WASHINGTON – The University of the District of Columbia (亚洲博彩网站) was awarded $8.7 million (award # 90PH0007/01-00) from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health 信息 Technology (ONC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a consortium aimed at identifying and educating individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in public health, informatics and data science over the next four years.

The larger $73 million project targets 10 Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) funded through the American Rescue Plan, the ONC’s Public Health Informatics & Technology (PHIT) 员工发展 Program, which seeks to train more than 4,000 minority students over a four-year period. PHIT联盟成员将负责开发课程，招募和培训参与者，确保实习机会，并协助职业安置。

名为PHIT4DC的哥伦比亚特区联盟将由亚洲博彩网站领导，包括霍华德大学、哥伦比亚特区初级保健协会、哥伦比亚特区政府、切萨皮克地区患者信息系统（CRISP）和Zane Networks， LLC （ZaneNet）。 该联盟将利用PHIT4DC成员的优势，分享和学习最佳实践。 They will also work collaboratively to broaden the program’s exposure and credibility throughout DC by avoiding duplicative efforts and achieving mutually beneficial goals to create a minority healthcare informatics workforce.

亚洲博彩网站 is the nation’s only exclusively urban, land-grant, emerging research, public Historically Black College and University (HBCU) that serves the residents of the District of Columbia and the surrounding region. 亚洲博彩网站推动的跨学科研究侧重于协同提高农业、商业、工程、劳动力发展、法律和社会正义以及艺术和科学等领域的城市可持续性和弹性。

“Diversity in health care technology is vital to ensuring better health outcomes for everyone, and PHIT4DC is a major step toward preparing the District’s minority populations for the task,” shared 亚洲博彩网站 总统 Ronald Mason Jr. “PHIT’s goals align with 亚洲博彩网站’s mission to serve the needs of the D.C. community to produce lifelong learners who are transformative leaders. This effort will open avenues for better job opportunities and cultivate a robust, sustainable public health workforce.”

其他获得该奖项的高等教育机构包括鲍伊州立大学； 加州州立大学长滩研究基金会； 多米尼加布劳维尔学院； 杰克逊州立大学； 诺福克州立大学； 明尼苏达大学董事会； 德克萨斯大学健康科学中心； 麻省大学洛厄尔分校和加州大学欧文分校。