,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ade  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #af1 #bjac ,mr4  
,c>d9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s*atz7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &  
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,promot+ m9ority
 heal? aw>5ess & support+ ! goals &     
ideals ( ,national ,m9ority ,heal? ,mon?
 9 ,april #bjac to br+ att5tion to !    
heal? disp>ities fac$ by m9ority        
populations su* z ,am]ican ,indians &   
,alaska ,natives1 ,asians1 ,blacks or   
,african ,am]icans1 ,hispanics or       
,lat9os1 & ,native ,hawaiians & o!r     
,pacific ,isl&]s4  ,:]eas 9 #bjaa1 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
releas$ ! ,national ,/akehold] ,/rategy 
= ,a*iev+ ,heal? ,equity & ! ,disp>ities
 action ,plan to r$uce heal? c>e        
disp>ities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas a  
rec5t analysis e/imates t ! economy ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates loses an e/imat$          
#cji1jjj1jjj1jjj a ye> due to ! direct &
 indirect co/s ( heal? disp>ities2      
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human    

,s]vices has id5tifi$ #f ma9 categories 
9 :i* racial & e?nic m9orities exp]i5ce 
! mo/ disp>ate access to heal? c>e &    
heal? outcomes1 includ+ infant          
mortality1 canc] scre5+ & managem5t1    
c>diovascul> disease1 diabetes1 ,,hiv & 
,,aids infection1 & immunizations2      
,:]eas ,african-,am]ican wom5 are m ?an 
twice z likely to die ( c]vical canc]   
?an ,:ite wom5 & are m likely to die (  
brea/ canc] ?an wom5 ( any o!r racial or
 e?nic gr\p2 ,:]eas ! rate ( dea? f     
coron>y he>t disease is #cj p]c5t high] 
among ,african ,am]icans ?an among      
,:ites2 ,:]eas ! dea? rate f /roke is   
#ej p]c5t high] among ,african ,am]icans
 ?an among ,:ites2 ,:]eas 9 #bjab1 z    
comp>$ to non-,hispanic ,:ites liv+ 9   
,hawaii1 ,native ,hawaiians _h m ?an    
twice ! rate ( m$ically-diagnos$        
diabetes & 7 #e4g times m likely to die 
( diabetes2 ,:]eas comp>$ to            
non-,hispanic ,:ite m51 ,african        
,am]ican m5 are #i4e times m likely to  
die ( ,,aids & ,hispanic m5 are #b4e    

times m likely to die ( ,,aids2 ,:]eas 9
 #bjaj1 #hd p]c5t ( *ildr5 born ) ,,hiv 
infection belong$ to m9ority gr\ps2     
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices has id5tifi$ diseases ( ! he>t1
 malignant neoplasm1 un9t5tional        
injuries1 diabetes1 & c]ebrovascul>     
disease z "s ( ! lead+ causes ( dea?    
among ,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska       
,natives2 ,:]eas ,am]ican ,indians &    
,alaska ,natives die at high] rates ?an 
o!r p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates f tub]culosis1  
diabetes1 un9t5tional injuries1 &       
suicide2 & ,:]eas ,am]ican ,indians &   
,alaska ,natives h a life expectancy t  
is #e4b ye>s %ort] ?an ! life expectancy
 ( ! ov]all population ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate   
supports ! goals & ideals ( ,national   
,m9ority ,heal? ,mon? 9 ,april #bjac to 
br+ att5tion to ! sev]e heal? disp>ities
 fac$ by m9ority populations su* z      
,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska ,natives1   
,asians1 ,blacks or ,african ,am]icans1 
,hispanics or ,lat9os1 & ,native        

,hawaiians & o!r ,pacific ,isl&]s4