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Published: August 22, 2024

$20M community-driven research funding aims to reduce inequities, improve health outcomes

The American Heart Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are funding 4 teams of scientists and community leaders to engage historically underrepresented communities in research to improve health
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