What is precision health? Precision health is a powerful approach that uses data science to help prevent disease and accurately predict, diagnose and treat individual patients as is best for them. Its practitioners employ data – information about patients – and analytics to provide more exact and effective health plans. Precision health is also a […]
In a paper published online in cell.com/Neuron, Bernadette Boden-Albala, founding dean of the planned School of Population & Public health and director of the Program in Public Health, highlights three key areas for increasing the participation of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical trials. Diversity delivers greater generalizability of results, more ethically sound research and […]
Racism has been declared a national public health crisis by the American Public Health Association. With the minority population in the U.S. being the fastest-growing demographic, experts say, it’s essential that healthcare professionals recognize the social determinants of health among racial and ethnic minorities. Education and training, they say, should begin in school so that […]
UCI’s Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center enters new era with latest philanthropic gift
Suggested interventions include better air regulation and health screenings
COVID-19 pandemic reveals urgent need for improved standards
Program prepares next generation of medication experts to care for whole patient
Higher risk patterns identified in certain social, economic, demographic groups
Faculty and grad students in UCI’s Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing conducted holistic studies of multiple dimensions of COVID-19
Priorities include increasing workforce diversity, addressing healthcare disparities