Highlights
National Cancer Institute Releases New Social Determinants of Health Data Set
The Healthcare Delivery Research Program of the National Cancer Institute has released a new Social Determinants of Health data set. The data set includes select social determinants of health data elements, including race/ethnicity, education, poverty, urban/rural, socioeconomic status, and racial residential segregation indices defined using 2008-2012 American Community Survey data and 2010 definitions of rural urban commuting areas at the census tract level. You can request the data set and additional documentation here.
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SIREN Coffee & Science
Last Friday, SIREN Coffee & Science kicked off a new cycle of four biweekly talks tackling the topic of Adjustment, which refers to health care activities that change clinical care to accommodate patients’ social conditions. Click here to register for the series and to receive the Zoom link for the next three sessions. To catch up on any sessions you missed, subscribe to our podcast feed (Spotify | Apple).
New Health Equity Resource for Health Systems
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Research Round-Up
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Below we highlight 14 of the 23 recently published peer-reviewed articles, commentaries, and reports that we added to the SIREN Evidence and Resource Library this month. Click here to see all resources in the Library by date.
Awareness
Reports, Issue Briefs, and Toolkits
Commentaries & Blogs
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Upcoming Events
Webinars
Meetings & Conferences
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Funding Opportunities
Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
This initiative will support (1) observational research to understand the role of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in causing and sustaining health disparities, and (2) intervention research that addresses SRD in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities. Application is due August 24, 2021. Learn more here.
Comprehensive Care for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus from Populations with Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement will support research focused on developing and testing multi-level or multi-component strategies of comprehensive clinical care for individuals with Type 2 diabetes from populations with health disparities, including interventions that leverage medical and social care integration to screen for and address patient’s comprehensive diabetes care needs. Earliest submission date is September 6, 2021. Learn more here.
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