Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH)

Overview

The advisory committee advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services on ways to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations, and on the development of goals and program activities within the Department.

The Advisory Committee on Minority Health, created by the Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998 (PL 105-392).

Voting members shall be appointed by the Secretary from among individuals who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government and who have expertise regarding issues of minority health. The racial and ethnic minority groups shall be equally represented among such members.

The Committee is expected to meet four times a year. Meetings are normally open to the public. This website will have dates and agendas for all the meetings.

• Amended Charter
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• Roster and Biographies
  
  
• Advisory Committee Meetings

Openings on Advisory Committee on Minority Health

The HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health is accepting nominations for new committee members for vacant positions and impending openings. The selected nominees will obtain a voting-member position.

Federal Register Notice HTML Version and PDF Version [PDF | 174KB]

Correction to the Federal Register Notice: Please note that in the "For Further Information Contact" section, the website is incorrectly listed. The correct website is: http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/acmh
Correction, 47598 [2010–19409] HTML Version and PDF Version [PDF | 48KB]

The deadline for nominations is October 20, 2010 at 5 p.m. (ET)

Reports

Advisory Committee's Recommendation Report -March 2010 [PDF | 261 KB]
The HHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health has published their recommendations for improving the public health, overall, and increasing health equity, which they suggest can be met through the establishment of federal health equity commission that would focus on sustainable progress in these areas.

Advisory Committee Reports on Health Reform - July 2009 [PDF | 848 KB]
The Advisory Committee on Minority Health submitted their report to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius with suggestions ensuring that health care reform meets health care needs of minority communities and eliminates health disparities.

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