title: Establishing the infrastructure to comprehensively address cancer disparities: a model for transdisciplinary approaches.
abstract: The Center for Equal Health (CEH), a transdisciplinary Center of Excellence, was established to investigate cancer disparities comprehensively and achieve health equity through research, education, training, and community outreach. This paper discusses challenges faced by CEH, strategies employed to foster collaborations, lessons learned, and future considerations for establishing similar initiatives.
authors.forename: B Lee
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Desiree A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rivers
authors.forename: Nagi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Rivers
authors.forename: Dawood
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sultan
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Leslene E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Jenna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roetzheim
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D014481:United States