Webinar: Promising Practices for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health is hosting a webinar on Thursday, September 17, 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 among minority communities. The Advancing the Response to COVID-19: Sharing Promising Programs and Practices for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities virtual symposium will feature promising practices, programs, and strategies for combatting the pandemic in order to achieve health equity in communities of color.

By bringing health professionals, community leaders and public policy leaders together, the Office of Minority Health virtual symposium will host a meaningful exchange of actionable ideas for responding to the pandemic through the examination of a wide range of topics, including:

• COVID-19 racial and ethnic data and data-informed response
• How health equity can drive state, territorial, and tribal COVID-19 response
• Community-based and culturally appropriate approaches for addressing COVID-19 among racial and ethnic minority populations