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The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) hosted a two-day online workshop, “The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the United States,” to understand and address the role of work as a social determinant that contributes to health disparities.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today charted a path for NIH to advance the science of minority health and health disparities for the next five years and beyond, with the release of the NIH-Wide Minority Health and Health Disparities Strategic Plan, 2021-2025: Taking the Next Steps.
The plan’s goals for advancing minority health and health disparities research and promoting health equity are in three categories:
Adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) account for more than 80% of new HIV infections among 13- to 19-year-olds in the United States. In 2018, the U.S.
E-cigarettes, which contain nicotine and other toxic substances, are harmful to the developing brain and respiratory health of young people.
NIMHD appoints Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, a leader in minority health and cancer health disparities research, as Deputy Director
