The Kellogg Health Scholars Program is two-year post-doctoral program that helps scholars develop as leaders with research expertise to add to the knowledge about the nature of social disparities in health and interventions to reduce those disparities, the capacity to partner with communities in carrying out research and building policy advocacy, and the skills to inform and support policy makers who seek to reduce and eliminate health disparities. Applications Due: Dec. 3, 2008.
THE KELLOGG HEALTH SCHOLARS PROGRAM
A two-year post-doctoral program, is now accepting applications for its 2009-11 cohort. Through the Kellogg Health Scholars Program, scholars develop as leaders with research expertise to add to the knowledge about the nature of social disparities in health and interventions to reduce those disparities, the capacity to partner with communities in carrying out research and building policy advocacy, and the skills to inform and support policy makers who seek to reduce and eliminate health disparities. The program consists of two tracks and offers fellowships at eight training sites. The Community Track highlights community-based participatory research and relationships between academe, community and public health practice. The Multidisciplinary Track highlights a multidisciplinary approach to studying the social determinants of health disparities. Application deadline: December 3, 2008. Only online applications are accepted. To access the application, visit www.kellogghealthscholars.org. Contact: Community Track: Saundra Bailey, (734) 647-3065; fax (734) 936-0927; saundrab@umich.edu. Multidisciplinary Track: Marie Briones-Jones, (202) 387-2829; fax (202) 387-2857; mbjones@cfah.org; www.cfah.org
