Health Equity Matters ~ OMHHE's Quarterly E-Newsletter

Health Equity Matters ~ OMHHE's Quarterly E-Newsletter

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OMHHE's e-newsletter to promote awareness of minority health and health equity issues, support the achievement of our goals to eliminate health disparities, and foster ongoing communication and collaboration.

News You Can Use! CDC State of Health Equity Forum Health Disparities Subcommittee Meeting Health Education as a Tool for Health Equity Spreading the Word on Successful Interventions and Programs Project: IMHOTEP Summer Program Closing Ceremony Preventing Zika among Vulnerable Populations How are CDC’s Latinos Helping CDC/ATSDR Respond to Zika? Health Literacy Impacts Health: Learn How You Can Make a Difference November is National Prematurity Awareness Month OMHHE Staff Changes       Features Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) at the University of Connecticut held their second annual National Health Disparities Elimination Summit “Living in America Today: Transforming Environments to Eliminate Health Disparities” Science Speaks Creating the Healthiest Nation: Addressing U.S. Health Inequities Announcements Exploring the Infrastructure of Multisector Community Health Partnerships Statistics Highlight Patterns and Trends in Age-Specific Black-White Differences in Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality – United States, 1999–2014 Trivia Test your knowledge on Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month, cancer among women, and the flu vaccine! Health Observances December  World Aids Day December 1, 2016 National Influenza Vaccination Week December 4–12, 2016 National Handwashing Awareness Week December 4–10, 2016 January Cervical Health Awareness Month National Birth Defects Prevention Month National Stalking Awareness Month National Folic Acid Awareness Week January 8–14, 2017 National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week January 23–29, 2017 February American Heart Month International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month National Children’s Dental Health Month Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month African Heritage & Health Week February 1–7, 2017 World Cancer Day February 4, 2017 Give Kids A Smile ® Day February 10–11, 2017 National Wear Red Day February 3, 2017 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day February 7, 2017 Quick Links CDC’s Community Health Workers gateway Community Health Workers –Return of Investment (ROI) Tool Kit Health Disparities Experienced among Older Sexual Minorities: National Health Interview Survey, 2013–2014 Healthy People 2020 – Who’s leading the health indicators? Tobacco Think Cultural Health’s newly redesigned website The Public Health Legacy of the Black Panthers