Yovia Xu, PhD, is exploring innovative methods of leveraging technology to address health disparities experienced by racial and ethnic minority families of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder thanks to a $600,000 research grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. Dr. Xu is a University of Illinois College of [...]
Hana Hinkle, PhD, MPH The Illinois Public Health Association, in partnership with the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford’s National Center for Rural Health Professions, received a $3 million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to establish the Illinois Community Health Worker HelpGuideThrive Program. This statewide initiative will recruit and [...]
Hana Hinkle, PhD, MPH Hana Hinkle, PhD, MPH, has been named assistant dean for Rural Health Professions and director of the National Center for Rural Health Professions (NCRHP). In her new role, Dr. Hinkle will provide leadership for operations, strategic planning, research and curriculum. She’ll also provide oversight for several initiatives, including the [...]
For the next four years, the National Center for Rural Health Professions (NCRHP) will continue to be a World Health Organization/Pan-American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) collaborating center for medical education and primary health care. It’s one of three centers in North America. Hana Hinkle, PhD, MPH, serves as director of the collaborating center. “This means we [...]