Garth Graham, MD, Office of the Secetary, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20001, 202 619 0257, gnsgraham@yahoo.com

The problem of racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of clinical care in the United States has been amply documented and also the subject of major reports, including Unequal Treatment, issued by the Institute of Medicine, and The Right to Equal Treatment, by Physicians for Human Rights. Agencies of the federal government have major responsibilities under domestic and international law to take steps to end these disparities through education, workforce development, data collection, research, quality assurance review of clinical records, and civil rights enforcement. A representative of the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Rights will provide the HHS perspective.

Learning Objectives:

• Be able to understand the perspetive of the Office of the Secrtary of HHS on federal activities and initiatives in the area of elimination of racial disparities in quality of health services

Keywords: Health Disparities,

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.