EmbraceHealth Research Consortia Statement of Work - November 9 2026

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STATEMENT OF WORK – IDIQ BASE

EMBRACEHEALTH CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK

I. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) leads scientific research that takes a population health approach to improve health by identifying, understanding, preventing, and treating or intervening in diseases, disorders, or other conditions that are more common in specific populations compared with the general population. There is an urgent need to understand and address these adverse health differences, and NIMHD is dedicated to addressing critical research gaps by providing evidence for factors that contribute to disparities and identifying solutions to reduce them – with the overarching goal of improving American public health.
Advancing the NIMHD mission includes a comprehensive range of clinical and health services research initiatives as outlined in the priority areas below. (1)

Clinical Research and Treatment Delivery Within Healthcare Settings Promotes and supports research to: (a) study clinical and pre-clinical presentations (phenotypes) and/or manifestations of health conditions; (b) reduce health disparities through the identification of novel tests, methods and strategies to prevent, screen, diagnose, treat, and/or manage health conditions, especially those associated with the highest morbidity and mortality, within the health care context; and (c) facilitate collaborations across healthcare settings to improve the quality and safety of care, care coordination, and clinically improved patient outcomes.

(2)

Patient-Clinician and Patient-Health Care System Interactions Promotes and supports research to: (a) explore in-depth how interactions between patients and clinicians or patients and health care systems (including non-clinical personnel) affect clinical outcomes and health care disparities, and interventions to improve them; and (b) explore and enhance patientclinician and/or patient-health care system engagement and their roles in shared decision-making.

(3)

Health Care Utilization and Outcomes
Promotes and supports research to: (a) identify patterns of healthcare availability, utilization, quality and their influence on health outcomes in a variety of settings including those outside of traditional healthcare

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settings/systems; and (b) identify/examine interventions to enhance the timeliness and quality of health services and procedures, and their