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Columbia Aging Center epidemiologist co-authors new report from National Academies on using race and ethnicity in biomedical research

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Reports and Proceedings

A new report addresses the responsible use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research and is a call to action for biomedical research to rethink how it uses race and ethnicity. The number of people who identify as multiracial in the U.S. is increasing, yet there is no standard way to account for multiracial or multiethnic people in biomedical research, according to the final report, Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research.

Funder: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

$4.5 million Dept. of Education grant to expand mental health services through Binghamton University Community Schools

Binghamton University
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Binghamton University Community Schools (BUCS) a five-year grant, totaling more than $4.5 million, to expand mental health services in Chenango County as part of its Mental Health Service Provider Demonstration Grant Program.

NFL’s Colts bring CPR education to flag football to improve cardiac emergency outcomes

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association and the Indianapolis Colts this past weekend brought cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training to the Colts Regional Flag Football tournament. At the Kickoff event held at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center on Saturday, Nov. 16 more than 100 youth athletes, coaches and league administrators learned lifesaving skills to build their confidence and capabilities to respond in the event of a cardiac emergency.

“What Would They Say?” video wins second place in international award for tobacco control advocacy

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

“What Would They Say?” – the powerful spoken word poem produced on video by the American Heart Association has taken second place in the 4th Annual Anthem Awards winning the Silver Award in the Education, Art & Culture Campaign - Non-Profit Community Engagement category.

UTA recognized for innovation and economic prosperity

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

Each year, UT Arlington and its graduates have an estimated economic impact in Texas of $27 billion, leading to the creation of about 227,000 jobs statewide. And within North Texas specifically, UTA and its alumni are responsible for about 4.2% of total employment. These are among the many reasons that the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) named The University of Texas at Arlington an Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) designee – one of just 88 higher education institutions in the United States and Canada to receive this identification.

Lifestyle & risk factor changes improved AFib symptoms, not burden, over standard care

American Heart Association
Reports and Proceedings

A clinical trial with adults who have atrial fibrillation (AFib) and an implanted heart device found similar improvements to the amount of time they experienced arrhythmia regardless of whether they received standard care (education pamphlets about healthy diet and exercise), followed a lifestyle/risk factor modification program, or took metformin and followed a lifestyle/risk factor modification program.

Meeting: AHA Scientific Sessions 2024

American College of Lifestyle Medicine and U.S. Space Force announce partnership to optimize service member health through lifestyle medicine

American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Business Announcement

ACLM will provide lifestyle medicine education, training and certification to the Space Force GRT in support of Holistic Health Approach to educate, assess and train Guardians on physical and mental fitness using science-based information and techniques.