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A Home-Based Phone Intervention Improved Uptake of Recommended Medical Treatment for Heart Failure Among Patients in Navajo Nation

Researchers made an important finding after they implemented a home-based phone guideline-directed medical therapy among patients with heart failure in Navajo (Diné) Nation.

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    Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions, Photo Sharing Improved Patient–Clinician Communication on Dietary Behaviors

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    Research on a photo-based communication intervention on dietary behaviors among adults ages 60+ years with multiple chronic conditions shows that photo sharing improved patient–clinician connections and strengthened clinical recommendations.
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    NIMHD Fellows’ Influence Extends to NIH’s 2024 Postbac Poster Day and Beyond

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    11 NIMHD early-career researchers presented various research topics at NIH’s 2024 Postbac Poster Day.
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    Peer Coaching May Help Support Blood Pressure Control

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    Researchers investigated community-based support interventions to help patients in rural Southeastern U.S. manage their blood pressure.

Our Mission

The mission of NIMHD is to lead scientific research in humans to improve minority health and reduce health disparities in the United States and its territories. NIMHD supports research related to clinical care, health services, and health systems; community health, data science, and population science; and integrative biological and behavioral sciences.

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NIMHD Names New Scientific Director

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) announced the appointment of Kelvin Choi, Ph.D., M.P.H., as the new scientific director of its Division of Intramural Research (DIR), effective November 17, 2024.
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Funding Opportunities

NIMHD provides support for a variety of research, training, infrastructure development, and outreach and information dissemination projects related to its mission.

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    NOTICE OF CORRECTION: Eligible Individuals, Ruth L. Kirschstein Research Service Award (NRSA)

    NIH Guide Number:
    NOT-OD-25-126
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    Temporary Extension of Eligibility for the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)

    NIH Guide Number:
    NOT-OD-121

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)

    NIH Guide Number:
    PA-25-422

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)

    NIH Guide Number:
    PA-25-423

Resources

NIMHD resources include extramural programs, recently published public health data, and publications and tools to support health disparities research.

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    SCHARE
    SCHARE
    SCHARE is a cloud-based platform for population science and datasets designed to fill critical health research and artificial intelligence gaps.
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    HDPulse
    HDPulse
    Recognizing the need for high-quality, publicly available online resources for improving minority health and reducing health disparities, NIMHD developed HDPulse.
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    PhenX SDOH Toolkit
    PhenX SDOH Toolkit
    The PhenX Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Collection, available in the PhenX Toolkit, expands data protocols to help measure individual- and societal-level factors that shape behaviors and health outcomes.
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