2009 The Institute for the Improvement of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the Delta Region

The purpose of the Delta Region Institute Cooperative Agreement is to establish a collaborative multi-state programmatic framework to address significant health disparities impacting minorities residing within the Delta Region. Through the utilization of a prevention research center model, the cooperative agreement aims to address the health promotion and disease prevention needs of rural disadvantaged and minority populations by conducting and implementing participatory, science-based, health promotion and disease prevention research and interventions.