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In a 6-month trial, the Diabetes Research, Education, and Action for Minorities (DREAM) intervention, focused on culturally tailored health education, helped treatment group participants achieve more blood pressure control than usual care.

Read about the varied research topics presented by 11 NIMHD fellows at NIH’s 2024 Postbac Poster Day, including a spotlight on three projects.

Dr. Sunmin Lee discusses her research to better understand challenges faced by her Asian American community related to sleep and colorectal cancer screenings for AANHPI Heritage Month 2024.

For AANHPI Heritage Month 2024, NIMHD recognizes researchers addressing health disparities by working with communities. Dr. William Tsai discusses his work with Chinese American cancer survivors to test the feasibility and impact on well-being of a culturally adapted writing intervention.

Feb. 20, 2024: Study is the first known to examine the associations between sleep measures and complex multimorbidity and to analyze these relations among Chinese and Korean American populations experiencing sleep disturbances.

Two postbacs, Vincent Lam and Sydney Barlow, discuss the experiences that motivated them to conduct research within NIMHD’s Division of Intramural Research.

Swati Shah, principal investigator in minority health and health disparities research, discusses her NIMHD-funded work and using technology to make obstetrical health care more accessible, as part of NIMHD's celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.