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The NCMHD is grateful to the Congress , the Administration , the NIH Institutes and Centers and to all of you for the overwhelming support that you have provided the Center in transitioning from the Office of Research on Minority Health , to the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities . For a more indepth look at this series , you may consult Vital and Health Statistics Series : An Annotated Checklist and Index to the Publications of the " Rainbow Series " " , by Jim Walsh and A. James Bothmer . These are just some of the influential factors that urged the Congress to pass the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000 , in November 2000 , to create the NIH 's newest Center , the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities . Congress established these limitations in several ways , including by calling for privacy standards for `` individually identifiable health information '' ; specifying that privacy standards must address individuals ' rights regarding their individually identifiable health information , the procedures for exercising those rights , and the particular uses and disclosures to be authorized or required ; restricting the direct application of the privacy standards to `` covered entities , '' which Congress defined ; requiring consultation with the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics and the Attorney General ; specifying the circumstances under which the federal requirements would supersede state laws ; and specifying the civil and criminal penalties the Secretary could impose for violations of the regulation . Food and Health Communications is offering five different free posters for state dietetic meetings and other conferences for food and nutrition professionals . Prof. Regan Gurung , Human Development , has just published a chapter titled " Close Personal Relationships and Health Outcomes : A key to the role of social support " with colleagues from the University of Washington . Wood ( Kinesiology and Health Studies ) co-authored a research presentation given at the annual meeting of the American School Health Association in St. Louis , Mo ., entitled " How body weight influences middle school students ' perceptions of and performance on three aerobic fitness assessments . Nazilla Khanlou is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto and at the Culture , Community and Health Studies program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health . I am honored to join you today as the first Director of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities ( NCMHD ) for this special hearing on Minority Health Disparities . Findings have been shared with the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics , the American Public Health Association , the American Association of Health Plans , the HMO Research Network , The Commonwealth Fund , and several other health professional associations . While at IthacaCollege , Janet majored in CMD and minored in Spanish and Health Communications . Dr. Williams , internist and medical epidemiologist , is the associate director for Minority Health , Office of the Director , CDC ; and director of CDC 's Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities .