Our Partners and Other Organizations Committed to Reducing or Eliminating Health Disparities

Health disparities are among the most complex and intractable public health problems threatening the United States, impacting communities and individuals in a variety of ways. In an attempt to reduce and eliminate health disparities in communities throughout South Carolina and the nation, there are a variety of institutions and organizations committed to developing public health workers, as well as programs and services focused on improving and protecting the health of communities.

Below is a partial list of state and national organizations with programs and services, focused on reducing or eliminating health disparities. We encourage you to view their web pages to learn more about what they offer and to explore opportunities to partner. Many of these organizations currently partner with the Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities.

State of South Carolina

Allen University

Benedict College

Claflin University

Morris College

South Carolina Network for the Elimination of Health Disparities

Extension Programs of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions

South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

South Carolina Rural Health Research Center

National

Associations for Schools of Public Health – Health Disparities Research & Diversity Resource Center http://www.asph.org/diversity/

Associations for Schools of Public Health – Eliminating Health Disparities in Schools of Public Health http://www.asph.org/diversity/eliminating.cfm

Centers for Disease Control – Prevention Research Centers (Health Disparity/Minority Focus)
http://www.cdc.gov/prc/centers/alabama.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/prc/centers/michigan.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/prc/centers/morehouse.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/prc/centers/ucb.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/prc/centers/uaz.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/prc/centers/newmexico.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/prc/centers/oklahoma.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/prc/centers/stlouis.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/prc/centers/illinois.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/prc/centers/southcarolina.htm

National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities http://ncmhd.nih.gov

Center for Minority Health – University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health http://www.cmh.pitt.edu