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# OMHHE Marks 10th Anniversary
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/omhhe-marks-10th-anniversary/
- Published: 2020-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T16:12:17.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5146624

The FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) is marking its 10th anniversary during National Minority Health Month observances in April. In an *FDA Voices* online [post](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-voices/decade-fda-advancing-health-equity?ref=fdaweb.com), agency associate commissioner for minority health **Richardae Araojo** says that in the last 10 years FDA has increasingly focused on and delivered valuable public health information to underserved communities and patients, as well as other stakeholders in the public and private sector, academia, nonprofit organizations, and regulated industry.

“The agency’s research and communications programs highlight the importance of health equity-focused research and its significance in developing medical products that are safe and effective for all,” Araojo writes. “Now, more than ever, FDA’s ability to respond to emerging threats and infectious diseases such as Covid-19 and deliver public health information is critical to ensuring the safety of the American public.”

After reviewing progress made in the past 10 years, the article notes that many health disparity issues continue to need attention, such as in the areas of sickle cell disease, lupus, and HIV/AIDS, among others. Araojo says that in coming years OMHHE will continue its work to broaden knowledge of and access to clinical trials through an expansion of successful initiatives such as the clinical trial diversity campaign, and will also continue to strengthen its ties with communities. And it intends to identify and further broaden its support of diverse researchers and projects that explore subject areas to reduce health disparities.