to contribute to the elimination of health disparities among Latino(a)s through the formation of human resources, community-based research, and culturally appropriate outreach/extension.
CEHDL OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Center are to:
- advance the science directed toward reducing, eliminating, or preventing health disparities
- accelerate the discovery of new interventions and expand the utilization/adaptation of existing evidence-based interventions for reducing, eliminating, or preventing health disparities
- increase the number of researchers and professionals from minority and medically underserved populations trained in biomedical and behavioral research
- increase the quality of the training provided to biomedical, social and behavioral researchers and professionals conducting research on health disparities
- increase public trust and the dissemination and utilization of scientific and health information relevant to health disparity populations
