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Office of Minority Health reports staffing rebuild, interactive data tools and $4.4M in FY24 community grants
Summary
The Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities told lawmakers it has restored staff, resolved FY24 grant delays, distributed $4.4 million in community awards and is building interactive data tools and a state health equity framework.
Camille Blake Pfau, director of the Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (MHHD), told the House Health and Government Operations Committee she has rebuilt the office's capacity after prior turnover, resolved FY24 grant funding problems and is focusing the office's activity on data tools, community engagement and a health equity framework.
Blake Pfau said the office currently operates with seven staff positions (including the director and one contractual position), and that resolving grant-delivery problems in FY24 required rehiring four staff members early in her term. She said MHHD administered roughly $4.4 million in FY24 through 41 awards to 32 organizations.
Data, community engagement and strategic framing
- Data dashboards and report card: MHHD reported that the department's chief data officer has built an interactive public dashboard that allows users to slice…
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