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Title of Collaborative Activity:

Mortality Disparities in American Communities (MDAC) Study

Description of Collaborative Activity:

The Mortality Disparities in American Communities study leverages the very large, nationally representative, American Community Survey to examine mortality disparities according to a range of social and demographic factors including: age, race, ethnicity, geography, neighborhood characteristics, education, income, and household factors. The study can further examine disparities in Medicare and Medicaid utilization.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Research Initiative

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

1985

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NCI, NIA

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

CDC, FDA