The MHRC supports three programs – Research, Training and Outreach. This aligns with UAB’s broad strategic goals and give it a platform for research, teaching and service missions.
The Center was established in 2002, and since then has maintained its status as a UniversityWide Interdisciplinary Research Center, as well as a Center of Excellence (P60) funded by the National Institutes of Health.
The UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC) generates and disseminates research knowledge from biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences in order to reduce the health disparities experienced by vulnerable populations and disadvantaged communities locally, regionally, and nationally.