Welcome to the Center of Health Disparities
As you navigate our site, we hope you gain a better understanding of health disparities and how the initiatives developed by the Center are helping to eliminate inequities in health care.
We appreciate your interest, and we urge you to take an active role alongside us in eliminating health disparities throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Participate in our community engagement survey and/or join our MATCH volunteer program.
Message from the Director
Welcome to the Center on Health Disparities (CoHD) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where for almost 20 years, CoHD has worked consistently to address health disparities through education, training programs, and research to effect change across Richmond communities...
Karen Hendricks-Muñoz, MD, MPH
Interim Executive Director, VCU Center on Health Disparities
News & Events
Center News
Marcie S. Wright, Ph.D., receives the Outstanding Faculty Award
Wright has propelled the success of VCU’s Center on Health Disparities as associate director, overseeing the development and submission of over 100 grant applications that have generated over $45 million in funding and an extensive research training portfolio that includes programs for underrepresented faculty and students.
NIH Recognizes Award-Winning Safety Training videos developed by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center on Health Disparities
Congratulations Dr. Rita Shiang, subject-expert Larry Mendoza and team for developing a top tier training series designed to educate and prepare future scholars in laboratory safety practices.
Student Highlights
As a student-athlete on a track and field scholarship, Karah Moore never had the chance as an undergraduate to study abroad, something she always wanted to do. But as she graduates from Virginia Commonwealth University, the standout runner might be on the right track.
Stanley Cheatham is a Ph.D. candidate in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and VCU PREP Alumni. He studies the side effects of chemotherapy drugs taken by cancer patients, as well as potential solutions for mitigating these adverse reactions.
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