health equity

February 20, 2018

State of Medical Center 2018: VUMC ahead of key healthcare trends

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is out in front on the key trends
in healthcare, said Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of VUMC and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, when speaking last Wednesday at his annual State of the Medical Center Address, a presentation paired with the year’s first Leadership Assembly.

By Tom Wilemon
January 29, 2018

NEJM Catalyst forum addresses mental, behavioral and social health determinants

Healthcare is more than diagnosing and treating disease. To truly improve health outcomes for individuals and communities, the mental, behavioral and social determinants of health must be fully integrated with physical factors at all levels of the healthcare system.

By Bill Snyder
August 31, 2017

Poverty simulation event helps attendees gain new perspective

How do you cash your paycheck if the banks are closed when you get off work? What is your alternative to leaving your underage children home alone if you don’t have child care? And how can you get to work, meet with assistance providers or attend health care appointments when you don’t have transportation?

By VUMC News and Communications
March 16, 2017

Shade Tree Trot fundraising event set for April 22

The ninth annual Shade Tree Trot is set for Saturday, April 22, on the Vanderbilt campus.

By Kathy Whitney
December 1, 2016

Assessment identifies community health risks, needs

What drives health in the greater Nashville area? How does infant mortality in Nashville compare with that of the rest of the state? Is someone in Rutherford County at greater risk to develop lung cancer than someone in Williamson County? What does the community believe are the greatest needs? Through the “Community Health Needs Assessment” (CHNA) process, Vanderbilt and other non-profit hospitals are attempting to answer these and other questions related to community health.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 28, 2016

Kennedy Center’s LEND lands grant renewal from HRSA

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has received a $3.5 million grant over five years from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to fund the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND for graduate-level training.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 13, 2015

Candidates sought for Macy Foundation Faculty Scholars Program

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate each from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 7, 2015

Event showcases Vanderbilt’s personalized medicine efforts

More than 100 clinician-scientists, geneticists, biomedical informatics experts, bio-statisticians, policy experts and students gathered for Personalized Medicine Day on May 1 at the Student Life Center. The depth and breadth of Vanderbilt’s ongoing investment in personalized medicine was on display in lectures, panel discussions and poster sessions.
By Paul Govern
January 30, 2014

Study examines routine screening for health literacy

Research conducted at Vanderbilt University Medical Center shows that routine administration of the Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS) by nurses provides a valid measure for large-scale studies of the influence of health literacy on clinical outcomes.
By Paul Govern
December 19, 2013

Stead re-elected to IOM Council

William Stead, M.D., associate vice chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been re-elected to a second full term on the Council of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies.
By John Howser
December 6, 2013

Limited submission opportunity: Macy Faculty Scholars Program: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate each from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program.
By VUMC News and Communications
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