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Title of Collaborative Activity:

Federal Interagency Health Equity Team (FIHET)

Description of Collaborative Activity:

The mission of the Federal Interagency Health Equity Team (FIHET) is to convene federal leaders to end health disparities by building capacity for equitable policies and programs, cultivating strategic partnerships, and sharing relevant models for action. FIHET'S goals are to: 1) collaborate with diverse federal agencies to define linkages and implement coordinated approaches between their missions and health equity; 2) identify, develop, and integrate strategies with measurable outcomes to advance health equity in/through federal policies, programs, and activities; 3) leverage assets, influence, and experiences of federal agencies, partners, and communities to advance health equity; 4) generate, facilitate, and translate research, data, and emerging knowledge about health equity into practice and policy; and 5) educate and mentor leader and peers to develop equity champions within all federal agencies.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

2006

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NCI, NHLBI, NIA, NIAID, NICHD, NIMH, NIMHD

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

ACF, ACL, AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, OS, OSG, SAMHSA