Tag: health equity
UofL community project is changing lives for vulnerable populations
Residents of certain zip codes live fewer years than their neighbors. According to 2020 census data, life expectancy is 65 years for those who...
UofL medical student advocates for equitable health care
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) defines health disparities as聽preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health.聽Resulting...
Research!Louisville speaker emphasizes that disability does not mean inability Oluwaferanmi Okanlami...
What do we not know about what we are doing for individuals with a disability?
Professor Oluwaferanmi Okanlami encouraged attendees to ask that question at...
UofL medical students address heart health disparities in summer research
UofL medical students Paul Brown and Andrea Ballinger conducted a study to decrease health disparities for Black patients by helping educate physicians about potential...
UofL names new dean for School of Public Health and Information...
Kathryn (Katie) Cardarelli, has been named the new dean of the School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) at the University of Louisville....
Commitment to health care equity leads UofL medical student to study...
Zoha Mian, a third-year medical student at the UofL School of Medicine, has a passion for helping diverse populations achieve equal health care.
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UofL gets $16 million to increase supply of primary care doctors...
The University of Louisville has received $16 million to help increase Kentuckians鈥 access to health care, particularly in underserved rural and urban areas. The...
UofL, partners issue $1.5 million health equity innovation challenge Team including...
The University of Louisville and partners have launched a new $1.5 million innovation challenge centered on tackling pressing problems in health equity, with 15...
Q&A: Nursing professor addresses ageism as a barrier to health care
In what she describes as 鈥渢he pinnacle of my nursing career,鈥 Candace Harrington,聽 gerontology nurse practitioner professor, UofL School of Nursing,聽was recently inducted as...
UofL program gives students hands-on experience in startups
A new University of Louisville program is helping students gain hands-on experience working in innovative local startups, each with a distinct focus on health...