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Executive Orders & Departmental Initiatives

The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (OMHD) coordinates CDC activities for White House and Departmental Initiatives aimed at improving the ability of educational institutions to serve racial and ethnic minorities and addressing the health and human service concerns of racial and ethnic minorities.

White House Executive Orders

Executive Order 13256
President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs)
Issued February 12, 2002
     Continued by EO 13446, September 28, 2007
     Revokes EO 12876, Issued November 1, 1993

 

Executive Order 13270
President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges
and Universities (TCUs)
Issued July 3, 2002
     Continued by EO 13446, Issued September 28, 2007
     Revokes EO 13021, Issued October 19, 1996

 

Executive Order 13171
Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government
Issued October 12, 2000

 

Executive Order 13166
Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
Issued August 11, 2000
     See Department of Justice notice, Issued August 11, 2000

 

Executive Order 13339
Increasing Economic Opportunity and Business Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Issued May 13, 2004
     Continued by EO 13403, Issued May 12, 2006

 

Executive Order 13216
Increasing Opportunity and Improving Quality of Life of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Issued June 6, 2001
     Amends:  EO 13125, Issued June 7, 1999 (below)

Executive Order 13125
Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs
Issued June 7, 1999
     Amended by:  EO 13216, Issued June 6, 2001 (above)

 

Executive Order 13230
President’s Advisory Commission of Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
Issued October 12, 2001
     Revokes EO 12900, Issued February 22, 1994

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Departmental Initiatives

Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
      Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S.
        (REACH U.S.)

 

Other Initiatives

Healthy Living in the Pacific Islands Initiative
The Healthy Living in the Pacific Islands Initiative is a collaborative project between OMHD, the Uniformed Services University for Health Science, and the University of Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture. The Initiative is focused on eliminating/reducing health disparity and promoting self-sufficiency among Pacific Island populations. This is accomplished through conducting population-based studies on Nutritional Assessments for Children and Young Adults living in the Pacific Islands jurisdictions.

CDC/HRSA Inter-Agency Agreement in support of the Annual Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers Stream Forums
This interagency agreement provides supplemental support to the National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. to support three annual Farmworker Stream Forums.

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