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Peer Coaching May Help Support Blood Pressure Control

October 31, 2024

Oct. 31, 2024: In rural Southeastern U.S., more than half of Black adults have been diagnosed with hypertension. Researchers investigated community-based support interventions to help patients in this region manage their blood pressure.

Underserved rural populations

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Community Health Worker-Led DREAM Intervention Helps South Asian Immigrants Gain Blood Pressure Control

August 26, 2024

In a 6-month trial, the Diabetes Research, Education, and Action for Minorities (DREAM) intervention, focused on culturally tailored health education, helped treatment group participants achieve more blood pressure control than usual care.

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Community Disadvantage Status Linked to Disparities in Medical Access, Treatment, and Outcomes for Patients With Heart Attacks

February 29, 2024

Feb. 29, 2024: Study examines how the overall level of socioeconomic disadvantage in the community that one lives affects access to treatment and services for heart conditions as well as outcome disparities.

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New NIMHD Funding to Help Institutions Build Research Capacity through Endowments

August 1, 2023

Aug. 1, 2023: John Lewis Research Endowment Program grants awarded to six institutional endowments to expand minority health and health disparities research infrastructure and training.

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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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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.

American Indian or Alaska Native

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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.

Underserved rural populations

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Women's Health, Pregnancy

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Gene Expression in the Liver Holds a Clue to Disease Susceptibility in African Americans

August 4, 2020

Aug. 4, 2020: Research has continued to show that African Americans are more likely than Whites to be more susceptible to certain diseases and to have different responses to medication....

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NIH Intramural Research Postbaccalaureate Virtual Poster Days 2021

The NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) hosts poster sessions every year for recent college graduates (postbaccalaureate students, or “postbacs”) throughout the NIH Institutes to...

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Hispanic or Latino American

Sexual minority groups

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Cancer