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Center Vision

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  • Create and maintain cross-disciplinary synergy: The combination of individual perspectives, resources and skills, creates a “whole that is greater than the sum of its parts” and results in research collaborations with increased creativity and more comprehensive solutions to complex problems.
  • Advance research methods: New methods and new application of methods from other fields are required for continued progress in the field. Methods routinely used in health disparities research do not meet the methodological needs of complex problems or take advantage of cross-disciplinary collaborations.
  • Effective translation of discoveries: Deliberate, strategic investments in translational collaborations in key conditions or areas can catalyze new discoveries and create models and an infrastructure that transcends bottlenecks.
  • Conduct research that addresses patient and community centered outcomes: Research that is more relevant to stakeholders is more likely to lead to organizational and public policy change that leads to improved health.
  • Equity in health care is an issue of quality: Equity is one of the six quality aims defined by the Institute of Medicine in their 2001 report, ‘‘Crossing the Quality Chasm.’’ Addressing equity offers great opportunities for profound improvement for both individual patients and society as a whole.
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General graphic for the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week. White text reads "Honoring a legacy and moving health equity forward. Join the UNC Center for Health Equity Research for research presentations, panels and more!" The dates June 5-8, 2023 are in navy. URL: go.unc.edu/GodleyHERW
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Recruiting Young Latino Sexual Minority Men in North Carolina for an HIV Prevention and Stigma Reduction Study: Strategies and Challenges

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"Recruiting Young Latino Sexual Minority Men in North Carolina for an HIV Prevention and Stigma Reduction Study: Strategies and Challenges" is part of the 2023 Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week (HERW). Dicky Baruah (she/they) of the UNC School of Social Work will present their research. This panel will be a virtual event. <p … Continued

Graphic for the "Project GRACE" panel of the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week. White text reads "Project GRACE: Community-academic partnership for health equity" and "This panel features members from the Project GRACE community-academic partnership. Panelists will discuss the history of Project GRACE, how they have sustained a long-term partnership, and the impact this partnership has had for their community." Panelists: Shirley McFarlin, Mysha Wynn, Don Cavellini. Date and time on a navy flag: June 6, 10:00 a.m. Go link: go.unc.edu/GodleyHERW
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Project GRACE: Community-Academic Partnership for Health Equity

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"Project GRACE: Community-Academic Partnership for Health Equity" is part of the 2023 Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week (HERW). The panelists are Shirley McFarlin, Mysha Wynn and Don Cavellini. This panel features members from the Project GRACE community-academic partnership. Panelists will discuss the history of Project GRACE, how they have sustained a long-term partnership, … Continued

General graphic for the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week. White text reads "Honoring a legacy and moving health equity forward. Join the UNC Center for Health Equity Research for research presentations, panels and more!" The dates June 5-8, 2023 are in navy. URL: go.unc.edu/GodleyHERW
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Social Workers’ Impact on Racial an Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice

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"Social Workers' Impact on Racial an Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice" is part of the 2023 Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week (HERW). Jenny Afkinich of the UNC School of Social Work will present their research. This panel will be a virtual event. <p data-pm-slice="1 1 About HERW The Paul A. Godley Health Equity … Continued

General graphic for the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week. White text reads "Honoring a legacy and moving health equity forward. Join the UNC Center for Health Equity Research for research presentations, panels and more!" The dates June 5-8, 2023 are in navy. URL: go.unc.edu/GodleyHERW
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Accountability for Cancer Care through Undoing Racism and Equity (ACCURE): A Community-Academic Partnership Leading to Treatment Equity and Improved Care for All

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"Accountability for Cancer Care through Undoing Racism and Equity (ACCURE): A Community-Academic Partnership Leading to Treatment Equity and Improved Care for All" is part of the 2023 Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week (HERW). Sam Cykert of the UNC School of Medicine will present their research. This panel will be a virtual event. <p … Continued

Graphic for the "Conducting Health Equity Research in the Current Social and Political Environment" panel of the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week. White text reads "Conducting Health Equity Research in the Current Social and Political Environment" and "This panel of UNC DEI leaders will discuss advancing health equity research in the current sociopolitical environment, why this work matters and pathways forward. Panelists: Nate Thomas, Andrea Caesar, Penny Gordon Lawson, Leah Cox." The date June 8, 2023 is in orange. A circular image of Giselle Corbie has an orange border. White text under the picture of Corbie reads "Giselle Corbie, M.D., M.Sc. Moderator." URL: go.unc.edu/GodleyHERW
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Conducting Health Equity Research in the Current Social and Political Environment

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"Conducting Health Equity Research in the Current Social and Political Environment" is part of the 2023 Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week (HERW). Giselle Corbie, M.D., M.Sc., CHER co-director and UNC Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, will moderate the panel. Recently the topics of diversity, equity, gender and theory have been brought into the … Continued

Graphic for the Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership (SAICEP) special session of the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week. Navy text reads "Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership (SAICEP)" and "This special session will spotlight the Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership (SAICEP), a recent collaborative formed through the Community Outreach and Engagement teams at the NCI Comprehensive Cancer Centers at Duke, UNC Lineberger and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Panelists: Ronny A. Bell (Eshelman), Stephanie B. Wheeler (Lineberger) and others." The date June 7, 2023 is in white on a navy flag. The time is in white: 4:00 p.m. URL: go.unc.edu/GodleyHERW
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Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnerships (SAICEP)

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"Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnerships (SAICEP)" is part of the 2023 Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week (HERW). Panelists: Ronny A. Bell (Professor and Chair, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy), Stephanie B. Wheeler (Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center) and others. This special session will … Continued

General graphic for the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week. White text reads "Honoring a legacy and moving health equity forward. Join the UNC Center for Health Equity Research for research presentations, panels and more!" The dates June 5-8, 2023 are in navy. URL: go.unc.edu/GodleyHERW
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Addressing Unmet Social Needs in Rural Eastern North Carolina Through Implementing a Digital Community Resource Referral System

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"Addressing Unmet Social Needs in Rural Eastern North Carolina Through Implementing a Digital Community Resource Referral System" is part of the 2023 Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week (HERW). Christina Carilli of the UNC School of Medicine will present their research. This panel will be a virtual event. <p data-pm-slice="1 1 About HERW The Paul … Continued

Graphic for the "Role reflections" panel of the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week. White text reads "Role reflections: Hearing from health equity research staff" and "Research staff from across UNC will discuss perspectives on health equity and community-engaged research drawn from their specific roles. Panelists will reflect on what challenges and sustains them in this work, as well as the future of health equity as a field. Panelists: Lauren Matthews (Lineberger), Tommy White (NC TraCS), Shikira Flounory (CHER), Maura Drewry (CHER)Research staff from across UNC will discuss perspectives on health equity and community-engaged research drawn from their specific roles. Panelists will reflect on what challenges and sustains them in this work, as well as the future of health equity as a field. Panelists: Lauren Matthews (Lineberger), Tommy White (NC TraCS), Shikira Flounory (CHER), Maura Drewry (CHER)." The date June 8, 2023 is in navy. URL: go.unc.edu/GodleyHERW
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Role reflections: Hearing from health equity research staff

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"Role reflections" is part of the 2023 Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week (HERW). This panel will bring together staff from across UNC to discuss their perspectives on health equity and community-engaged research given their specific role in it. Panelists will reflect on what challenges and sustains them in this work, as well as … Continued

General graphic for the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week. White text reads "Honoring a legacy and moving health equity forward. Join the UNC Center for Health Equity Research for research presentations, panels and more!" The dates June 5-8, 2023 are in navy. URL: go.unc.edu/GodleyHERW
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Food Insecurity and Hypertension: Lesson Learned from Recruitment and Enrollment in the Healthy Food First Study

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"Food Insecurity and Hypertension: Lesson Learned from Recruitment and Enrollment in the Healthy Food First Study" is part of the 2023 Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week (HERW). Robert E. Anderson, III of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health will present their research. This panel will be a virtual event. <p data-pm-slice="1 … Continued

Health Equity Research Intensive

Save the dates for the 2023 Health Equity Research Intensive (HERI)! More info coming soon to the HERI program page.

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