{"id":167545,"date":"2022-10-18T15:33:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T01:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=167545"},"modified":"2022-10-19T12:04:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T22:04:50","slug":"ethnic-disparities-health-wf-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/18\/ethnic-disparities-health-wf-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"$11.3M<\/abbr> to reduce ethnic disparities, boost healthcare workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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A Community Health Worker interviews a client. (Photo courtesy: Hilary Hacker)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is receiving $11.3 million in funding from the U.S.<\/abbr> Department of Health and Human Services to support programs and research that aim to reduce racial and ethnic disparities and boost Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s health care workforce. It’s part of a total of $27 million in funding announced in an October 18 news release by Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> U.S.<\/abbr> Sen. Brian Schatz, who helped secure the funding as a member of the U.S.<\/abbr> Senate Appropriations Committee.<\/p>\n

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UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner and OLA Hawaii collaborators at a meeting in August 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Local agencies and organizations do important work providing community and behavioral health services, addressing health disparities, and conducting innovative research into cancer and other serious diseases,” said Schatz in the release. “By supporting these programs, we\u2019re helping to keep more people across Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> healthy and safe.” <\/p>\n

The UH<\/abbr> funding includes:<\/h2>\n

$9 million to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities<\/strong><\/p>\n