The Center for Health Disparities Research conducts collaborative community projects that target the social, political, cultural, economic and behavioral factors that contribute to health disparities. We have several individual partners and community collaborators. We are currently working with our partners on several funded grants and you can learn more about some of those projects listed below:

Strengthening the Capacity of Nursing through an Innovative Service-Learning Partnership with the Latino Community

Services to African American Domestic Violence Victims The Center's vision is to involve the community in all aspects of our research studies. By collaborating with community agencies we can better produce culturally competent interventions aimed at reducing the health disparities experienced by racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations.

Community Partnered Response to Intimate Violence
$1.75 Million Grant Aims To Help Latinas Battered By Their Partners

Assessing the Risk of Repeat Violence in Abusive Female Same Sex Intimate Relationships

University of Washington Center of Excellence in Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research

Helping Abused Women with Difficult Safety Decisions Via a Computerized Decision Aid

Research Resource Links

Monthly Research Presentations:
The Center sponsors monthly research presentations highlighting community based research. You can view past presentations below.

November 11, 2004
Michelle Berlin, M.D., MPH presented a lecture entitled,
Making the Grade on Women's Health: Disparities between the States

December 9, 2004
Jacquelyn Campbell, Ph.D.,R. N., F.A.A.N. presented a program entitled: Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment: Implications for the Advocacy and Criminal Justice Systems

February 17, 2005
Dale Walker, MD, of the One Sky Center, presented a lecture on "Disparity of Services and Research: A National Strategy for Native Behavioral Health."

May 19, 2005
Somnath Saha, M.D., MPH of Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center. Dr. Saha presented "Project Equaled, Exploring the Quality of African-American and Latino Experiences with Doctors."

September 7, 2005
William Gaynor, M.P.H.
Director of Planning for the Center for Healthy Aging at Oregon Health and Science University,Co-Director of the Oregon Geriatric Education Center.
Presented: Aging and Health In America:"Trends and Dimensions"

October 12, 2005
Charles E. Drum, J.D., Ph.D.
Director, Center on Community Accessibility
Co-Director, RRTC on Health and Wellness
Laura Hammond, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
RRTC Center Coordinator
Presented:
Health Disparities and People with Disabilities

November 10, 2005
Carol Blenning,M.D., Director of HETC
Health Education and Training Center
Presented:
Working with Oregon's Native Americans

April 7, 2006 Kim Tippens ND, LAC, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Maki Aoki ND, Resident Physician
National College of Naturopathic Medicine
Presented:
NaturopathicCommunityMedicine

April 24, 2006
Hermantha Wickramatillake,M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Director of International Planned Parenthood Federation, Sri Lanka
Presented:
Tsunami in Sri Lanka
tsunami proper

May 24, 2006
Sheela Choppala, Ph.D., R. N.
Assistant Professor, Intercollegiate College of Nursing
Washington State University, Vancouver Campus
Presented:
Activism in Nursing to Reduce Health Disparities
OHSU Health Disparities