About Nutrition and Dietetics| www.nccu.edu
Background/Objectives: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are needed to evaluate the impact of food is medicine (FIM) programs, such as medically tailored groceries (MTGs) to treat hypertension among diverse populations. Partnerships between academic centers’ student-run organizations (SROs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) offer critical safety nets for historically underserved groups, positioning these organizations to effectively undertake FIM programs among populations dispropo...| MDPI
On Saturday mornings, a group of Duke University School of Medicine students who are in training to one day treat cancer or perform surgery gather to ensure that those in the Durham County community have enough nutritious food to eat. The Fresh Produce Program, part of Root Causes , a medical student organization striving to address social drivers of health, delivers food twice a month to families living in a county where 1 in 10 people face food insecurity. The number jumps to 3 in 10 among ...| Duke University School of Medicine
Community Health| elcentronc.org
The Duke CTSI Community Engaged Research Initiative (CERI) team is delighted to announce the recipients of its 2022-23 Population Health Improvement Awards. These annual competitive awards promote and foster community-engaged research collaborations with the overall goal of improving local health. Two new community-academic research partnership teams are set to receive $50,000 each in funding for their one year research projects that will begin in September. The funded projects are:| Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute
The National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) aims to offer unparalleled training for clinicians as change agents driving policy-relevant research and partnerships to improve health and health care.| ctsi.duke.edu