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About the Health Gap

Dec 14, 2001

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and ABC Radio Networks are working together to sponsor Closing the Health Gap, a national campaign to bring the best health information to African American communities and help African American consumers take charge of their health. These health tips and resources for further information can help you get started, or continue on the road to a healthier life for you and your family. Information specialists at agencies and clearinghouses throughout the Department are ready to answer your health questions and find the help you need.

Take Charge of Your Health!

We can help you take charge of your health, find a health provider near you, check out public programs like Medicare or Medicaid, hear our radio messages online, or simply learn more about The Health Gap and the health issues affecting African American communities.
We've included some of the most popular web pages to get you started. They cover the various health topics we'll be addressing in the Closing the Health Gap campaign. These include general health pages with information useful to all consumers, pages with consumer information specifically for African American consumers, and the home pages of the major health agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


Contact the Minority Health Resource
Center

If you don't find what you're looking for here, we encourage you to call the Office of Minority Health Resource Center, and speak to an information specialist about what you need. Just call 1-800-444-6472 (OMHRC), visit www.omhrc.gov on the web, or e-mail HealthGap@omhrc.gov.

Search healthfinder?® and 4woman.gov
on the Web

The healthfinder?® web site was developed by the HHS with the active participation of Federal agencies and non-federal consumer health information specialists, librarians, and others engaged in the provision or use of online consumer health information. 4woman.gov, the web site of HHS' National Women's Health Information Center, can help you link to, read, and download a wide variety of women's health-related material developed by the HHS, other Federal agencies, and private sector resources. Both sites have links to thousands of handpicked, commercial-free, and reliable health resources on the web.

Search the HHS Web Site
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the principal agency charged with protecting the health of all Americans. Comprising 12 operating divisions, HHS' responsibilities include public health, biomedical research, Medicare and Medicaid, welfare, social services, and more. HHS provides a wealth of consumer health information that you can use every day to help improve your health or prevent illness through diet, exercise and preventive activities. Search the HHS Subject Directory, which provides an extensive topic list. Messages from HHS Secretary Thompson

November 2001.




Health Messages on ABC Radio

Secretary HHS Tommy Thompson
Surgeon General David Satcher
Substance Abuse
Flu/Immunizations
HIV/AIDS
Diabetes




Campaign Materials Available This Month

View them on the web or call 800-444-6472 for the complete set.
Press Release

Fact Sheet



Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day

Coming Soon!



Campaign Partners

ABC Radio Sites

- tomjoyner.com

- dougbanksshow.com

- abcradio.com



For further information on the Health Gap campaign, contact the Office of Minority Health Resource Center at 1-800-444-6472 or email HealthGap@omhrc.gov