Research Core
CPHHE develops and promotes research that target the elimination of health disparities. The initial focus is Cancer Health Disparities, building on the Center proposal. The Research Core:
- Develops programs that enhance community and Creighton personnel research capacities.
- Fosters community-based participatory research (CBPR)
- Promotes community-academy, multidisciplinary, and intersectoral approaches
- Develops collaborative grant proposals.
- Inspires and supports relevant publications
Funding Organization | Description | Grant Year | PI/Co-PI | Amount | Partners | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AstraZeneca Foundation | HOPE Grant | 2014-2016 | Kosoko-Lasaki/Mohiuddin/Nunn/ | $800,000 | Creighton University Cardiac Center and School of Dentistry; Douglas County Health Dept. | Pending |
DHHS | Connecting Kids to Coverage Collaborative | 2013-2015 | Dr. Richard Brown (Charles Drew)/ Kosoko-Lasaki/Lassiter (NCFHF) | $1,000,000 | Charles Drew, Omaha Housing Authority, New Era Baptist Convention | Pending |
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities | Health Disparities Trans-Field, Trans disciplinary Research Collaborative Center | 2013-2015 | Ekundayo/Kosoko-Lasaki | $3,000,000 | HS-MACA; Jackson State University; University of West Florida; Mississippi State Dept. of Health | Pending |
DHHS | Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health: Obesity and Hypertension Demonstration (REACH) | 2013-2015 | Ekundayo/Kosoko-Lasaki | $8,000,000 | HS-MACA; Jackson State University; Toledo Center for Family Health; MS Dept. of Health; NE Center for Healthy Families | NO |