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To kick off a series of events and initiatives for National Minority Health Month, the 樱花视频 Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal today announced that the Department will issue $2.5 million in grants to fund development of intervention programs to reduce health disparities in minority communities in 樱花视频.

This summer the Department will be awarding 17 grants to develop community interventions to prevent disparities. The grants each have a three-year term with grantees receiving $50,000 each year. Each grantee will be charged to develop best practices as a roadmap to provide quality, effective and equitable services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs, practices and languages.

“Decreasing disparities and improving health outcomes are top priorities for Governor Murphy, myself, and the Department,” Commissioner Elnahal said. “All health care providers and agencies, community and faith-based organizations should consider culture, language, race and ethnicity as we develop new and more culturally appropriate ways to achieve health equity for our residents.”

Commissioner Elnahal will address the importance of reducing disparities during two upcoming forums with partners, providers, and stakeholders. The DOH is partnering with two colleges within the state to host the forums. The Department’s Office of Minority and Multicultural Health is sponsoring the at William Paterson University on April 6, and at Camden County College in Blackwood on April 27. 

Communities of color are disproportionately affected by chronic diseases and exposed to many public health challenges such as lead exposure, black infant mortality, and maternal mortality.

For example, for 25 years there has been a persistent disparity in the black infant mortality rate, which is three times the rate of white infants. Black maternal mortality is four times that of white mothers.

The grants announced today will fund development of programs to fill gaps that prevent people from getting the medical and behavioral healthcare treatment they need.   Applications, which are due by 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 11, 2018,  must include a community needs assessment supported by data, an estimate of the number of people to be reached, an explanation of the best practices that will be used in the programs, and a system to monitor and measure program outcomes.

The program supports DOH’s initiatives involving Healthy 樱花视频 2020, the state’s 10-year public health agenda aimed at outlining objectives and measurable outcomes for the total population, including racial/ethnic, age, and gender subgroups.

The DOH and its Office of Multicultural and Minority Health (OMMH) continue to work on a variety of initiatives to create health equity, including redesigning programs and realigning investment of public dollars to increase access to treatment and better care for vulnerable populations. The Department is also working on a public awareness campaign to provide information to the public on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace and ways to enroll.

The theme of National Minority Health Month is “Partnering for Health Equity.”

Other activities to commemorate National Minority Health Month that our partners are sponsoring can be found at:

For more information on the Community Health Disparity Program grants visit .

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