Minority Traineeships Help Reduce Health Disparities

Columbia University: Harlem Health Promotion Center

Saint Louis University: Prevention Research Center

Topics:
Community Health | Training & Technical Assistance

Two centers are offering public health traineeships for preventive medicine residents and public health graduate students from minority racial or ethnic groups. Saint Louis offers full tuition for 2 years of training to African American students. The trainees participate in graduate-level seminars, in research conducted in African American communities, and in public health policy sessions at the Missouri state legislature and the state department of health. They also complete an independent project aimed at improving the health of residents in a minority community and meet regularly with professionals from local, state, and national organizations who serve as role models. Trainees at Columbia University work with researchers on projects that address the unmet health needs of residents in Harlem and encourage residents to participate in planning and implementing health improvement activities in their community.

 

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