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The NIH Catalyst: A Publication About NIH Intramural Research

National Institutes of Health • Office of the Director | Volume 32 Issue 3 • May–June 2024

NIHers Race to Raise Awareness for National Minority Health Month

BY SEPPIDEH SAMI, NIMHD, CC

runners beginning a 5K

CREDIT: CHIA-CHI CHARLIE CHANG

Over 500 people registered for the NIH Minority Health Walk/Run/Roll 5K event, sponsored by NIMHD and ORS.

The NIH community came together on April 11 on the front lawn of Building 1 on the Bethesda campus to participate in the NIH Minority Health Walk/Run/Roll 5K event.

Captain Cavanaugh speaks at a podium

CREDIT: CHIA-CHI CHARLIE CHANG

CAPT Tarsha Cavanaugh, principal deputy director of the HHS Office of Minority Health, and Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, NIMHD director (not shown), greeted participants and delivered inspiring remarks.

The annual event, sponsored by NIMHD and ORS, was held in observance of National Minority Health Month (NMHM) to raise awareness about the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority communities and reducing health disparities.

four women volunteering at the NIMH 5K event

CREDIT: CHIA-CHI CHARLIE CHANG

5K volunteers pose for a photo. On the far left is Seppideh Sami, 5K coordinator on detail from the Clinical Center to NIMHD and volunteer writer for the NIH Catalyst.

The event was made possible through the unrelenting support and the coming together of various members of the NIH community including the race participants, water station sponsors, exhibitors, volunteers, NIH Events Management, NIH police, NIH emergency medical technicians, and the 5K planning committee.

10 people from NHLBI joining the NIMH 5K

CREDIT: WILLIAM CEFALU

Colleagues at NIDDK joined the festivities by conducting a walk event at their location on Democracy Boulevard.

What better way to embody the 2024 NMHM theme: Be the Source for Better Health: Improving Health Outcomes Through Our Cultures, Communities, and Connections.

This page was last updated on Tuesday, December 3, 2024

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