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IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ALL PEOPLE
Program Purpose
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The purpose of the Health Disparities Research LRP is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals to research careers that focus on minority health or other health disparity issues.
Funding for this LRP is provided through the NIH's National Center on Minority Health and Health
Disparities (NCMHD), which ensures that at least 50 percent of the awards are made to health professionals
who are members of identified health disparity populations.
Program Announcement
See Notice for Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research (LRP-HDR)
for program and policy guidance.
Program Eligibility
- Meet
general eligibility requirements of the LRPs outlined in the eligibility section of the site
- Have an M.D., Ph.D., Pharm. D., Psy.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.P.M., D.C., N.D., D.V.M., or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited institution
- Engage in qualified minority health or other health disparities research
Definitions
Health Disparity Populations
Groups determined by the Director of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), in consultation with the Director of the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in which there is significant disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality,
or survival as compared to the health status of the general population. The following populations have been designated as health disparity populations:
Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and the medically
underserved (i.e., individuals from the Appalachian region).
Health Disparities Research
Basic, clinical, or behavioral research on a health disparity population (including individual members and communities of such populations), including the
causes of health disparities and methods to prevent, diagnose, and treat such disparities.
Medically Underserved
A term that refers to individuals who lack access to primary and specialty care either because they are socioeconomically disadvantaged and may live in areas
with high poverty rates or because they reside in rural areas. The term also refers to individuals who reside in geographic areas where the Index of Medical
Underservice (IMU) is 62 or less. Health Resource Services Administration (HRSA) criteria designate a service area with an IMU of 62 or less as a
"medically underserved area (MUA)." The IMU is a weighted score derived from four variables: the ratio of primary medical care physicians per 1,000 population,
infant mortality rate, percentage of population below the federal poverty level, and percentage of the population age 65 years or over.
Minority Health Conditions
Diseases, disorders, and other conditions (including mental health and substance abuse) that are unique to, more serious, or more prevalent in racial and
ethnic minorities, for which the medical risk factors or types of medical interventions may be different, or research involving such populations as subjects
or data on such individuals is insufficient.
Minority Health Disparities Research
Basic, clinical, or behavioral research on minority health conditions, including research to prevent, diagnose, and treat such conditions.
Glossary of Terms
LRP Data
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New Applications for Health Disparities Research LRP
Source: NIH LRP
Data Accurate as of 10/01/08
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Renewal Applications for Health Disparities Research LRP
Source: NIH LRP
Data Accurate as of 10/01/08
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Assistance
For further assistance, we encourage you to contact:
- Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) Information Center. Call 866-849-4047 or e-mail
lrp@nih.gov
- NCMHD LRP Liaison
- Your research supervisor or mentor
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