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Welcome to the Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) website, and thank you for your interest in our work. The DSC is dedicated to the development and implementation of strategies that advance policy and practice to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care. The Disparities Solutions Center will achieve this mission by:
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Serving as a change agent by developing new research and translating innovative research findings into policy and practice
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Developing and evaluating customized policy and practice solutions for health care providers, insurers, educators, community organizations, and other stakeholders
Providing education and leadership training to expand the community of skilled individuals dedicated to eliminating health care disparities
Our goal is to move beyond research and begin to take action—by developing and disseminating models for identifying and addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health care nationally, regionally, and locally. Through our work, we hope to move all healthcare stakeholders one step forward – and closer to eliminating racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare.
Composed of a multidisciplinary group of health policy experts, health services researchers and physicians, the DSC opened in July of 2005 with initial funding from Massachusetts General Hospital and Partners HealthCare System. It is housed within the MGH Institute for Health Policy and affiliated with MGH and Harvard Medical School’s Department of Medicine.
For more information on how the DSC is working to assure equitable, high quality health care for all, please browse through our website. Thank you.
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Upcoming Events - For more information and to RSVP, see our events page.
MGH 2010 Disparities Forum: March 29th from 8:00-9:00 with featured speaker Dr. Atul Gawande
Webseminar: March 30th from 3:30-5:00 on Addressing Disparities through HIT: Current Efforts and a Look towards the Future
Keeping Current Seminar in Racial and Ethnic Disparities: March 31st from 12:00-1:30 on Emerging Trends and Challenges in Health Care Delivery for LGBT Patients
DSC/MAO Film Series: April 7th from 5:30-7:30 on
From the Rural to the Nation: The Origin of the Community Health Center Model and the Roots of Cross-Cultural Care
We are accepting applications for a Research Assistant. Please visit our opportunities page for more information.
We are accepting applications for the DSC/Aetna Healthcare Disparities Fellowship. Please visit the DSC/Aetna page for more information on the application process and deadlines.
Drs. Betancourt and Green of the DSC present on HIT and Disparities at the Connected Health Symposium. The Connected Health Symposium asks how information technology -- cell phones, computers, the Internet and other tools -- can help people manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness, and age with independence. Click here for a copy of the slides. Dr. Sarah Russell also presented with Drs. Betancourt and Green.
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