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        • Toolkit
      • National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
        • Toolkit
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      • Cancer
      • Children & Adolescents
      • Chronic Kidney Disease
      • Chronic Liver Disease
      • Diabetes
      • Food Insecurity
      • Heart Disease
      • Hepatitis
      • HIV/AIDS
      • Hypertension
      • Immunizations
      • Infant Health & Mortality
      • Mental and Behavioral Health
      • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
      • Nutrition
      • Obesity
      • Organ Transplants
      • Physical Activity
      • Smoking
      • Stroke
      • Substance Use
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    • Think Cultural Health
    • Funding Search Request
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Our Mission

The mission of the Office of Minority Health is to provide national leadership, resources, and coordination to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations and American Indians and Alaska Natives and eliminate health disparities.

Featured News and Resources

Press Release: HHS makes push to stop youth vaping.

Stop Youth Vaping

The HHS Office of the Surgeon General released its Youth Vaping Resource Guide to combat the ongoing youth vaping epidemic.

Make Our Children Healthy Again

MAHA Strategy Report

The Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy outlines targeted executive actions to advance gold-standard science, realign incentives, increase public awareness, and strength private-sector collaboration.

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 - October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month! Visit our observance webpage for information and resources to help you spread awareness about Hispanic/Latino health this month and all year long.

Population Profiles

American Indian and Alaska Native Health

Asian American Health

Black/African American Health

Hispanic/Latino Health

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health

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