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About Us:

Our VISION

To improve the public’s health by reducing health disparities through nutrition research.

 

Our MISSION

To conduct research on the role of nutrition in reduction of health disparities across racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

Our GOALS

Expand the body of knowledge on:

 

~  How nutrients, foods, dietary behaviors, food insecurity, and lack of physical activity contribute to health disparities across socioeconomic,  geographic, racial and ethnic groups.

 

~The role of nutrients, foods, and dietary behaviors in prevention and control of obesity, diabetes, stroke, cardiovascular disease, cancer and other conditions where health disparities exist.

 

~Translation of nutrition information to effective community-based interventions and clinical applications that could reduce health disparities.

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