Continue Celebrating National Minority Health Month

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. ​ Continue Improving Health Outcomes Through Better Understanding As National Minority Health Month comes to an end, I encourage everyone—individuals, community-based organizations, federal, state, and local governments, as well as other public and private entities—to continue promoting this year's theme of Better Health Through Better Understanding.   Let's continue to focus on improving health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities by providing culturally and linguistically appropriate healthcare services, information, and resources.  You can play an active role in ensuring healthier, stronger racial and ethnic minority communities by:  Visiting the OMH Knowledge Center online catalog for publications and resources on health literacy.  Learning about Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), and the National CLAS Standards, to help implement services that are respectful of the health beliefs and needs of diverse patients. Exploring the free e-learning programs made available through OMH's Think Cultural Health initiative.   Attending one of the events addressing health care disparities listed below. Wishing you, your families, and your communities Better Health Through Better Understanding all year long.   Rear Admiral Felicia Collins, M.D., M.P.H. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health Director, HHS Office of Minority Health   Consider attending upcoming events hosted by OMH's partners focused on racial and ethnic minority and AI/AN health. #SaludTues Tweetchat: How to Create Food Equity  Twitter chat hosted by Salud America!  May 2, at 1:00 p.m. ET.  Learn More Uncovering the Fundamental Causes of Health Disparities in At-Risk Communities  Webinar hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).  May 2, at 1:00 p.m. ET.  Learn More Structural and Social Determinants of Brain Health and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias  Virtual lecture hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP). May 3, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Register The White House Forum on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders  Forum hosted by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI). May 3, at 8:00 a.m. ET, in Washington, D.C. and online. Register Pilot Interventions to Integrate Social Care and Medical Care to Improve Health Equity  Webinar hosted by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Deadline for registration is May 12. May 15, at 12:00 p.m. ET.  Register Don't miss out on upcoming OMH events and resources!  Sign up for OMH email updates and newsletters.

 

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