Akron Health Department
Office on Minority Health
Morley Health Center
Administration Suite, Room 206
177 S. Broadway St.
Akron, Ohio 44308Email: MinorityHealth@ci.akron.oh.us
Phone: 330-375-2489
Who
we are
The Akron Office of Minority Health (OMH) is dedicated to
providing minority health data and technical assistance to local agencies working to
improve the health status of minority populations.
Funded through the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, the
Akron Office of Minority Health is part of a national initiative to localize the concept
of racial and ethnic health equity.
What we do
The Akron OMH serves as a central location for the
coordination of community health efforts targeting health improvement in Akron's
African-American/Black, Asian, Hispanic/Latino and Native American populations.
The Akron OMH is building local system capacity as a
"clearinghouse" for information on minority health status and health data,
programs and services, and funding related matters. Its strategic goal, developed with
input from the community, is to decrease health disparities in Akron through the provision
of information to the community regarding what disparities exist; how community
organizations in Akron are addressing these disparities and how they might collaborate to
build complimentary programming; how community organizations can evaluate their programs
and services; and what funding is available to communities for minority health
programs/services and research.
Additionally, the Akron Office of Minority Health has a
non-compete mandate and as such cannot apply for programming dollars.
Following recommendations presented in community meetings,
the Akron Office of Minority Health was designed to serve Akron’s minority
populations by not recreating what is already happening in health programming within the
City of Akron. Rather, the Akron OMH serves minority populations by: bringing community
organizations together to streamline health programming services and diminish redundancy;
collect and provide data on the health status of Akron’s minority populations and
their subgroups; and provides technical assistance to community organizations in need of
development support.
This webpage will serve as a source for electronic copies
of all data reports generated by the Office on Minority Health. Please visit often.
RFPs
available for Minority Health Month 2011 (11k pdf) new
Grand
Rounds in Cultural Competency - June, 2009 (260k pdf)
Recipe Makeovers and Healthy
Living Tips new
Links to Current Minority Health Data Reports
(pdf files)
Links to Current Community Collaborations supported
by the office
Calendars
Flu Resources
Cultural Competence
Contact the Office on Minority Health
Anisi Daniels Smith, Minority Health Coordinator
Email: MinorityHealth@ci.akron.oh.us
Phone: 330-375-2489
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