Tulane receives $4.7 million grant to continue national health equity research collaborative
The Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine has been awarded $4.76 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to continue Partners for Advancing Health Equity (P4HE Collaborative), a national research learning collaborative that aims to inform and synchronize research to advance solutions toward health equity.
With nearly 700 members nationwide and globally, the P4HE Collaborative brings together public health scholars, philanthropic foundations, federal research funders, community-based organizations and private sector representatives to better understand the latest issues related to attaining health equity. The collaborative, which was established in 2021 with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funding, creates consistency, processes, guidance and priorities to address obstacles to ensure everyone has a fair and just opportunity to reach their optimal health and wellbeing, regardless of race, ethnicity or class.
This new funding expands Tulane’s role to incorporate the management of Health Equity Scholars for Action (HES4A), a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports the career development and academic advancement of researchers from historically underrepresented backgrounds who conduct health equity research. Through funding, mentorship, coaching and access to a broad community of people who understand their lived experiences, scholars will create actionable evidence that mitigates the root causes of health inequities in the United States.
