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The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities has announced a change in the format of an upcoming meeting. Scheduled for May 5, 2025, the meeting will now be held virtually instead of in a hybrid format. It will involve the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities and will be partially closed to the public. This update was made public through an amended notice in the Federal Register.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) on January 29, 2021. The meeting will focus on finalizing recommendations to improve access to preventive health services for minority groups. It will be held virtually, and preregistration is required to attend or submit comments. The public can find more information and register through the Office of Minority Health website.

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has issued a final rule updating the regulations for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Endowment Programs. This rule expands eligibility for research endowment awards to include certain Health Resources and Services Administration and NIMHD centers of excellence, following the enactment of Public Law 117-104. It also changes the program's name to honor John Lewis and revises outdated regulatory references. The changes aim to improve research capacity in minority health and address health disparities while adhering to current laws and guidelines.

The Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a virtual meeting on January 16, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST, as announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The public is invited to attend, but registration is required by January 14, 2025, to participate. The meeting will focus on finalizing recommendations related to new federal standards for race and ethnicity data collection and engagement strategies with community organizations. Those wishing to provide comments must indicate their intent during registration, and public comments are limited to two minutes per speaker.

The National Institutes of Health has announced the cancellation of a previously scheduled meeting of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Special Emphasis Panel. The meeting was originally set to take place from June 3, 2025, to June 5, 2025, in Bethesda, Maryland. The notice of cancellation was published to inform interested parties that this meeting will not be rescheduled.

The National Institutes of Health announced a change to the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities meeting, initially scheduled for hybrid participation on May 6, 2025. The meeting will now be conducted virtually, with part of it closed to the public. This update was originally published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2025. The Supervisory Program Analyst, David W. Freeman, provided this amendment.

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities has announced several upcoming closed meetings as part of reviewing grants and proposals aimed at addressing health disparities. These virtual meetings, scheduled between April 15 and April 30, 2025, will feature the evaluation of various health initiatives focusing on minority groups and underserved communities. The meetings are closed to the public due to the sensitive nature of the discussions, which may involve confidential information such as trade secrets and personal data. Each committee has a designated contact person for more information.

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities announced the cancellation of a special meeting that was supposed to be held on June 18, 2025. The meeting would have taken place at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. This cancellation was previously noted in the Federal Register on April 9, 2025, and there are no plans to reschedule it.