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Director’s Corner

Dr. KimThe Center for Health Equity Research (HER) has had a productive and exciting 6 months since our last newsletter. We continue to work hard to achieve our core mission to (1) foster transdisciplinary collaborations between the community and academic departments, and (2) support HER pilot projects with innovative strategies to enhance self-management knowledge and behaviors and improve outcomes of chronic conditions.

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Pilot Updates

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New Pilot Studies – New Pilot Studies are Dr. Cuevas’s “Adaptation of a Cognitive Training Intervention for Diabetes Self-Management pilot studies,” and Dr. Harrison’s “Self-Management of Aging-Related Bio-Behavioral Decline in People with Osteoarthritis (OA).”

Ongoing Pilot Studies – Ongoing Pilot Studies are Dr. Zuniga’s “Self-Management of Diabetes for Persons with HIV,” and Dr. Benham-Hutchins’ “Bridging the Gap: Chronic Disease Self-Management Transitions.”

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In the News

chwCommunity Health Workers (CHWs): Strong Bridges between the “Digital Touch” and “Human Touch” – CHW is an umbrella term describing community members who assist individuals and communities to promote the adoption of better health behaviors. They may work for pay or volunteer in association with a local healthcare system. They usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with community members they serve, and …

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Accomplishments

msvwHER, Community Partners Awarded Health Equity Grants
The UT Austin School of Nursing and community partners Mama Sana/Vibrant Woman (MSVW) and the Alliance for African American Health in Central Texas (AAAHCT) will collaborate on projects…

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Bleed Orange. Think Green.HER Office Wins Gold for Sustainability
HER participated in the launch of the Office of Sustainability’s Green Offices Program. The program is a points-based certification process that empowers members of UT faculty and staff to elicit change in their workspace…

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Center Activities

Miyong T. KimCommunity Health Dialogue – “HEALTH in EQUITY” How Community Development can Raise Health Equity in Low Income Areas and Promote Better Healthcare for ALL

St. David’s CHPR Conference – “The Physical Environment’s Influences on Health”

LaVerne Gallman Distinguished Lectureship in Nursing – “How Patient-Clinician Partnership Changes What’s Possible”

Gallman Summer Research Institute – “Item Response Theory (IRT)”

Community Health Dialogue – “Place and Race Matter”

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