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Hundreds of postbac fellows recently filled the Natcher Conference Center for NIH’s 2024 Postbac Poster Day. Among them were 11 NIMHD early-career researchers already advancing understanding of minority health and health disparities research.
How does the overall level of disadvantage in the community that one lives in affect access to treatment and services for heart conditions, and is level of disadvantage associated with treatment and outcome disparities?
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Neighborhood poverty and the challenging living conditions that can come with it—such as higher vigilance, lower trust, and environmental dangers–have been linked to an accumulation of stress that can contribute to cellular aging and health problems later in life.
Medicaid covers both prenatal and postpartum care for many people in the United States who have low incomes, but current federal law allows Medicaid coverage only for U.S.
In 2010, Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which included extending health insurance to more Americans. Under that law, states were given the option to expand Medicaid coverage to people at a higher income level. A new study supported by NIMHD has found that the Medicaid expansion increased the number of young adults covered by health insurance. It increased the quality of care they receive following traumatic injuries, such as those sustained in a car accident or a fall.
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 present their research to review panels and peers. The event provides an opportunity for these early scientists to share their NIH research while developing their communication and networking skills. Posters are reviewed by teams composed of graduate students, postdoctoral students, and staff scientists.
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) pursuant to Public Law 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 has awarded funds to 11 research institutions to establish and support regional comprehensive research centers on the prevention, treatment, and management of comorbid chronic diseases that disproportionately affect populations with health disparities.
