About The Center...
Center History
In January 2004, Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth Medical Center created the Center for Reducing Health Disparities.
In 2007, the Center for Reducing Health Disparities was funded through a P60 grant from the National Institutes of Health. This grant allowed the Center to pursue new projects in community engagement, and focus on hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, organ donation, and other issues that affect underserved populations. The Center also links students to mentors who have interests in health disparities to foster awareness and interest in the issues of health equity in Cleveland.
In addition, the Center is part of the Community Engagement Core of the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative between Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, and the Cleveland Clinic. The mission of the core is to help facilitate research opportunities for junior faculty, community organizations, and community residents. We also serve as a link between researchers and the community.
To help our community understand health disparities, the Center has a Health Disparities Blog for announcements and reports that talk about what is going on in health disparities programs and in research.
We also have a Spanish language version of our website at Bienvenidos al Centro para la Reducción de Disparidades de Salud de Case.