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Changing healthcare one neighbor at a time
The social determinants of health — the conditions in which a person lives, learns, works, and plays — account for 80 percent of health outcomes, but they’re almost never used in medical care.
CTSI welcomes two new Pre-K Scholars
Two new University of Minnesota assistant professors recently joined CTSI’s Pre-K Discovery Scholars Program.
Reimagining How to Engage Immigrant Communities on Health Issues
From the outside, it looked like a Zumba class. Smiling women in headscarves clapped and danced while upbeat music blared. Scattered among them were University of Minnesota researchers and community healthcare workers, jamming along.
Reimagining how to engage immigrant communities on health issues
As part of CTSI’s Science Café project funded by NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Dr. Eder has been reimagining how institutions can better connect with immigrant and refugee communities about health issues.
Addressing Rural Health Disparities in Minnesota and Beyond
Achieving rural health equity is an ambitious goal, but it’s one that CTSI’s Rural Health Program has been actively chasing since its inception less than two years ago.
Grants awarded to four community-University research teams
Four collaborative teams of Minnesota-based community organizations and University of Minnesota researchers have received funding for their research.
Health Profession Pathways Program Prepares Students for Future Health Careers
The Health Profession Pathways program supports students as they develop into future leaders in health professional careers.
How M Health Fairview Clinic - Bethesda Excels at Team Care for Afghan Refugees
Lily Rubenstein, RN, BSN, PHN, and Emily Odegard, MSW, LGSW, describe how Woodwinds Hospital Family Medicine residents and the rest of the team have come together to provide whole-person care for Afghan Refugees.
Youth-led solutions for teen parents and parents-to-be experiencing homelessness
A youth shelter and University of Minnesota researchers teamed up to address the unmet needs of pregnant or parenting teens who are also facing homelessness.
Four University-community grantee teams will address local health equity
The Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health office welcomes four new collaborative teams as recipients of the Community Health Collaborative Pilot grant.