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Health Disparities Initiative News Bulletin                                 July 19, 2017

In this Issue 

News and Highlights 

What is Health Equity?

And What Difference Does a Definition Make?

Although the term health equity is used widely, a common understanding of what it means is lacking. This RWJF report defines health equity and identifies crucial elements to guide effective action to reduce disparities in health status.... Read more

Read the latest issue of the Health Disparities, Education, Awareness, Research, & Training Consortium Newsletter. Read more

Visualize Health Equity: A Community Art Show

The National Academy of Medicine is calling all artists!
Show us what health equity looks, feels, and sounds like to YOU! Artwork submitted for this project will help us understand what people see as the most important health challenges and opportunities facing their communities. Learn more

Racism Aggravates Treatment-Resistant Asthma Read more
Seminars, Workshops, and Conferences

Climate Change + Health Equity: Telling the Story With Data National and state leaders will address health equity and data tools available to integrate equity into climate communications and adaptation planning. August 2, 2017 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST Learn more

23rd National Health Equity Research Webcast The Courage to Lead: Scholar-Activism and Health Equity in Turbulent Political Times. Friday, September 22, 2017, from 1:30-4 p.m. Learn more

Tenth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved , September 25-28, 2017 Learn more

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

Registration for the 2017 APHA Annual meeting opened on June 1st.  Register between June 1 and August 10 to save up to $115! More information 

Funding Opportunities

Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R01) Learn more

Addressing Health Disparities in NIDDK Diseases (R01)

Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp) Learn more

NCI Webinar: U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities. Tuesday, August 8th at 2:00 p.m. ET. An overview of the R01 and R21 funding opportunity announcements, U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities. Learn more

Job Openings
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work Learn more
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Cancer Prevention and Control, 
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Learn more
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Learn more
Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, Wayne State University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Learn more
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