Press Releases

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.

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.