Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior: Promoting Health Equity
Recognizing that there are multiple disparities across the cancer continuum, faculty members in the Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior seek to understand and address cancer disparities through community-engaged approaches. Research topics include:
- Cancer prevention and early detection behaviors
- Cancer care delivery
- Health literacy
- Community-based participatory research
- Precision medicine
- Quality of life among minority and underserved cancer survivors and caregivers
- Biobanking
- Increasing participation of racial-ethnic minorities in clinical trials research
- Effective communication