The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) includes an Office of Minority Health. This office provides leadership for programs and activities which address the special health needs of racial/ethnic minorities to eliminate disparities, while improving health status.
Visit the Office of Minority Health web site. Click on "Campaigns/Initiatives." Select one initiative and write a brief one page summary of the activity.
Office of Minority Health
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One of the two major goals of Healthy People 2010 is to eliminate health disparities. This site provides information on the disparities in six areas of health status experienced by racial and ethnic minority populations and what is being done to eliminate these disparities.
Visit the Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health web site. Select one of the six focus areas and write a brief one-page summary about the initiative.
Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
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The principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian and Alaska Natives is the Indian Health Service (IHS). The IHS is the principal provider of health services to approximately 1.4 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to over 545 federally recognized tribes in 34 states.
Visit the IHS web site. Click on "Nationwide Programs and Initiatives." Select one program or initiative and write a brief one page summary about it.
Indian Health Service
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