 The Office of Health Disparities (OHDHE) works to improve health outcomes for Nebraska's culturally diverse populations with a vision of health equity for all Nebraskans.
Priority Populations:
- Racial/ethnic minorities
Native Americans - Refugees
- Newly-arrived immigrants
Priority Issues:
- Improve access to health services for racial/ethnic minorities
- Improve data collection strategies
- Expand community-based health promotion and disease prevention outreach efforts
- Increase awareness of the major health problems of racial and ethnic minorities and factors that influence health
- Establish and strengthen networks, coalitions, and partnerships to identify and solve health problems
- Increate the cultural proficiency of the public health workforce in Nebraska
- Develop and promote programs and practices to achieve health equity
Eliminating disparities requires a strong partnership with federal, state, tribal, and local organizations. The OHDHE works with:
- Local and regional health agencies,
- Other state agencies,
- Faith-based organizations,
- Community-based organizations,
- Others
OHDHE collaborates with these partners to develop minority health training materials, and assist and support minority grantees and organizations working on minority health activities.
The central office of OHDHE is in Lincoln, and satellite offices are in Omaha, Grand Island, and Gering.
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