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Welcome to the quarterly Center for Health Equity newsletter. We are grateful for our shared work together towards a common mission of healthy people across flourishing communities.
You are an important ally in this work, and the goal of this newsletter is to share our collective efforts, and create a space for more communication and collaboration.
This past year has been busy and productive for the Center for Health Equity. A few highlights include:
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Food is Medicine as a concept has been gaining momentum as an effective approach for healthcare systems to mitigate and treat chronic disease and improve overall health for their patients.
At the Center for Health Equity, we are excited to announce the launch of our Design, Measurement and Evaluation Core to support the Food Is Medicine movement locally and nationally.
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Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Jemima John, PhD, has been awarded a $388,000 NIH K01 grant to utilize a systems-level perspective to examine the impact of a patient-informed Medical-Legal Partnership intervention on health-harming legal needs in pediatric families enrolled across UT Physicians clinics.
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Heidi Hagen McPherson, MPH was awarded The Network of Behavioral Health Providers (NBPH) Program Champion for the Harris County Pathways Community HUB in recognition of her work with community stakeholders to improve care coordination. Since 2019, McPherson has collaborated with NBHP advising their Harris County Pathways Community HUB initiative.
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The initiative’s first FIM Request for Proposals focuses on feasibility and implementation science: achieving high rates of enrollment and engagement.
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This PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) invites applications for high-quality comparative clinical effectiveness research projects.
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Effective State-Level Policies to Strengthen the Early Years
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Advancing Research, Policy and Practice
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Are there any upcoming events or seminars you would like to share with our community? Please email Naomi Tice with more information naomi.tice@uth.tmc.edu | |
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Food Is Medicine: A Presidential Advisory from the American Heart Association
Written by: Kevin G. Volpp, Seth A. Berkowitz, Shreela V. Sharma, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, LaPrincess C. Brewer, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, Christopher D. Gardner, Julie E. Gervis, Robert A. Harrington, Mario Herrero, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Mark McClellan, Jen Muse, Christina A. Roberto, Justin P.V. Zachariah and on behalf of the American Heart Association
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Downloadable PDF Toolkit prepared by: Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
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