Why Focus on Minority Health Care Issues:
The Political Imperative

Minority Health = Minority Votes

• African Americans (33 million—12% of U.S. population)
  ° Proven influence in determining election results

• Hispanics (40 million—14.5% of U.S. population)
  ° Powerful and growing political voice

• American Indians/Alaskan Natives (2.4 million—0.9% of U.S. population)
  ° Influential swing voters in many states

• Native Hawaiians (267,197—0.1% of U.S. population)
  ° Deciding voters in Hawaiian elections

• In combination, our populations represent over 82 million in the U.S.