November 24, 2000
Federal Support Grows for Research on the Role of Race in Public-Health Problems
Supporters of research aimed at eliminating the high rates of illness among racial and ethnic minorities won a victory last month, when Congress created a center at the National Institutes of Health to sponsor such studies.
The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities will raise the profile of what many experts regard as one of the nation's most pressing public-health problems. It will provide more funds for academic research into reasons for
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