Health Secretary Addresses Minority Health Issues (posted 4/22)

At the National Action Network Convention, Wednesday, April 14, 2010, in New York the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that HHS is developing a national plan of action focused on reducing documented health disparities between minority and white populations. The Associated Press reports, "HHS has been writing reports for 25 years documenting the gap in health care services between white and minority communities, but there never has been an action plan to address the gap [Sebelius said]." In addition to health care disparities, the plan will focus on access to health insurance and dissemination of health information through social networking. To read the full article click here. To learn more about the National Action Network Convention click here.

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