Center for Research on Minority Health

Director's Message

From the CRMH Director - Welcome to the Center for Research on Minority Health (CRMH), Division of Cancer Prevention & Population Sciences, Department of Health Disparities Research at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas
University of Houston President spoke at National Minority Cancer Awareness Week Luncheon. "Health Disparities: Change is Here and Now."

The educational programs of the CRMH begin at the kindergarten level (SCIENCE Project) and continues through postgraduate education
The CRMH will host its 8th Annual Summer Workshop, "Disparities in Health in America: Working Toward Social Justice" from June 21 thru June 26 of 2010

The CRMH joins forces with The Sister Study breast cancer research to recruit minority women ages 35 - 74. The Sister Study is open to all women, ages 35 to 74, who have had a sister or sisters that have been diagnosed with breast cancer
The next Native American Health Summit will be held on April 9, 2010
Free Screening opportunities are being provided by The Prostate Outreach Project (POP) for men ages 40 to 70. POP is the only mobil prostate screening unit in Harris County. POP began in 2003 and is the collaborative outreach projects between the Department of Urology and the CRMH

The CRMH is enrolling participants for the Facilitated Assistance Research & Outreach Services (FAROS), which is a research project designed to help improve cancer prevention and treatment for Hispanics on Medicare.

The Asian American Health Needs Assessment (AsANA) has released a community report on selected health indicators for Vietnamese and Chinese living in the Houston metropolitan area. For more information, please contact Dr. Beverly Gor at bjgor@mdanderson.org.