The Area Deprivation Index (ADI) at the Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR) is a complex and powerful tool freely available to all via the Neighborhood Atlas. The ADI is downloaded approximately 1000 times each …
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Office of Associate Dean for Social Health Sciences and Programs Welcomes Megan Miller as Chief Administrative Officer
The Office of the Associate Dean for Social Health Sciences and Programs is pleased to announce that Megan Miller, MPA will serve in the inaugural role of Chief Administrative Officer. In this position, Miller will …
Ann Sheehy Named Deputy Director for the Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR)
Dr. Sheehy expands her role with CHDR, joining deputy directors Barbara Bendlin, Andrea Gilmore Bykovskyi, and director Amy Kind as a member of the Center’s senior leadership team. The UW School of Medicine and Public …
Researchers from UW-Madison’s Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR) Participate in Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC)
Last month, numerous members of the Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR) scientific community attended the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). The 2023 conference ran from July 16-20 in Amsterdam and online and brought …
Milwaukee Water Works to use UW-Madison’s Area Deprivation Index (ADI) in Equity Prioritization Plan
The City of Milwaukee will rely on the Area Deprivation Index to identify and prioritize disadvantaged neighborhoods for lead service line replacement, accelerating timeline to address one of the city’s urgent health inequities. In anticipation …
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo to Lead NIH-Funded Health & Aging Brain Study—Health Disparities (HABS-HD) Development Core, Fellowship Program
Under Okonkwo’s direction, the study will commit $6.9M to curate educational opportunities that facilitate the participation of underrepresented groups in research careers and foster the training of a diverse workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, …