Improve Health for All: REACH 2010
Mon, 12 May 2008 14:05:00 -0500

The future of health of the nation will be determined to a large extent by how effectively we work with communities to reduce and eliminate health disparities between non-minority and minority populations. This podcast illustrates CDC’s REACH 2010 initiative – Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health – which funds innovative programs across the United States.

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