May 31, 2017
Keynote speaker Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIHMD), gave the talk “NIMHD’s Research Agenda to Improve the Health of Racial and Ethnic Minorities”
Tags: Dr. Eliseo Perez-Stabile, mayo, Mayo Clinic, news, OHDR, ohdr retreat, rochester mn, top news
March 24, 2017
Health Disparities in Minneapolis’ Underserved Communities to Be Discussed
Join the Office of Health Disparities Research (OHDR) for a special research presentation by Southside Community Health Services (“Southside”), which provides medical and dental services to one of Minneapolis’ most underserved neighborhoods.
Tags: community health, health disparities, health equity, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota news, news, Southside Community Health Services
March 2, 2017
Mayo Clinic Well Represented At Cancer Summit
The 2017 Minnesota Cancer Alliance Summit was held on February 1st with Mayo Clinic well represented. The event served as an annual gathering of Minnesota’s cancer researchers, care providers, and patient advocates, as well as the platform for unveiling the new Minnesota Cancer Plan 2025, a statewide framework for action in reducing cancer burdens. Both […]
December 6, 2016
Healthy Churches 2020: A Giant Step for Mayo Clinic HD-CBPR
A number of current and developing Mayo Clinic community-based, participatory health disparities research projects received a big boost in November, when two dozen PI’s, research personnel, and community faith leaders and volunteers from Minnesota, Arizona, and Florida attended Balm in Gilead, Inc.’s Healthy Churches 2020 annual conference. The focal point of Mayo Clinic’s attendance was […]
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November 10, 2015
Health Disparities Researchers and OHDR Staff Attend Healthy Churches 2020
Mayo Clinic health disparities research investigators and administrators were in wide attendance at the recent Healthy Churches 2020 Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Healthy Churches 2020 is a faith-based health initiative by The Balm in Gilead organization, designed to meet the unique needs of African American and African congregations that strive to become community centers […]
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