Health Disparity Reduction &

Minority Health

Audrea WoodruffAudrea WoodruffActing Section ManagerActing Section Manager

History and Organizational Structure

The OMH served five populations of colorThe OMH served five populations of color. . 1.) African-Americans1.) African-Americans2.) Hispanics and Latinos2.) Hispanics and Latinos3.) American Indians and Alaskan Natives3.) American Indians and Alaskan Natives4.) Asians and Pacific Islanders4.) Asians and Pacific Islanders5.) Arab Ancestry5.) Arab Ancestry

In 1988, the Office of Minority Health (OMH) was In 1988, the Office of Minority Health (OMH) was established by executive order to serve as the established by executive order to serve as the coordinating body for minority health issues in coordinating body for minority health issues in the State of Michigan.the State of Michigan.

Health Disparities Reduction & Minority Health Mission

Provide a persistent and continuing focus on Provide a persistent and continuing focus on eliminating disparities in the health status of eliminating disparities in the health status of Michigan’s Racial and Ethnic Populations.Michigan’s Racial and Ethnic Populations.

Ensure policies, programs and implementation Ensure policies, programs and implementation strategies are culturally and linguistically tailored to strategies are culturally and linguistically tailored to reduce mortality and morbidity rates.reduce mortality and morbidity rates.

Collaborate with state, local and private sectors to Collaborate with state, local and private sectors to advance and implement health promotion and disease advance and implement health promotion and disease prevention strategies.prevention strategies.

Social Determinants of Health UnemploymentUnemployment HousingHousing Food availabilityFood availability EducationEducation Equal OpportunityEqual Opportunity Access to Health CareAccess to Health Care TransportationTransportation Social supportSocial support StressStress

Poor conditions lead to poorer health. An unhealthy environment and unhealthy behaviors have direct harmful effects, but the worries and insecurities of daily life and the lack of supportive environments also have an influence.

-WHO, 1999

Populations Served

African AmericansAfrican Americans

Hispanics and LatinosHispanics and Latinos

American Indians and Alaskan NativesAmerican Indians and Alaskan Natives

Asians and Pacific IslandersAsians and Pacific Islanders

Arab AncestryArab Ancestry

Identified Scope

SIX HEALTH RELATED SIX HEALTH RELATED EVENTSEVENTS Cardiovascular diseasesCardiovascular diseases Cancer Cancer Infant mortalityInfant mortality DiabetesDiabetes HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS ViolenceViolence

Funding Sources

Preventive Block GrantPreventive Block Grant $430,000$430,000

(Federal)(Federal)

Healthy Michigan Fund Healthy Michigan Fund $900,000$900,000

(State)(State)

National OMH Grant National OMH Grant $150,000$150,000

(Federal)(Federal)Total: $1,480,000Total: $1,480,000

Section Staffing

Audrea Woodruff - Acting Section Manager Audrea Woodruff - Acting Section Manager

Jacquetta Hinton - Program SpecialistJacquetta Hinton - Program Specialist

Project Coordinator - Patrick JacksonProject Coordinator - Patrick Jackson

Secretary - Gerri MotleySecretary - Gerri Motley

Section Components

Funded Community Demonstration ProjectsFunded Community Demonstration Projects

MDCH Working GroupMDCH Working Group

Check Check UP!UP! or Check or Check OUT!OUT!

Building partnershipsBuilding partnerships

2006 Disparities Reduction Grantees

OrganizationOrganization TopicTopic Target Pop.Target Pop. Geog. AreaGeog. Area

Adult Wellbeing InstituteAdult Wellbeing Institute HypertensionHypertension African AmericanAfrican American DetroitDetroit

Arab Amer. & Chaldean Coun.Arab Amer. & Chaldean Coun. CancerCancer Arab AncestryArab Ancestry DEMADEMA

Genessee County Health DeptGenessee County Health Dept LeadLead African AmericanAfrican American FlintFlint

Huron Potawatomi, IncHuron Potawatomi, Inc DiabetesDiabetes American IndianAmerican Indian Wyoming/BCWyoming/BC

Oakland Livingston Human SvcsOakland Livingston Human Svcs Infant MortalityInfant Mortality African AmericanAfrican American PontiacPontiac

St. John Community HealthSt. John Community Health Diabetes/ObesityDiabetes/Obesity African AmericanAfrican American NW/NE DetroitNW/NE Detroit

St. Joseph Mercy Health CareSt. Joseph Mercy Health Care AsthmaAsthma African AmericanAfrican American YpsilantiYpsilanti

Tomorrow’s Child/ MI SIDSTomorrow’s Child/ MI SIDS Infant MortalityInfant Mortality African AmericanAfrican American DetroitDetroit

YMCA Greater Grand RapidsYMCA Greater Grand Rapids Obesity/OverwtObesity/Overwt Afr. Amer/LatinoAfr. Amer/Latino Grand RapidsGrand Rapids

Health Disparities Workgroup

PURPOSEPURPOSE

Increase awareness of health disparities

Collect and disseminate relevant data

Distribute information on public health interventions with proven effectiveness

Establish systemic approach to intra and inter-departmental collaboration and communication

Working Group

Collected dataCollected data Health Disparities Power Point Health Disparities Power Point Fact SheetsFact Sheets Tool KitTool Kit

CD/Fact Sheets/What Every African American CD/Fact Sheets/What Every African American Male Must KnowMale Must Know

SubcommitteesSubcommittees Lunch and LearnLunch and Learn Standards and CriteriaStandards and Criteria

Check UP! or Check OUT!

Target Population: African American men aged Target Population: African American men aged 15-64 in the city of Detroit15-64 in the city of Detroit

Focus: Under utilization of preventive healthcare Focus: Under utilization of preventive healthcare services for populations that have insuranceservices for populations that have insurance

Methods: Methods: Focus GroupsFocus Groups Media CampaignMedia Campaign Managed Care Managed Care

OrganizationsOrganizations Advisory GroupsAdvisory Groups Speakers BureauSpeakers Bureau

Building PartnershipsThe program continues to Build Partnerships by:The program continues to Build Partnerships by:

Collaborating and coordinating with all divisions of public Collaborating and coordinating with all divisions of public health, other state agencies, local health departments, health, other state agencies, local health departments, community based organizations and academia to provide community based organizations and academia to provide health education and services to minority populations. health education and services to minority populations.

Distributing a “Health Disparities Toolkit” throughout the Distributing a “Health Disparities Toolkit” throughout the state to our public health partners, HMO’s, and local health state to our public health partners, HMO’s, and local health departments. departments.

Presenting at several conferences, meeting, and forums as Presenting at several conferences, meeting, and forums as well as display posters and display boards.well as display posters and display boards.

“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are”

Max Depree