Sentences with phrase «minority health and health»

This paper was supported by National Institute of Health, Research Grant # 1P50 MHO 73469 funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, as well as Grant #P60 MD0 02261 - 01, funded by the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities.

This study was funded by grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (AA017480, AA013458 and AA016549).

The NNED is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation

This article was supported by the Asian / Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; R49 / CCR918619 -05; 1 U49 / CE000749 -01), the National Center for Indigenous Hawaiian Behavioral Health (NIMH; R24 MH5015 - 01, R24 MH57079 - A1, The Queen's Medical Center, and The John A. Burns Foundation) and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

FUNDING: Supported by the HRSA NRSA Fellowship Training grant T32 HP10004 -16-00 (Dr Tschudy), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant 1K24HD052559 (Dr Cheng), and the DC - Baltimore Research Center on Child Health Disparities P20 MD00165 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)-- Est. in 1993 The mission of NIMHD is to lead scientific research to improve minority health and eliminate health disparities.

To accomplish its mission, NIMHD plans, reviews, coordinates, and evaluates all minority health and health disparities research and activities of the National Institutes of Health; conducts and supports research in minority health and health disparities; promotes and supports the training of a diverse research workforce; translates and disseminates research information; and fosters innovative collaborations and partnerships.

The award is given annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, to an individual, group or organization that demonstrates extraordinary contributions in science, practice or policy toward the improvement of minority health or the elimination of health disparities.

In addition to NHLBI, the new study was supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the American Asthma Foundation, and the Sandler Family Foundation.

RTRN is Funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U54MD008149.

RTRN is supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health (NIH), through Grant Number U54MD008149.

Researchers from NHGRI and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), both parts of NIH, conducted the study.

Special Initiatives programs are co-sponsored by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (another component of the National Institutes of Health).

John Ruffin, who has headed minority health efforts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for 24 years, is stepping down as director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD).

► In another Tuesday ScienceInsider, Jocelyn Kaiser conducted a Q&A with physician Eliseo Perez - Stable, who, this month, will become the new director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, where he «will oversee $ 270 million in research and training programs, and help coordinate minority health research across [the National Institutes of Health].»

«This report reinforces the need to sustain strong community, public health, and health care linkages that support Hispanic health,» said CDC Associate Director for Minority Health and Health Equity, Leandris C. Liburd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A.

The research was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities from the National Institutes of Health, the Welch Foundation and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

The additional slots are probably intended for newer NIH units like the National Institute for Biological Imaging and Bioengineering and the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, Schaffer notes.

Research interests of the more than 200 doctoral - level faculty include AIDS, GIS, maternal and child health, hospital epidemiology, infectious diseases, environmental and occupational health, eldercare, minority health and health disparities.

The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities or the National Institutes of Health.

This project was partially supported by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health EXPORT Grant P20 MD001765.

Not exact matches

The study, based on 940 businesses nationwide, also concluded that female - and minority - owned ventures are far less likely to be in good financial health than their male - owned, non-minority counterparts.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said the bill was unacceptable in its present form and blamed the Republicans for risking the health of thousands of people and new born infants.

A new study also found that female - and minority - owned ventures are far less likely to be in good financial health than their male - owned, non-minority counterparts.

The $ 4.7 - million company won its first contract outside the DOD on good references and luck: the National Institutes of Health wanted a minority - owned company to survey the career opportunities for minorities in biomedical research.

In many cases, objectively poorer health outcomes (particularly for women of color and minorities).

«We will fight to defend them because they are about the health and economic security of America's working families, and we will not use Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security as an ATM machine for the Republicans to give tax breaks to their wealthy friends and corporate America,» House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said at her year - end press conference, signaling that Democrats would not support cuts to Social Security and other entitlements.

The company just recently hired Dr. Jim Galloway, a former U.S. assistant surgeon general, to lead clinical research on minority, refugee, and Native American health disparities.

This past summer, when Congress considered ditching the individual mandate as part of a «skinny repeal» — an effort that ultimately failed — the CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans cautioned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that, should the mandate go, «premiums will rise rapidly, few or no affordable coverage options will be available and more people will be uninsured.»

We have the history to back that up, with much of the beloved Pearson's headline accomplishments coming from a minority government: universal health care, the maple leaf flag, and the Canada Pension Plan.

Through a secondary investment process, the technology investing company is taking a significant minority stake from existing investors in the consumer credit monitoring and financial health startup through a secondary investment process.

Diverse data: In a briefing with reporters, NIH officials said they are focusing on gathering health and genetic data from diverse and historically underrepresented groups — including ethnic and sexual minorities, as well as people with disabilities, with less than a high school education, and with income below the poverty level.

Teachers and health professionals report post-election depression, anxiety and stress in young immigrants and minorities.

At Dream It, we helped launch programs focused specifically on health tech, education tech, minority entrepreneurs, and women entrepreneurs.

While there, he helped develop a generous gift to UM's School of Nursing and Health Studies for scholarships for minority nursing students.

As the U.S. nears the point where minorities comprise greater than 50 percent of the population, the need for strong minority - owned businesses in national and global supply chains will be vital to the health of our growing economy.»

, destroy several places that are the only locations hudreds of thousands of women can get a general health and wellness check - up done, single out and destroy the civil liberties of a minority group of people in America, oh and start a new war.

Many persons who are not likely to join groups in churches and schools may do so if they're made available in family counseling agencies» mental health services, youth organizations, business and industry, fraternal groups, self - help groups (such as A.A., P.W.P., Alanon, etc.), and in the many organizations devoted to special needs of the handicapped, ex-prisoners, ex-patients, unwed parents, minority groups of all kinds, senior citizens, community action groups, ethnic organizations.

In the view of scientific experts, the recent findings vindicate what used to be the minority opinion of those who referred to cigarettes as «coffin nails» and who otherwise challenged what were commonly viewed as the health benefits of smoking.

The government can, however, impose health and safety requirements on all EMPLOYERS — they can require a minimum wage, they can require that female or minority workers are not discriminated against, and so forth.

They» were able to open their eyes that morning along with their family because god is good and they're in good health» so what's happening to all these minority groups is not an issue.

CENDI sees that the proliferation of GM crops and poisonous pesticides will affect the health and environment, the farmers» rights to seeds and the customary traditions of the indigenous ethnic minorities.

Known in the community as the «Hip Hop Doc,» Williams is a highly regarded NIH researcher and expert in community - based health education interventions targeting economically disadvantaged minority communities.

JAB Holding Company is also the largest shareholder in Coty Inc., a global leader in beauty, and owns a controlling stake in luxury goods company Bally as well as a minority stake in Reckitt Benckiser PLC, a global leader in health, hygiene and home products.

I am sure you did not mean to assume that women who are in shelters need formula more than you do, in fact, poor and minority women «need» it less; they are at greater risk for negative health consequences associated with formula like diabetes, obesity, heart disease, etc..

• Assumptions about different cultural groups and how they impact breastfeeding support • Shoshone and Arapaho tribal breastfeeding traditions shared through oral folklore • Barriers to decreasing health disparities in infant mortality for African Americans • Effects of inflammation and trauma on health disparities that result in higher rates of infant mortality among minority populations • Barriers to breastfeeding experienced by Black mothers and how lactation consultants can support them more effectively • Social support and breastfeeding self - efficacy among Black mothers • Decreasing pregnancy, birth, and lactation health disparities in the urban core • Positive changes in breastfeeding rates within the African American community • Grassroots breastfeeding organizations serving African American mothers

A key reason behind the recent turnaround in breastfeeding among minority mothers in Illinois and particularly in the metropolitan Chicago area, state and local public health leaders say, is a common - sense peer counselor program launched in WIC (Women, Infants and Children program) clinics, which serve women who are poor and nutritionally «at risk.»

The objectives of this critical review are to identify and evaluate U.S. - based randomized trials evaluating breastfeeding interventions targeting minorities and highlight promising public health approaches designed to minimize breastfeeding disparities.

Health care providers need to know that insufficient breast milk is a real problem for a minority of women, and if it isn't caught in time, it can be discouraging to the mother and severely dangerous for a newborn baby.

This critical review identified several interventions that successfully improved breastfeeding outcomes among minority women in the United States, including PC, breastfeeding teams (a peer counselor working with a health professional), group prenatal classes, breastfeeding - specific clinic appointments, and hospital / WIC policy change.