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In this section: Minority Health and Health Equity

Enhance Equity Initiative

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OMHHE’s Enhance Equity Initiative highlights research projects and communication resources to enhance equity in clinical trials by supporting efforts to advance diversity in clinical trials, equitable data efforts by increasing research studies about diverse groups including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, age, disability and geography, and equity of voices by amplifying FDA’s communication with diverse groups and to ensure stakeholders, including consumers, are informed about FDA’s efforts and to understand diverse patient perspectives, preferences and unmet needs.

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OMHHE Health Equity Lecture Series presents National Native American Heritage Month: A Conversation with Dr. Casey Dorr. November 13, 2024, 1-2 PM EST. For this live webinar, Dr. Boyce will interview Dr. Dorr on his research in pharmacogenomics and his ongoing work to improve representation among researchers. Cheryl Anne Boyce, Ph.D., Associate Commissioner for Minority Health and Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity. Casey Dorr, Ph.D., M.S., Investigator in the Nephrology Department

New! Checkout Our Latest Health Equity Webinar Featuring Dr. Casey Dorr

REACHing Communities Video Series | An Interview with Myra Parker, Director of Seven Directions & Associate Professor at the University of Washington | www.fda.gov/HealthEquity

New: REACHing Communities Video Series – An Interview with Myra Parker

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Positive Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Video Series

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Featured Research and Researchers

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Enhance Equity in Clinical Trials

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Enhance Equitable Data Efforts

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Enhance Equity of Voices

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