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National Minority Health Month 2023:
A Message from the Director of the Office of Minority Health
Saturday, April 1 marked the start of National Minority Health Month. This year’s theme is Better Health Through Better Understanding, which focuses on improving health outcomes by providing racial and ethnic minority and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities with culturally and linguistically competent healthcare services, information, and resources.
During this observance, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will promote events and multilingual resources to help empower patients to ask for what they need and educate providers and community health workers on ways to be more aware of patients' varying health literacy levels.
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You can play an important role in improving health literacy—how individuals find, understand, and use health information to inform their care. This April and beyond, I invite everyone—individuals, community-based organizations, federal, state, and local governments as well as other public and private entities—to learn how health literacy and language access can create healthier outcomes and communities.
I encourage you to visit the OMH National Minority Health Month website (available in English and Spanish) to:
- Find and share information and resources related to this year's theme.
- Download shareable graphics and sample messages to use across all social media platforms.
- Create your own graphics, backgrounds, and presentations using OMH's templates.
- Participate in critical conversations about health literacy on social media by tagging @MinorityHealth on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and using the hashtags, #MinorityHealth and #NMHM23.
Be sure to attend the following National Minority Health Month events focused on improving the health of racial and ethnic minority and AI/AN communities. Subscribe to the FYI: Weekly Health Resources to receive information on additional events and resources.
Rear Admiral Felicia Collins, M.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
Director, HHS Office of Minority Health
Kick-off the observance by registering for events hosted by
OMH’s partners focused on racial and ethnic minority and AI/AN health.
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#SaludTues Tweetchat: Are Latinos Fairly Represented in Racial Equity News?
Twitter chat hosted by Salud America!
April 4, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
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Understanding Historical Trauma and its Impacts on the American Indian/ Alaska Native Workforce
Webinar hosted by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA).
April 5, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Effects of Comprehensive Care in a Socioeconomically Diverse Minority Population
Virtual seminar hosted by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD).
April 6, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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National Public Health Week: Cultural Humility for Public Health Leaders and Professionals
Webinar hosted by the American Public Health Association (APHA).
April 6, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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Black Maternal Health Week TweetChat
Twitter chat hosted by Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA).
April 11, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
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2023 Maternal Health Tribal Learning Community Series: Cultural Competency and Responsive Healthcare Practices
Webinar hosted by the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
April 25, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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