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CURRENT ACTIVITIES
UCSD DIVISION OF COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS
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Comprehensive Research Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities
(CRCHD)
UCSD Health Science's San Diego EXPORT Center received marked recognition
from the National Institute of Health's National Center in Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
with the renewal of its grant amounting to over $6 million over the next five years; and, designation as a
Comprehensive Research Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities (CRCHD). This
award helps support the research of senior investigators in the fields of genetics, hypertension and
cardiovascular disease; provides funding to students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty who are
conducting research in diabetes, liver disease, and healthcare quality; and supports the evaluation of
health programs conducted in community based not-for-profit agencies in San Diego.
The center's goals addressed by three programmatic core areas: the Administrative Core, the Research Core,
and the Research Training Core. The Center's programs are designed to achieve the Department of Health
and Human Services Healthy People 2010 goals for the nation in HIV, cardiovascular disease, and other
selected diseases which disproportionately impact various communities. The center maintains a list of
local and national resources that address minority health and health disparities.
Visit the UCSD Comprehensive Research Center of Excellence in Health Disparities
(UCSD CRCHD) at
http://meded.ucsd.edu/crchd/
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