Morehouse School of Medicine and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Partner to Fight Pandemic

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health has partnered up with the Morehouse School of Medicine to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 The National Infrastructure for Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 within racial and ethnic minority communities (NIMIC) is a three-year $40 million project designed to work with community-based organizations across the world to deliver education and information on resources to help fight the pandemic. The Morehouse School of Medicine will enter into an agreement with OMH to lead this initiative. The HBCU will coordinate a calculated network to deliver COVID-19-related information to the communities suffering the most from the pandemic. 

“This new partnership between the Morehouse School of Medicine and our Office of Minority Health will work with trusted community organizations to bring information on COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and other services to the Americans who need it” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar. The Office of Minority Health (OMH) is dedicated to improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities.

“We’ve made important strides over the past few months in fighting the pandemic, and with Morehouse School of Medicine as our partner, we are ready to advance our efforts to support our most affected communities,” said Assistant Secretary for Health ADM Brett P. Giroir, M.D.

These social considerations of health are the conditions in which we live, work, grow and age, that can include working conditions; unemployment; underemployment; access to essential goods, and services. Such conditions may reflect injustices experienced by disadvantaged communities, leading to poor health status and outcomes. 

“OMH and the Morehouse School of Medicine look forward to continue working with our communities to link them to the information, resources, healthcare and services needed to reduce the spread of COVID-19” said Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health RADM Felicia Collins, M.D.

For more information on HHS initiatives to address impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans, visit HERE.

For more information about the Office of Minority Health, visit HERE.