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                              National Minority Health Month 2024
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National Minority Health Month 2024








  
  
    

  
      



Be the Source for Better Health: Improving Health Outcomes Through Our Cultures, Communities, and Connections

April is National Minority Health Month! This annual observance builds awareness about the health disparities that persist among racial and ethnic minority and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations and encourages everyone to take action to end these inequities.

This year's theme, **Be the Source for Better Health:** *Improving Health Outcomes Through Our Cultures, Communities, and Connections*, is about understanding how the unique environments, cultures, histories, and circumstances (known as social determinants of health, or SDOH) of racial and ethnic minority and AI/AN populations impact their overall health.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) is committed to working with public health and community-based partners to **Be the Source for Better Health** by providing quality, equitable, and respectful care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, economic and environmental circumstances, and health literacy levels. When patients are provided with culturally and linguistically appropriate information, they are better able to create healthier outcomes for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Taking Action to Improve Health and Wellbeing by Addressing Social Determinants of Health

In November 2023, The White House and HHS released several resources to help support federal agencies, states, and local and Tribal governments to better coordinate health care, public health, and social services:

U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health
	HHS Call to Action to Address Health Related Social Needs
	Statement by Secretary Xavier Becerra in Honor of National Minority Health Month

Get Involved in National Minority Health Month

Participate in conversations about health equity on social media by tagging @MinorityHealth on X (Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram and using the hashtags, #SourceForBetterHealth, #MinorityHealth, and #NMHM24.

Use this toolkit to spread the word about National Minority Health Month.

Toolkit

Learn more about the five domains of SDOH and how you can take steps to start improving the health of your community.

Take Action

Join HHS, OMH, and other federal partners for these National Minority Health Month events.

Events

Use the OMH Knowledge Center’s reading list to find additional research, resources, and information on SDOH.

Reading List

                    
  


Content created by Office of Minority Health Content last reviewed April 8, 2024 Back to top
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