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
What we do
- Serve as principal advisor on health disparities, health equity, and minority and priority population health
- 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
OHE at a glance
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