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IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ALL PEOPLE
Program Purpose
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The purpose of the Health Disparities Research LRP is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals to research careers that focus on minority health or other health disparity issues.
Funding for this LRP is provided through the NIH's National Institute on Minority Health and Health
Disparities (NIMHD), which ensures that at least 50 percent of the awards are made to health professionals
who are members of identified health disparity populations.
Program Announcement
See Notice for Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research (LRP-HDR)
for program and policy guidance.
Program Eligibility
- Meet
general eligibility requirements of the LRPs outlined in the eligibility section of the site
- Have an M.D., Ph.D., Pharm. D., Psy.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.P.M., D.C., N.D., D.V.M., or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited institution
- Engage in qualified minority health or other health disparities research
Definitions
Health Disparity Populations
Groups determined by the Director of NIMHD, after consultation with the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and are defined as populations where there is significant disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates as compared to the health status of the general population. The following populations have been designated as health disparity populations: Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and rural populations.
Minority Health Disparities Research
Basic, clinical, social, or behavioral research on a health disparity population (including individual members and communities of such populations) including the causes of such health disparities and methods to prevent, diagnose, and treat such disparities. Research focused on diseases or conditions more prevalent or associated with greater morbidity/mortality in one or more disparity populations, without the proposed work itself being focused on improving minority health or health disparities is not considered health disparities research.
Medically Underserved
A term that refers to individuals who lack access to primary and specialty care either because they are socioeconomically disadvantaged and may live in areas
with high poverty rates or because they reside in rural areas. The term also refers to individuals who reside in geographic areas where the Index of Medical
Underservice (IMU) is 62 or less. Health Resource Services Administration (HRSA) criteria designate a service area with an IMU of 62 or less as a
"medically underserved area (MUA)." The IMU is a weighted score derived from four variables: the ratio of primary medical care physicians per 1,000 population,
infant mortality rate, percentage of population below the federal poverty level, and percentage of the population age 65 years or over.
Glossary of Terms
LRP Data
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New Applications for Health Disparities Research LRP
Source: NIH LRP
Data Accurate as of 10/01/12
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Renewal Applications for Health Disparities Research LRP
Source: NIH LRP
Data Accurate as of 10/01/12
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Assistance
For further assistance, we encourage you to contact:
- Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) Information Center. Call 866-849-4047 or e-mail
lrp@nih.gov
- NIMHD LRP Liaison
- Your research supervisor or mentor
Date Last Updated: January 21, 2013
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