Research through the social determinants of health (SDOH) lens identifies effective approaches to improve health and quality of life by addressing the conditions in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, and age. Discover research, funding, and other announcements aligned with our SDOH lens.
News
NINR published a funding opportunity soliciting research that addresses how social determinants of health (SDOH) influence health outcomes at the intersection of social statuses in populations experiencing health disparities in the United States. Application Due Date: July 5, 2024
Watch the recording of NINR's Director's Lecture with Dr. Julie Postma, Professor in the Department of Nursing and Systems Science and the Associate Dean for Research at Washington State University College of Nursing, on the application of NINR's research lenses to climate change and health research.
NINR is proud to lead next steps for the Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity Initiative and pleased to publish a new funding opportunity supporting innovative interventions to reduce health disparities and advance health equity. Application Due Date: March 22, 2024
Events
On May 21, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. (ET), NINR will host a pre-application webinar for funding opportunity announcement RFA-NR-24-006: Understanding the Intersection of Social Inequities to Optimize Health and Reduce Health Disparities: The Axes Initiative (R01 Clinical Trial Optional).
On May 7, 2024, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. (ET), Dr. Stephanie Hawkins, Vice President of the Transformative Research Unit for Equity (TRUE) at RTI International, will present her work on firearm injury prevention and risk reduction interventions.
Join NINR on March 6, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (ET) for our next Director's Lecture. Dr. Julie Postma, Professor in the Department of Nursing and Systems Science and the Associate Dean for Research at Washington State University College of Nursing, will present an overview of her research program and join Dr. Shannon Zenk for a discussion on the application of NINR's social determinants of health research lens to research on climate change and health.
Featured Research
Motivated by her work as a trauma nurse, Dr. Sara Jacoby’s NINR-funded dissertation used ethnography to explore the experience and perceptions of Black patients with traumatic injuries.
Firmly grounded in the belief that health outcomes must be contextualized, Dr. Hudson Santos is exploring whether a community-driven intervention that addresses social determinants of health can improve obesity-related outcomes among immigrant Latina mothers and their children.
The United States is facing a maternal health crisis, yet few interventions successfully address the racial disparities that drive maternal health outcomes. In her NINR-funded research, Dr. Madelyne Greene is exploring whether a nurse-led prenatal care coordination intervention has the potential to meaningfully reduce these disparities.