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An NIMHD-supported study shows that diet quality, food security, race/ethnicity and access to health care affect the control of type 2 diabetes, which is more common in all U.S. racial and ethnic minority groups than in non-Hispanic White populations.
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It’s All in the Name…Why NIH is Changing to NOFO
NIH has adopted the federal acronym NOFO to help standardize terminology across the government. Learn about the change and how it impacts researchers and grant applications.
MoreAdvancing Social Determinants of Health Research at NIH Through Cross-Cutting Collaboration
Why does the statement “Your zip code is more important to your health than your genetic code” surprise people but resonate with many population scientists? Learn more about NIH’s efforts to better understand the multiple and interacting social, psychological, behavioral, and biologic mechanisms through which SDOH affect outcomes.
MoreSupporting the Mental Health Needs of Hispanic and Latino Youth
Director Dr. Joshua Gordon has made understanding youth mental health disparities a priority for the research NIMH supports. In this post for National Minority Mental Health Month, he discusses research addressing mental health for Latino youth and NIMH’s Strategic Framework for Addressing Youth Mental Health Disparities.
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PhenX Social Determinants of Health Assessments Collection
Share, compare and integrate data across studies to increase impact of minority and disparities research with NIMHD data-harmonization tools.
HDPulse: An Ecosystem of Minority Health and Health Disparities Resources
Visit the data portal to explore health statistics, charts, and maps by data topic across the health disparities continuum.
Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Framework
An evolving conceptualization of factors relevant to research that addresses the complex, multi-faceted nature of minority health and health disparities.
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