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Honoring the legacy of former congressional leader and civil rights icon John Lewis, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) has recently awarded grants to six institutions through the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program. Totaling $60 million, these esteemed grants will create institutional endowments that propel the development and expansion of the research capacity and infrastructure within the recipient institutions.

Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently received two accolades for her leadership and influence across biomedical and behavioral research.

Earlier this year, the Partnership for Public Service selected 29 exceptional federal employees as finalists for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals (the Sammies). Among the esteemed group of finalists were Dr. Eliseo J.

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.

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is pleased to announce the recipient of its Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation Intramural Fellowship award.

Special issue addresses need for expanded research efforts to understand connection between structural racism and discrimination and minority health and health disparities.

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The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, sponsored a special issue of Ethnicity & Disease that examines the impact of structural racism and discrimination on minority health and health disparities.

Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and Dr.