HDEART Consortium
Health Disparities Education, Awareness, Research & Training Consortium
The Health Disparities Education, Awareness, Research & Training (HDEART) Consortium brings together institutions of higher learning along with health care institutions to develop a program to bear the strength of each institution to address the issue of health disparities in minority and medically underserved populations.
HDEART is presently made up of the following institutions:
Baylor College of Medicine
City of Houston-Houston Dept. of Health & Human Services
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
Lee College
Meharry Medical College
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Administration Medical Center
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing
Rice University
San Jacinto College-South
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Southern University
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Texas Woman’s University
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston
The University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Tulane University
University of Houston-Main Campus
University of Houston-Downtown
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica-Mexico (National Institute of
Public Health)
Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico (University of the State
of Mexico)
University Autonoma De San Luis Potosi (University Autonoma of
San Luis Potosi) (Interested)
University of Miami
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
The following individuals form the advisory council of HDEART:
Chair:
Lovell A. Jones, Ph.D., Director, Center for Research on Minority Health
Division of Cancer Prevention & Population Sciences, Department of Health Disparities Research
Professor of Health Disparities
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
HDEART Representatives (pdf)
Consortium members are presently meeting on a quarterly basis to determine what each has to offer in developing joint programs. One of the present efforts is the hosting of the Annual Disparities in Health in America: Working Toward Social Justice Workshop. In addition, the consortium members are presently working together to develop an academic program in health disparities. For further information on the efforts of HDEART please contact James Heggie (e-mail jaheggie@mdanderson.org), program director of the CRMH Education Core.