Mayo's C2Dream Team: Seeking insights into racism and heart health
December 29, 2021
Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota recently announced the launch of the Center for Chronic Disease Reduction and Equity Promotion Across Minnesota, also known as C2DREAM. The new research center aims to address the effects of racism on heart health.
The center will collaborate with academic researchers, community health organizations and health care leaders from around Minnesota, including researchers from across Mayo Clinic. The research is funded by a P50 grant awarded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
"C2DREAM draws on expertise from across our Midwest enterprise to be part of this important work. In addition, it draws on long-standing community research partnerships cultivated by Mayo Clinic," says Christi Patten, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic behavioral health researcher and C2DREAM principal investigator.