Kentucky Public Health Focuses on Disparities

The Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Office of Health Equity is promoting National Minority Health Month during April. This year’s theme, “Health Equity Can’t Wait. Act Now in Your CommUNITY!” is a call to action to reduce health disparities among various minorities across the state. Health equity is defined as the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. According to the research conducted by DPH, numerous disparities – or gaps in health equity – exist in Kentucky, such as the rate of diabetes among the state’s Hispanic population or infant mortality among African-Americans.