About the CMHDRE

The Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education (CMHDRE) at Xavier University of Louisiana began on January 14, 2002 with the award of a $2.3 Million endowment grant from the National Center for Minority Health and health Disparities (NCMHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award was used to establish the Xavier Pharmacy Endowment for Minority Health. A second proposal was submitted to NCMHD in June 2002 in order to increase the corpus of this fund. This proposal resulted in a second award of $5 million, which was added to the endowment corpus on October 24, 2002.

The mission of the Center is to provide the infrastructure that is required to conduct research and provide clinical experiential training and community outreach aimed at eliminating health disparities. The Xavier Pharmacy Endowment for Minority Health is used to support the activities of the CMHDRE in the College of Pharmacy.

Three overarching objectives have been established for the CMHDRE. The concrete steps to achieve these objectives are outlined in the CMHDRE Action Plan.

A. To provide an environment to support and strengthen the research interest and activities of current and new faculty members related to health disparities with a specific focus on diabetes and cancer.

B. To develop student-oriented programs to support student research and promote post-graduate education.

C. To integrate health promotion, education, and disease prevention into primary care services.