Structural Racism and Health The aim of this cohort is to generate research useful for dismantling structural racism, improving health, and advancing health equity. Achieving health equity through action oriented-research—especially for communities of color; those in low socioeconomic positions; and Native populations—is a core value of the program. By action-oriented, we refer to research that […]
Current Theme Areas
2021: Structural Racism
Structural Racism and Community Health and Well-being The IRL program seeks leaders who will conduct rigorous research focused on solutions to, and remedies for, racially charged policies, practices, and programs that negatively impact community health and well-being. The IRL program is specifically interested in project proposals that seek to better understand the processes and mechanisms […]
2020: Families and Child Health
The IRL Families and Child Health theme includes action-oriented research projects focused on supporting families and child health, and health equity. While research addressing all aspects of families is included, this theme has an emphasis on research addressing and supporting the health of fathers and their children. The family is the basic biosocial unit for […]
2020: Community Environment and Health
In the IRL Community Environment and Health theme, we use “environment” in the traditional, biophysical sense. That is, this theme is focused on the physical, chemical, and biotic factors (e.g., soil and other living things) that impact human health and health equity. Included are issues relating to land use; noise pollution; solid, liquid, and hazardous […]
2019: Community Development and Health
While there is evidence that the most impactful community development investments have improved a community’s built and social environments, the relationship between community development and health remains largely unexplored or rigorously evaluated. This research theme aims to generate research to support community development for health. Research projects focus on: Direct and indirect community development efforts […]
2019: Clinical practice, social services, and health
Both medical services and social factors play central roles in determining the health status of individuals and populations. Yet there is insufficient knowledge of, and coordination between, clinical practice and social services, particularly for vulnerable and marginalized populations. This research theme aims to generate community-engaged research on solutions for better integration and alignment of clinical […]
