Governor Larry Hogan 
  Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford
 DHMH Secretary Dennis R. Schrader
  MHHD Director Shalewa Noel-Thomas
M aryland Office of Minority Health  and Health Disparities  
MHHD Newsletter
January 2017
Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities' 13th Annual Health Equity Conference



MHHD's 13th Annual Maryland Health Equity Conference was held December 13, 2016, at Martin's West.  This year's theme was "Achieving Health Equity through Community Engagement and Innovative Health Care Delivery" and the conference highlighted community initiatives and strategies that have been implemented in Maryland to address the social determinants of health. 

The conference program and select speaker's presentations are available for viewing on the MHHD website. 
Survey Opportunity  

The  Maryland Clinical Crisis Walk-In Services and Mobile Crisis Team Survey , developed by the Maryland Behavioral Health Advisory Council's (BHAC) Executive Committee, was created to meet the requirements of Senate Bill 551.  Senate Bill 551 requires the development of a strategic plan for ensuring availability of 24/7 clinical crisis walk-in services and mobile crisis teams statewide. 

The survey questions have been designed to generate feedback related to the availability of clinical crisis walk-in services and mobile crisis teams and to help identify priorities that will be used to guide decision-making as we work to expand these services.

For additional information on the survey and to participate, click here. 

Note:  The survey closes on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. 


National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is  February 7, 2017

I Am My Brother's and Sister's Keeper.  Fight HIV/AIDS!

Call for Community Events
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The DHMH Prevention and Health Promotion Administration (PHPA) would like to know if your organization is planning an event or activity in observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), which is Tuesday, February 7, 2017 .

If so, please send your event information to Carmi W. Flood at [email protected] by Wednesday, January 25, 2017, to have your activity included in the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2017 Calendar being developed by PHPA.  

Please send the following event information to  : 
DATE
TIME
VENUE (with complete address)
TYPE OF ACTIVITY
KEYNOTE EVENT/SPEAKER
CONTACT NAME
CONTACT NUMBER