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In the United States in 2004, racial and
ethnic minorities represented 71% of all reported AIDS
cases, 80% of all reported gonorrhea cases and 82% of all
reported tuberculosis cases. Working with its many public
and private partners, the National Center for HIV, STD, and
TB Prevention (NCHSTP) seeks to address these and other
health disparities through research, surveillance,
education, training, and program development. |
NCHSTP created the Office of Health Disparities (OHD) to
provide leadership and coordination for health disparity
goals, strategies, policies, and programs within NCHSTP. OHD
also manages the Tuskegee Health Benefit Program and related
programs.
For more information on NCHSTP activities related to health
disparities see:
For more information on the Office of Health
Disparities, see below:
Racial & Ethnic
Minority Health Activity |
Manages or supports NCHSTP's efforts to eliminate disparities in HIV,
STD, and TB for identified racial and ethnic minority groups. It has
also partnered with such organizations as Historically Black Colleges
and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic Serving
Institutions to recruit and train minority researchers and public health
and medical personnel.
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Manages or provides support and coordination for specific activities
centered in Tuskegee, Alabama, that are associated with the Public Health Service
Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male (1932-74), and for related
activities nationwide. These activities include the Tuskegee Health
Benefit Program for spouses and offspring of the original participants
and the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research
and Health Care. It has developed a website on the
Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
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Coordinates and supports NCHSTP activities that address disparities in
rates of HIV, STD, and TB in women. Women from some racial and ethnic
minority groups bear a disproportionate burden of HIV infection,
tuberculosis, and certain STDs.
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