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Health Disparities Reduction Healthy People 2010 Home Page: "Healthy People 2010 challenges individuals, communities, and professionals —indeed, all of us— to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all. The Office of Minority Health - Home Page: Health Disparities Find information on Health Disparities Health Care: Minority Health Subdirectory Page: "Minority Health * Conferences and Meetings * Evidence Reports * Speeches and Testimony * User Liaison Program Workshop Summaries UCLA Center on Minority Health Disparities The UCLA Center's agenda is structured such that integrated through each of its Cores are three themes vital to effectively eliminate disparities in health: research, education and training, and communication and dissemination. A diverse group of faculty, health professionals, community-based agencies, and minority media have joined together through CRETSCMHD to effectively reduce or eliminate disparities in health among racial and ethnic minorities. Funded under the Centers of Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities and Training (Project EXPORT a program of the National Institutes of Health), the CRETSCMHD brings together experts and stakeholders to understand the root causes and implement effective strategies for reducing or eliminating minority health disparities. This MRISP is supported by Grant 5 R24 MH073882-01 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)