National Association of State Offices of Minority Health (NASOMH)

We focus on prevention, health promotion/education, care delivery, research and evaluation, and partnerships to specifically meet the needs of racial and ethnic minority communities, tribal organizations and nations to eliminate disparities, and ensure cultural competence in health care.

Our Guiding Principles

We meet the needs of racial and ethnic minority communities, tribal organizations and nations to eliminate disparities, and ensure cultural competence in health care

  • Health and Health Care Disparities Elimination. We are committed to the elimination of health and health care disparities for racial/ ethnic minority communities, tribal organizations and nations through the advancement of policy, data, research, and programs that address socioeconomic determinants of health.
  • Capacity Building. We seek to build the capacity of national, state and local governments, and communities to raise awareness of and to achieve health equity and eliminate health disparities.
  • Community Empowerment. We are committed to engaging and empowering racial and ethnic communities, tribal organizations and nations in innovative ways to address minority health and health disparities issues.

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Resources

We are committed to engaging and empowering racial and ethnic communities, tribal organizations and nations in innovative ways to address minority
health and health disparities issues.

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)

CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE)

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (HHS-OMH)

NASOMH Executive Board

The Executive Committee provides meeting notices and agendas to all Board members and notifies the Board of all decisions made at Executive Committee meetings. The Executive Committee also exercises full control over the necessary expenditures of the NASOMH and submits the annual budget to the NASOMH for approval at the Annual Meeting.

Antoniette Holt

Interim President
Director, Office of Minority Health, Indiana

Monique Anthony

Secretary
Deputy Director, Office of Minority Health, Tennessee

Durand “Rudy” Macklin

Web Master
Director, Bureau of Minority Health Access & Promotions, Louisiana

Antoniette Holt

Interim President
Director, Office of Minority Health, Indiana

Monique Anthony

Secretary
Deputy Director, Office of Minority Health, Tennessee

Durand “Rudy” Macklin

Web Master
Director, Bureau of Minority Health Access & Promotions, Louisiana

Newsletter Highlights

Don’t forget that July was Minority Mental Health Month

Antoniette Holt

Illinois Minority Health Conference Call for Abstracts.  Submit today!

Scott Eubank

Welcome our newest State Representative from Puerto Rico, Siomara Perez!

Siomara Perez

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