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Letter of Recognition from the NIH NCMHD Director, John Ruffin, Ph.D.
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The IHSCR at the American Public Health Association (APHA), 137 Annual Meeting 2009, Philadelphia, PA November 7-11, 2009
Presentations to include:
- Critical Incident Technique interviewing: An innovative CBPR method for amplifying the voices of men on their care for heart disease and stroke by Eugenia Eng, Mimi Kim, Keon Gilbert, Shola Dada, Kevin Wu, Amma Agyemang, Carol Burt, LaShell Turnbull, and Mohamed Jalloh
- Examining cardiovascular disease (CVD) among African-American men and the role of spirituality and social support in CVD disease management: An ethnographic exploration by Mimi Kim, Eugenia Eng, Ed Eubanks, Kevin Wu, Amma Agyemang, Mohamed Jalloh, Carol Burt, and LaShell Turnbull
- Partnering with Rural African-American Churches: What Factors Contribute to their Readiness to Engage in Research? by Amma Agyemang, Moses Goldmon, Leonard Williams, Bryan Weiner, Shelly-Ann Meade, Carol Burt, Keon Gilbert, Shola Dada, Carlton Boyd, and Eugenia Eng
- Recruiting Pastors for Rural African American Church-Based Health Disparities Research by Kevin Wu, Keon Gilbert, Ed Eubanks, Moses Goldmon, Leonard Williams, Shola Dada, and Eugenia Eng
- Healthcare barriers among severely mentally ill homeless adults: Evidence from the Five-Site Health and Risk Study by Mimi Kim and Daniel J. Bradford
- Predicting Glaucoma diagnosis in an elderly sample: Revisiting the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly by Mimi Kim, Daniel L. Howard, Mary Hartnett, and DaJuanicia Holmes
- Predicting medication use in an elderly hypertensive sample: Revisiting the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly study by Mimi M. Kim, Daniel L. Howard, Jay S. Kaufman, and DaJuanica Holmes
- Assessing the Congregational Health Needs, Concerns and Priorities of an African American Health Disparities Church Network by Shelly-Ann M. Meade, Carlton L. Boyd, Moses V. Goldmon, Melissa Green, Giselle Corbie-Smith, Daniel L. Howard, and Paul Godley
The Institute for Health, Social, and Community Research: A Model for Collaboration and Innovative Health Disparities Research By Mimi Kim at The Race, Genetics and Health Conference held on June 19th, 2009 at the Social Science Research Institute at Duke University
Consistency of Care and Blood Pressure Control among Elderly African Americans and Whites with Hypertension published in Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, May/Jun 2009 22(3)
Differential Effects of Race and Poverty on Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions published in the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 2009
Patterns in Prostate-Specific Antigen Test Use and Digital Rectal Examinations in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002-2006 published in the Journal of the National Medical Association Vol. 101, No. 4, April 2009
Summer research internship opportunities for Shaw University students!
Shaw University-UNC Undergraduate Program in Prostate Cancer Research and
Training (SUUPPRT) - application Deadline is March 4, 2009.
Click here to download the application.
An Overview of IHSCR presented by Chanetta R. Washington, MPH at the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) National Alumni Council (NAC) conference, February 5-8, 2009, Greensboro, NC
African American and White Elders' Satisfaction with International Medical Graduates presented by Yhenneko Taylor, MS at the UNCF NAC conference, February 5-8, 2009, Greensboro, NC
Wives, Partners, and Significant Others Influence in Mens Prostate Cancer Screening, presented by Louie Ross, PhD at the UNCF NAC conference, February 5-8, 2009, Greensboro, NC
Daniel L. Howard, PhD. Invited Speaker, "Promoting Ethnic Diversity in Public Health Research Training", Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health, The University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, January 30, 2009.
Contribution of Ethnicity and Mental Illness to "Near Miss" Maternal Mortality in a Tertiary Care Institution presented at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Meeting, January 2009.
The Institute Seminar Series features, Timothy S. Carey, M.D., M.P.H. Director, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services presents An Overview of the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (TraCS) Institute, the IHSCR Building January 23, 2009 at 12:00PM.
Perceptions of Individual and Community
Environmental Influences on Fruit and
Vegetable Intake, North Carolina, 2004
Josephine E. A. Boyington, PhD, MPH, RN, Britta
Schoster, MPH, Kathryn Remmes Martin, MPH, Jack
Shreffler, PhD, Leigh F. Callahan, PhD
Preventing Chronic Disease, Volume 6: No. 1, January 2009
IHSCR Mission
The mission of The Institute for Health, Social, and Community
Research is to become a national leader in the multidisciplinary
empirical investigation of diverse issues that affect the health and
well-being of minorities, particularly African Americans, and their
families, and the communities in which they live. This mission will
be accomplished through an interdisciplinary approach of
intellectual exchange, research, education, consultation, technical
assistance, and training that focuses on the discernment of timely
and policy-relevant health issues with the goal of disseminating
pertinent information to national, state, and local policy makers,
the community at large, academic institutions, and funding agencies.
The Institute
1) develops a collective of researchers involved in
health-related areas of interest;
2) conducts scientifically sound and relevant minority health
and health disparity research;
3) enhances collaborations with Research I level universities
and other institutions;
4) engages students
in state-of-the-art research training and public health education; and
5) provides leadership to Shaw in developing a university
focus toward public health.
