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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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Researcher’s Community-Engaged Studies to Halt Health-Related Miseducation, Misinformation, and Misconceptions in Her Asian Community

May 21, 2024

Dr. Sunmin Lee discusses her research to better understand challenges faced by her Asian American community related to sleep and colorectal cancer screenings for AANHPI Heritage Month 2024.

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Researching Expressive Helping for Chinese American Cancer Survivors

May 9, 2024

For AANHPI Heritage Month 2024, NIMHD recognizes researchers pursuing health equity by working with communities. Dr. William Tsai discusses his work with Chinese American cancer survivors to test the feasibility and impact on well-being of a culturally adapted writing intervention.

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Sleep Disturbances and Sleep Apnea Associated with Complex Multimorbidity in Asian American Populations

February 20, 2024

Feb. 20, 2024: Study is the first known to examine the associations between sleep measures and complex multimorbidity and to analyze these relations among Chinese and Korean American populations experiencing sleep disturbances.

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NIH-Funded Study Highlights the Financial Toll of Health Disparities in the United States

May 16, 2023

May 16, 2023: Ground-breaking study provides national and state-level estimates of the economic burden of health disparities by race and ethnicity and educational levels. Video release: The Staggering...

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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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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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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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Examining Why Mental Health Service Use and Dropout Rates Vary Across Racial/Ethnic Groups

February 28, 2021

Feb. 28, 2021: NIMHD-supported research shows that racial/ethnic minorities with mental disorders are less likely than Whites to seek or finish treatment.

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Disparities in Lifetime Risks of Death

January 14, 2021

Jan. 14, 2021: NIMHD-supported research shows disparities in deaths from firearm injury, drug overdose, and motor vehicle accidents.

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

Researcher’s Community-Engaged Studies to Halt Health-Related Miseducation, Misinformation, and Misconceptions in Her Asian Community

Researching Expressive Helping for Chinese American Cancer Survivors

Sleep Disturbances and Sleep Apnea Associated with Complex Multimorbidity in Asian American Populations

NIH-Funded Study Highlights the Financial Toll of Health Disparities in the United States

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

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

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

Examining Why Mental Health Service Use and Dropout Rates Vary Across Racial/Ethnic Groups

Disparities in Lifetime Risks of Death

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