The Center for Health Disparities Innovations and Studies at Eastern Michigan University aims to improve the lives of communities by reducing racial and ethnic health disparities of diverse and minority populations in the state of Michigan.
News & Announcements
CHDIS has been highlighted by the CDC for our work in COVID-19 vaccination with amazing partners from the Asian and Arab American communities. To learn more visit the CDC's Health Equity in Action page.
- Learn more about the work completed by the CHDIS team through our year three success stories about the CHDIS Community Clinical Linkages Bilingual Diabetes Prevention Program [PDF] and the CHDIS Physical Activity Quick Build Hamtramck Project [PDF].
Find more data and information on COVID-19 from our updated Health Atlas COVID-19 Map - The Director of the Center for Health Disparities Innovations and Studies, Dr. Tsu-Yin Wu, received the 2021Cancer Prevention Laurel Award for Health Equity for her innovative methods to increase health equity in cancer prevention and screenings. Dr. Wu was selected for this award based on her work identifying and implemented innovations that advance health equity by improving or expanding services at the community level. Visit the Prevent Cancer website to learn more about the 2021 Prevent Cancer Laurel award; the recording of the award ceremony can be found on the EMU CHIDS Youtube playlist.
