Jannette Berkley-Patton, Ph.D., of the UMKC School of Medicine has been awarded a $3.3 million, 5-year grant by the National Institutes of Health to help improve diabetes prevention outcomes with African Americans. The grant is the continuation of the School of Medicineโ€™s Project FIT,(Faith Influencing Transformation). At UMKC, Berkley-Patton has won more than $10 million in federal grants over the past 14 years, with each centering on health inequities and community-engaged research with African-American community-based organizations, including places of worship because of their cultural importance.

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