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Every Monday in August, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) is bringing you an extra edition of its FYI: Weekly Health Resources newsletter to help you catch up on OMH’s health equity-promoting activities and resources you may have missed in 2023. You will continue to receive the regular FYI: Weekly Health Resources every Wednesday.
The OMH Blog for Health Equity is dedicated to raising awareness about health disparities and sharing the views, stories, and ideas that unite us toward a common goal of improving the health of all Americans. In this week’s special edition newsletter, we’re highlighting the contributions OMH leadership, staff, and federal partners have made to the OMH Blog for Health Equity. Read and share these stories with your networks to spread awareness about the actions OMH and its partners are taking to achieve health equity.
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2023 OMH Blog for Health Equity Posts
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In honor of the National Minority Health Month 2023 theme, Better Health Through Better Understanding, OMH published a series of blogs highlighting some of its federal partners who are working to address health disparities through culturally and linguistically competent healthcare services, information, and resources on the OMH Blog for Health Equity. Read each blog in the series to learn more about their work:
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New Resources for Advancing Equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NH/PI) Communities in COVID-19 Response Efforts
Juliet Bui, Director of the Division of Policy and Data at OMH, highlights OMH’s efforts to develop guidance on best practices that advance cultural competency, language access, and sensitivity toward AA and NH/PI communities in the context of the federal COVID-19 response.
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Caleb J. Colón-Rodríguez, DrPH, Public Health Analyst at OMH, describes how healthcare algorithms and AI bias can contribute to existing health disparities for certain populations based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, or other demographic factors, and best practices for addressing these challenges.
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Rear Admiral Felicia Collins, MD, HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health and OMH Director, discusses a new report commissioned by OMH from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine that analyzes how past and current federal policies create, maintain, and/or amplify racial, ethnic, and tribal health inequities.
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