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The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) announced the appointment of Kelvin Choi, Ph.D., M.P.H., as the new scientific director of its Division of Intramural Research (DIR), effective November 17, 2024.

December 9, 2024

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Scientists Find Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Use of Pediatric Acute Asthma Care

March 29, 2022

March 29, 2022: Large NIH-funded study published in Annals of Family Medicine suggests factors beyond affordability influence disparities in health care utilization.

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino American

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

White

Chronic Lower Respiratory

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NIMHD Provides Over $200 Million in Funding for Research in Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment

October 14, 2021

Oct. 14, 2021 – Eleven research institutions to establish and support regional comprehensive research centers that address health services for comorbid chronic diseases that disproportionately affect populations with health disparities.

Asian

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

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New, Highly Innovative NIH Research Awards to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity

October 13, 2021

Oct. 13, 2021 – Eleven grants were awarded to support the work of exceptionally creative researchers across the United States based on the significance of the research problem, the novelty of the idea...

Black or African American

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

People with disabilities

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Communication, Other Sensory

Mental, Behavioral Related

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DEBUT Challenge Awards Prizes to Future Bioengineers

August 25, 2021

Aug. 25, 2021 – Joining three other NIH institutes, NIMHD awarded $15,000 to a team from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania for their inexpensive, point-of-care sickle cell disease screening device...

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

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NIH to fund research of racial disparities in pregnancy-related complications and deaths

November 17, 2020

November 17, 2020 — Studies to focus on women from racial and ethnic minority groups, women with underprivileged socioeconomic status, and those living in underserved rural settings.

American Indian or Alaska Native

Black or African American

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

Underserved rural populations

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General/Not-specified

Women's Health, Pregnancy

Cardiovascular