Originally posted to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Headlines e-mail list on March 24, 2006.
ASHA received the first Minority Health Leadership award during the Office of Minority Health's (part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS]) National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health. The Award is for "a private or non-profit entity with demonstrated vision, innovation, creativity, and leadership in developing opportunities or investing in effective models for improving the health of racial and ethnic minority communities."
The nomination cited ASHA's efforts to eliminate health disparities by: preventing speech, language, and hearing disorders whenever possible; increasing the awareness of available services; assuring that professionals have the skills needed to provide culturally competent services; and recruiting and retaining underrepresented minorities into the professions. For more information, contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs at multicultural@asha.org.
Reprinted by permission of the American Speech-Lanuage-Hearing Association.
