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Page 1: If Not Us, Then Who? Medical Librarians Providing Information and Data Management to Promote Health Equity
Page 2: If Not Us, Then Who? Medical Librarians Providing Information and Data Management to Promote Health Equity

Health Despairities

Page 3: If Not Us, Then Who? Medical Librarians Providing Information and Data Management to Promote Health Equity

Health Disparities ResearchIssues & Problems

- Definitions of “Disparity”- Lack of Research- Heterogeneity w/in Racial or Ethnic Groups- Measurements of Disparities- Difficulties in Conducting Research- Methodological and Analytical Issues- Money- Politics

Sue, S. & Dhindsa, M.K. (2006). Ethnic and Racial Health Disparities Research: Issues and ProblemsHealth Education & Behavior, 33 (4). P. 459-469

Page 4: If Not Us, Then Who? Medical Librarians Providing Information and Data Management to Promote Health Equity

Elimination of Health DisparitiesNational Prevention Strategy

From the National Prevention Council, Office of the Surgeon General of the United States, 2010http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/nationalpreventioncouncil

State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Governments

ACTIONS

Federal Government

Individual Families

Community, Non-Profit, &Faith-Based Organizations

Early Learning Centers, Schools, Colleges, &

Universities

Health Care Systems, Insurers, and Clinicians

Businesses and Employers

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If not us, then who?

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A Tale of Two ProjectsNo, make that three.

Project No. 1:R01 CA-132935: Promoting Breast Cancer Screening in Non-

Adherent Women

Principal Investigators:• Roger Luckmann, MD• Mary Costanza, MD

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A Tale of Two ProjectsNo, make that three.

Project No. 2:UMass Center for Clinical & Translational ScienceCommunity Engagement Research Section

Section Leadership:• Ira Ockene, MD• Stephenie Lemon, PhD• Suzanne Cashman, ScD• Phil Merriam, MS• Amy Borg, MPH, Med• Sally Gore, MS, MS LIS

DISSEMINATION

CONSULTATION

COLLABORATION

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A Tale of Two ProjectsNo, make that three.

Project No. 3:UMass Center for mHealth-Based Behavioral Sensing and

Interventions*

Co-Investigators:• Sherry Pagoto, PhD• Deepak Ganesan, PhD

*Proposal:• Information architecture, web design, content supply• Develop and promote tool for collaborative research across the UMass campuses• Enhance communication, dissemination, information & data literacy of Center staff

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