Office of Health Equity

We want people and communities to achieve their highest level of health.

Vision

Health equity in every community

Mission

To reduce disparities and improve health equity, especially for underserved and rural populations

What we do

• Serve as principal advisor on health disparities, health equity, and minority and priority population health, to include rural populations
• Provide technical assistance to our bureaus and offices, and external stakeholders
• Increase the visibility of data and policies
• Partner with other agencies and stakeholders to raise awareness for health disparities and health equity issues

Issues we lead on

• Health Policy
• Public Health Systems
• Social Determinants of Health
• Strategic Partnerships
• Workforce Development, Clinical Care, Provider-Patient Relationships

Find out more about the populations we focus on

• African Americans and Black Americans
• Asian Americans
• Hispanics and Latinos
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex+ (LGBTQI+)
• Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders
• People with disabilities
• Rural communities
• Urban communities

Read our reports

• 2019-2020 Health Equity Report (PDF - 6 MB) | High-resolution version (PDF - 28 MB)
• 2017 Health Equity Report (PDF - 2 MB)

Learn more about health equity issues

• Health Equity Fact Sheet (PDF - 141 KB)
• Addressing Health Literacy
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority Serving Institutions
• Diverse Populations