,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #c1 #bjbb,mr4    
,c>d9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\?    
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,rubio1   
,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,m55dez1  
,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mrs4       
,capito1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4
 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 & ,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 #bjbb1   
:i* include br++ att5tion to ! heal?    
disp>ities fac$ by m9ority populations (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates su* z ,am]ican         
,indians1 ,alaska ,natives1 ,asian      
,am]icans1 ,african ,am]icans1          
,hispanics1 & ,native ,hawaiians or o!r 
,pacific ,isl&]s4  ,:]eas ! orig9 (     
,national ,m9ority ,heal? ,mon? is      
,national ,negro ,heal? ,week1 e/abli%$ 
9 #aiae by ,dr4 ,book] ,t4 ,wa%+ton2    
,:]eas ! !me = ,national ,m9ority ,heal?

 ,mon? 9 #bjbb is ,give ,y\r ,community 
a ,boo/62 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices has set goals &         
/rategies to enhance & protect ! heal? &
 well-be+ ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2      
,:]eas a /udy by ! ,jo9t ,c5t] =        
,political & ,economic ,/udies1 entitl$ 
,! ,economic ,burd5 ( ,heal?            
,inequalities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1        
conclud$ t1 betwe5 #bjjc & #bjjf1 !     
comb9$ co/ ( heal? inequalities &       
premature dea? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0      
#a1bdj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas ,african     
,am]ican wom5 7 z likely to h be5       
diagnos$ ) brea/ canc] z non-,hispanic  
,:ite wom51 b ,african ,am]ican wom5 7  
#da p]c5t m likely to die f brea/ canc] 
?an non-,hispanic ,:ite wom5 betwe5     
#bjae & #bjai2 ,:]eas ,african ,am]ican 
wom5 7 twice z likely to be diagnos$ ) &
 #b4b times m likely to die ( /oma*     
canc] ?an non-,hispanic ,:ite wom52     
,:]eas ,african ,am]ican m5 are #gj     
p]c5t m likely to die f a /roke ?an     
non-,hispanic ,:ite m52 ,:]eas          

,hispanics are twice z likely z         
non-,hispanic ,:ites to be hospitaliz$ =
 end-/age r5al disease caus$ by         
diabetes1 & are #cj p]c5t m likely to   
die ( diabetes1 ?an non-,hispanic       
,:ites2 ,:]eas ,asian ,am]icans are #dj 
p]c5t m likely to be diagnos$ ) diabetes
 ?an non-,hispanic ,:ites2 ,:]eas !     
,,hiv or ,,aids case rate among         
,hispanic m5 is m ?an #d times ! ,,hiv  
or ,,aids case rate among non-,hispanic 
,:ite m52 ,:]eas ,hispanic wom5 are #c  
times z likely z non-,hispanic ,:ite    
wom5 to die ( ,,hiv infection2 ,:]eas1 9
 #bjai1 al?\gh ,african ,am]icans       
repres5t$ only #ac p]c5t ( ! population 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,african ,am]icans   
acc\nt$ = #db4a p]c5t ( new ,,hiv       
diagnoses2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1 ,african    
,am]ican y\? acc\nt$ = m ?an #ej p]c5t1 
& ,hispanic y\? acc\nt$ = m ?an #aj     
p]c5t1 ( all new ,,hiv diagnoses among  
y\? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1 
,native ,hawaiians & ,pacific ,isl&]s 7 
#b4d times m likely to be diagnos$ )    

,,hiv ?an non-,hispanic ,:ites2 ,:]eas1 
9 #bjah1 ,native ,hawaiians & ,pacific  
,isl&]s 7 #b4e times m likely to be     
diagnos$ ) diabetes ?an non-,hispanic   
,:ites2 ,:]eas ,native ,hawaiian &      
,pacific ,isl&] m5 are #aj p]c5t m      
likely to die f canc] ?an non-,hispanic 
,:ite m52 ,:]eas1 al?\gh ! preval5ce (  
obesity is high among all population    
gr\ps 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 #dh4a p]c5t (  
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,natives1    
#ea4g p]c5t ( ,native ,hawaiians &      
,pacific ,isl&]s1 #ch4c p]c5t ( ,african
 ,am]icans1 #cd4i p]c5t ( ,hispanics1   
#cj p]c5t ( non-,hispanic ,:ites1 & #ac 
p]c5t ( ,asian ,am]icans old] ?an #ah   
ye>s old 7 obese 7n includ+ ov]weight72 
,:]eas ,asian ,am]icans acc\nt$ = #cj4a 
p]c5t ( *ronic ,hepatitis ,b cases1 &   
non-,hispanic ,:ites acc\nt$ = #ac4e    
p]c5t ( *ronic ,hepatitis ,b cases2     
,:]eas he>t disease1 /roke1 canc]1 &    
diabetes are "s ( ! lead+ causes ( dea? 
among ,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska       
,natives2 ,:]eas ,am]ican ,indians &    

,alaska ,natives h high] preval5ce & are
 at a high] risk ( diabetes1 sub/ance   
use1 obesity1 sudd5 infant dea?         
syndrome1 & suicide ?an o!r gr\ps 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,am]ican ,indians 
& ,alaska ,natives h a life expectancy t
 is #b4b ye>s %ort] ?an ! life          
expectancy ( ! ov]all population ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,african ,am]ican 
wom5 die f *ildbir? or pregnancy-relat$ 
causes at a rate t is #c to #d times    
high] ?an ! rate = non-,hispanic ,:ite  
wom52 ,:]eas ,african ,am]ican infants  
are #d times m likely to die due to     
complications relat$ to l[ bir? weight  
?an non-,hispanic ,:ite infants2 ,:]eas 
,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska ,natives h  
an infant mortality rate twice z high z 
t ( non-,hispanic ,:ites2 ,:]eas        
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native      
infants are #b4g times m likely to die f
 accid5tal dea?s be=e _! fir/ bir?day   
?an non-,hispanic ,:ite infants2 ,:]eas 
approximately #a1jjj babies are born )  
sickle cell disease ea* ye> 9 ! ,unit$  

,/ates1 ) ! disease occurr+ 9           
approximately #a 9 #cfe newborn ,black  
or ,african-,am]ican infants & #a 9     
#af1cjj newborn ,hispanic-,am]ican      
infants1 & c be f\nd 9 individuals (    
,m$it]ranean1 ,middle ,ea/]n1 ,asian1 & 
,indian orig92 ,:]eas ! #bjba ,national 
,heal?c>e ,quality & ,disp>ities ,report
 f\nd ,african ,am]icans receiv$ worse  
c>e ?an non-,hispanic ,:ites = ab\t #dc 
p]c5t ( quality measures1 ,am]ican      
,indians & ,alaska ,natives receiv$     
worse c>e ?an non-,hispanic ,:ites =    
ab\t #dj p]c5t ( quality measures1      
,hispanics receiv$ worse c>e ?an        
non-,hispanic ,:ites = #cf p]c5t (      
quality measures1 & ,asian ,am]icans &  
,native ,hawaiians & ,pacific ,isl&]s   
receiv$ worse c>e ?an non-,hispanic     
,:ites = ne>ly #cj p]c5t ( quality      
measures2 ,:]eas ne>ly #be p]c5t (      
report$ ,,covid-#ai cases are among     
,hispanics comp>$ to less ?an #ee p]c5t 
compris+ non-,hispanic ,:ites2 ,:]eas #c
 times m ,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska    

,natives1 #b4c times m ,hispanics1 &    
#b4d times m ,african ,am]icans 7       
hospitaliz$ due to ,,covid-#ai comp>$ to
 non-,hispanic ,:ites2 ,:]eas           
significant diff]5ces 9 social          
det]m9ants ( heal? c lead to poor heal? 
outcomes & decl9es 9 life expectancy2 & 
,:]eas community-bas$ heal? c>e         
initiatives1 su* z prev5tion-focus$     
programs1 pres5t a unique opportunity to
 use innovative approa*es to improve    
public heal? & heal? c>e practices      
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates & to r$uce       
disp>ities among racial & e?nic m9ority 
populations3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !      
,s5ate supports ! goals & ideals (      
,national ,m9ority ,heal? ,mon? 9 ,april
 #bjbb1 :i* include br++ att5tion to !  
heal? disp>ities fac$ by m9ority        
populations 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 su* z    
,am]ican ,indians1 ,alaska ,natives1    
,asian ,am]icans1 ,african ,am]icans1   
,hispanics1 & ,native ,hawaiians or o!r 
,pacific ,isl&]s4