Office of Health Disparities - Dedicated to eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities

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Vision

All Coloradans will have an equal opportunity to be healthy, regardless of race and ethnicity.

Mission

The Office of Health Disparities is a state program of multi-cultural professionals dedicated to eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities in Colorado, by fostering systems change and capacity building through multi-sectoral collaboration.

History

The ground work for the Office started in 1999 as the Colorado Turning Point Initiative, part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF). The initiative awarded Colorado with planning and implementation grants to build collaborative public health capacity to address health disparities. The Executive Director of the CDPHE officially approved the new structures in April, and was officially introduced in September of 2004.

Functions
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Publish

Data reports documenting health disparities

Provide

Education on racial and ethnic health disparities and cultural competence

Technical assistance to CDPHE programs, local health departments, CBO and communities statewide

Improve

interpretation and translation services within public health systems

Build

Capacity within communities to extend public health programs

Conduct

State-level strategic planning on minority health improvement

Promote

Workforce diversity within public health systems

Coordinate

Minority Health Advisory Commission

Interagency Health Disparities Leadership Council

Health Disparities Grant Program

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Please help us assess your technical assistance needs, by completing the technical assistance form below. Your information will help us determine the type of resources, staff assistance, and/or referral we could provide.

OHD technical assistance request form

For further information, contact us at cdphe.edohd@state.co.us or call 303.692.2087

The Office of Health Disparities Website and databases are maintained by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Office of Health Disparities.

Please send your questions and comments to: cdphe.edohd@state.co.us

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Phone: 303.692.2000

Office of Health Disparities
Mailing address:
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, C-1
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: 303.692.2087
Fax: 303.691.7746
E-mail: cdphe.edohd@state.co.us
Program Director: Mauricio Palacio