The Center for Research on Health Disparities provides leadership for the development and advancement of comprehensive, culturally sensitive, community-based participatory research that improves health outcomes and enhances quality of life. The center links faculty, students and community members to advance research on the complex causes of health disparities and strategies to eliminate these disparities. Within this thrust, the primary focus is on obesity as a major contributing factor to many chronic health conditions. Further, to accomplish its goals, the center draws on the support of and collaboration among individual and institutional partners.
The Center for Research on Health Disparities is an outgrowth of the EXPORT Center project, a collaborative partnership between Clemson University's College of Health, Education, and Human Development, and Voorhees College's Center of Excellence in Rural and Minority Health. The EXPORT Center is made possible through an Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities, and Training (EXPORT) grant from the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Mission
Our mission is to provide leadership in the development, advancement and dissemination of research on rural, racial and ethnic minority health and health disparities.
Vision
Our vision is to be an exemplar in the conduct of research designed to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health and healthcare.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.” ®
– Margaret Mead
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