Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman tested a methodology called Public Health Critical Race Praxis that helps researchers remain attentive to issues of equity in their work.
Centers
Institutional Racism Mentioned in Few Public Health Journal Articles
Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman found that the top 50 public health journals published only 25 articles discussing institutional racism between 2002 and 2015.
Hardeman Named to the Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Board
Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman joins the board to provide policy and strategic direction as well as financial oversight and planning for the organization.
Putting Treatments to the Test
SPH’s Coordinating Centers for Biometric Research leads global clinical trials to prevent and treat disease.
Linking Structural Racism and Health
Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman sheds light on the link between health and racism in her work to make health a human right.
MnTAP Partners with Minneapolis Businesses to Reduce Air Emissions
The school’s Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) is helping North Minneapolis industrial businesses adopt less toxic, lower-emission degreasing solvents to reduce chemical exposures to workers and the community.
Researchers Call for Exploring Racist Roots in Healthcare Inequities
Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman and Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil say examining structural racism is the key to eliminating racial health inequity in the United States.
The Role of Race in Health
Disability in Older Adults Linked to Low Wealth and Living Alone
A study from Research Associate Carrie Henning-Smith found that the combination of low wealth and living alone creates one of the biggest risk factors for the onset of disability in older adults.
MnTAP Receives Honor for Partnership with City of Minneapolis
During Minneapolis Public Health Week in April 2017, the Minneapolis Health Department recognized the School of Public Health’s Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) as a longtime partner.
Hardeman Honored For Research in Structural Racism
School of Public Health Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman was honored with the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s Professional Article Prize for her paper, “Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives — The Role of Health Professionals,” published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
MnTAP wins Progress Minnesota Award
The Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) was awarded Finance & Commerce’s 2017 Progress Minnesota Award, which showcases economic development happening across the state. The program is housed in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health’s Environmental Health Sciences Division,