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Silver Spring, MD October 31, 2006

National Association of State Offices of Minority Health: The Role of State Offices of Minority Health in Reducing Health Disparities. DHHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health. Silver Spring, MD October 31, 2006. Chairperson National Association of State Offices of Minority Health.

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Silver Spring, MD October 31, 2006

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  1. National Association of State Offices of Minority Health: The Role of State Offices of Minority Health in Reducing Health Disparities DHHS Advisory Committee on Minority Health Silver Spring, MD October 31, 2006 Chairperson National Association of State Offices of Minority Health Executive Director Ohio Commission on Minority Health Cheryl A. Boyce, M.S.

  2. “Despite the unprecedented explosion in scientific knowledge and the phenomenal capacity of medicine to diagnose, treat and cure disease, Blacks, Hispanics, Native American Indians and those of Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage have not benefited fully or equitably from the fruits of science or from those systems responsible for translating and using health sciences technology.” Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health

  3. Among its many accomplishments and findings, the Heckler Report ushered into existence State Offices of Minority Health

  4. Offices of Minority Health: 1987-1992 OR MA NY MI RI NE NE NE OH OH OH NJ UT UT IL IL IL IN IN IN VA MD NC AZ AZ AZ AR SC AL LA LA HI Minority Health Offices

  5. Offices of Minority Health: 1993-1998 MN OR MA NY MI NE OH NJ UT IL RI IN CA VA CT MO NC TN DE AZ OK AR SC AL GA MS LA TX HI FL Minority Health Offices, 1987-1992 Minority Health Offices, 1993-1998

  6. Offices of Minority Health: 1999-2004 NH VT MN OR WI MA NY NY MI NE NE RI OH OH NJ NJ UT UT IL IL CO IN IN CA CA VA CT MO MD NC NC TN T DE AZ AZ OK AR AR SC SC AL AL G GA MS LA LA TX TX HI FL Minority Health Offices, 1987-1992 Minority Health Offices, 1993-1998 Minority Health Offices, 1999-2004

  7. Offices of Minority Health: 2005-2006 NH VT ME MN OR WI MA NY NY WY MI MI NV NE NE RI OH OH NJ NJ UT UT IL IL CO IN IN CA CA VA CT MO MD NC NC T TN DE AZ AZ OK AR AR NM SC SC AL AL G GA MS LA LA TX TX HI Minority Health Offices, 1987-1992 FL Minority Health Offices, 1993-1998 Minority Health Offices, 1999-2004 Minority Health Offices, 2005-2006

  8. Offices of Minority Health: 1987-2006 NH VT ME MN OR WI MA NY NY WY MI MI RI NE NE NV OH OH NJ NJ UT UT IL IL CO IN IN CA CA VA CT MO MD NC NC TN T DE AZ AZ OK AR AR NM SC SC AL AL G GA MS HI LA LA TX TX All Established State Offices of Minority Health FL

  9. Governmental Mechanism Establishing Offices of Minority Health NH 1987-2006 40 states ME VT MN OR WI MA NJ NJ NY WY MI RI NE NE NV OH OH UT UT IL IL IN CO IN CA CA VA CT MO MD NC NC T TN DE AZ AZ OK AR AR NM SC AL GA MS AL LA LA HI TX TX Administrative FL Legislative Executive Order State Statute

  10. Heterogeneous Development in State Offices of Minority Health State Offices of Minority Health vary in important ways, including: • Scope and focus • Service Delivery • Cultural Competence • Public Policy • EEO • Historical Development

  11. State Offices of Minority Health Creating a Unique Niche in Public Health • SOMHs have distinguished themselves in their public health service. • There is no clear articulation of SOMHs core competencies to date. • Examination of what SOMHs best accomplish in relation to public health’s essential services.

  12. SOMHs variety at times makes synergy challenging, but where there is a will, there is a way!

  13. October 2006 NASOMH Granted 501 (C) (3) status April 2005 NASOMH Incorporated Ohio 2004-05 Workgroup Meetings NC, LA, SC, OH, DC 2003-04 DHHS-OMH Contract Regional Representatives Selected States Surveyed 1991 National Meeting Concurrence Milestones

  14. Public Health’s 10 Essential Services • Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems. • Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community. • Inform, educate and empower people about health issues. • Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.

  15. Public Health’s 10 Essential Services • Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts. • Enforce laws and regulations that protect and ensure safety. • Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable. • Assure a competent public and personal health care workforce.

  16. Public Health’s 10 Essential Services • Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population-based health services. • Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

  17. All SOMHs note these as service areas, however based on a survey of SOMHs, they especially excel in particular core competencies, including…

  18. Core Competenciesof all State Offices of Minority Health (1) Monitor health status (3) Inform, educate, and empower people State Offices of Minority Health (4) Mobilize community partnerships and action (5) Develop policies and plans to support health efforts

  19. Where capacity is greater or offices have been in existence longer, these additional competencies are also core to SOMHs’ work…

  20. Additional Core Competencies of State Offices of Minority Health (1) Monitor health status (10) Research for new insights (3) Inform, educate, and empower people (9) Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of services State Offices of Minority Health (4) Mobilize community partnerships and action (8) Assure a competent workforce (5) Develop policies and plans to support health efforts 7) Link people to needed personal health services

  21. National Association of State Offices of Minority Health: Purpose Statement The National Association of State Offices of Minority Health (NASOMH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health and well-being of racial and ethnic minority communities, tribal organizations and nations in all 50 states and territories.

  22. National Association of State Offices of Minority Health: Mission Statement To promote and protect the health of communities of color, tribal organizations and nations, prevent disease and injury and assure conditions by which communities of color, tribal organizations and nations can be healthy-physically, mentally, socially, economically and politically.

  23. National Association of State Offices of Minority Health: Vision Statement To develop and implement a unified approach to influence and shape policies and resources through political empowerment and inclusion of communities of color, tribal organizations and nations.

  24. National Association of State Offices of Minority Health: Guiding Principles • Eliminate health disparity for affected communities and nations through vigilant monitoring, regulation, and investigation of the determinants of disease and injury. • Build capacity of national, state and local government to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate high quality cultural competence standards in all domains of public health, including policy, funding and programs. • Engage and empower affected communities and nations in innovative ways to support individual and community efforts.

  25. Infrastructure-Capacity Building Community mobilization Voice to the Community Conduit Local-State-Federal Government Leverage dollars Guardian of archives Define, redefine and translate Create national standards for State and Local Offices of Minority Health Role in Reducing Health Disparities

  26. NASOMH – A New Beginning. . . • NASOMH stands to further the work of SOMHs by linking the best of what they do. • NASOMH is the vehicle to take minority health to the next level.

  27. Thank You! Dr. Garth Graham Mirtha Beadle Gerri MacCannon and the Office of Minority Health for your steadfast guidance and support

  28. Officers Cheryl A. Boyce, M.S., Chair, Ohio William D. Walker, Vice Chair, New Hampshire Joy Williams, Secretary, Missouri James Mason, Ph.D., Treasurer, Oregon Board of Directors Members Lisa B. Stafford, BS, Ohio Stephen B. Thomas, Ph.D., Pennsylvania Gardenia B. Ruff, MSW, South Carolina Robbie M. Jackman, MSSW, Tennessee Elizabeth A. Williams, Ph.D., Tennessee Christine B. Patterson, MSW, Arkansas Mawuna D. Gardesey, Delaware Brian K. Gibbs, Ph.D., Massachusetts Linda J. Holmes, MPA, New Jersey Barbara Pullen-Smith, MPH, North Carolina

  29. “Go in search of your people. Love them. Learn from them. Serve them. Begin with what they have. Build on what they know. But of the best leader, when the task is accomplished, the work is done the people will remark “We have done it ourselves.” -Old Chinese Proverb

  30. Temporary Contact Information for NASOMH Ohio Commission on Minority Health Address: 77 South High St. 7th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Telephone: (614) 466-4000 Fax: (614) 752-9048 Email: minhealth@OCMH.state.oh.us

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