3.4: Racial and Ethnic Disparities

Eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities

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How We Will Accomplish Our Objective - Undertake outreach efforts to raise awareness among minority communities about major health risks prevalent in their specific populations and provide access to information on how to reduce these risks. - Undertake outreach efforts, including working with faithbased and other community-based organizations, to raise awareness among minority communities about protections against illegal discrimination in access to and receipt of quality health care. - Reduce communication barriers between health care providers and patients through provider education and training and the development and dissemination of appropriate technical assistance tools. - Partner with faith-based and other community-based organizations to help reach diverse racial and ethnic populations concerning major health risks and prevention in their communities. - Conduct and support research to understand the underlying causes of racial and ethnic health disparities and develop and disseminate effective strategies to eliminate preventable disparities.

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