NWHIC Organizations Directory -- Record Details

Office of Minority Health, OPHS, OS, HHS

Mission statement:

The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. OMH was established in 1985 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It advises the Secretary and the Office of Public Health and Science on public health program activities affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.

Contact Information:

Office of Minority Health, OPHS, OS, HHS
PO Box 37337
Washington DC 20013-7337

Internet address: http://www.omhrc.gov/

Phone number(s):

(301) 251-1432 (TDD)
(301) 251-1797
(800) 444-6472 (Resource Center)

Fax number:

(301) 251-2160

Related topics:

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• AFRICAN AMERICAN / BLACK WOMEN
• AIDS/ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
• AMERICAN INDIAN / ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN
• ASIAN AMERICAN/ PACIFIC ISLANDER WOMEN
• CANCER
• CULTURE / CULTURAL ISSUES
• DIABETES - TYPE 1
• DIABETES - TYPE 2
• DIET/FOOD
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• HEALTH CARE ACCESS
• HEALTH PROMOTION / DISEASE PREVENTION / SAFETY
• HEART DISEASE
• HISPANIC AND LATINA WOMEN
• HIV / HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
• MINORITIES
• NUTRITION
• PACIFIC ISLANDER WOMEN
• POLICY
• SMOKING
• STROKE
• SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• VIOLENCE

NWHIC record number O-96