Frontiers in Public Health
Applying the NIMHD research framework to assess research capacity: lessons and adaptations for use
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Framework illustrates that health and health disparities are shaped by a complex interplay of factors that operate across multiple domains and levels of influence. We sought to apply the framework in a novel way, to examine and inform the collective work of an academic research center focused on health promotion and disease prevention. Center investigators independently mapped their research onto a grid crossing five domains (biological, beha …