Objectives: We explored the definition of health equity being used by public health
departments and the extent of engagement of public health departments in activities to …

Over the last few decades, there has been an increase in the number of large federally
funded transdisciplinary programs and initiatives. Scholars have identified a need to …

Medical education acknowledges our need to teach our physicians about “social
determinants of health” and “health care disparities”. However, educators often lack …

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) offers
important inter-institutional communities through Special Interest Groups (SIGs). New to the …

Johnson Foundation, and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, which sponsored the
meeting Webcast. This HPP special issue is a major component of the dissemination …

The US biomedical research workforce does not currently mirror the nation's population
demographically, despite numerous attempts to increase diversity. This imbalance is limiting …

Background: To address the persistent health inequities in the United States, medical
education must prepare future physicians to understand the systemic causes of these …

Eliminating health disparities is one of the two goals of Healthy People 2010. 1 With less
than 2 years remaining to achieve this goal, disparities in health have not significantly …

As inequities in health persistently plague our nation, rates of chronic disease continue to
escalate, and increasing health care costs further debilitate our economy, the profession of …

In the United States, great inequities exist within the science, technology, engineering, and
math (STEM) fields in individuals who self-identify as belonging to underrepresented groups …