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American Journal of Public Health, 10.2105/AJPH.2006.102525

Framing Health Matters

Approaching Health Disparities From a Population Perspective: The National Institutes of Health Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities

Richard B. Warnecke 1*, April Oh 1, Nancy Breen 2, Sarah Gehlert 3, Electra Paskett 4, Katherine L. Tucker 5, Nicole Lurie 6, Timothy Rebbeck 7, James Goodwin 8, John Flack 9, Shobha Srinivasan 10, Jon Kerner 11, Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts 12, Ronald Abeles 13, Frederick L. Tyson 14, Georgeanne Patmios 15, Robert A. Hiatt 16

1 University of Illinois at Chicago
2 NIH
3 Univerity of Chicago
4 Ohio State Univeristy
5 Tufts University
6 RAND
7 University of Pennsylvania
8 University of Texas, Medical Brance
9 Wayne State University
10 NCI
11 National Cancer INstitute
12 National Cancer Institute, NIH
13 National Institutes of Health
14 National Institute of Environmental Health Services
15 NIA
16 UCSF

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: warnecke{at}uic.edu.


  Abstract

Addressing health disparities has been a national challenge for decades. The National Institutes of Health–sponsored Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities are the first federal initiative to support transdisciplinary multilevel research on the determinants of health disparities. Their novel research approach combines population, clinical, and basic science to elucidate the complex determinants of health disparities. The centers are partnering with community-based, public, and quasi-public organizations to disseminate scientific findings and guide clinical practice in communities. In turn, communities and public health agents are shaping the research. The relationships forged through these complex collaborations increase the likelihood that the centers’ scientific findings will be relevant to communities and contribute to reductions in health disparities.

Key Words: Chronic Disease, Environment, Genetics, Access to Care, Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Factors




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