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EMU professor participates in White House roundtable on gun violence impact on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities

Study shows compounded effects of racism on mental distress, alcohol use and firearm purchases among Asian Americans during COVID-19

EMU professor honored for exemplary contributions to nursing field through research

EMU professor receives prestigious grant to reduce firearm violence from the National Institutes of Health

EMU faculty members developing virtual reality program addressing healthcare inequities for Asian Americans

EMU professor Tsu-Yin Wu receives major CDC grant to improve health disparities among Asian-Americans across Michigan

CHDIS has been highlighted by the  for our work in  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.

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