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Project

MCHC RISE-UP

Center:

SD-Center for Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2015

Contact Information:

Center ZZZ_Disabilities
[email protected]
605-357-1439

Project Description:

RISE-UP (Research Initiatives for Students) provides public health training opportunities for undergraduate students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, to encourage and support the pursuit of graduate degrees. A collaboration of Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the program is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By promoting a more diversified and equal health system, the program strives to introduce highly qualified undergraduate students from under represented groups to the field of public health.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities, Other - Cultural Diversity

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees)

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Reservation, Rural/Remote, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

National

Funding Source: