National Resource Center Co-Producers
Drexel University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Equality
Drexel University’s Center for Health Equality (CHE) was established to serve as a major resource for addressing inequities in health and health care. By developing new information and strategies, and creating constructive partnerships with communities, government, health care providers, and other academic centers, CHE works to improve the health and well-being of the city of Philadelphia, the state of Pennsylvania, and the nation. CHE’s projects and activities focus on three major areas – health disparities, cultural competence, and health literacy – and include cultural competence curriculum development and work on integrating disparities reduction, language assistance, and cultural competence into such areas as chronic disease management and public health emergency preparedness. CHE’s major projects include a 14-year project that tracked the relationship of social and health indicators as related to race, ethnicity and other socio-demographic characteristics in the 100 largest cities, the National Conference Series on Quality Healthcare for Culturally Diverse Populations (www.diversityrxconference.org) and the creation of a National Consensus Panel on integrating racially and ethnically diverse communities into emergency preparedness strategies.
The Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) was established in 1985 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and is located within the Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary. The mission of OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of policies and programs that address health disparities and gaps. OMH serves as the focal point within HHS for national leadership; policy development and implementation; partnering with states, tribes, and communities; developing data policy; and dissemination of health related information to address the health needs of racial and ethnic minority populations.
National Resource Center Staff
Drexel University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Equality
Dennis P. Andrulis, PhD, MPH
Director, Center for Health Equality
Associate Dean for Research, School of Public Health
Nadia J. Siddiqui, MPH
Health Policy Analyst, Center for Health Equality
Project Manager, National Resource Center
Jonathan Purtle, MSc
Health Policy Analyst, Center for Health Equality
Resource Coordinator and Webmaster, National Resource Center
Christie Y. Mun
Graduate Intern, Center for Health Equality