Abstract

OVERVIEW Racial and ethnic health disparities in stroke and cancer impose an enormous burden on the U.S. health care system. Reduction of health disparities has become a significant public health challenge and is a major goal of the Healthy People 2018 initiative. In addition, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has designated as a high priority research aimed at eliminating or reducing the burden of stroke and cancer in medically underserved communities. The overall goal of the CEHD research core is to provide the infrastructure, resources and multidisciplinary investigative expertise necessary to successfully implement research projects designed to reduce disparities in chronic diseases within the District of Columbia. The research core is coordinated through Georgetown University in partnership with Howard University and Medstar Health Research Institute. The CEHD research core committed to the three themes: 1) the importance of cultural competence in disparities research, 2) research targeting health disparities in chronic disease, 3) utilizing established partnerships in the Washington, DC region.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Type
Comprehensive Center (P60)
Project #
5P60MD006920-02
Application #
8552068
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZMD1-RN)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2013-02-01
Budget End
2014-01-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
$72,971
Indirect Cost
$16,926

  Institution

Name
Georgetown University
Department
Type
DUNS #
049515844
City
Washington
State
DC
Country
United States
Zip Code
20057

  Publications

Dash, Chiranjeev; Taylor, Teletia R; Makambi, Kepher H et al. (2018) Effect of exercise on metabolic syndrome in black women by family history and predicted risk of breast cancer: The FIERCE Study. Cancer 124:3355-3363
Taylor, Teletia R; Dash, Chiranjeev; Sheppard, Vanessa et al. (2018) The effect of a randomized controlled physical activity trial on health related quality of life in metabolically unhealthy African-American women: FIERCE STUDY. Contemp Clin Trials 67:121-128
Adams-Campbell, L L; Dash, C; Kim, B H et al. (2016) Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Metabolic Syndrome in Postmenopausal African-American Women. Int J Sports Med 37:261-6
Wallington, Sherrie F; Dash, Chiranjeev; Sheppard, Vanessa B et al. (2016) Enrolling Minority and Underserved Populations in Cancer Clinical Research. Am J Prev Med 50:111-117
Sheppard, Vanessa B; Hicks, Jennifer; Makambi, Kepher et al. (2016) The feasibility and acceptability of a diet and exercise trial in overweight and obese black breast cancer survivors: The Stepping STONE study. Contemp Clin Trials 46:106-113
Dash, Chiranjeev; Makambi, Kepher; Wallington, Sherrie F et al. (2015) An exercise trial targeting African-American women with metabolic syndrome and at high risk for breast cancer: Rationale, design, and methods. Contemp Clin Trials 43:33-8
Heiss, Wolf-Dieter; Kidwell, Chelsea S (2014) Imaging for prediction of functional outcome and assessment of recovery in ischemic stroke. Stroke 45:1195-201
Heiss, Wolf-Dieter; Kidwell, Chelsea S (2014) Advances in stroke: Imaging 2013. Stroke 45:363-4
Sween, Jennifer; Wallington, Sherrie Flynt; Sheppard, Vanessa et al. (2014) The role of exergaming in improving physical activity: a review. J Phys Act Health 11:864-70
Llanos, Adana A; Brasky, Theodore M; Dumitrescu, Ramona G et al. (2013) Plasma IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 may be imprecise surrogates for breast concentrations: an analysis of healthy women. Breast Cancer Res Treat 138:571-9

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