Division of Multicultural Health
The office develops programs and partnerships to empower racial and ethnic minority communities to promote awareness of health inequities.
Goal: Permanently change the conditions that produce differential health outcomes that will, over time, have a greater effect than traditional interventions.
The Division of Multicultural Health and Community Engagement works with stakeholders to identify approaches to eliminate health inequities through a focus on social determinants of health as a key strategy to eliminate health inequities that exist by socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, geography, gender, immigrant status and other social classifications.
There are five U.S. Census recognized racial and ethnic minority populations in Virginia:
- African-American/Black
- Hispanic/Latino
- Asian-American
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- American Indian and Alaskan Native
- People of two or more races
Programs:
- Danville Youth Health Equity Leadership Institute
- Va Congregations for Million Hearts
- Va Partners in Prayer & Prevention (P3)
- Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Initiatives (CLAS)
Quick Links
State Office of Minority Health
OHE serves as Virginia’s designated State Office of Minority Health.
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Health Services Initiative
- Web-Based Resource Guide – CLASActVirginia.org
- Culturally Appropriate Initiatives
- Medical Interpreter’s Collaborative Network
- Navigating Through The U.S. Health Care System For Immigrants, Refugees, and Migrants
- Va Medical Interpreter Database (VMID)