health disparities research and training

The purpose of the Program for Health Disparities Research and Training is to support collaborative efforts for research and training in health disparities at the University of Chicago. The Program strives to connect the research and training programs working in this area on campus to identify and develop areas of synergy and common interest.

Contact Marshall Chin, Sarah Gehlert or Waldo Johnson for more information.

Activities

Campus and Community Health Disparities Pilot Research Grants
Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change
Health Care Disparities in America (Pritzker School of Medicine Course)

Sponsored Events

Thursday, May 22, 2008 | 8:00am-3:00pm
Reproductive Justice Conference
Beyond Choice: Exploring Reproductive Justice from Scholarship to Activism
International House, Assembly Hall, University of Chicago (1414 E. 59th Street)

Thursday, May 15, 2008 | 4:15-5:30pm, Reception to Follow
Race Workshop
Monica Peek, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine
Race and Shared Decision-Making: Perspectives of African-American Patients with Diabetes
1st Floor Conference Room, Race Center

Monday, March 3, 2008 | 5:00pm
University of Chicago Screening of Unnatural Causes: Is Equality Making Us Sick?
Moderators: Drs. Thomas Fisher, Rick Kittles, and Monica Peek
Panelists: Bryan Echols, Dr. Eric Whitaker, Dr. Quentin Young

Resources

CELLS TO SOCIETY: Overcoming Health Disparities

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