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Faculty & Staff

Psychologist Champions Cultural Competence in Mental Health Field, Academic Administration

As Dr. Stanley Sue planned for retirement from the University of California, Davis, this past summer, he realized he still wanted to work on projects of passion.

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Black Harvard Doctor Pens Memoir of Jim Crow South

Trailblazer now focuses on improving minority health care disparities.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

Reaching Out to Diverse Students with Mental Health Services

Perspectives: Reaching diverse students with critical mental health services requires innovative and culturally competent outreach.

Reports Highlight Health Care Reform’s Potential Impact in Reducing Health Disparities

The Washington-based Center for American Progress released studies that explore the Affordable Care Act’s impact on racial and ethnic minorities who suffer from chronic illnesses and how the legislation can improve efforts to address gaps in the data that measure health care disparities.

Native Americans

Native Americans Combat the Suicide Spirit

Tribal colleges are at the forefront of communitywide efforts to combat suicide with culturally relevant methods.

Student Wellbriety Walk

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Researching Obesity’s Complexity and Impact

As the obesity problem grows, researchers investigate all facets of this condition while also working to make the public aware of the personal and economic toll of being big.

First Lady Michelle Obama has been shining a spotlight on childhood obesity and the risks of obese children becoming obese adults.

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Exploring the Connection Between Residential Segregation and Health

Harvard sociologist David R. Williams argues that residential segregation by race is the fundamental cause of racial disparities in health in the United States.

Harvard sociologist David R. Williams argues that residential segregation by race is the fundamental cause of racial disparities in health in the United States.

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Medical School Association Diversity Chief Talks Health Care Reform

Dr. Marc Nivet, the Association of American Medical Colleges chief diversity officer, says the emphasis on prevention and wellness in the health care reform law will benefit minorities.

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Surgeon General Benjamin Urges Prescription for Better U.S. Health

America’s top doctor leads effort to focus nation on exercise and other strategies to promote health and wellness.

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In U.S., Hispanics Outlive Whites, Blacks by Years

U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive Whites by more than two years and Blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the first to calculate Hispanic life expectancy in this country.

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Latino Men See Dramatic Jump as First-year Medical School Students

While the number of first-year enrollees to U.S. medical schools has gradually risen in recent years, the demographic with the most dramatic jump was among Hispanic males whose medical school enrollment increased by 17.1 percent over last year.

Morehouse medical school president Dr. John E. Maupin, Jr.

Miles College Coach Billy Joe Resigns, Cites Health

Miles College coach Billy Joe has resigned, citing health reasons, ending a career with the second-most victories of any coach at historically Black colleges.

Miles College coach Billy Joe has resigned, citing health reasons, ending a career with the second-most victories of any coach at historically Black colleges.

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