Terry A. Badger, PhD (1986), RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAPOS, FAAN, professor, was one of four recipients of a $4 million American Cancer Society grant to develop a “Cancer Health Equity Research Center.” The award’s goal is to improve health equity for Hispanic cancer survivors and family caregivers.
“We will be developing and testing interventions that can be incorporated into clinical practice,” said Dr. Badger, principal investigator and the Eleanor Bauwens Endowed Chair at the University of Arizona College of Nursing and Cancer Center. “By looking at health care utilization and many social determinants of health, we’re hoping to come up with ideas of how we can decrease health disparities and enable people to access the health care they need.”
According to the American Cancer Society, which designated the funds for Minority-Serving Institutions, the centers will implement solution-based research addressing cancer health disparities that will contribute to achieving health equity and reducing cancer mortality.
Dr. Badger received her PhD from UT Austin School of Nursing in 1986.
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