The Michigan Minority Health Coalition is a statewide consortium dedicated to developing strategies, creating partnerships and influencing public policy initiatives that will improve the health status of Michigan’s ethnic and racial minority populations, as defined by the Michigan Office of Minority Health. The MMHC seeks to build a model of community partnership and engagement that will:
- Provide education on issues related to minority health and health disparities,
- Facilitate communication among organizations involved in minority health issues,
- Translate community concerns into concrete public health strategies,
- Participate in the identification, collection and translation of health interventions proven effective in minority communities, and
- Train individuals from minority communities to become better advocates concerning issues that impact their health and health care.
The elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities is a longstanding, complex behavioral and social issue that cannot be realized or properly addressed without a considerable broadbased approach across all racial and ethnic groups. The MMHC is working toward developing action steps as to how the health of minority populations in Michigan can be improved. | 
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