Partnership aimed at addressing structural issues affecting health disparities in Puerto Rico through $6 million NIH award

Israel Sanchez-Cardona
Kennesaw State University associate professor of psychology and associate director of the AMES Research Center, Israel Sánchez-Cardona will embark on a five-year, $6 million research initiative sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aimed at developing partnerships between researchers and community organizations to address structural issues affecting health in Puerto Rico. 

The Puerto Rico-based research initiative will focus on specific community issues contributing to poor health, identifying and addressing impediments to economic development, healthcare access and quality, and nutrition and food environment.

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