title: Addressing health disparities: Brown University School of Public Health.
abstract: Health disparities are a public health concern in Rhode Island and around the world. Faculty members and students in the Brown University School of Public Health are working to understand, address, and ultimately eliminate disparities in health and health care affecting diverse populations. Our educational offerings and research efforts are directed toward understanding and addressing the social, cultural, and environmental factors that contribute to these health disparities. Research methods to carry out this work include implementing interdisciplinary, community-based, quantitative and qualitative research with the goal of preventing, reducing, and eliminating health disparities. This article focuses on some of the School's work with vulnerable communities confronting issues around the following: HIV/AIDS, obesity, nutrition, physical activity and delivery of health services.
authors.affiliation: Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, Professor of Health Services, Policy.
authors.forename: Terrie Fox
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Wetle
authors.affiliation: Director of Communications for Brown's School of Public Health.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scanlan
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D015444:Exercise; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D012237:Rhode Island; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods
keywords: Aging; Brown; Disparities; HIV/AIDS; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical Activity; Populations; Public Health