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Auburn University CHEER Health Equity Course Redesign Awardees
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The Center for Health Ecology and Equity Research (CHEER) aims to promote scholarship on health disparities through various curricular initiatives. Towards this objective, the Health Equity Course Redesign Award was created to facilitate minor revisions to existing courses to integrate foundational knowledge on the magnitude of health disparities at the local, regional, and national levels; the causes and consequences of health disparities; as well as interventions and policies that address health inequities. A primary goal of this award is to introduce health disparities content to students at Auburn University across diverse academic disciplines.
This year, eight proposals were awarded, which span eight different departments across four schools and colleges; reaching potentially over 400 undergraduate and graduate students in the first year alone based on anticipated enrollment. This award promises to be incredibly impactful in broadening the scope of knowledge of the students at Auburn University.
The 2017 CHEER Health Equity Course Redesign awardees are:
- Tannista Banerjee, Department of Economics
- Dana Carroll, Department of Pharmacy Practice
- Jill Crystal, Department of Political Science
- Kimberly Garza, Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy
- Evelyn Hunter, Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, Counseling
- Stephanie Ostrowski and James Wright, Department of Pathobiology
- Tal Peretz, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
- Kamden Strunk, Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology
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Vital Signs: Racial Disparities in Age-Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 1999–2015
A new CDC study examines mortality rates of black and white Americans under 65 years old. Findings suggest that while the discrepancy between blacks and whites of this age group fell nearly 50% between 1999-2015, black people continue to have higher mortality overall.
Certain types of deaths—such as homicide, cardiovascular disease and cancer—occur more frequently in blacks than whites of this age group.
Research also found differences such as higher rates of obesity and cigarette smoking among blacks, as well as reported difficulties obtaining medical care due to cost. Contributing factors to these discrepancies lie in persisting socioeconomic disparities in the US. Read more
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For the First Time, Healthy People Initiative Focuses on Social Determinants of Health Read more
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Seminars, Workshops, and Conferences
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The 23rd National Health Equity Research Webcast The Courage to Lead: Scholar-Activism and Health Equity in Turbulent Political Times will take place on Friday, September 22, 2017, from 1:30-4 p.m. Please mark your calendars for this important event. Learn more
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Call for Posters! A Disparities Paradox? Food Insecurity and Obesity Among Vulnerable Populations to be held on July 17-18, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Conference Center in Jackson, MS. Click here for the poster guidelines.
Student travel scholarships are available for this conference! The deadline for travel scholarship applications is Friday, June 16, 2017. Click here for the travel scholarship information.
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Achieving Rural Health Equity and Well-being: Challenges and Opportunities: A Workshop
Montgomery Marriott Prattville, Capitol Hill, 2500 Legends Circle, Prattville, AL 36066 , and via webcast. June 13, 2017, starting at 7:00 a.m. CST. Register to attend this event in person or remotely is available at:http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3500528/Rural-Health-Workshop
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Health Disparities Education, Awareness, Research & Training (HDEART) 15th Annual Disparities in Health in America: Working Toward Social Justice
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The 2017 International Cancer Education Conference Cleveland, Ohio September 13 – 15, 2017. Click here for more information
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Registration for the 2017 APHA Annual meeting will open on June 1st. Register between June 1 and August 10 to save up to $115! More information
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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Upcoming funding opportunity: Addressing Disparities - Cycle 3 2017 Learn more
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Post-doctoral fellowships in HIV/AIDS research and LGBT health Hunter College Center for HIV Educational Studies & Training Learn more
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Director, NYC Birth Equity Initiative, Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Learn more
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Faculty Position in Social Epidemiology The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health Learn more
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