UAlbany Launches the Institute for Social and Health Equity
The Institute will serve as a community-wide hub for collaboration, training and research support.
Boletín de CEMHD, Primavera 2023
En febrero y marzo, el CEMHD presentó a dos destacadas autoridades en investigación de equidad en salud como los últimos eventos en sus contribuciones a la serie de oradores Raza y Salud copatrocinada por CEMHD, la Oficina del Presidente y la División de Investigación y Desarrollo Económico.
Spring 2023 CEMHD Newsletter
In February and March, the CEMHD presented two noted authorities on health equity research as the latest events in its contributions to the Race and Health speaker series co-sponsored by CEMHD, the Office of the President, and the Division for Research and Economic Development.
Research Team Releases Minority Health Disparities Report, Culminating Year-Long Project
Researchers at the UAlbany have released a report analyzing COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on New York’s communities of color, the culmination of the year-long minority health disparities project begun at the direction of Gov. Cuomo.
President's Forum on Health Disparities Draws Hundreds
The annual President’s Forum on Health Disparities on April 30 brought together more than 300 community members all focused on a common goal: ending minority health disparities.
President’s Forum on Health Disparities Returns with Forum of Experts
As part of its ongoing efforts to tackle minority health disparities, the UAlbany is again convening a forum of experts to discuss barriers to health and healthcare for minority populations.
University Receives $1M to Expand the Health Disparities’ Fellows Program
The University at Albany has received a $1 million grant from the Hearst Foundations to expand the Health Disparities Fellows program within the University’s Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD).
A Faculty Member’s Opinion Piece Considers the Serious Plight of Refugees during COVID-19
Refugees face hardships and barriers with COVID-19 that extend beyond existing public health conditions and disparities, an associate professor and chair of Communication writes in a new Hill Times op-ed. Writing with a Canadian colleague, Rukhsana Ahmed states that only by working with this population to address its unique social, financial and structural challenges can host countries ensure improved healthcare outcomes.