Mission
The University of Utah (UU) DOIM has established the Health Equity Research, Evaluation, and Implementation Section in the Division of Epidemiology and DOIM-wide Workgroup. The mission of these two complementary entities is to advance the science and practice for health, wellbeing, and access to high-quality, equitable health care, public health, and social services in Utah, the Intermountain West, and nation for all persons regardless of sociodemographic, health, or economic backgrounds. With these advancements, UU Health will stand as an example of high-quality care that systems, payors, and policymakers can look to for evidence in their efforts to improve service delivery for underserved populations locally, regionally, and nationally.
Leading
Facilitating
Promoting
Leading research, evaluation, and implementation science will involve Workgroup and Section leaders and members developing investigator-initiated projects and centers targeted for submission to federal, state, and private funding sources. These projects will seek to develop a greater knowledge base as well as advance strategies that will improve health care, public health, and social services for all persons.
Facilitating research, evaluation, and implementation science will involve Section and Workgroup leaders establishing supportive environments within DOIM and Epidemiology that will enable faculty and staff from diverse professional and sociodemographic backgrounds to interact, collaborate, and co-create cross-cutting/interdisciplinary research focusing on the advancement of health equity.
Promoting research, evaluation, and implementation science will involve leveraging resources from the Workgroup and Section to (1) share the vision of faculty and staff with and (2) link knowledge/innovations generated to community, business, and governmental partners/stakeholders. These efforts are strategically intended to create a mutually beneficial community and dialogue between partners/stakeholders and UU/UU Health focused on advancing health equity science and practice.