CSSDoH at Meharry

12/20/2021

Don't delay - the business incubator application portal closes Dec. 31, 2021. www.sdoh.center/incubator

12/01/2021

CSSDoH at Meharry is proud to have participated in the Nashville Health Covid-19 response review.

Nashville COVID-19 Response Review STRATEGIES FOR FUTURE PREPAREDNESS: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN NASHVILLE As the nation and world continue to grapple with COVID-19, there is much to learn about how to improve health preparedness. Through a series of wide-ranging interviews with key leader...

11/16/2021

This historic legislation will assign an Under Secretary to lead the Agency and expands its geographic reach of by authorizing the creation of regional offices and rural business centers as well as increases the number and scope of existing programs. The legislation also mandates programs that cultivate the next generation of minority entrepreneurs on the campuses of HBCUs and MSIs across the Nation.

11/05/2021

10/25/2021

https://twitter.com/JamesEKHildreth/status/1451574154302472196?s=20

“Meharry excited to announce ResilienSeed innovation challenge for entrepreneurs in Middle Tennessee. 25 winners to receive more than $10,000 of support and be matched to mentors. Minorities & minority-owned businesses especially encouraged to apply. https://t.co/Kbse1ktLQD”

10/21/2021

Congratulations to Meharry Medical College President and CEO Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, who was among the 10 inductees recognized on Tuesday, October 19, during the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame ceremony honoring pioneers, leaders, educators, executives, and researchers in the health care industry.

Dr. Hildreth was honored as a member of the 2021 class for his role in catapulting Meharry to national prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing him as a  “widely known and acclaimed immunologist, virologist, researcher, and health care educator; advisor to local, state and national government on infectious diseases; advocate for minority communities and leader in the fight for health equity.”

10/20/2021

Meharry Medical College's 2021 Innovation is challenge is now open for applications.

Meharry Medical College has launched Middle Tennessee's first social determinants of health-focused innovation challenge, open to startups and entrepreneurs from communities of color and underserved populations.

10/19/2021

WHAT ARE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ( )?
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As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), SDoH are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.

These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources globally, nationally, and locally. SDoH are mostly responsible for — the and differences in health status seen within and between countries.

10/18/2021

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
- BUSINESS INCUBATOR (www.sdoh.center/incubator)

Meharry Medical College launches Middle Tennessee's first social determinants of health-focused challenge, open to and from communities of and populations.

SSDOH is focused on advancing health and economic equity through innovative research and impact programs like ReslienSeed.

04/23/2021

Proud to be an awardee of the U.S. Economic Development Administration's sprint challenge grants to respond to through and .

Nashville, Tennessee

EDA Press Release: U.S. Department of Commerce Awards $29 Million in SPRINT Challenge Grants to Respond to Coronavirus Pandemic Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship