EurekAlert
University of Southern California
Sept. 24, 2007
Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 24, 2007– In an effort to stem the rise of childhood obesity and related health risks, the University of Southern California (USC) has received a $7.5 million grant to launch a Comprehensive Center of Excellence in Minority Health. This is USC’s first major grant from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), which is a part of the National Institutes of Health.
The focus of the center is to understand why obesity and associated factors increase the risk for certain diseases among minority populations. Directed by Michael Goran, Ph.D., professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the center will focus on reducing the risk for type 2-diabetes and cardiovascular disease within these populations.