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• Cancer disparities  
• Genomic databases weakened by lack of non-European populations- Greater diversity in genomic databases will advance precision medicine  
  J Mjoseth, NHGRI, May 8, 2018
• Genomic Study Seeks Clues to Help Explain Breast Cancer Disparities  
  NCI, June 13, 2017
• H3Africa: Fostering Collaboration  
  F Collins, NIH Director, March 23, 2017
• Health Disparities: Big Data to the Rescue?  
  F Wood, National Library of Medicine, May 16, 2017
• NIH accelerates the use of genomics in clinical care- New funding awards focus on diverse and underserved populations.  
  NIH News, August 7, 2017
• NIH funds precision medicine research with a focus on health disparities  
  NIH News Release, July 28,. 2016
• NIH launches largest-ever study of breast cancer genetics in black women  
  Findings could inform breast cancer disparities, NIH, July 6, 2016
• Precision Medicine and Health Disparities The Promise and Perils of Emerging Technologies  
  View 1 hour CDC-NIH Webinar, October 2017
• Request for Information: NIH Precision Medicine Cohort - Strategies to Address Community Engagement and Health Disparities 
  May 29, 2015. Response Date: June 19, 2015
• The Intersection of Genomic Ancestry and Genomic Health: Cutting Edge Tools for Conquering Health Disparities  
  NCI Webinar, Nov 20, 2017
• To advance medicine’s future, the NIH tries to win the trust of communities mistreated in the past  
  L Facher, Stat News, Sep 20, 2017