Health Disparity Elimination

• Health Improvement Resources List
  Comprehensive list of Disparity Elimination links (PDF)

• Cultural Competence CME
  Health & Human Services' Office of Minority Health offers CME, CNE, and CEU credit and equips the community and health care professionals with awareness, knowledge, and skills to better treat the increasingly diverse U.S. population they serve.
• HHS Office of Minority Health
  Health disparity information and disparity elimination programs from Health & Human Services

Data Resources

• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
• National Cancer Institute: Cancer Health Disparities
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Association of Black Cardiologist (ABC)
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Community Health Resources
• American Diabetes Association
• American Medical Association
• National Alliance for Hispanic Health
• Pew Hispanic Center
• Mississippi Immigrants' Rights Alliance

Funding Opportunities

• The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children & Families
• Office of Minority Health
• Health & Human Services: Office of Public Health and Science: Office of Population Affairs
• Strategies and Tools for Communities to Help Youth
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
• Health and Human Services: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
• Mississippi State Department of Health: Public Notices/Request for Proposals
• Recovery.gov

Capacity Building

In 2007 and 2008 Carey Kaltenbach, Director of Grants for Citizens' Memorial Healthcare (CMH), presented tools for communities to become competent in capacity building. See below for copies of Mr. Kaltenbach's presentations to help you or your agency become more efficient in capacity building.