National Business Group on Health
50 F Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, Dc 20001
Tel.: (202) 628-9244
Contact: Ron Finch
URL: www.businessgrouphealth.org

Best Practices for Business in Addressing Health Disparities among the Work Force

The National Business Group on Health is working with OMH to: (1) establish a Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Expert Panel among its members and professional organizations; (2) develop and disseminate an updated analysis paper on building the business case for addressing health disparities; (3) develop criteria and identify best practices for the business community in addressing racial and ethnic disparities among their workforce; and (4) create an employer toolkit.

Indiana Minority Health Coalition (IMHC)
3737 North Meridian Street
3rd Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 926-4011
(317) 926-4012 fax
1 877 367-4642 (Toll Free)
URL: http://www.imhc.org

Healthy Babies Program
Sedgwick County Health Department
434 N. Oliver, Suite 110
Wichita, KS 67208
316-660-7386 or 7433
316-655-7412 cell
316-691-8473 fax
Contact: Susan E. Wilson, BGS, Program Director
URL: http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/healthdept/

Herman Kiefer Health Complex
1151 Taylor, Detroit, MI 48202
Tel: 313.876.4274, Fax: 313.876.0400
norwoodlyn@health.ci.detroit.mi.us
Contact: Lynn Norwood, MBA, Publicist
URL: http://www.dethealth.org/

The National Basketball Wives Association
Behind the Bench
PO BOX 60444
Potomac, Maryland 20859
301-983-6292
info@behindthebench.org
Contact: Lynn Norwood, MBA, Publicist
URL: www.behindthebench.org

American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: (214) 706-1636
Fax: (214) 373-3461
Email: elizabeth.marrero@heart.org
Contact: Elizabeth Marrero
Website: www.americanheart.org

American Heart/American Stroke Association
625 West Ridge Pike
Suite A-100
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Phone: (610) 234-2409
Fax: (610) 940-9541
Email: laura.dawson@hearat.org
Contact: Laura Dawson
Website: www.americanheart.org

Association of Nurses Working for Our Patients
9727 W. Coronado Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Phone: 225-923-3295
Fax: 225-932-9912
Email: fomby@cox.net
Contact: Betty Fomby
Website: http://www.associationofnursesworkingforourpatients.org

American Occupational Therapy Association
4720 Montgomery Lane
P.O. Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 652-6611 Ext. 2100
Fax: (301) 652-7711
Email: tnanof@aota.org
Contact: Tim Nanof
Website: www.aota.org

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
1275 K St., NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-371-9090
Fax: 202-371-9797
Email: lramos@astho.org
Contact: Ramos Lauren
Website: http://www.astho.org

Beta Zeta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Post Office Box 1403
Daytona Beach, Florida 32115
Phone: (386) 233-5404
Fax: (3896) 238-2017
Email: tonybroxton@hotmail.com
Contact: Tony Broxton

Creighton University Medical Center Partnership In Health
Wareham Bldg. CMA 2500 California Plaza
Community Outreach Service
Omaha, NE 68178
Phone: (402) 280-5852
Fax: (402) 280-3778
Email: fpeak@creighton.edu
Contact: Frank Peak
Website: www.creighton.edu

Critical MASS
716 Columbus Avenue
Suite 398
Boston, MA 02120
Phone: (617) 373-8597
Fax: (617) 373-8797
Email: lu.clarke@neu.edu
Contact: Lucy Clarke
Website: www.enddisparities.org

Escambia County Health Department
1295 W. Fairfield Dr.
Pensacola, FL 32501
Phone: (850) 595-6621
Fax: (850) 595-6765
Email: jennifer_carter@doh.state.fl.us
Contact: Jennifer Carter
Website: doh.state.fl.us

HealthNow New York Inc.
1901 Main St.
Buffalo, New York 14240
Phone: (716) 887-7933
Fax: (716) 887-7583
Email: grant.ellen@healthnow.org
Contact: Ellen Grant
Website: www.healthnow.org

Hepatitis Foundation International
504 Blick Drive
Silver Spring, Maryland 20904
Phone: (301) 622-4200
Fax: (301) 622-4702
Email: caabate@comcast.net
Contact: Candice Abate
Website: www.hepatitisfoundation.org

Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
1611 NW 12 Ave, North Wing #210
Miami, FL 33136
Phone: 305-585-5544
Fax: 305-585-6490
Email: khebert@med.miami.edu
Contact: Hebert Kathy

Move Baby, Move!
2220 Coit Road
Suite 480-154
Plano, Texas 75075
Phone: (972) 881-0519
Fax: (972) 881-0519
Email: meranda@movebabymove.com
Contact: Meranda Varnado
Website: www.movebabymove.com

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - State Area Conference Alaska Oregon Washington Health Committee
23 Red Cedar Lane
Port Ludlow, Washington 98365
Phone: (360) 437-8039
Fax: (360) 437-8039
Email: naacphealth@q.com
Contact: Gwendolyn Shepherd
Website: www.naacp org

National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer - Houston
411 Anacacho Lane
Pearland, TX 77030
Phone: (713) 794-1730
Fax: (713) 436-3515
Email: consuelo102001@yahoo.com
Contact: Cassandra Harris

National Conference of State Legislatures
7700 East First Place
Denver, CO 80230
Phone: 303-856-1545
Email: Laura.tobler@ncsl.org
Contact: Tobler Laura

National Marrow Donor Program
3001 Broadway St NE
Broadway Ridge # 500
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Phone: (612) 627-5818
Fax: (612) 627-8118
Email: ncolley@nmdp.org
Contact: Nigel Colley
Website: www.marrow.org

NCQA
1100 13th Street, NW Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 955-3555
Fax: (202) 955-3599
Email: han@ncqa.org
Contact: Esther Han
Website: www.ncqa.org

New England Regional Minority Health Committee
c/o WLI 45 High Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Phone: (207) 839-6381
Fax: (603) 595-7414
Email: michellesurdoval@yahoo.com
Contact: Michelle Surdoval
Website: www.nermhc.com

Sickle Cell Regional Network
821 Baxter Street
Suite 312
Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: (704) 332-4184 ext 203
Fax: (704) 332-2246
Email: plambright@sc-cnc.org
Contact: Patricia Lambright
Website: www.sc-cnc.org

South Central Educational Development, Inc.
601 Bland St., P.O. Box4322
Bluefield, WV 24701
Phone: 304-325-6105
Fax: 304-325-6106
Email: sced1@earthlink.net
Contact: Cannady Darryl
Website: http://www.scedwv.com

Office of Minority Health - Suffolk County Department of Health Services
225 Rabro Drive East
Hauppauge, New York 11788
Phone: (631) 853-5078
Fax: (631)853-8184
Email: aletha.maybank@suffolkcountyny.gov
Contact: K. Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH
Website: http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/departments/healthservices/minorityhealth.aspx

Virginia Hearts in Action, Inc.
1321 Darien Ct
Virginia Beach, VA, 23464
Phone: 757-200-9875
Fax: 757-200-9875
Email: support@virginiahearsinaction.org
Contact: Francis Rosalyn
Website: http://www.virginiaheartsinaction.org