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National Minority Health Month April 2012. Health Equity Can't Wait. Act Now in Your Community!

April is Minority Health Month

This April, grab a friend, get involved and celebrate Minority Health Month as we raise awareness about the importance of health equity. Act Now! Learn more...

HHS Seeks Public Comment on Draft Strategy

The draft Environmental Justice Strategy will be available for public comment for 60 days, or until 11:59pm EDT on Saturday, December 3, 2011. Learn more...

The NPA Toolkit for Community Action

The NPA Toolkit for Community Action supports efforts to end health disparities and promote health equity. Learn more...

HHS Announces New, Refined Survey Standards to Examine and Help Eliminate Health Disparities

Standards for Consistent Demographic Measures

HHS published final standards for data collection on race, ethnicity, sex, primary language and disability status. Learn more...

Initiative to Stimulate Adoption of Electronic Health Records

OMH, AHIMA and North Shore Medical Labs, Inc., are launching a program to stimulate adoption of electronic health records. Learn more...

Review the Previous Spotlights

See more stories about what NPA partners have accomplished
→ Offices of Minority Health in HHS Agencies
→ Conozca las preguntas (Know the Questions)
→ More ...

Learn About the NPA

→ The Mission
→ The Goals
→ Social Determinants

Get Involved

→ Become a Partner
→ Find an OMH
→ Share Your Stories

NPA Tools

→ NPA Toolkit
→ Fact Sheets
→ NPA Guide

Read our Plans for Ending Health Disparities

→ HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

→ National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity

NPA Case Study Chosen to Guide Conference

As one of only two American case studies selected, the NPA paper was used to inform discussions at this year's WHO World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Brazil. Learn More

Read Journal Article about HHS Disparities Reduction Plan

"The Action Plan represents the first federal strategic disparities plan and the most comprehensive federal commitment in this area to date."
Read the article by Howard K. Koh, Garth Graham, and Sherry A. Glied.

We're in!

We support a nation free of disparities in health and healthcare.