NIHers Race to Raise Awareness for National Minority Health Month
BY SEPPIDEH SAMI, NIMHD, CC
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.
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.
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.
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.
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