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Programs & ResourcesAt the School of Public HealthDiversity Initiatives and Support Public Health Students of African Descent (PHSAD) Asian American Public Health Association (AAPHA) OUTBREAK Summer Enrichment Program in Health Management & Policy Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations (CEESP) Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health (CRECH) Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (URC) Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured Global Health Programs & Initiatives Healthy Environments Partnership Life Sciences & Society Michigan Center for Public Health & Community Genomics Prevention Research Center of Michigan Conducts community-based prevention research aimed at improving health status and reducing morbidity and mortality among populations experiencing a disproportionate share of poor health outcomes. Reach Detroit Partnership Post-Doc Programs
At the University of MichiganOffice of Institutional Equity National Center for Institutional Diversity Program for Research on Black Americans Spectrum Center
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In the NewsNew in June 2008 from the National Library of Medicine: MEDLINE/PubMed Search and Health Disparities & Minority Health Information Resources
The third annual Diversity Summit on October 4, 2007, showed diversity efforts moving forward at the University of Michigan, from new tools being used in admissions and financial aid processes to programs for attracting and retaining faculty and staff. Read more in the University Record article. FactsAmong the top five nationally ranked schools of public health, the University of Michigan enrolls the highest percentage of students from health disparity populations (37.6%). Source: ASPH 2005 data Several UM SPH researchers (including Woody Neighbors, Linda Chatters, and Cleo Caldwell as principal investigators) continue to publish papers based on findings from the The National Survey of American Life: Coping with Stress in the 21st Century (NSAL) undertaken by the Program for Research on Black Americans at UM ’s Institute for Social Research. It's groundbreaking work on psychological and social factors in a large, representative longitudinal national sample of Black Americans. UM has, as one of its core values, an abiding commitment to sustaining a community in which the dignity of every individual is respected. SPH emphasizes that value in every aspect of its climate. A Unique Partnership with Michigan's Communities (PDF) highlights dozens of SPH collaborations to improve well-being and reduce health disparities across the state of Michigan. A new online Minority Data Resource Center at the UM Institute for Social Research provides help in topics related to racial and ethnic minority populations in the U.S. Research expenditures by the University of Michigan reached $797 million in fiscal year 2006, a 2.4 percent increase over the previous year. |