The work this office is engaged in provides some specific examples of how organizations can promote health equity. As our framework for action demonstrates, our mission and vision guide our programmatic work. At the core of this work are data analysis and research to define the distribution of health, disease, and social determinants of health; and to identify local high priority target areas. Our programmatic areas focus on health care, policies that promote health, and empowerment of disadvantaged communities. These priorities advance health equity by promoting access to quality health care, healthy public policy, and healthy and engaged communities. We hope that you too will join us in our efforts to advance health equity for all Virginians.

Michael O. Royster, MD, MPH
Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity

Programs

Multicultural Health & Community Engagement

Virginia's Minority Populations

• Minority Health Advisory Committee
• Grants and Funding Opportunities

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Health Care Services Initiative -
Resources on Culture and Language

• Web-Based Resource Guide - CLASActVirginia.org
• Culturally Appropriate Public Health Training Series
• Medical Interpreter Training Grants Program
• Navigating the U.S. Health Care System

Health Equity Initiatives

• Partner in National Effort to Promote the PBS Documentary, Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

Primary Care and Rural Health

The Division of Primary Care and Rural Health promotes health equity throughout the Commonwealth by improving access to quality care, supporting the development of models of care and addressing barriers related to rurality.

Primary Care Programs

• State Primary Care Office
• Healthcare Workforce
• Incentive Programs:
• Loan Repayment Programs
• Nursing Scholarships
• J1 Visa Waiver Program
• National Interest Waiver Program
• Virginia Medical Scholarship Program
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC State Recommendations)
• Choose Virginia!
• Shortage Designations and Maps
• Telehealth
• Health Wins for Virginia Small Employers

Rural Health Programs

• State Office of Rural Health
• Virginia's State Rural Health Plan
• Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Program
• Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (FLEX)
• Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP)

Data and Policy - Analyses and Research

• Healthy Virginians 2020
• Spatial Analysis and High Priority Target Areas
• Data Requests
• Health Impact Assessment