Dr. Sandra Crouse Quinn and Dr. Stephen B. Thomas and were invited by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to present as a part of the center’s NIH Health Disparities Seminar Series on Thursday, February 17.
The presentation focused on strategies aimed at increasing minority participation in biomedical and public health research, as well as the influence of researchers as potential contributors to the low participation rate of African American and Latino populations in clinical trials research.
Dr. Thomas and Dr. Quinn are both principal investigators in the NIH Bioethics Research Infrastructure Initiative: Building Trust between Minorities and Researchers. They presented highlights from the data gathered through this national study including, but not limited to, preliminary results from a national random household survey of 2,500 African American and Latino adults; an online survey of 425 researchers, research staff and IRB members and qualitative interviews with 31 investigators with experience recruiting minority populations into research. Additionally, they showcased selected television media products created as part of the Building Trust curriculums designed for researchers and for minority communities.
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) sponsors the monthly NIH Health Disparities Seminar Series. The forum disseminates information on advances, gaps, and current issues related to health disparities research. It features national and international health disparities research experts, including many funded by the NIMHD, the other NIH Institutes and Centers, and federal agency partners. Drs. Quinn and Thomas were honored to have their work featured in February during the NIH Black History Month celebration.
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