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Improving minority health and reducing health disparities.</p> <p>2. Removing the barriers to advancing health disparities research.</p> </div> <div class="callout-image-header-image"><div class="media media-element-container media-featured_media"><div class="ds-1col file file-image file-image-jpeg view-mode-featured_media clearfix"> <picture title="A healthcare worker speaking to a patient and referencing a tablet" class="media-element">  <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-large-extra/public/research-training/initiatives/ending-structural-racism/health-disparity-equity.jpg?itok=Z3jOVKx8&timestamp=1614180061 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 1100px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-large/public/research-training/initiatives/ending-structural-racism/health-disparity-equity.jpg?itok=EGSrI-aB&timestamp=1614180061 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 960px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-medium/public/research-training/initiatives/ending-structural-racism/health-disparity-equity.jpg?itok=L70dPS1J&timestamp=1614180061 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 800px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-medium-small/public/research-training/initiatives/ending-structural-racism/health-disparity-equity.jpg?itok=VuBQ-tIE&timestamp=1614180061 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 600px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-small/public/research-training/initiatives/ending-structural-racism/health-disparity-equity.jpg?itok=zs8PJnvp&timestamp=1614180061 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 480px)"></source> <source srcset="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media__breakpoint-tiny_/public/research-training/initiatives/ending-structural-racism/health-disparity-equity.jpg?itok=taPikjxF&timestamp=1614180061 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 0)"></source>  <img class="media-element" src="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-medium/public/research-training/initiatives/ending-structural-racism/health-disparity-equity.jpg?itok=L70dPS1J&timestamp=1614180061" alt="A healthcare worker wearing a medical face mask speaking to a masked patient and referencing a tablet." title="A healthcare worker speaking to a patient and referencing a tablet" /> </picture></div> </div></div> </div> </div> <p>Health disparities are preventable differences in health status and outcomes that adversely affect certain populations. Research on health disparities examines the influence of environment, social determinants, and other underlying mechanisms leading to differences in health outcomes. This multidisciplinary field of science also seeks to identify evidence-based approaches to reduce the unequal burdens of morbidity and mortality among disparity populations defined as racial/ethnic minority, low socio-economic status, rural, and sexual and gender minority populations in the United States.</p> <p>At NIH, every Institute and Center (IC) <a href="https://report.nih.gov/funding/categorical-spending#/">supports research into the causes of and potential interventions for health disparities</a> within their mission. However, <a href="https://nimhd.nih.gov/about/strategic-plan/">the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities</a> (NIMHD) is the lead institute on research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. NIH recognizes the need to increase the proportion of research on minority health and health disparities across the NIH ICs to address public health issues affecting all populations in the United States. <a href="https://nimhd.nih.gov/resources/understanding-health-disparities/srd.html">Learn more about NIMHD’s efforts</a>.</p> <div class="pullquote pullquote--blue pullquote--full-width pullquote--no-rounded-corners pullquote--with-background-image pullquote--with-quotes"><span class="pullquote-quote-open pullquote-quote-open--white"> </span> <p>“Of the many factors that contribute to health disparities, structural racism lies at the center of many by perpetuating established social and health injustices.”</p> <p class="caption">— Eliseo Pérez-Stable, M.D.,<br /> Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities</p> <span class="pullquote-quote-close pullquote-quote-close--white"> </span> <div class="pullquote-background-image"><div class="media 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measurable resources across NIH for scientific research that will produce significant reductions in health disparities and improve minority health.</li> <li>Develop infrastructure to coordinate/track NIH-wide minority health and health disparities research </li> <li>Examine minority health and health disparities research portfolios with NIH-wide stakeholders to aggregate and generate summary recommendations for addressing research and funding gaps.</li> <li>Review the scope of NIH intramural and extramural systems, methods, measures, and definitions used to track minority health and health disparity research to identify strengths and limitations of current systems and new models.</li> <li>Conduct an analysis of current investments in minority health and health disparity research by intramural and extramural stakeholders.</li> <li>Ensure a robust NIH enterprise-wide commitment to support the <a href="https://nimhd.nih.gov/about/overview/strategic-plan.html">NIH Strategic Plan on Minority Health and Health Disparities</a> focused on the effects of structural racism and discrimination on minority health and health disparities.</li> <li>Support research on behavioral, biological, and social determinants of health and structural racism and discrimination.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="lastupdated"> <p>This page last reviewed on August 25, 2022</p> </div> </div> </div> <aside class="l-region l-region--sidebar-third"> <div id="block-bean-ending-structural-racism-nih-o" class="block block--bean block--bean-ending-structural-racism-nih-o" id="block-bean-ending-structural-racism-nih-o" class="block block--bean block--bean-ending-structural-racism-nih-o"> <h3 class="block__title">NIH Offices Involved in Racial Equity and Inclusion</h3> <div class="content" class="block__content"> <div about="/block/ending-structural-racism---nih-o" class="ds-1col entity entity-bean bean-basic-block view-mode-default clearfix"> <p><a 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