Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Minority Health; Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a New System of Records

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In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act, OMH proposes to establish a new system of records entitled, "Minority Health Information Service." Under provisions of 42 U.S.C. sec. 300u- 6, the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is charged with maintaining a national minority health resource center to (1) Facilitate exchange of and access to information related to health information, promotion, services and education; (2) assist in analysis of issues and problems with regard to such matters; and (3) provide technical assistance with regard to the exchange of such information. The primary purpose of this system is to collect and facilitate distribution of minority health information to public and professional audiences. In support of this purpose, this system maintains individually identifiable information concerning individuals voluntarily participating in OMH health campaigns and technical assistance programs, and concerning information requested by individually identifiable customers that is maintained to facilitate order tracking and customer service.