1. During this National Minority Health Month in April 2015, we kindly want you to be part of any African community in your vicinity.
2. Let us be familiar with the Health and Human Services-HHS- Office of
Minority Health (OMH) call to do something for ourselves or others.
3. Join efforts with other partners in raising public
awareness about health and health care disparities that continue to
affect racial and ethnic minorities and efforts to advance health
equity.
4. Do an activity at your church, restaurant, diner, school, home, clinic, play ground, gym about the theme for National Minority Health Month 2015, which is “30 Years of
Advancing Health Equity: A Force for Ending Health
Disparities in America.” This theme commemorates the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) efforts towards eliminating health
disparities among racial and ethnic minorities that were mobilized by
the findings from the Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health, commonly referred to as the Heckler Report.
5. Read this report. This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health,
released in 1985 under the leadership of former HHS Secretary Margaret
Heckler. This landmark report marked the first convening of a group
of health experts by the U.S. government to conduct a comprehensive
study of racial and ethnic minority health and elevated minority health
to a national stage.
6. Call on your leader to make this report available. This milestone anniversary serves as a paramount opportunity to
highlight national and local efforts towards eliminating health
disparities and advancing health equity, including legislative policy
and actions such as the Affordable Care Act, the HHS Action Plan to
Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, and the National
Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities.
7. Hold community dialogues and conversations reflecting in this fact: Despite our country’s progress towards ending health disparities,
racial and ethnic minorities continue to face significant health
disparities. Be part of the effort to end the disparity.
8. Be part of the OMH – in conjunction with its federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local partners
– as a clarion call is made for all Americans to take action towards
ending health disparities in their community. Together through our
collective efforts we can accelerate momentum towards achieving a nation free of disparities in health and health care.
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