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The Complex Contributors to Obesity-Related Health Disparities: Introduction to the Special Issue

Year: 2022

Type: editorial

Abstract: The Obesity Health Disparities Research Center (OHDRC) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is a National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) center of excellence. Funded in 2017, the OHDRC expanded its focus in 2019 to include the Southeast region of the U.S. and partnered with 3 additional academic institutions: Louisiana State University, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Jackson State University. The OHDRC's research focuses on Blacks living in rural and low-income urban communities in the Southeast to positively impact the health disparities associated with obesity and related chronic diseases.

Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine

DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.03.022

Authors: Mona N. Fouad, Kaitlyn J. Waugaman, Gareth R. Dutton

Institutions: University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,700