Kidney Function Connected to Heart Disease in Native Americans
November 11, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers at the MedStar Research Institute created a software-based risk calculator to predict future vulnerability to cardiovascular disease.
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Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change-An Update
January 10, 2012 | Video/Story
Since 2005, Finding Answers has awarded and managed research grants totaling $8 million to health care organizations implementing interventions aimed at reducing disparities.
Finding Answers Awards More Than $1.5 Million to Evaluate Interventions Aimed at Reducing Gaps in Health Care Among U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups
October 19, 2009 | News Release
Seven grants given to organizations with demonstrated abilities to develop and test interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care.
Project on Chippewa Reservation Leads to Better Health Outcomes
December 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Peter Christiansen Health Center of the Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa piloted an evidence-based medicine/continuous quality improvement model of care for diabetes, asthma and heart disease.
Significant Health Care Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives Living in Urban Areas Go Unmet
November 1, 2007 | News Release
Urban Indian Health Commission reveals that urban Indians face a high incidence of heart disease, diabetes and depression, yet have minimal access to quality health care.