National Minority Health Month is a more than century-old observance started by Booker T. Washington to address health disparities in the African American community. Today, National Minority Health Month serves to raise awareness of disparities in care, advocate for policy changes to better support underserved communities and promote initiatives that address the social determinants of health and advance health equity for all minority populations.
Today’s health disparities include higher rates of mortality for cardiovascular disease among Black and American Indian and Alaska Native people, barriers to access for mental health care for people of color, and limited access to care via technology for those living in rural areas.
URAC is proud to have worked with the National Minority Quality Forum to create our Health Equity Accreditation. We designed this accreditation to allow any health care organization to show how it is addressing health inequities in the patients and populations they serve.
- Learn more about National Minority Health Month here
- Download the URAC Publication – Can Telehealth Open the Door to Health Care for More People and Populations?
