The population and community health lens addresses critical challenges that shape health within and across populations and communities.
News
Watch the recording of Dr. Mahasin Mujahid, Professor at the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, as she discusses the role of nursing research in advancing science in maternal health using a social determinants of health lens.
NINR published a funding opportunity supporting the development of interventions that make significant, sustainable improvements in health outcomes of rural populations. Application Due Date: May 17, 2024
NINR has published a funding opportunity as part of the Bridge-to-Care Initiative supporting studies examining the impacts of an intervention or program on a health outcome. Application Due Date: March 22, 2024
Events
On August 27, 2024, from 12:00-1:30 p.m. (ET), Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Solutions and Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, will join NINR to discuss the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Ending Unequal Treatment report.
On July 11, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (ET), Dr. Mahasin Mujahid, Professor at the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, will present her work on the social and structural determinants of maternal health and health disparities and risk reduction interventions to address the complex and growing morbidity and mortality concerns.
On April 2, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (ET), NINR will host a pre-application webinar for funding opportunity announcement RFA-NR-24-005: Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes and Advance Health Equity in Rural Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional).
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.
This NINR-funded study examined the contribution of neighborhood characteristics to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive symptom severity in Black males following serious injury.
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is often used to understand community perspectives and address challenging issues including health inequities caused by structural racism. Much of the existing literature emphasizes relationships and synergy between academic researchers and community partners rather than structural components of CBPR.