24 JULIE A. JACKO, PH.D. Professor and Founding Department Chair, Population Health Sciences, NSU Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine LEAD INVESTIGATOR ANDREA NEVINS, PH.D. Dean, Farquhar Honors College LEAD INVESTIGATOR Related Specialty | Health and Well-Being Coinvestigator | Francois Sainfort, Ph.D., FACE, NSU Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship Grant | $1M Grantmaker | Health Foundation of South Florida, Inc. Hope | Improve health equity and outcomes for vulnerable populations. Hook | Create a national model to study the causes and impact of health inequities. Line | Build a health equity index/ dashboard to monitor health equity status in South Florida. Sinker | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that health disparities are “preventable differences.” Related Specialty | Academic Leadership Collaborators | Aileen Farrar, Ph.D., associate professor and associate chair; Melissa Dore, Ph.D., director of academic support and administration, NSU Halmos College of Arts and Sciences Grant | $300k Grantmaker | The Teagle Foundation Hope | Engage underserved high school students to foster civic responsibility. Hook | Invite juniors to a three-week, immersive college experience. Line | Curate humanities workshops that empower youth to shape community change plans. Sinker | Liberal arts education and experiences are too often restricted to the privileged few. NSU DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Grant Strikes
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