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NIH Record: NIMHD Launches Plan to Advance the Science of Health Disparities

“NIMHD launched the Scientific Advancement Plan (SAP), a transformative agenda that champions the fields of minority health and health disparities to contribute to and benefit from the scientific advances that are improving public health…”

“Today, NIMHD delves deeper, introducing new approaches to the field. The SAP takes into account the complexity of this research and allows for flexibility as it moves forward to address current and emerging issues…”

“Four themes define the SAP: strengthen research in minority health and health disparities from understanding etiology to improving methods and developing interventions; increase investigator-initiated research; strengthen research evaluation and reporting; and support expansion of workforce diversity.” Read the full article here.

Source: NIMHD Launches Plan to Advance the Science of Health Disparities – August 24, 2018. NIH Record.

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Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

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