Minority Health Research Program (MHRP)
The Minority Health Research Program (MHRP) is a collaborative effort within the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities among historically underrepresented and disadvantaged populations through research. Additionally, in accordance with the requirements of our NIH grant, the MHRP aims to improve the inclusion of minority and historically underserved populations as participants in clinical research studies at UMHS.
The key UMHS collaborators on this effort are:
- Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Communities
- U-M Medical School Diversity & Career Development Office
- Michigan Clinical Research Unit (MCRU)
- U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center
- UMHS Program for Multicultural Health
- UMHS Ypsilanti Health Center – Family Medicine and Pediatrics
- UMHS Women’s Health Program
- UM SPH Office of Community-Based Public Health
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The goals of the MHRP include:
- Promoting minority health and health disparities research within UMHS, local counties and the state of Michigan;
- Actively involving the local community as the program develops to address local community health issues;
- Improving the inclusion of minority and historically under-served populations as participants in ongoing clinical research studies;
- Promoting the recruitment and training of new faculty in areas of minority health disparities research; and
- Bringing research, teaching and training into the community
MHRP Community Advisory Board (MHRP CAB):
The MHPR CAB is a diverse and multicultural group of community members who advise the MHRP on a range of activities: further development of the MHRP; review and approval of research studies; promotion of and recruitment of participants for studies; and screening and education initiatives. A key role of the MHRP CAB is to link relevant research questions with community needs and interests, and to advise the MHRP on how to best conduct research on health issues that are important to the local community.
The MHRP is supported and funded by the U-M Medical School Dean’s Office and an NIH grant.
