Office of Minority Health

Mission

The Office of Minority Health (OMH) is a congressionally mandated program located within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and serves as the focal point for economically disadvantaged populations. One of its many activities is the sponsorship of the OMH Resource Center, through which the public can access accurate and timely information on minority health concerns.

Social media

Website: http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minorityhealth Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/MinorityHealth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minorityhealth/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficeMinorityHealth Blog for Health Equity: http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/Blog/

Organizational membership

OMH maintains a full-time regional minority health consultant in each regional health administrator’s office in all 10 Public Health Service Regions in the United States. The regional minority health consultants serve as a focal point and technical resource on minority health issues within each region.

Programs

Public access to materials and information is available through the OMH Resource Center: Toll-free telephone: 1–800–444–6472 TDD line: 301–589–0951

Publications

OMH Newsletter: Quarterly Professional and public education materials are available.

Representative

Leslie Quiroz
Tel: 240–453–6163
Email: leslie.quiroz@hhs.gov

Anthony Welch, Division of Information and Education
Email: anthony.welch@hhs.gov