- HHS OMH Minority Health Month
- AHRQ National Healthcare Disparities Report
- Institute of Medicine (IOM), Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity & the Elimination of Health Disparities
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