Collaboration Details

Title of Collaborative Activity:

Mortality Disparities in American Communities

Description of Collaborative Activity:

MDAC is an inter-agency agreement between NIH institutes and the US Census Bureau. The study links the large 2008 American Communities Survey to the national death Index along with CMS Medicare and Medicaid administrative health records. The purpose is to further knowledge in the factors contributing to health disparities in the United States.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Research Initiative

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

2015

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NCI, NHLBI, NIA

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

CDC