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August 2015
 Meet federal grantmakers, learn strategies to make your research proposals more competitive and find opportunities to partner and work to reduce health disparities.
The Higher Education Technical Assistance Project (HE-TAP) training series continues this summer, targeting institutions of higher education, including minority serving institutions. Regional trainings are taking place this August and September in Denver, CO; Washington, DC; and San Francisco, CA.
Register now for HE-TAP Regional Training on August 26-28 at the University of Denver.
Three decades have passed since the landmark Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health (Heckler Report) documented the significance of health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. American Heart Association News recently interviewed HHS Office of Minority Health Director Dr. J. Nadine Gracia about the progress our nation has made toward ending health disparities, and what still needs to be done to address significant health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities. Read the full story on the AHA website.
Policies like the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – which has provided millions of people with access to quality health care – have shown success in reducing health disparities that plague racial and ethnic minorities in America. HHS Office of Minority Health Director Dr. J. Nadine Gracia recently spoke with The Nation’s Health about how the ACA and other federal policies are closing the gap and advancing health equity. Read the Q&A or listen to the podcast.
During July – National Minority Mental Health Month – federal agencies, nonprofit and faith-based organizations, advocates, media and consumers joined efforts to raise awareness about the persistence of health disparities in behavioral health, and what we can do to improve mental health outcomes for minorities. In case you missed it, we’ve rounded up some of the top information and support resources shared throughout the month.
• OMH Director’s Blog: National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: Lifting the Burden of Disparities. Read more on the OMH Blog for Health Equity.
• New report finds gaps in treatment for some behavioral health conditions among racial/ethnic minority populations and the uninsured. Download the report.
• SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity website
• Minority Mental Health Month Twitter Chat Storify
On July 30, the White House and AIDS.gov released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020, a comprehensive roadmap for responding to the nation’s HIV/AIDS epidemic. The updated strategy details 11 steps and 37 actions that focus on the “right people, right places and right practices” to reduce new HIV infection and HIV-related health disparities, improve access to care and health outcomes, and achieve a more coordinated national response. Learn more about the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 on AIDS.gov (video).
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