Within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), there are an institute and seven offices of minority health/health equity under the authority of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. The institute and offices work within their agencies and across agencies to lead and coordinate activities that improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations, reduce health disparities, and advance health equity.
Contacts
Office of the Secretary
Rear Admiral Felicia Collins, MD, MPH, FAAP
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
Director, HHS Office of Minority Health
minorityhealthinfo@hhs.gov
1101 Wootton Parkway
Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852
1-833-762-4900
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Francis D. Chesley, Jr., MD
Director, Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations
Francis.Chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov
540 Gaither Road, Room 2034
Rockville, MD 20850
301-427-1521
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Leandris C. Liburd, PhD, MPH
Acting Director, Office of Health Equity
Leandris.Liburd@cdc.hhs.gov
Mail stop K-77
4770 Buford Hwy
Atlanta, GA 30329
770-488-8200
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Martin Mendoza, PhD
Director, Office of Minority Health
martin.mendoza@cms.hhs.gov
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244
410-786-6842
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Christine Lee, PharmD., PhD
Acting Associate Commissioner for Minority Health
Acting Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity
HealthEquity@fda.hhs.gov
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20993
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Michelle Allender, MS, RN
Director, Office of Health Equity
mallender@hrsa.gov
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 12-70
Rockville, MD 20857
301-443–2042
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD
Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Eliseo.perez-stable@nih.gov
6707 Democracy Blvd. Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
301-402-1366
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Larke Huang, PhD
Director, Office of Behavioral Health Equity (OBHE)
Larke.Huang@samhsa.hhs.gov
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
240-276-1748
Last Edited: 07/17/2024