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, grow, learn, play, live, and age, and their structural drivers.
News
NINR reissued 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: February 14, 2025
NINR published a funding opportunity as part of the Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity Initiative, which supports the development of innovative interventions addressing social determinants of health to prevent, reduce, or eliminate health disparities.
NINR Director Dr. Shannon Zenk and fellow Executive Committee Co-Chairs of the NIH-wide Social Determinants of Health Research Coordinating Committee authored an editorial published in JAMA Internal Medicine on prioritizing research on social determinants of health.
Events
NINR will hold a Pre-Application Webinar for funding opportunity RFA-NR-25-003: Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) on January 15, 2025 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (ET).
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 May 21, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. (ET), NINR hosted 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).
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.