26 April 2018 - Every April our country observes National Minority Health Month to spotlight what we’re doing to eliminate health disparities among minority populations. 

A health disparity is a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social and economic disadvantage, discrimination, or exclusion. We strive for what we call health equity―the attainment of the highest level of health for all people―by enlisting a range of approaches to remove the social and economic obstacles to health faced by racial and ethnic groups.

As the Director of FDA’s Office of Minority Health (OMH), I lead cross-agency efforts with my team to protect, promote, and advance the public health of our country’s most vulnerable and underrepresented populations.

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