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Article: Kaiser Permanente Gives $5.2 Million to Endow Center for Health Equity at UCLA.
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- Cancer Vaccine Week
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- November 9, 2009
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The UCLA School of Public Health has received a $5.2 million gift from Kaiser Permanente to endow the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity. The center, formerly known as the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities, is dedicated to improving the health of underserved populations through research, community collaboration and leadership development (see also Public Health).
"This generous funding from Kaiser Permanente will enable the center to expand its ability to bring critical resources and attention to communities with the greatest needs," said Dr. Linda Rosenstock, dean of the UCLA School of Public Health. "Until now, the center has lacked the core ...