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Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion The Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion's mission is to reduce disparities and promote equity in health and health care among vulnerable groups of veterans and other populations.... Details > List reviewed web resources Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities The Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities is the keystone of NCI's efforts to reduce the unequal burden of cancer in our society. As the organizational locus for these efforts, the center directs... Details > List reviewed web resources Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HRSA directs programs that improve the Nation’s health by expanding access to ... Details > List reviewed web resources National Health Service Corps, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) was established in 1970 to recruit health professionals for Health Professional Shortage Areas. Health professionals with service obligations under the NHSC S... Details > List reviewed web resources Office of Minority and Women's Health, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration The mission of the Minority and Women's Health program is to promote activities that reduce disparities in the health status of women, racial and ethnic populations and stimulate collaborative partner... Details > List reviewed web resources Office of Minority Health and the Office of Minority Health Resource Center The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve the health of racial and ethnic populations through the development of effective health policies and programs that help to eliminate di... Details > List reviewed web resources Office of Special Health Issues, U.S. Food and Drug Administration The Office of Special Health Issues serves the public by answering their questions about the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) activities related to HIV/AIDS, Cancer, and other special health issue... Details > List reviewed web resources U.S. Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Administration on Aging (AoA), created by the Older Americans Act (OAA) in 1965, is the only federal agency devoted exclusively to the concerns and potential of older Americans. Help for the elder... Details > List reviewed web resources U.S. Census Bureau The Bureau of the Census is the pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. The Bureau plans to achieve its goals by "Val... Details > List reviewed web resources Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum   Founded in 1986, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program and research efforts for the improvement of heal... Details > List reviewed web resources