Tag: African American

Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD)

Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD)

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor The Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD), housed at the University of Michigan, builds on existing programs addressing health inequalities in partnership with Michigan NIA Centers, Michigan State University, Wayne State University and Eastern Michigan University. The Center has a targeted emphasis on social context…

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Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)

Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)

Michigan State University University of Michigan Wayne State University MCUAAAR recruits, mentors, and develops new generations of diverse NIH researchers engaged in research on the science and amelioration of health inequities and disparities among African American older adult populations. They share the goal of promoting high quality, scholarly, community-based social and behavioral research focused…

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Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (Deep South RCMAR)

Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (Deep South RCMAR)

University of Alabama at Birmingham Morehouse School of Medicine Tuskegee University University of Alabama The Deep South RCMAR advances the fields of minority aging and health disparities by recruiting investigators from under-represented backgrounds, providing education in aging and health disparities research, guiding career development through collaborative mentoring, and sustaining progress to successful, independent research…

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Center for the Health Improvement for Minority Elders (CHIME)

Center for the Health Improvement for Minority Elders (CHIME)

University of California, Los Angeles CHIME, at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), contributes to mitigating health disparities for for African American and Latino elders by developing minority investigators and arming them with the needed research skills to develop, implement, and evaluate community and health system partnered interventions in communities with the greatest health…

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