Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility

Aligned Blog: Reflecting on National Hispanic Heritage Month and Health Education

From September 15 to October 15, we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. Timothy Watts, M.P.H., Diversity and Inclusion Specialist with CCR’s Office of Equity & Inclusion, reflects on his time as a Health Educator for California’s Department of Health Care Services, sharing insights from his work delivering breast and cervical cancer education to Hispanic/Latine and Indigenous communities.

Aligned Blog: Breaking Silence: Mental Health in the Latino/a/x Communities

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to highlight mental health issues in diverse communities and promote equitable access to care. Crystal Rivera, Conference and Meeting Planner in the Office of Research Operations & Planning, shares her journey as a second-generation American and discusses the cultural stigma in Latino/a/x communities that often hinders individuals from seeking mental health support.

Aligned Blog: Knowledge is Power: The Value and Importance of Genetic Counseling

This year's U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 4th Annual National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week falls from June 13-19, 2024. In honor of the theme, "Engaging Generations," we invited Michaela Taylor, M.S., CGC, Cancer Genetics Counselor in the Genetics Branch to write about the value of genetic counseling for Black and African American people and how broaching this sometimes difficult topic can lead to empowerment.

Aligned Blog: Building Community: Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted an alarming trend in anti-Asian hate across the United States. To celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, Sonia A. Garcia, Ph.D., Scientific Diversity Program Manager in CCR's Office of Equity & Inclusion (OEI), highlights an NIH initiative created out of such adversity and shares the OEI's upcoming seminar series on advancing AANHPI folks into leadership positions.

Aligned Blog: Celebrating National Minority Health Month: Improving Health Through Culture, Communities and Connections

To celebrate National Minority Health Month, Brenda Adjei, Ed.D., M.P.A., Associate Director of CCR's Office of Healthcare Delivery and Equity Research, expands on this year's theme, "Be the Source for Better Health," and highlights some CCR researchers striving to make cancer care more equitable.

Study sheds light on diversity of study participants at CCR

Diversity in clinical trials is critical for understanding how well a treatment may work in different populations. A new study describes representation based on sex, age and ethnicity in clinical trials done at CCR.

Aligned Blog: Honoring Women's History

As Women's History Month comes to an end, Shauna Clark, Ph.D., Associate Director of CCR's Office of Equity and Inclusion, highlights some of the work being done at the NIH in support of the inclusion of women in research and clinical trials.

Aligned Blog: The Intersection of Art and Science: Honoring Black History Month

This year, Black History Month celebrates "Art as a Platform for Social Justice." In this edition of Aligned, Chabelis Byamana, Program Specialist in CCR’s Office of Equity and Inclusion, explores the intersection of art and science, asking what our science tells us about how we see the world, who we center and who we leave out.

Aligned Blog: Access in Appalachia

For people living in rural areas, access to healthcare can be a challenge. In this latest issue of Aligned, CCR Social Media Strategist Jenna Pierson writes about the experience of those living in Appalachia as they navigate healthcare and what is being done to address disparities in access to care for rural communities.

Aligned Blog: The power of resilience in medicine: in conversation with Ramya Ramaswami, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.

In this latest issue of Aligned, Sonia Garcia, Ph.D., Scientific Diversity Program Manager, spoke to Ramya Ramaswami, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Lasker Clinical Research Scholar in the HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, about her career, immigrating to the United States and the role resilience has played in her success.

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