 Mission
To improve the health and quality of life of African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and other racial/ethnic minority people in Toledo and Lucas County through education, collaboration, capacity building, program funding, and outcome evaluation.
Who We Are
The joint goal of the Toledo-Lucas County Office of Minority Health and the Toledo-Lucas County Commission on Minority Health is to identify local health disparity needs with an emphasis on informing, educating, and empowering at-risk communities. The office is responsible for activating efforts to educate citizens and professionals on imperative health care issues and seeks to provide minority health data and technical assistance to local agencies working to improve the health status of minority populations. The Toledo-Lucas County Office of Minority Health works with private and public partners to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our collective efforts.
Toledo-Lucas County Commission on Minority Health
Founded in 1998, The Toledo-Lucas County Commission on Minority Health is a coalition of concerned citizens, professionals, and community organizations whose vision is healthy minority communities in Toledo and Lucas County. We advocate policies and programs that support minority health initiatives covering seven prioritized health conditions and other health parity/equity concerns impacting minorities.
Minorities represent more than 24% of Lucas County’s total population. African-Americans/Blacks are the largest racial minority (17.7%) and Hispanics/Latinos are the largest ethnic group (5.1%) in Lucas County. Other minority groups in Lucas County include Asian (1.3%), American Indian/Alaskan Native (0.1%), and persons that identify as Other Race including mixed races (5.2%).
(Source: United States Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey)
 Why We Are Needed
Toledo, Ohio is a city well known for its ethnic diversity and has a unique blend of rich clubrual heritages. Within the city limits are neighborhoods that are distinct in that residence take care to preserve cultural and ethnic identities.
Toledo has much to offer in the way of diversity. Despite the strengths of these differences, minorities still face a number of disadvantages and inequalities when it comes to health and healthcare..
What We Do
The Toledo-Lucas County Office of Minority Health seeks to servie as a "clearinghouse" for the coordination of community health efforts targeting Toledo and Lucas County's African-American/Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American populations.
Priorities
- Coordinating and oversight of Ohio Commission on Minority Health activities in the Greater Toledo area
- Enhancing data collection and reporting on Minority Health in Toledo and Lucas County
Informing, education, and empowerment of minority communities in regards to health disparities
- Mobilizing the community to partnerships and action to collaborate on minority health related issues
- Developing policies and procedures that support Minority Health initiatives
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