Your Turn! Comment on the National Plan for Action
The Plan is now open for public comments until February 12, 2010. Don’t wait! With your help, this Plan will be a roadmap for the elimination of the health disparities that burden our nation.
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Feb. 7 was the 10th annual recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, encouraging HIV education and testing among black in the United States and the awareness of treatment. This year's theme is "
HIV/AIDS Prevention: A Choice and a Lifestyle."
Celebrate Black History Month
February can be the time to do more than celebrate past deeds, but focus on the opportunities for future achievements, particularly when it comes to health.
Health Resources for Those in Haiti
Resources have been compiled to help individuals working in Haiti handle the possible impacts to their health in a page from the
National Library of Medicine, along with health resources in Haitian Creole and a web page of resources from
Drexel University focused on disaster response and cultural competency.
Check Out Tom Joyner Receiving the H1N1 vaccine! 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
Dr. Garth Graham gives
Tom Joyner the H1N1 Vaccine.
Did you get yours?
Find flu shots near you.
Steps to Reduce Hepatitis B and C, and Their Toll on Minorities
Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C makes recommendations on vaccination requirements, resources for prevention and treatment and public awareness efforts to curb hepatitis B and C, which take the heaviest toll among Asians, Pacific Islanders, and blacks in the U.S. Read
Press Release –
Full Report –
Report Brief.
HIV Removed from Immigration Screening List
HHS has removed HIV from the list of “communicable diseases of public health significance,” ending mandatory HIV screening as part of the medical screening process for non U.S. citizens and allowing for eligibility to immigrate to the United States. This ruling went into effect Jan. 4.
WATCH: Crisis in the Crib: Saving Our Nation's Babies
As part of our African American infant mortality awareness campaign
A Healthy Baby Begins with You,
Crisis in the Crib: Saving Our Nation's Babies, produced by
Tonya Lewis Lee, is now available for viewing and downloading.
Read more about the documentary.
View documentary.
American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research Advisory Council (HRAC)
Visit the new
website for the American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research Advisory Council (HRAC), a hub for research related to the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
African Immigrant Health Conference Planned [PDF | 1.52MB]
This April conference, organized by the Alliance for Health in the African Diaspora, is focused on enhancing organization's capacity in health services so they can better serve their African clients.
The Number to Call: 1-800-444-6472
For health-related concerns, help is just a phone call away. OMHRC is your guide to better health. So what are you waiting for? All you have to do is call:
1-800-444-6472.
Hablamos español.
Other Spotlight Items
Employers: How Can Health Disparities Affect Your Bottom Line?
National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
OMH Publishes Strategic Framework on Disparities
Health and Human Services Statistics About Minorities' Data Portal Available
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