C2DREAM Awarded nimhd supplemental grants: expanding health equity research in Minnesota

Innovative Projects Aiming to Improve Hearth Health and Promote Smoking Cessation Among African Americans in Minnesota

The Center for Chronic Disease Reduction and Equity Promotion Across Minnesota (C2DREAM) is excited to announce that it was recently awarded two P50 supplemental grants totaling $3.99 million three years from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These grants will support R01-level studies that aim to enhance the overall health of African Americans in Minnesota using innovative technologies, while also addressing inequities in chronic health conditions within these communities. 

The funded projects include:

Techquity by FAITH!
Led by preventative cardiologist and Associate Professor of Medicine, Dr. LaPrincess Brewer of Mayo Clinic
Located in the Twin Cities and Southeastern Minnesota

Feasibility of Using a culturally Tailored Conversational Agendt for Promoting Smoking Cessation Treatment Utilization in African Americans who use cigarettes
Co-led by Michael Kotlyar, associate professor at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Dr. Serguei Pakhomov, professor at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, and Dr. Sandra Japuntich, Clinical Psychologist and senior investigator at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Located statewide in Minnesota

Click here to read more about the funded projects and to download the full announcement