Utah Office of Health Disparities

HHS Health Equity Forum

Commemorating National Minority Health Month 2016 and the30th Anniversary of the HHS Office of Minority Health 

WHAT:	HHS Health Equity Forum: “Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation”
WHO:	Featured speakers:
	Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Acting Assistant Secretary of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Broderick Johnson, JD, Assistant to the President; Cabinet Secretary; Chair, My Brother’s Keeper Task Force; The White House John B. King, Jr., MA, JD, EdD, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education Karol V. Mason, JD, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WHEN:	Thursday, April 7, 2016; 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EDT)
WHERE:	Join Us Live Online to View the HHS Health Equity Forum

BACKGROUND:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will host a Health Equity Forum (Forum) in recognition of National Minority Health Month 2016 and the 30th anniversary of the HHS Office of Minority Health.  During these observances, OMH will continue to build upon initiatives and campaigns initiated in 2015 during the 30th anniversary of the Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health (Heckler Report). 

The Heckler Report marked the first convening of health experts by the U.S. government to conduct a comprehensive study of the health status of racial and ethnic minorities, elevated minority health onto a national stage, and led to the establishment of OMH in 1986.  For 30 years, OMH has led efforts to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities. 

The Forum will highlight initiatives underway by the Obama Administration and HHS to reduce disparities and further efforts needed to accelerate health equity and expand opportunity for all.

For questions or additional information, contact us at: forum@minorityhealth.hhs.gov or 240-453-8833.