Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA)
The Health Resources and Services Administration envisions optimal
health for all, supported by a health care system that assures
access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality care. HRSA
provides national leadership, program resources and services needed
to improve access to culturally competent, quality health care.
Office
of National AIDS Policy (ONAP)
The Office of National AIDS Policy focuses on coordinating continuing
domestic efforts to reduce the number of new infections in the
U.S., in particular in segments of the population that are experiencing
new or renewed increases in the rate of infection. In addition,
ONAP works to coordinate an increasingly integrated approach to
the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV/AIDS. The office also
emphasizes the integration of domestic and international efforts
to combat HIV/AIDS.
Office of Minority
Health (OMH)
The Office of Minority Health focuses on addressing the multiple
complex issues related to eliminating health disparities for racial/ethnic
minorities; facilitating an understanding of the benefits of culturally
competent health care, thereby reducing the potential for misdiagnosis
of clients and inappropriate treatment; promoting an understanding
of racial and ethnic differences in response to drugs; stimulating
the development of strategies to overcome racial biases in the
delivery of health care; and fostering the integration of culturally-related
health factors into the design of intervention programs.
U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one of
the 13 major operating components of the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal
agency in the U.S. government for protecting the health and safety
of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially
for those people who are least able to help themselves.
Henry J. Kaiser Family
Foundation
Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent philanthropic organization
focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The
Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis
for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the
general public.
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