• However, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is the lead institute on research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • Support late-stage translation of multi-level, multi-factor interventions to reduce health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • For NICHD's plan to reduce health disparities, see http://www.nichd.nih.gov/strategicplan/disparities/disparities.pdf. (nih.gov)
  • He oversees the Institute's $281 million budget to conduct and support research, training, and information dissemination programs to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • The mission of NIMHD is to lead scientific research that will improve minority health, reduce health disparities, and promote health equity. (nih.gov)
  • April is National Minority Health Month, and this year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) and its partners are highlighting the important role individuals and organizations can play in helping to reduce health disparities and improve the health of racial and ethnic minority and American Indian/Alaska Native communities. (hhs.gov)
  • The Office of Minority Health (OMH) is an American federal agency created in 1986. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Director of the NIDDK created the Office of Minority Health Research Coordination (OMHRC) to address the burden of diseases and disorders that disproportionately impact the health of minority populations. (nih.gov)
  • Eight HHS agencies, including the Office of Minority Health, the Administration for Children and Families, and the Surgeon General, are collaborating to support and expand oral health education and research. (minoritynurse.com)
  • The Office of Minority Health plans to offer cultural competency training modules for dental health professionals, which will be available online. (minoritynurse.com)
  • Each year, the Office of Minority Health (OMH) announces the NMHM theme - stay tuned for updates here as they become available. (nih.gov)
  • These collaborations support a systems approach for eliminating health disparities, national planning to identify priorities, and coordinated responses through focused initiatives. (wikipedia.org)
  • This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites eligible United States small business concerns (SBCs) to submit Small Business Technology Transfer ( STTR ) grant applications that propose to develop a product, process or service for commercialization with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined populations experiencing health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • These conditions-often referred to as social determinants of health -are key drivers of health inequities within communities of color, placing those within these populations at greater risk for poor health outcomes . (cdc.gov)
  • Health disparities are preventable differences in health status and outcomes that adversely affect certain populations. (nih.gov)
  • Research on health disparities examines the influence of environment, social determinants, and other underlying mechanisms leading to differences in health outcomes. (nih.gov)
  • In addition to increasing the general public's awareness, Ashe-Goins says she hopes to encourage minority nurses to learn more about lupus and how they can help close the gap of unequal lupus outcomes. (minoritynurse.com)
  • Page is a professor at Johns Hopkins University and helped start the Hopkins Organization for Latino Awareness which tries to improve health outcomes for the Latino community. (koaa.com)
  • Page says it's not surprising when certain minority groups experience bad health outcomes at higher rates. (koaa.com)
  • Dr. Brawley's talk will discuss population differences in health outcomes as defined over the past fifty years, as well as the development of this discipline. (nih.gov)
  • These populations include racial and ethnic minority groups, underserved rural populations, people of less privileged socioeconomic status, along with groups subject to discrimination who have poorer health outcomes often attributed to being socially disadvantaged. (nih.gov)
  • Additionally, the COEs may include specific disease areas that disproportionately affect disparity populations and contribute substantially to health outcomes, and/or prevention topics that cut across health conditions and populations. (nih.gov)
  • They found that sexual minority individuals had increased odds for all indicators of mental ill-health ( see figure ) when compared to heterosexual individuals, but those with both ethnic and sexual minority identities did not report worse outcomes than White sexual minority individuals. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • Considering the outcomes of both studies the authors argue that public health policy should emphasize preventive measures to reduce exposure to violence and discrimination in sexual- and gender minority individuals. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • The barriers to medical student loan forgiveness decrease minority pipelines to medicine and worsen health care outcomes for minorities. (kevinmd.com)
  • Using a molecular epidemiologic approach with monitoring, biomarkers, and clinical assessments at serial time points, we will extend our study of African-American and Latina urban mothers and children in order to follow the cohort through child age 11 years to assess the longer-term impact of exposures on child health and developmental outcomes. (nih.gov)
  • Though health indicators such as life expectancy and infant mortality have improved for most Americans, some people from racial and ethnic minority groups experience a disproportionate burden of preventable disease, death, and disability compared with non-Hispanic White people. (cdc.gov)
  • As the nation's leading public health agency, we have established a website "Racism and Health" to serve as a hub to share our activities, expert perspectives on race and health, and discuss racism's negative implications on the health of racial and ethnic minority groups. (cdc.gov)
  • The data show that racial and ethnic minority groups, throughout the United States, experience higher rates of illness and death across a wide range of health conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, obesity, asthma, and heart disease, when compared to their White counterparts. (cdc.gov)
  • This video sheds light on the growing body of research that shows that centuries of racism in the United States has had a profound and negative impact on communities of color and prevented some racial and ethnic minority groups from achieving optimal health. (cdc.gov)
  • Builds awareness about the disproportionate burden of premature death and illness in people from racial and ethnic minority groups. (nih.gov)
  • To raise awareness of the unique mental health struggles that racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States face, Mental Health America has designated July as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. (weillcornell.org)
  • It is widely believed that racial and ethnic minority groups, especially in the US, are less willing to participate in health research than non-minority groups. (umd.edu)
  • CDC data show that some racial and ethnic minority groups - particularly Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and American Indian or Alaska Native people are at increased risk of getting sick, having more severe illness, and dying from COVID-19. (hhs.gov)
  • The OMHRC tracks and evaluates the Institute's progress in training underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities in biomedical research. (nih.gov)
  • 388) that "a National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month should be established to promote educational efforts on the health problems currently facing minorities and other populations experiencing health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to keep track of the overall state of oral health in the United States over the next few years, including the pervasiveness of oral diseases and patterns in dental health behavior. (minoritynurse.com)
  • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Office of Women's Health, and the Health Resources and Services Administration round out the team of collaborators, and each has their own contribution to the initiative. (minoritynurse.com)
  • Work closely with other NIH Institutes and Centers and other Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) offices and agencies to stimulate minority mental health research. (nih.gov)
  • NIAID also works to attract minorities to careers in biomedical research through programs such as Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities, which provides training in NIAID labs for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students from underrepresented groups, and Research Centers in Minority Institutions, which is partly funded by NIAID and aims to enhance research infrastructure at minority colleges and universities that offer doctorates in health sciences. (nih.gov)
  • We also have strong partnerships with other National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers, including the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), in this effort. (nih.gov)
  • Twelve specialized research centers designed to conduct multidisciplinary research, research training, and community engagement activities focused on improving minority health and reducing health disparities will launch. (nih.gov)
  • The centers, to be funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, will share approximately $82 million over five years, pending the availability of funds. (nih.gov)
  • The Centers of Excellence (COE)'s program fosters collaborative research in minority health and health disparities that will identify critical biological, behavioral, environmental, sociocultural and health systems factors to aid in developing optimal interventions that will reduce targeted health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • The Centers of Excellence are poised to emphasize scientific inquiry that will promote health equity," said NIMHD Director Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable. (nih.gov)
  • NIH-designated U.S. health disparity populations include American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, sexual and gender minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and underserved rural populations. (nih.gov)
  • The NIA Intramural Research Program's (IRP) Diversity in Aging Research Pipeline Program (DARPP) seeks to develop interest in and expose trainees from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged students, to age-related minority health and health disparities research. (nih.gov)
  • NIMHD is also supporting research and development of mobile health and other technologies to reduce the burden of musculoskeletal disorders among socioeconomically disadvantaged and geographically underserved populations. (nih.gov)
  • For Black and Hispanic people, living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods is associated with higher rates of illness, reduced access to health care and a shorter life span. (realhealthmag.com)
  • Investigators responding to this announcement should focus on enhancing the body of knowledge of a variety of factors (e.g., social, economic, demographic, community, societal, personal, cultural) influencing the health promoting and health compromising behaviors of racial and ethnic minority women and underserved women and their subpopulations. (nih.gov)
  • Dr. Pérez-Stable's research interests have centered on improving the health of racial/ethnic minorities and underserved populations, advancing patient-centered care, improving cross-cultural communication skills among health care professionals, and promoting diversity in the biomedical research workforce. (nih.gov)
  • Mental health disparities remain a persistent public health issue in the United States, particularly for underserved populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities, individuals from lower socioeconomic strata, or those residing in rural or frontier geographic areas. (nih.gov)
  • Health disparities are gaps in the quality of health and health care that mirror differences in socioeconomic status, racial and ethnic background, and education level. (nih.gov)
  • People from BIPOC communities commonly suffer from mental health challenges that stem from a combination of, among other things, historical trauma, immigration, socioeconomic disparities, and discrimination. (weillcornell.org)
  • The authors found that differences in psychosis risk among minority groups were explained by postmigratory socioeconomic disadvantage across both rural and urban areas. (madinamerica.com)
  • At NIH, every Institute and Center (IC) supports research into the causes of and potential interventions for health disparities within their mission. (nih.gov)
  • A growing evidence base points to opportunities for bringing to scale successful interventions that increase quality and access to mental health care for underserved populations. (nih.gov)
  • Scale up evidence-based interventions to ensure quality and equity in mental health care regardless of race or ethnic background. (nih.gov)
  • The minority mental health research portfolio at NIMH is distributed across the NIMH Divisions and Offices according to their focus in the scientific areas of services and interventions research , translational research , neuroscience and behavioral research , HIV/AIDS research , and on populations of high need. (nih.gov)
  • His scholarship paved the way for the current field of health disparities research which requires interdisciplinary investigations that explore psychosocial, environmental, behavioral, and biological factors to unravel the causes and develop interventions to eliminate differential health burdens and longevity status. (nih.gov)
  • and studies that test, evaluate, translate, and disseminate health promotion prevention and interventions conducted in traditional and non -traditional settings. (nih.gov)
  • Further, they will investigate how protective and risk factors common to various chronic diseases and disorders manifest among racial and ethnic minority populations of the Southwest and will develop culturally appropriate interventions. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is committed to supporting research that will increase scientific understanding of the health status of diverse population groups and thereby improve the effectiveness of health interventions and services for individuals within those groups. (nih.gov)
  • This multidisciplinary field of science also seeks to identify evidence-based approaches to reduce the unequal burdens of morbidity and mortality among disparity populations defined as racial/ethnic minority, low socio-economic status, rural, and sexual and gender minority populations in the United States. (nih.gov)
  • This study included 168,952 individuals who answered the Swedish National Public Health Survey in 2018 and 2020. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • CDC's Office of Health Equity shares the latest news, perspectives and progress in the science and practice of health equity. (cdc.gov)
  • Read the full Health Equity Matters newsletter today! (cdc.gov)
  • The latest news related to minority health, social determinants of health, and health equity. (cdc.gov)
  • The purpose is to improve nationwide cohesion and coordination of strategies and actions to eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Working with the broader public health community, we will serve as a catalyst to further investigate the impact of racism on health and efforts to achieve health equity for all. (cdc.gov)
  • To address long-standing health disparities and promote health equity, efforts under UNITE will seek to improve transparency, accountability, and sustainability in support for research on minority health and health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • The NIMH Strategic Plan for Research highlights the reduction of disparities and the promotion of mental health equity as a priority, through emphasis on research that addresses the needs of underserved and underrepresented populations. (nih.gov)
  • April 15, 2015) - April is National Minority Health Month, and it provides an opportunity to highlight disparities in care while continuing to push for progress toward health equity among ethnic minorities. (cancer.org)
  • This area of research once was called minority health in the 1970s and 1980s, evolved to be called special populations research, and later health disparities, and now the focus is on health equity. (nih.gov)
  • But the SCOTUS review of the constitutionality of the Biden Administration's Student Loan Forgiveness Program is an opportunity to discuss medical student loan forgiveness as a tool for health equity. (kevinmd.com)
  • The absorbent debt of soon-to-be physicians is deeply connected to health equity. (kevinmd.com)
  • also supports the many other efforts happening in communities across the country to advance health equity. (hhs.gov)
  • The OMH Resource Center is a one stop shop for minority health literature, research, and referrals. (wikipedia.org)
  • Here you will find up-to-date information regarding our current research, community engagement activities and information regarding minority health in West Virginia. (marshall.edu)
  • Minority health research. (nih.gov)
  • Recognized as a leader in Latino health care and disparities research, Dr. Pérez-Stable has spent more than 30 years leading research on smoking cessation and tobacco control policy in Latino populations in the United States and Latin America. (nih.gov)
  • 2. Removing the barriers to advancing health disparities research. (nih.gov)
  • NIH recognizes the need to increase the proportion of research on minority health and health disparities across the NIH ICs to address public health issues affecting all populations in the United States. (nih.gov)
  • Marshal adequate and measurable resources across NIH for scientific research that will produce significant reductions in health disparities and improve minority health. (nih.gov)
  • Examine minority health and health disparities research portfolios with NIH-wide stakeholders to aggregate and generate summary recommendations for addressing research and funding gaps. (nih.gov)
  • Review the scope of NIH intramural and extramural systems, methods, measures, and definitions used to track minority health and health disparity research to identify strengths and limitations of current systems and new models. (nih.gov)
  • Conduct an analysis of current investments in minority health and health disparity research by intramural and extramural stakeholders. (nih.gov)
  • Support research on behavioral, biological, and social determinants of health and structural racism and discrimination. (nih.gov)
  • The goal of this program is to foster collaborative clinical research that focuses on new and improved approaches for diagnosis, management, and prevention of cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases in minorities. (nih.gov)
  • The special feature of this program is the concurrent submission of research grant applications by investigators who wish to collaborate on a common theme related to clinical research on minority health issues, but do not require extensive shared physical resources or core functions to conduct their research. (nih.gov)
  • This RFA is intended to support individual research grants for studies of minority human subjects. (nih.gov)
  • Therefore, basic research investigations and studies in non-minorities will not be responsive to this RFA. (nih.gov)
  • Oversee and coordinate NIMH efforts related to minority mental health research. (nih.gov)
  • Identify opportunities and gaps in mental health research activities. (nih.gov)
  • Establish and maintain research partnerships across federal agencies to increase capacity and public health impact of scientific research to reduce mental health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • Educate partners and researchers about areas of minority mental health research relevant to their respective mission and/or portfolio. (nih.gov)
  • This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Research Project (R01) grant applications from applicants that propose to stimulate and expand research in the health of minority men. (nih.gov)
  • NIAID is committed to research that helps reduce these and other health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • The NIH Office of Research on Women's Health provides the Women of Color Health Information Collection , which presents data on race/ethnicity and disease. (nih.gov)
  • Eligible applicants must commit to teach, administer services, conduct research, and/or provide direct mental health counseling to at least one of the above-listed populations. (scholarships.com)
  • Research shows that ethnic minorities, as well as other medically underserved groups, have higher rates of cancer mortality because many are less likely to be diagnosed early or receive optimal treatment. (cancer.org)
  • As the nation's largest private, not-for-profit investor in cancer research, we're finding cures and ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. (cancer.org)
  • RESEARCH OBJECTIVES Racial and ethnic minorities represent one of the fastest growing segments of our society. (nih.gov)
  • A member of the National Academy of Medicine, he leads a broad interdisciplinary research effort regarding cancer health disparities at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, working to close racial, economic, and social disparities in the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer in the United States and worldwide. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institute on Aging (NIA), Intramural Research Program (IRP), a major research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is seeking applications from talented and highly motivated individuals for a Postdoctoral Fellow . (nih.gov)
  • Candidates must have a M.D., Ph.D., or M.D. Ph.D., have interest in conducting multidisciplinary research with a focus in health disparities, social psychology, social epidemiology, behavioral epidemiology, or chronic disease epidemiology. (nih.gov)
  • This initiative encourages research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children. (nih.gov)
  • This initiative is designed to stimulate research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children. (nih.gov)
  • Before I became the Director of NIMHD , my work as a primary care physician and a clinician scientist had included working with minority communities on smoking cessation and prevention, cancer screening, and minority aging research. (nih.gov)
  • These and other factors underlie all of health disparities research. (nih.gov)
  • I want to acknowledge all of the wonderful research being done at NIAMS on minority health and health disparities, and I look forward to ongoing collaborations. (nih.gov)
  • The NIMHD COEs program, established by the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-525), has played a vital role in realizing NIMHD's mission to support research in minority health and health disparities, promote the training of a diverse research workforce, disseminate research findings, and foster innovative collaborations and partnerships. (nih.gov)
  • They will also engage community members, through training, mentoring and collaborative activities, to increase input in and translation of research findings for sustainable community and system-level changes that will have a measurable impact on minority health and health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • NIAAA issues and participates in NIH funding opportunities to encourage research on minority and health disparities health issues. (nih.gov)
  • NIH offers special funding initiatives aimed at improving the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the training of predoctoral and post-doctoral students and new investigators from underrepresented groups. (nih.gov)
  • Provides up to five years of support for research training leading to the PhD or equivalent research degree, the combined MD/PhD degree, or another formally combined professional degree and research doctoral degree in biomedical, behavioral, health services, or clinical sciences. (nih.gov)
  • Research shows that patients get better care from physicians who look like them, but higher debt burdens make this difficult for minority patients. (kevinmd.com)
  • No NCI awards focused on translational minority health research. (nih.gov)
  • Cross-cutting theme of translational CHD and/or minority health research with the option to investigate more than one cancer type in populations who are underserved. (nih.gov)
  • Wendler, D and Kington, R and Madans, J and Van Wye, G and Christ-Schmidt, H (2006) Minority Participation in Health Research-Facts and Fiction. (umd.edu)
  • According to this view, minority groups'comparative unwillingness to participate is due to a lack of trust in health research and health researchers, which traces to past abuses, particularly the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. (umd.edu)
  • If you are giving a presentation about an environmental health topic or just looking for general information about environmental health research or the institute, this page will help. (nih.gov)
  • NIEHS is committed to conducting the most rigorous research in environmental health sciences, and to communicating the results of this research to the public. (nih.gov)
  • NIEHS research uses state-of-the-art science and technology to investigate the interplay between environmental exposures, human biology, genetics, and common diseases to help prevent disease and improve human health. (nih.gov)
  • NIEHS offers a broad range of job opportunities, career enhancement programs, and research training grants and programs in environmental health sciences and administration. (nih.gov)
  • The major objective of the proposed research is to study the impact of early-life exposures to common urban pollutants on neurobehavioral development and asthma in a sample of children living in three low-income, minority communities of New York City (Central Harlem, Washington Heights and the South Bronx). (nih.gov)
  • Despite these challenges, here is encouraging news: More women are learning how to take charge of their heart health and demanding that they are included in the research and science of heart disease. (womenheart.org)
  • Clinical research education and awareness are even more critical today - especially among diverse, underserved communities," says Dr. Karriem S. Watson, DHS, MS, MPH, Associate Executive Director, Mile Square Health Center UI Health, Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement UI Cancer Center at UIC. (chicagodefender.com)
  • HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 The PHS is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2000," a PHS-led national activity for setting priorities. (nih.gov)
  • Initiative goals and activities include creating campaigns that promote oral health and disease prevention and supporting oral health care professionals. (minoritynurse.com)
  • Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons - including access to quality health care - these population groups have not benefited equally from advances in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment," said American Cancer Society Chief Medical Officer Dr. Otis Brawley. (cancer.org)
  • Disparities in the cancer burden among racial and ethnic minorities largely reflect obstacles to receiving health care services related to cancer prevention, early detection, and high-quality treatment, with poverty as the overriding factor. (cancer.org)
  • Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center's newly dedicated Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention, with its quadrupling of health-focused staff, brings renewed hope that those who have been historically underserved in the Washington, DC, area will now have access to more cancer-related services and the potential of turning the tide on the high rate of cancer in the city. (georgetown.edu)
  • Discovery, validation, and assessment of how various determinants of health intersect with the biology of cancer to affect cancer incidence, diagnosis, treatment, early detection, and prevention in populations who are underserved. (nih.gov)
  • With more than 46 percent of African American women having high blood pressure and nearly one-third of Hispanic women, one of the risk factors for heart disease, we've got to do more to educate minority populations about their risks and prevention. (womenheart.org)
  • v) the extent to which sexual health services (for treatment and prevention) are aware of the needs of ethnic minority MSM. (biomedcentral.com)
  • iv) sexual health promotion/HIV prevention service providers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Health Disparities are defined as differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States when compared to non-Hispanic Whites. (nih.gov)
  • With this award, Valley Health can lessen a portion of the recipient's financial burden. (valleyhealth.org)
  • VA Martinsburg health care works to increase local awareness of minority Veteran-related issues, to increase participation in VA benefits, and to ensure that we provide equitable benefits and services without barriers to access. (va.gov)
  • Language barriers can be a hindrance to good quality mental health care when skilled interpretation services are not available, and staff need to respect different cultural understandings of mental health. (mentalhealthreform.ie)
  • What are some of the barriers to addressing men's health problems? (minoritynurse.com)
  • Cultural and Linguistic Competency: OMH is committed to culturally and linguistically competent systems that will ensure the needs of minority communities are integrated and addressed within health-related programs across the nation. (wikipedia.org)
  • OMHHE releases a quarterly newsletter along with regular email updates (e-updates) to announce the latest FDA information on health and safety that are important to minority communities. (fda.gov)
  • In particular, they hope to make oral health care services more widely available to underserved communities. (minoritynurse.com)
  • It's important to get the message out to minority communities about what lupus is," agrees Amy Ma, DNP, APRN , FNP-BC, assistant professor and clinical coordinator in the nurse practitioner program at Long Island University School of Nursing in New York. (minoritynurse.com)
  • We [interact with the patients] more than other health care professionals, so it's up to us to reach out to our communities with information. (minoritynurse.com)
  • Eligible applicants must demonstrate knowledge of and experience with one or more of the following: underserved minority communities, child/adolescent and geriatric groups, minority communities in inner cities and rural areas, minority persons (including LGBTQIA2S+), or those who are veterans or are from military families. (scholarships.com)
  • SAMHSA's priority population decision is based on the documentation of significant mental health disparities within these communities and the SAMHSA-identified strategy of increasing the number of individuals representing these communities in counselor education and leadership. (scholarships.com)
  • April is National Minority Health Month (NMHM) , a time to raise awareness about the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority communities and reducing health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • The resolution encouraged "all health organizations and Americans to conduct appropriate programs and activities to promote healthfulness in minority and other communities experiencing health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • However, some programs are trying to bridge the gap between these communities and health care providers. (koaa.com)
  • Communities Count, a project of Public Health - Seattle & King County and other public and private agencies, reported on social and health indicators across King County in December 2005. (washington.edu)
  • The toll may be especially great among BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities, where social and economic disenfranchisement, and health and healthcare disparities contribute to higher levels of anxiety, depression, suicidal tendencies, post-traumatic stress, and other mental health disorders. (weillcornell.org)
  • Stigma around mental illness may prevent people in BIPOC communities from recognizing their or their children's mental health needs, she says. (weillcornell.org)
  • This briefing, Access to Education and Health Services among Minority and Indigenous Communities in Ethiopia , presents a selection of relevant indicators to highlight these continued inequalities and the need to ensure these are meaningfully addressed. (minorityrights.org)
  • OMH invites you to #BoostYourCommunity by using, sharing, and attending these National Minority Health Month (NMHM) resources and events with your organization, communities, and network! (hhs.gov)
  • Visit OMH's population profiles for data on key health topics impacting racial and ethnic minorities and AI/AN communities to help with your discussion. (hhs.gov)
  • Now, a new study has found that minorities who live in these communities are also more likely to die of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). (realhealthmag.com)
  • This makes it all the more important that the Government and HSE prioritise the mental health needs of these communities, in line with their human rights obligation to pay particular attention to marginalised groups. (mentalhealthreform.ie)
  • We have been concerned to hear from those working with ethnic minorities that the mental health needs of these communities are not being fully met. (mentalhealthreform.ie)
  • Ethnic Minorities and Mental Health: a position paper was written by Mental Health Reform following consultation with representatives from ethnic minority groups in Ireland including Cairde, Exchange House, the Immigrant Council of Ireland, iVosta, the Irish Refugee Council, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, New Communities Partnership, Pavee Point, SPIRASI and the Traveller Counselling Service. (mentalhealthreform.ie)
  • Applicants are expected to have demonstrated expertise in the recruitment and retention of minority study participants. (nih.gov)
  • Additional training information and NIAAA staff are also available at Diversity Applicants and Minority-Serving Institution s. (nih.gov)
  • Director of the AMHC ShaRhonda Love said sponsorship applicants will receive up to $5,000 to increase awareness and provide screenings for diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol or other diseases that disproportionally impact minorities as well as other Arkansans. (stuttgartdailyleader.com)
  • Applicants' patient registration must reflect they are a member of a minority racial or ethnic group. (valleyhealth.org)
  • Researchers will train lay health advisors to help African American patients control their hypertension. (nih.gov)
  • The focus of each COE will revolve around at least one of the NIH-designated health disparity populations or a subpopulation within a health disparity population. (nih.gov)
  • If you knew that your biggest health threat was 80 percent preventable, what would you do to stop it? (womenheart.org)
  • Perspectives on addressing health inequities that affect access to health. (cdc.gov)
  • To build a healthier America for all, we must confront the systems and policies that have resulted in the generational injustice that has given rise to racial and ethnic health inequities. (cdc.gov)
  • But the seemingly insurmountable tasks of addressing racial wealth gaps and health care inequities have actionable items for progress. (kevinmd.com)
  • This lack of representation results in inequities in our health care system and the effectiveness of new therapies. (chicagodefender.com)
  • While the population of racial/ethnic minority groups is growing in this country, the disparities in health between minorities and the majority group remain large in some cases. (nih.gov)
  • Funding for events that include coronavirus testing, mask distributions and education programming can help minority groups impacted by COVID-19. (stuttgartdailyleader.com)
  • HIV prevalence appears to vary widely between MSM from different ethnic minority groups in this country for reasons that are not fully understood. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Iris-scanning technology conjures fears of Big Brother totalitarianism, brings to mind science-fiction films like Minority Report , and has drawn the ire of civil liberties groups. (prwatch.org)
  • People from ethnic minority groups have a higher risk of developing severe mental health difficulties such as post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis. (mentalhealthreform.ie)
  • The Mental Health Commission, as the regulator of mental health services, should develop standards for cultural competency, working in partnership with ethnic minority groups in Ireland," Dr McDaid added. (mentalhealthreform.ie)
  • Authors of this study argue that rural black and minority ethnic (BME) groups could potentially differ from BME groups in urban areas for reasons including differential exposure in SES, deprivation, increased exposure to visible minority position or social isolation. (madinamerica.com)
  • FEP rates were elevated across most ethnic minority groups relative to the white British populating. (madinamerica.com)
  • Some ethnic minority groups in rural areas had elevated risk for affective psychoses. (madinamerica.com)
  • Interestingly, risk across rural and urban populations was similar for black and minority ethnic groups. (madinamerica.com)
  • President Joe Biden announced a plan in June 2021 to allocate $100 billion in federal contracting opportunities to SDBs over a five-year period, a nearly 50% increase in set-asides for minority-owned businesses. (nextgov.com)
  • Ethnic minorities (heterosexual and sexual/gender minority migrants and refugees) had lower odds of drug and risk alcohol use compared to White heterosexual peers but higher odds of risk gambling. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • These chronic conditions disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities and low-income populations. (nih.gov)
  • and (3) Relationships of migration- and environment-related social determinants of health with chronic diseases, such as diabetes. (nih.gov)
  • This RFA, Collaborative Projects on Minority Health, is related to the priority areas of cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases. (nih.gov)
  • The commission works to find ways to promote health and prevent diseases that are prevalent among minority populations. (stuttgartdailyleader.com)
  • Next the insurance companies will buy up all your iris scanned images to see if you have any health problems or diseases. (prwatch.org)
  • Cancer Health Disparities and Minority Health (CHD-MH) SPORE Program (New RFA/Coop. (nih.gov)
  • Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D. is Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and Principal Investigator in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (nih.gov)
  • Both studies highlight that despite significant sociocultural changes in acceptance of sexual minority rights in the UK and Sweden, LGBTQ+ individuals continue to report higher levels of mental ill-health, general health, and higher rates of adverse health-related behaviours. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • The study also found that individuals who identified as mostly heterosexual had increased odds for mental ill-health and higher rates of adverse health-related behaviours compared to exclusively heterosexuals but lower than exclusively sexual minority (lesbian, gay and bisexual) peers. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • SM: sexual minority. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • The authors further note that sexual minority respondents were also considerably more likely to receive treatment without having a diagnosable disorder. (healthday.com)
  • Increase the understanding of mechanisms underlying racial/ethnic disparities and differences in mental health. (nih.gov)
  • The Minority Health and Health Disparities Population Laboratory, led Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, who is also the director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities focuses on health and health care disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations. (nih.gov)
  • We at CDC want to lead in this effort-both in the work we do on behalf of the nation's health and the work we do internally as an organization. (cdc.gov)
  • As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society's efforts have contributed to a 22 percent decline in cancer death rates in the US during the past two decades, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates. (cancer.org)
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 100 (‎1)‎, 78 - 80. (who.int)
  • World Health Organization. (who.int)
  • How can the study of "health inequalities" or "health disparities" help explain the relationship between poverty and health? (washington.edu)
  • Against a backdrop of insecurity, political instability and periodic famine, the country's education and health systems remain underdeveloped, with limited funding and many inequalities. (minorityrights.org)
  • The purpose of this project is to develop, implement, and evaluate status neutral strategies within Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part A jurisdictions for racial and ethnic minority subpopulations (i.e. (hrsa.gov)
  • The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is expanding and accelerating its contributions to scientific knowledge of human health and the environment, and to the health and well-being of people everywhere. (nih.gov)
  • The Minority Health Care Scholarship will be awarded to one recipient, who will receive up to $5,000 to apply toward their post-secondary education or certification in medical/nursing, health sciences, and health administrative fields. (valleyhealth.org)
  • 2017-03-09T21:51:58-05:00 https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzAzXC8yMDE3MDMwOTIxNTQ1MjAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ== House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) briefed reporters and responded to questions on her party's legislative agenda. (c-span.org)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic, and its disproportionate impact among racial and ethnic minority populations is another stark example of these enduring health disparities. (cdc.gov)
  • The Heckler report "was a landmark effort in analyzing and synthesizing the present state of knowledge [in 1985] of the major factors that contribute to the health status of Blacks, Hispanics, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Office the Heckler Report established is dedicated to improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities. (wikipedia.org)
  • The mission of the Minority Health Institute is to improve and protect the health and well-being of racial and ethnic minorities through the development of programs, policies and practices to eliminate health disparities. (marshall.edu)
  • Test innovative approaches to address structural racism and eliminate health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • These are all ways to help improve public health and eliminate health disparities. (chicagodefender.com)
  • Download National Minority Health Month backgrounds for your Instagram and Facebook stories. (hhs.gov)
  • The national coalition Mental Health Reform has today (10/10/2014) launched a paper highlighting the importance of improving access to mental health services for people from ethnic minority backgrounds, including Travellers. (mentalhealthreform.ie)
  • Over the years, our understanding of population also has changed, as there is still focus on race but more on ancestry, area of geographic origin, and social determinants of health. (nih.gov)
  • Perhaps levels of stress and social hierarchy, of unemployment and poor social support, of environmental safety and neighborhood security, perhaps these "social determinants of health" are as important as direct spending on health care once a society has met basic needs. (washington.edu)
  • Excessive student loans are a result of inequitable access to ideal social determinants of health (conditions where people are born, age, and experience life - socially, professionally, and recreationally - that impact overall health and quality-of-life) and systemic racism , which creates disproportionately higher amounts of student loan debt for underrepresented minorities in medicine. (kevinmd.com)
  • Similar to molecular tailoring of therapy, evaluation of social determinants of health should be a key aspect of personalized leukemia therapy. (realhealthmag.com)
  • Khan added that incorporating validated measures of such determinants of health into clinical care can help significantly narrow the disparity gap in leukemia survival. (realhealthmag.com)
  • Genetic variation between ethnicities could account for underlying differences in disease severity and clinical manifestations, and identifying those variants could improve the diagnosis and treatments for African Americans and other minorities who have the disease. (nih.gov)
  • As a national spokesperson for the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), Yvette was at the news conference, along with Frances Ashe-Goins, RN, MPH, deputy director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women's Health (OWH), to help kick off the first-ever Ad Council media campaign on lupus awareness, co-sponsored by LFA and OWH. (minoritynurse.com)
  • At the UW, Hall Health offers a wide array of highly rated primary and specialty care clinics and services, including Primary Care, Women's Health, Family Health, Mental Health, Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, and more. (washington.edu)