Author Archives: UW HELI

The next Health Equity Leadership Institute (HELI) will take place Monday, June 17 – Friday, June 21, 2019 at UW-Madison. Please save the dates if you’re interested in joining us! The HELI application will be released in late January. We will share further details as they develop. Stay tuned! The HELI Application (which is submitted viaContinueContinue reading “Health Equity Leadership Institute 2019”

RWFJ seeks to develop and amplify the evidence around a set of approaches that improve community health and well-being and advance health equity, while also addressing climate change adaptation or mitigation. Eligible, local approaches can focus on one or more of a range of determinants of health—including, but not limited to: air quality; energy sources;ContinueContinue reading “Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Climate Solutions Call for Proposals”

The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, School of Human Ecology, and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are assembling an interdisciplinary research team to work closely with Wisconsin Native Nations to address tribal health, environmental and social challenges. This Native American Faculty Cluster Hire has three open, tenure-track positions. Health is at the heart of this research team, which willContinueContinue reading “UW Cluster Hire Recruiting Faculty to Address Native American Health Disparities”

The Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH) at Georgia Southern University invites applications and nominations for the position of Lecturer at the Armstrong Campus in Savannah, GA. Reporting to the Department Chair, the Lecturer will be required to contribute to departmental and college teaching andContinueContinue reading “Lecturer, Georgia Southern University”

The Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health is inviting applications for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor level with a focus on Black Health Issues. This tenure-track position will be based in the School’s Department of Community Health & Prevention with a starting date on or after September 1, 2019. Applications are encouragedContinueContinue reading “Assistant Professor in Black Health at Drexel University”

The Department of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2019. The Department is looking for exceptional individuals with particular emphasis in the area of urban inequality and health disparities. They are particularlyContinueContinue reading “Assistant Professor in Urban Inequality and Health Disparities at UC Santa Barbara”

A recent article from Science, “Publication history helps explain racial disparity in NIH funding,” highlights a new study publication by Donna K. Ginther and team. “Publications as predictors of racial and ethnic differences in NIH research awards” is published in PLOS ONE and builds upon the team’s previous work expanding efforts to understand differences inContinueContinue reading “Publication history helps explain racial disparity in NIH funding”

Congratulations to HELI 2010 alumna Dr. Kristen Malecki on her promotion with tenure! Kristen Malecki, PhD, MPH, was recently promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is grateful for the valuable support of HELI and the UWContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI Alumna Dr. Kristen Malecki!”

Congratulations to the Maryland Center for Health Equity! Not only will HELI Faculty Dr. Stephen B. Thomas be attending the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Conference in San Diego next week, he’ll be accepting an award honoring the Maryland Center! The Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE) has been recognized by the APHA withContinueContinue reading “Maryland Center to Receive APHA Health Equity Award!”

Thank you to HELI 2016 alum Dr. Óscar F. Gil-García for sharing this opportunity with us! The State University of New York (SUNY) Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) is pleased to announce the Faculty Diversity Program (FDP) for the 2019-2020 academic year.  The program is budgeted to provide partial salary support to SUNYContinueContinue reading “SUNY Faculty Diversity Program”