United States / Dominican Republic / Australia / Jamaica / Ghana / Ethiopia / Spain / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Natural Disaster / /
Facility
NIH Institute / Institute of Medicine / University of California / /
IndustryTerm
healthcare delivery / needed health care services / community tools / Diabetes Prevention Program / surveillance systems / technology offer hope / of-the-art equipment / /
MedicalCondition
mental health disorders / obesity / mental illness / illness / cardiovascular diseases / Overcome Obesity / Asthma / specific diseases / hypertension / cancer / disease / stroke / diabetes / cardiovascular disease / acute and chronic diseases / diseases / specific disease / HIV/AIDS / Inflammation / chronic and life-threatening diseases / /
NaturalFeature
Gulf Coast / /
Organization
National Center on Minority Health / National Institute of Health / NIH Institute / Regional Coordinating Center / Institute of Medicine / University of California / Berkeley / office of Management and Budget / National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institutes of Health / National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities / Senate / Department of Health and Human Services office of Budget Richard J. Turman / University of California / Santa Cruz / office of Minority Programs / office of Research / HHS office of Minority Health / /
Person
John Ruffin / Richard J. Turman / /
Position
Secretary of Health / President / Director of Federal Relations / Branch Chief / principal player / Director for Budget / federal official / Chairman / Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget / Legislative Assistant / Director / Director for Research on Minority Health / Director for Minority Programs / Ph. Director / /
Written Statement of John Ruffin, Ph.D. Director, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institutes of Health April 6, 2006 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: