All Posts: health disparities
4 Articles
- News Story
Health Equity Course Celebrates 10 Years of Educating and Empowering Students
Over the last 10 years, about 150 students from across the university have taken “Health Equity Think Tank: Exploring Realities and Solutions,” an innovative course created…
February 26, 2025
- News Story
Whiteness Explored as a Fundamental Determinant of Health in Rural America
For almost two decades, the mortality rate for rural residents in the United States has been higher than their urban counterparts, and the difference in the rate has only…
December 5, 2024
- News Story
Wu Zeng Selected for NASEM Committee on Reducing Health Disparities
Wu Zeng, PhD, associate professor in the School of Health’s Global Health Department, has been tapped by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to…
May 31, 2024
- News Story
Medical Center Deans Discuss Future of Health at GU Black Alumni Summit
Closing the health-disparities gap in Black communities throughout the U.S. requires a commitment to providing an anti-racism curriculum that teaches health equity to future…
October 23, 2022