Health Equity Matters ~ Special Anniversary Edition

Health Equity Matters ~ Special Anniversary Edition

Special Anniversary Edition                                                                                                                                         June 2018

Welcome!

In this special anniversary edition of Health Equity Matters, we share some highlights of activities commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity.  As always, we include health information about conditions affecting communities of color.  I hope you will share the newsletter with colleagues, family members, and friends.  Encourage them to subscribe! News You Can Use! CDC Research Website on the Social Determinants of Health National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month  Resources for Advancing Health Equity Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Population Health Data New Opioid Resources and Training for Primary Care Providers Got Questions? Ask CDC. Info Available Anywhere, Anytime, Any Device Let's Be Clear! CDC Resources to Improve Health Literacy Sepsis Awareness Materials Launched New App Helps Parents Track Child?s Developmental Milestones CDC HEADS UP Rocket Blades app is Now Available for Android and Amazon Website Offers Health Promotion Curricula for Native Youth Older Adult Falls Total $50B in Annual Medical Costs CDC 2018 Public Health Ethics Forum to Focus on Healthy Aging Features OMHHE Celebrates 30 years of Minority Health HHS Celebrates National Minority Health Month State of Health Equity Forum Looks at the Building Blocks to Health Equity Latino/Hispanic Health Work Group Improves Diversity and Inclusion at CDC Minority Health Champions The Office of Minority Health and Health Equity recognizes the current and former directors of the Office of Minority Health as champions for this 30th Anniversary edition of the Health Equity Newsletter. We honor their collective efforts to advance health equity and eliminate health disparities. We asked them to share their reflections over the past 30 years and hope for making “Healthy Lives for Everyone” a Mission: Possible. Read more about these champions. Leadership Spotlight Robert R. Redfield, M.D. was appointed the 18th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry on March 21, 2018. Learn more about Dr. Redfield. More Science Speaks                                                                                        Announcements, Upcoming Conferences, and Funding Opportunities  Statistics Highlights Health Observances