Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities

The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (OMHHD) works to eliminate health disparities for all individuals and keeps communities healthy, safe, and connected to needed resources and services. OMHHD serves with a partnership-driven approach.

Communities of all backgrounds, individuals, leaders, ambassadors and advocates that work together make the greatest impact. By joining together, our OMHHD partnerships help identify barriers, share resources, service linkages and influence possible solutions, policies and systems changes to reduce the burden of health disparities and improve access issues.

OMHHD serves as a convenor, connector and ambassador for shared well-being. We are committed to removing barriers, elevating community voices and ensuring every North Carolinian has a fair chance at health. We provide strategic leadership and guidance, utilizing a community-focused framework to drive innovative approaches and policy. Our mission is to promote and advocate for the elimination of disparities and improve health balanced opportunities especially in populations historically marginalized in North Carolina.

OMHHD uses data to help lead and guide a Health Access Call to Action, engage influencers and equip others with knowledge and resource linkages.

OMHHD believes, “Everyone has a role in building healthier futures for all.”

Want to get involved? Visit our Health Literacy and Training Resources Hub to connect to resources.

Mission: Our mission is to promote and advocate for the elimination of health disparities and to ensure fair access to care, especially for populations historically marginalized in North Carolina. OMHHD helps lead an agency-wide strategy that works to remove barriers, close gaps and improve health outcomes across all communities.

Vision: All North Carolinians can achieve a higher level of health and a shared well-being, regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, gender identity, socioeconomic status or other differences.

NCDHHS' Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities has been in place for more than 30 years. The office continues to lead and build on the work and history of its office and serve as a 1) Health Access to Action Center, 2) Data Resource Center, 3) Community and Partner Engagement Center, and 4) Health Literacy and Training Resource Hub Center.

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