We hope that this list of resources will serve as a source of support as you begin your health disparities research journey. This list is not comprehensive, but rather an investment in raising awareness that catalyzes action.
Note: What has been a pivotal resource or awareness opportunity that has shaped your understanding of health disparities? If you don’t see it on this list, please share it with us!
Internal Resources
- School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence
- Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity
- Community and Disparities ResearchConnect
External Resources
- NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- AAMC Collaborative for Health Equity: Act, Research, Generate Evidence
- Center for Reducing Health Disparities - MetroHealth
- University Hospitals Diversity & Inclusion
- MetroHealth Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity
- Cleveland Clinic Office of Diversity & Inclusion
- VA Office of Resolution Management, Diversity & Inclusion
Books
- The Science of Health Disparities Research edited by Irene Dankwa-Mullan, Eliseo J. Perez-Stable, Kevin L. Gardner, Xinzhi Zhang, Adelaida M. Rosario
- Health Disparities: Weaving a New Understanding Through Case Narratives edited by Adam Perzynski, Sarah Shick, Ifeolorunbode Adebambo
- Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to Present by Harriet A. Washington
- Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology by Deirdre Cooper Owens
- Adverse Events: Race, Inequality, and the Testing of New Pharmaceuticals by Jill A. Fisher
- Seeing Patients: A Surgeon’s Story of Race and Medical Bias by Augustus A. White III MD
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- Why Are Health Disparities Everyone’s Problem? by Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH
Awareness Opportunities
- VITALS: Virtual Inclusive Talks and Lecture Series presented by the CWRU Office of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence
- Power of Diversity Lecture Series presented by the Office of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity
Educational Opportunities
Films
Grants & Awards
- NIH Common Fund Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity Initiative
- Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity
- The RWJF-National Civic League Health Equity Award
- The Daisy Foundation – Health Equity Award
- Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine – Racial Justice and Health Equity Award
Conferences
- Alzheimer’s Association | Addressing Health Disparities
- American Hospital Association | Accelerating Health Equity Conference
- National Rural Health Association | Health Equity Conference
- National Health Equity Conference
- Health Equity & Inclusion Conference
- Cancer Disparities Symposium | Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- National Healthcare DEI Conference