The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Framework

Overview

Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2019 Jan 31

PMID 30699025

Citations 319

Authors

Jennifer Alvidrez

Dorothy Castille

Maryline Laude-Sharp

Adelaida Rosario

Derrick Tabor

Affiliations

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Abstract

We introduce the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) research framework, a product that emerged from the NIMHD science visioning process. The NIMHD research framework is a multilevel, multidomain model that depicts a wide array of health determinants relevant to understanding and addressing minority health and health disparities and promoting health equity. We describe the conceptual underpinnings of the framework and define its components. We also describe how the framework can be used to assess minority health and health disparities research as well as priorities for the future. Finally, we describe how fiscal year 2015 research project grants funded by NIMHD map onto the framework, and we identify gaps and opportunities for future minority health and health disparities research.

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