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EHF Aims:
(1) To
develop the capacity and skills of the members of the minority ethnic communities
in the United Kingdom and in the developing countries in such a way that
they are better able to identify, and help meet, their health and social
care needs and enable them to participate more fully in the local society.
(2) The
promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by:
(a) promoting activities to
foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds in health and
social care;
(b) conducting or commissioning
research on equality and diversity issues in health and social sciences and
publishing the results to the public;
(c) cultivating a sentiment in
favour of equality and diversity;
(3) The
promotion of racial harmony for the public benefit by working towards the
elimination of discrimination in health and social care services on the
grounds of race, culture, language and religion.
(4) The
promotion of sustainable development for the benefit of the public
by:
(a) the relief of poverty and
the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and disadvantaged
communities; (the promotion of sustainable means of achieving growth and
regeneration in health, social care and personal development);
(5) To advance the education of the public in the subject of health, social
care and personal development.
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