Connecticut Office Of Multicultural Health
State Health Agency Paper
Josh
HCS ***
Professor *****
12/04/2005
Many states have offices of minority health. They have various titles; some are established as official minority health entities (such as an office, commission, council, center, branch, project or other unit) through either executive or legislative branch action. Other states have designated minority health contacts but no official office or commission. Other states have no specified minority health contacts. The Sate of Connecticut has the Office of Multicultural Health.
The office of Multicultural Health (OMCH) was established by State statute in Connecticut in 1998. OMCH is part of the Connecticut Department of Public Health. OMCH was created to improve the health of all Connecticut residents by eliminating differences in disease, disability, and death rates among ethnic, racial, and cultural populations (omch statutes a ΒΆ 1). In doing so, the office monitors the health status of African Americans,......
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