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Health Disparities Initiative News Bulletin                                 February 24, 2017

In this Issue 

News and Highlights 

Auburn University Has Joined the Health Disparities, Educational Awareness, Research & Training (HDEART) Consortium 

Auburn University is the first institution in Alabama to join the HDEART Consortium. Last December, President Jay Gogue committed Auburn University to achieving the goal and vision of HDEART. The goal of HDEART is to provide and share academic, teaching and research expertise to eliminate health disparities through community-based participatory research models. Learn more

Assessing disparities in colorectal cancer mortality by socioeconomic status using new tools: health disparities calculator and socioeconomic quintiles​ Read more

Social Determinants of Health: A Framework for Studying Cancer Health Disparities and Minority Participation in Research Read more

Eliminating Health Inequities Should Be a National Priority An RWJF-commissioned report spotlights nine community-driven solutions from across the U.S. and recommends steps for all sectors to help build momentum. Read more

Seminars, Workshops, and Conferences

Toward the Understanding of Mechanisms Contributing To Ethno-Racial Disparities in Health  March 2, 2017, Dr. Irena Stepanikova, UAB CCTS Research Methods and Secondary Data Analysis Seminar Series. UAB – Medical Towers 634 and by video conference connection at your office by request. Please RSVP to dfizer@uabmc.edu by 12:00 noon, Tuesday, before the 1st Thursday. More information

This is Engagement: Best Practices in Community-Engaged Scholarship Call for proposals for presentations and posters that inform or advance university-community partnerships is open until March 15. More information

The University of Alabama 18th Annual Rural Health Conference 
“Empowering Women in Health: Bridging the Gap Between Clinical and Community” March 30 -31, 2017. Click here for more information

Health Disparities Researchers Summit at Howard University April 7, 2017. Click here for more information

The 15th Annual Disparities in Health in America: Working Toward Social Justice Workshop in Houston, Texas from June 19 – 24, 2017Early registration is open! Click here for the registration form

The 2017 International Cancer Education Conference  Cleveland, Ohio September 13 – 15, 2017. Click here for more information

Fellowships and Training Opportunities

The Healthcare Delivery Research Visiting Scholars Program A year-long part-time opportunity to pursue research activities at NCI headquarters in Rockville, Maryland.​ Learn more

Advanced Health Disparities Training Program to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research,Learn more

Funding Opportunities

Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity The Partnership program seeks to support partnerships that involve an organization with a nationwide or regional reach, focus or impact, to achieve health equity for racial and ethnic minority and/or disadvantaged populations Read more

National Institue on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Funding Opportunities Learn more 

Minority Youth Violence Prevention II (MYVP II): Integrating Social Determinants of Health and Community Policing Approaches  Read more

Job Openings
Technical Assistance Liaison: Health Equity Disparities: Atlas Research Learn more
Human Development Visiting Position in Health Disparities and Aging: Connecticut College Learn more
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Cancer Prevention in the Pacific Program: University of Hawai'i Cancer Center Learn more
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Full Professor: University of Washington - School of Nursing Learn more
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