MINORITY HEALTH PROFESSIONS FOUNDATION PROGRAMS
AND OPERATIONS
| Department
of Health and Human Services/Office of Minority Health (DHHS/OMH) |
The Cooperative Agreement between the Minority Health
Professions Foundation (MHPF) and the Department of Health and Human
Services)/Office of Minority Health (DHHS/OMH) was designed to help
our member institutions expand and enhance their educational and
research opportunities. The end goal of this initiative is improving
the health status of minorities and disadvantaged people. More specifically,
the objectives of this agreement are four-fold:
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Enhancing current knowledge concerning minority health status
as related to those health conditions causing excess mortality among
minority populations. |
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Improving access to and financing of health care for minorities. |
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Expanding minority participation in health careers. |
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Increasing the capacity to develop and disseminate data
and information regarding the above issues. |
In addition, this cooperative agreement serves as a mechanism for
other DHHS agencies (outside ATSDR, CDC and HRSA) to provide program
support. Priority research areas under the cooperative agreement
are:
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disease and stroke
• Diabetes
• HIV/AIDS
• Intentional Violence
• Infant mortality
• Substance abuse
The mission of the OMH is to improve and protect the health of racial
and ethnic minority populations through the development of health
policies and programs that address health disparities. OMH advises
the Office of Public Health and Science on public health program
activities affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian
Americans, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawaiians
and other Pacific Islanders. Collaboration with the OMH through
this cooperative agreement has resulted in several innovative programs
such as:
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Workshop on HBCU Participation in the Development of Culturally
Appropriate Standards and Criteria for Institutional Review Boards
(IRBs)
This project
conducted a two-day workshop for IRB administrators, directors and
members from our member institutions to help them develop culturally
appropriate public policy recommendations for research projects
involving human subjects.
• Veterinary Medicine Supplement to Tuskegee
University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Healthcare
This project supported a modern comprehensive research program for
the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research
and Healthcare Center by improving research facilities utilized
by Center personnel. The focus was on the evaluation, improvement
and accreditation of an animal laboratory research facility to be
used by Center researchers, faculty and students.
• Mississippi Delta Multimedia Health Education
for Adult Low-Literate Learners in the Mississippi Delta Region
This project investigated two alternative audio-visual presentations
on the proper use of household chemicals to determine relative effectiveness
of instructional strategies designed for low-literate adults in
the Mississippi Delta Region.
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Summer
Fellowship Program
The goal of the program is to expand the professional pool of qualified
minority and under-represented individuals in public health, through
working with student interns in the Food and Drug Administration’s
five centers. These include Drug and Evaluation Research, Veterinary
Medicine, Medical Devices and Radiological Health, Biologic Evaluation
and Research and Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
• The OSP 2000 : New Approach Capacity Building
Training Project
This program provided Historically Black Colleges and Universities
with the knowledge necessary to set-up and manage Offices of Sponsored
Programs that strengthen participating minority institutions’
ability to attract and retain funding for biomedical and services
research. To increase recognized credibility, this program provided
to each representative a certificate indicating completion of this
training.
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