HHS releases Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Office of Minority Health have released the Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index, a tool to help emergency response planners and public health officials apply a health equity lens to research, strategic planning, program design and evaluation related to response and recovery for COVID-19 and other public health emergencies. Click here to learn more about its potential uses and download the corresponding dataset and data dictionary.
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