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  • 2024-30704 — Advisory Committee on Minority Health; Notice of Meeting Cancellation
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 105061
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The Office of Minority Health has announced the cancellation of a meeting for the Advisory Committee on Minority Health. This meeting was originally scheduled for January 16, 2025. Information about this cancellation was initially published on December 13, 2024. For further inquiries, Violet Woo can be contacted as the Designated Federal Officer.

    Simple Explanation

    The Office of Minority Health was going to have an important meeting to talk about helping people from different backgrounds, but they decided not to have it anymore, and they didn't say why. If someone has questions, they can ask Violet Woo, who can help explain more.

  • 2024-30703 — Advisory Committee on Minority Health; Notice of Meeting Cancellation
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 105061
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The Office of Minority Health announced the cancellation of a meeting for the Advisory Committee on Minority Health that was scheduled for January 7, 2025. This cancellation was initially announced in the Federal Register on December 9, 2024. For more information, individuals can contact Violet Woo, the Designated Federal Officer, via telephone or email.

    Simple Explanation

    The government had planned a big meeting to talk about helping people from different backgrounds, but now they have decided not to have it anymore. If people have questions, they can call or email a person named Violet Woo.

  • 2021-02953 — Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Supporting Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native Populations
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9353
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health is requesting information from American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and organizations to help develop a new Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity. The Center aims to improve health for these communities by focusing on research, education, services, and health policy development. Input is sought to shape the Center's objectives and ensure it effectively addresses health disparities. Responses are due by March 14, 2021, and can be submitted online or via email.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to make a new center to help Native American and Hawaiian people feel better and be healthier. They're asking these communities for ideas on how to make it work best, but they haven't said how they'll choose which ideas to use.

  • 2021-00660 — Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 3159
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    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.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is having an online meeting to talk about helping people get better health care, especially those in minority communities. People need to sign up if they want to attend or share their thoughts.

  • 2021-02947 — Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Supporting Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native Populations
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9351
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health is seeking feedback from Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities and organizations to help develop a new Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity. This center aims to improve health outcomes by focusing on indigenous public health strategies for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations. Feedback is requested by March 14, 2021, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal or via email. This is a request for information and does not involve a call for funding proposals or involve financial commitments from the government.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Department of Health wants to hear ideas from Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities to help make a new center that will help them and other similar groups be healthier, but they don't plan to give any money right now. They just want to gather ideas by March 14, 2021, to help make the right plans.

  • 2021-03734 — Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment Request
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 11306
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office of the Secretary, is seeking public comments on a proposed information collection called the COVID-19 Learning Community Measure. This initiative is part of an effort by the Office of Minority Health to collect data that will help monitor and evaluate the performance of a learning community aimed at responding to COVID-19. They plan to gather quantitative and qualitative data to assess the effectiveness of connecting experts and health leaders, improving networking, and sharing best practices. Comments are due by April 26, 2021, and can be submitted via email or phone to the designated Reports Clearance Officer.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to hear what people think about a plan to learn more about how to fight COVID-19 by connecting smart people who can share ideas. They're asking anyone who has thoughts to let them know before the end of April.

  • 2025-00701 — Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Tribal Advisory Committee; Solicitation of Nominations for Delegates
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 3883
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office of Minority Health, issued a correcting amendment to a Federal Register Notice from January 8, 2025. This amendment addresses errors regarding the deadlines for submitting nomination letters for the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Tribal Advisory Committee (CIIHE TAC) delegates and the timing for notifying nominees about their selection. Tribal leaders are encouraged to submit nominations by February 18, 2025, but submissions will be accepted until all delegate positions are filled. Nominees will be informed of their selection status in March 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is asking for people to help give advice on making life better for Indigenous folks. They made a mistake about when to send in these people's names, but now they're letting people send in names until they find everyone they need.

  • 2024-31619 — Office of Minority Health, Organizational Structure
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 2010
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Office of Minority Health (OMH) within the Department of Health and Human Services has updated its organizational structure. The division previously known as the Division of Information and Education (DIE) has been renamed to the Division of Strategic Communication and Community Engagement (DCE) to better reflect its functions and to use a more socially acceptable acronym. The functions of the division remain the same as they were outlined in a previous notice from April 11, 1995.

    Simple Explanation

    The Office of Minority Health in the health department changed the name of one of its teams from Division of Information and Education to Division of Strategic Communication and Community Engagement to better match what they do and have a nicer-sounding name. The team's work stays the same as before.