https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ysm/news-rss/?orgId=120983&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Office of Health Equity Research en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Thu, 14 May 2026 21:24:20 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/2025-oher-awards-for-yale-research-excellence/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/2025-oher-awards-for-yale-research-excellence/ The Office of Health Equity Research (OHER) is pleased to announce the recipients and finalists of the 2025 OHER Awards for Yale Research Excellence. Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/reducing-maternal-morbidity-in-connecticut-marcella-nunez-smith/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/reducing-maternal-morbidity-in-connecticut-marcella-nunez-smith/ YSM spoke with Marcella Nunez-Smith about a new Connecticut Health Foundation initiative to promote maternal health equity in Connecticut. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/meeting-people-where-they-are/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/meeting-people-where-they-are/ Community-based interventions—in churches, barbershops, and community centers, and more— have emerged as a powerful tool in the fight against hypertension. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/chea-pilot-funding-for-cancer-screening-research-announced/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/chea-pilot-funding-for-cancer-screening-research-announced/ The Office of Health Equity Research (OHER) is excited to announce it has awarded funds to address disparities in cancer screening rates in New Haven to a coalition of community and academic partners through its Community Health Equity Accelerator initiative. Led by general internist Ilana Richman, MD, MHS, a community-academic partnered research team of staff, practitioners, and faculty from Cornell Scott Hill Health Center and Yale School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine will receive a pilot award to develop and implement a multilevel community-based intervention to increase completion of outstanding colorectal cancer screening orders. This research is supported by funding from the Yale Cancer Center. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/oher-announces-availability-of-pilot-funding-for-interventions-addressing-breast-and-colorectal-cancer-screening-in-new-haven/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/oher-announces-availability-of-pilot-funding-for-interventions-addressing-breast-and-colorectal-cancer-screening-in-new-haven/ The Office of Health Equity Research launched the Community Health Equity Accelerator (CHEA) initiative to unite leaders across sectors to test rapid-cycle interventions tackling community-identified priority issues in New Haven. OHER is thrilled to launch a pilot award cycle focused on breast and colorectal cancer screening, funded by the Yale Cancer Center. Mon, 19 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/2024-oher-awards-for-yale-research-excellence/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/2024-oher-awards-for-yale-research-excellence/ The Office of Health Equity Research (OHER) is pleased to announce the recipients and finalists of the 2024 OHER Awards for Yale Research Excellence. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:00:00 Z https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/01/20/unmasking-alcohol-yale-experts-debate-alcohols-cancer-risk-and-labeling-implications/ https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/01/20/unmasking-alcohol-yale-experts-debate-alcohols-cancer-risk-and-labeling-implications/ The News spoke with Yale experts about the U.S. Surgeon General’s recommendations for raising awareness about alcohol’s cancer risk. YSPH Professor Vasilis Vasiliou comments. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/health-equity-summit-achievements-plans-future-solutions/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/health-equity-summit-achievements-plans-future-solutions/ Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, racial outcome disparities emerged. In the first year, for example, Black and Hispanic patients were far likelier to die than white patients were. Yet a bright spot occurred at Yale. Not only was the mortality rate throughout Yale New Haven Health in the pandemic’s first two years lower than the national average, but also no race-based survival differences occurred among discharged patients. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:05:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/connecticut-health-foundation-launches-advisory-committee-for-statewide-blueprint-on-maternal-health-equity-focused-on-black-patients/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/connecticut-health-foundation-launches-advisory-committee-for-statewide-blueprint-on-maternal-health-equity-focused-on-black-patients/ The Connecticut Health Foundation has convened an advisory committee to help inform the creation of a blueprint for maternal health equity in Connecticut, focused on Black patients. The Yale Global Health Leadership Initiative and the Yale Equity Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) will help facilitate the work. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:00:00 Z https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/covid-19-pandemic-b56a0335fbdb3d579558a88aaacda57a https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/covid-19-pandemic-b56a0335fbdb3d579558a88aaacda57a At a summit on September 18, 2024, leaders from across Yale School of Medicine will present strategies for improving health equity that they developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/data-equity-conference-brings-leaders-together-to-reduce-health-disparities/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/data-equity-conference-brings-leaders-together-to-reduce-health-disparities/ The Role of Data in Public Health Equality and Innovation Conference, bringing together a global and diverse group of leaders from academia, government, health care, and private industry, takes place at Yale April 8-9. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/on-a-mission/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/on-a-mission/ Marcella Nunez-Smith is laser-focused on eliminating inequities among marginalized people. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/2023-oher-awards-for-yale-research-excellence/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/2023-oher-awards-for-yale-research-excellence/ The Office of Health Equity Research (OHER) is pleased to announce the 2023 OHER Awards for Yale Research Excellence recipients and finalists. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/the-office-of-health-equity-research-announces-recipients-of-the-community-health-equity-accelerators-cycle-1-funds-to-address-pediatric-asthma-disparities-in-new-haven/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/the-office-of-health-equity-research-announces-recipients-of-the-community-health-equity-accelerators-cycle-1-funds-to-address-pediatric-asthma-disparities-in-new-haven/ The Office of Health Equity Research (OHER) is excited to announce it has awarded funds to address pediatric asthma disparities in New Haven to a coalition of community and academic partners through its Community Health Equity Accelerator initiative. A partner team comprised of the Hispanic Federation Inc. of Connecticut, Center for Children’s Advocacy (CCA), and faculty from the Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Sections of General Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy, Immunology and Sleep Medicine will receive a pilot award of $150,000 to develop and implement a multilevel community-based intervention. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/wilbur-lucius-cross-medal-recipient-elizabeth-bradley-presents-ysph-deans-lecture/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/wilbur-lucius-cross-medal-recipient-elizabeth-bradley-presents-ysph-deans-lecture/ Bradley titled her talk “Getting on the Balcony,” meaning stepping back to see the recurrent patterns in one’s life and career. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2023/american-life-expectancy-dropping/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f003 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2023/american-life-expectancy-dropping/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f003 After decades of progress, life expectancy — long regarded as a singular benchmark of a nation’s success — peaked in 2014 at 78.9 years, then drifted downward even before the coronavirus pandemic. A year-long Washington Post examination reveals that this erosion in life spans is deeper and broader than widely recognized, afflicting a far-reaching swath of the United States. Featuring YSM's Marcella Nunez-Smith. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/asco-2023-wrap-up/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/asco-2023-wrap-up/ Another exciting meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has ended and faculty from Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital reflect on the very impressive and important takeaways, and time spent with colleagues and friends. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/992761 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/992761 Burnout among clinicians is partly fueled by them no longer having the time to develop meaningful connections with patients, argues US Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20230603/surgeon-general-burnout-has-many-health-care-workers-in-crisis https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20230603/surgeon-general-burnout-has-many-health-care-workers-in-crisis The escalating prevalence of burnout among U.S. health care providers poses “a real threat” to public health, the U.S. surgeon general told ASCO Annual Meeting attendees. Sat, 03 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-documents-staggering-toll-of-health-disparities-for-black-americans/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-documents-staggering-toll-of-health-disparities-for-black-americans/ A new study reveals a staggering disparity in life expectancy between Black Americans and their white counterparts between 1999 and 2020. Tue, 16 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.statnews.com/2023/05/16/premature-black-deaths/ https://www.statnews.com/2023/05/16/premature-black-deaths/ Black Americans have suffered 1.63 million excess deaths and lost more than 80 million years of life compared to white Americans, according to a new analysis. Tue, 16 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/05/16/black-communities-excess-deaths/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/05/16/black-communities-excess-deaths/ Researchers found that the gap in health outcomes translated into 80 million years of potential life lost. Tue, 16 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/well/live/weathering-health-racism-discrimination.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/well/live/weathering-health-racism-discrimination.html Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, associate dean for health equity research and C.N.H. Long Professor of Internal Medicine (General Medicine), talks about how weathering, a form of chronic stress, provides a framework for understanding health inequities. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/oher-announces-availability-of-pilot-funding-for-interventions-addressing-pediatric-asthma-in-new-haven/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/oher-announces-availability-of-pilot-funding-for-interventions-addressing-pediatric-asthma-in-new-haven/ We are excited to announce CHEA’s first Request for Proposals to implement novel interventions addressing disparities in pediatric asthma in New Haven. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/a-commitment-to-community/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/a-commitment-to-community/ The Center for Community Engagement and Health Equity at Yale Cancer Center strives to achieve health equity and eliminate the burden of cancer for all, across Connecticut. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2023/02/10/responding-pandemic-yale-professors-reflect-covid-19-public-service https://news.yale.edu/2023/02/10/responding-pandemic-yale-professors-reflect-covid-19-public-service As the third anniversary of the pandemic approaches, Abbe R. Gluck and Marcella Nunez-Smith reflect on the roles of a lifetime — creating a national response. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2023/02/10/responding-pandemic-yale-professors-reflect-covid-19-public-service https://news.yale.edu/2023/02/10/responding-pandemic-yale-professors-reflect-covid-19-public-service As the third anniversary of the pandemic approaches, Abbe R. Gluck and Marcella Nunez-Smith reflect on the roles of a lifetime — creating a national response. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/2022awardsforyaleresearchexcellence/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/2022awardsforyaleresearchexcellence/ The Office of Health Equity Research (OHER) is pleased to announce the finalists and recipients of the 2022 OHER Awards for Yale Research Excellence. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-insights-in-cardiovascular-medicine-2022/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-insights-in-cardiovascular-medicine-2022/ Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine Section of Cardiovascular Medicine outline emerging areas of research in cardiovascular medicine. Explore the latest advances in scholarly and scientific publishing. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysph/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/voices-quotables-from-ysph-faculty-in-the-news/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysph/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/voices-quotables-from-ysph-faculty-in-the-news/ Quotables from YSPH faculty in the news Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysph/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/awards-and-honors-fall-2022/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysph/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/awards-and-honors-fall-2022/ 2021 Awards and Honors Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/alumni-spotlight-nanlesta-pilgrim-phd-mph-07-social-behavioral-sciences-ba-04/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/alumni-spotlight-nanlesta-pilgrim-phd-mph-07-social-behavioral-sciences-ba-04/ Alumni Spotlight on Nanlesta Pilgrim, PhD, MPH ’07 (Social & Behavioral Sciences), BA ’04 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/us-surgeon-general-speaks-on-his-journey-to-medicine-clinician-burnout-and-the-future-of-medicine/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/us-surgeon-general-speaks-on-his-journey-to-medicine-clinician-burnout-and-the-future-of-medicine/ United States Surgeon General and Yale alumnus Vivek Murthy came to the School of Medicine on September 9 to speak about his journey to medicine, health care worker burnout, and his thoughts on the future of the medical field. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 04:00:00 Z https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/09/11/surgeon-general-murthy-visits-yale-to-talk-youth-mental-health/ https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/09/11/surgeon-general-murthy-visits-yale-to-talk-youth-mental-health/ U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy SOM, MED ’03 arrived in New Haven on Thursday for a jam-packed, 18-hour visit focused on the youth mental health crisis and other pressing public health issues. Sun, 11 Sep 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/us-surgeon-general-vivek-murthy-to-speak-at-yale-school-of-medicine-on-september-9/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/us-surgeon-general-vivek-murthy-to-speak-at-yale-school-of-medicine-on-september-9/ The 24th Annual Samuel O. Thier Lecture in Healthcare Policy, “A conversation with the Surgeon General of the United States,” will be moderated by Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS ‘06. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/community-collaboration-to-address-health-equity-in-new-haven/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/community-collaboration-to-address-health-equity-in-new-haven/ This initiative brings together diverse experts from those organizations, local and state government, Yale-affiliated faculty and staff, and health system and hospital leadership to work together and address health issues that have a significant impact on New Haven communities. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/new-appointments-promotions-within-department-of-internal-medicine/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/new-appointments-promotions-within-department-of-internal-medicine/ Congratulations to the following clinicians, researchers, and educators within the Department of Internal Medicine who have earned new appointments, or promotions recently. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:00:00 Z