Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Interdepartmental Health Equity Collaborative (IHEC), formerly known as Federal Interagency Health Equity Team (FIHET), is a trans-federal working group to address health equity in the US health systems. The mission of theis 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. IHEC 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
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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, Office of the Surgeon General (OSC), SAMHSA |
