CTIS and its Health Policy Research Consortium (HPRC) provided leadership and informatics support to address disparities in health outcomes across population groups through policy studies and advocacy. The HPRC received funding from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health as a multi-million dollar cooperative agreement over 5 years, which recently completed its work.

Members of the consortium included community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, schools of public health, state public health departments and clinical partners to design and conduct research studies whose outcomes would inform public policy decisions. The HPRC served as a hub of scientific expertise and community insight, with a solid foundation of informatics developed and maintained by CTIS in support for the enterprise.

• The Health Policy Literacy Study (HPLS): Bridging the Gap between Community, Science and Policy

The Helene Fuld School of Nursing at Coppin State University with a focus on: The Health Policy Literacy Study (HPLS): Bridging the Gap between Community, Science and Policy, and Disadvantage in the Food, Built, and Social Environments: A Study of Cardiovascular Health (The CVD Study)