Community Research Partners presents Tennessee Sickle Cell Disease Network
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Tennessee Sickle Cell Disease Network seeks to engage sickle cell disease community stakeholders in Patient Centered Outcomes Research as an essential mechanism for advancing care and meaningful research for this rare disease population. Initial engagement phases and findings of a statewide research and engagement program will be discussed.
MVA team presents at Practice Based Research Network Conference
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Community Member Spotlight: Workers' Dignity continues stand for low-wage workers in Nashville
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Diana Lopez, organizer and coordinator of the Workers' Dignity "Just Hospitality" campaign, and Jack Willey from operations took a moment to describe their organization and its ongoing efforts to improve conditions for low-wage workers in Nashville.
MVA community member Neely Williams published in The Tennessean
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Tennesseean recently published an op-ed regarding the need for louder voices in medical research by the Rev. Neely Williams. In it, she highlights the need to start building bridges anchored in trust with the medical community.
Community Research Partners Meeting: 'Air Quality Findings and Potentially Related Health Impacts in the Cayce Homes Community' scheduled Aug. 5
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Community Research Partners will hold a meeting titled "Air Quality Findings and Potentially Related Health Impacts in the Cayce Homes Community" on Friday, Aug, 5, at the Lentz Public Health Center Board Room (2500 Charlotte Ave.).
MVA's Elisa Friedman appointed by Nashville mayor to Healthy Nashville Leadership Council
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Elisa Friedman, director of planning and community engagement for the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, was recently appointed to the Healthy Nashville Leadership Council by Metro Nashville Mayor Megan Barry.
Vanderbilt-Miami-Meharry Center of Excellence in Precision Medicine and Population Health launches
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Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the University of Miami and Meharry Medical College gather for the launch of the Vanderbilt-Miami-Meharry Center of Excellence in Precision Medicine and Population Health.
Vanderbilt establishes Recruitment Innovation Center to increase enrollment of minorities, women and older adults in clinical trials
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Clinical trials are essential for scientific discovery and for improving human health. Yet many studies are stopped prematurely because they fail to recruit enough study participants.
Dr. Murry appointed to NIH Psychosocial Development, Risk and Prevention Study Section, Center for Scientific Review
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Velma McBride Murry, PhD recently accepted an invitation to serve as a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Psychosocial Development, Risk and Prevention Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, for the term beginning July 01, 2016, and ending June 30, 2020.
Need for multi-disciplinary solutions highlighted at Diabetes Improvement Project meeting
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Rhonda Switzer from Interfaith Dental Clinic discusses oral health and diabetes at a Diabetes Improvement Project meeting.