April is National Minority Health Month. As a health care provider and federally qualified health center, Terros Health is honored “to serve those who have limited access to healthcare…and provide preventive services to vulnerable populations that would not otherwise have access.”

We are acutely aware that stigma, institutionalized racism, and discrimination play a role in contributing to poor health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority populations and worsening health disparities. For example, according to a recent CDC report, Black, American Indian, & Alaska Native (AI/AN) women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. By increasing our understanding of minority health issues and reducing the health inequities they experience, we can directly respond to the FQHC designation mission.