Tag: UMMC

Addressing Health Disparities in the Delta: a Conference and a CORNET

Written by Sarah Ashley Bloch

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2018Summer

As described in another article in this quarter’s edition of The Research Rainmaker, the American South is home to the largest minority population in the United States. With high levels of chronic disease and poor health outcomes, researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Tulane University, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center… Read More

New UTHSC Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute Established to Improve Human Health for Southerners

Written by Sarah Ashley Bloch

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2018Summer

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have formed the Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute (TN-CTSI) to address health inequities in the Southern United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the American South represented the largest population growth by region in 2017. Comprised of 17 states, the South also has a… Read More