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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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Life Expectancy in the U.S. Increased Between 2000-2019, but Widespread Gaps Among Racial and Ethnic Groups Exist

June 16, 2022

June 16, 2022: County-level data provides unprecedented detail by geography and population groups. Video News Release: Life expectancy in the US by race and ethnicity

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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.

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NIH Leaders Drs. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable and Gary H. Gibbons to Receive Prestigious Service to America Medal

October 28, 2021

Oct. 28, 2021 – NIMHD and NHLBI directors awarded the Service to America COVID-19 Response Medal for leadership to reduce COVID-19 disparities experienced by underserved and vulnerable communities.

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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.

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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...

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NCI Study Highlights Pandemic’s Disproportionate Impact on Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Latino Adults

October 4, 2021

Oct. 4, 2021 – Using data from the same 10-month period in 2020 and 2019, scientists from NCI, NIMHD and the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation compared excess deaths by race/ethnicity, sex...

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Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Fellowship Program to Support NIMHD’s Efforts to Address Minority Health and Health Disparities

September 22, 2021

Sept. 22, 2021 – Following a national search, Dr. Gargya Malla was selected as NIMHD's Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation intramural fellow. Her work supports NIMHD's overall mission and addresses COVID-19 health disparities.

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NIH Prize Challenge Recognizes Undergraduate Biomedical Engineers for Innovative Medical Device Designs

August 25, 2021

Winners in the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge have been selected. NIMHD supports the Healthcare Technologies for Low-Resource Settings prize, which challenges the next generation of researchers to develop solutions to meet the health care needs of populations in low-resource settings.

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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...

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NIMHD Sponsors Special Issue: Link Between SRD, Health Disparities

May 20, 2021

May 20, 2021 – Ethnicity & Disease supplement addresses need for expanded research efforts to understand connection between structural racism and discrimination and minority health and health disparities.

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Life Expectancy in the U.S. Increased Between 2000-2019, but Widespread Gaps Among Racial and Ethnic Groups Exist

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

NIH Leaders Drs. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable and Gary H. Gibbons to Receive Prestigious Service to America Medal

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

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

NCI Study Highlights Pandemic’s Disproportionate Impact on Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Latino Adults

Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Fellowship Program to Support NIMHD’s Efforts to Address Minority Health and Health Disparities

NIH Prize Challenge Recognizes Undergraduate Biomedical Engineers for Innovative Medical Device Designs

DEBUT Challenge Awards Prizes to Future Bioengineers

NIMHD Sponsors Special Issue: Link Between SRD, Health Disparities

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