- NIH Funds Eight Centers to Study Population Health and Health Disparities
Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)Recognizing the need to reduce differences in people's access to health, how they are cared for, and the path of their illness, the NIH recently announced the creation of eight Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities. These centers will form a network of cutting-edge researchers who will work to understand and reduce health disparities among different populations. Four NIH agencies—the NCI, NIEHS, NIA, and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research—will support this transdisciplinary research into how the social and physical environment, behavioral factors, and biologic pathways interact to determine health and disease in populations. More
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For more information, please see http://cancer.gov or http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/populationhealthcenters.
- Sertoma Clubs Ensure the Public "Hears" About WISE EARS!®
Institute: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)WISE EARS!® and its partners spread the word about protecting your hearing. WISE EARS! is a health education campaign led by NIDCD and 92 organizations to prevent irreversible noise-induced hearing loss. One partner, Sertoma International (SERvice TO MAnkind), is a 20,000-strong volunteer service organization. Recently, Sertoma Headquarters enlisted all their clubs in developing service projects incorporating WISE EARS! messages and materials. More
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For more information on WISE EARS!®, visit www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/wise. For more information about Sertoma International, visit www.sertoma.org.
