Our Funding
The JSU/Jackson Heart Study Community Outreach Center is funded with Federal funds from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health.
Federal support for the Center
The Jackson State University/Jackson Heart Study Community Outreach Center is funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHSN268201300050C (ARTICLE H.20 of JHS Contract).
The Center is a partner in the Jackson Heart Study, the largest single-site prospective investigation of cardiovascular disease among African Americans.
- Contract No.
- HHSN268201300050C
- Contract Article
- ARTICLE H.20 of JHS Contract
- Funding Institutes
- NHLBI · NIMHD
- Agency
- National Institutes of Health
- Department
- Health and Human Services
- Partner
- Jackson Heart Study
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
The NHLBI stimulates basic discoveries about the causes of disease, enables the translation of basic discoveries into clinical practice, fosters training and mentoring of emerging scientists and physicians, and communicates research advances to the public.
It creates and supports a robust, collaborative research infrastructure in partnership with private and public organizations, including academic institutions, industry, and other government agencies. The Institute collaborates with patients, families, health care professionals, scientists, professional societies, patient advocacy groups, community organizations, and the media to promote the application of research results and leverage resources to address public health needs. The NHLBI also collaborates with international organizations to help reduce the burden of heart, lung, and blood diseases worldwide.
Learn more about NHLBI: nhlbi.nih.gov
- Institute
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Part Of
- National Institutes of Health
- Focus
- Heart, lung, and blood diseases
- Website
- nhlbi.nih.gov
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health, the nation's premiere medical research agency. NIMHD's work touches the lives of millions of Americans burdened by disparities in health status and health care delivery, including racial and ethnic minority groups, rural populations, populations with low socioeconomic status, and other population groups.
Learn more about NIMHD: nimhd.nih.gov
- Institute
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Part Of
- One of 27 NIH Institutes and Centers
- Established
- 2000 as a Center; redesignated as an Institute in 2010
- Website
- nimhd.nih.gov
NIMHD's mission is to lead scientific research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. To accomplish this, NIMHD:
- Plans, coordinates, reviews, and evaluates NIH minority health and health disparities research and activities;
- Conducts and supports research in minority health and health disparities;
- Promotes and supports the training of a diverse research workforce;
- Translates and disseminates research information; and
- Fosters innovative collaborations and partnerships.
NIMHD envisions an America in which all populations will have an equal opportunity to live long, healthy, and productive lives. To accomplish this, NIMHD raises national awareness about the prevalence and impact of health disparities and disseminates effective individual-, community-, and population-level interventions to reduce and encourage elimination of health disparities.
NIMHD was first established as the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities in 2000 and redesignated as an Institute in 2010, as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). The Institute's full history dates back to the creation of the Office of Minority Programs in the NIH Office of the Director in 1990. Then in 1993, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established the Office of Research on Minority Health, which developed a research agenda for minority health at NIH.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. NIH's mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.
Learn more about NIH: nih.gov
- Agency
- National Institutes of Health
- Part Of
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Scale
- Largest biomedical research agency in the world
- Website
- nih.gov
News, tools, and funding opportunities
Resources published by our funding institutes. All links open on the institute's own website.
- Press Releases — https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/press-releases/
- Public Interest News Items — https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/public/FYIfront.htm
- Health Information for the Public — https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/index.htm#tools
- Related NHLBI Websites / Educational Tutorials — https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/web/index.htm
- Risk Assessment Tool for estimating risk of having a heart attack — http://cvdrisk.nhlbi.nih.gov/calculator.asp
- Heart and Vascular Diseases — http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/index.htm
- News Releases — https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/
- News and Events — https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/news-events/
- E-Newsletter — https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNIHNIMHD/bulletins/1ac3efa
- Education, Training and Outreach Programs — https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/programs/
- Funding Opportunities — https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/funding/
- News and Events — https://www.nih.gov/news-events
- News Releases — https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases
Learn more about the Jackson Heart Study
Explore the Center's health topics, training, and community outreach work.
Contact the Community Outreach Center
Jackson Heart Study Community Outreach Center
350 West Woodrow Wilson Avenue
Jackson Medical Mall, Suite 2900-B
Jackson, MS 39213
