Every person experiences conditions in their social environment, physical environment and access to health care that have huge influences on their health.  The differences in these experiences caused by race, socioeconomic status, gender and place can lead to differences in health outcomes called disparities.  These influences and the outcomes often cluster and act together in a way that actually worsens the overall health status.  We call these interactions and the resulting outcomes syndemics of disparity.  This is the overall theme of the Center of Excellence for Health Disparities Research (CoEx).

	Fellowship Program CoEx Fellows research risk factors that amplify adverse health in disease-burdened communities. Applications due June 1, 2013
	Urban Health Disparities Summit 2013 View presentations, photos, read about the speakers and join the Urban Health Disparities discussion online.
	Continued Action to Reduce Disparities: Focus on Environmental Health Following the first annual Urban Health Disparities Summit, hosted by Georgia State University's Institute of Public Health in March 2013, the Environmental Health core at the Center of Excellence for Health Disparities Research (CoEx) and Partnership for Urban Health Research (PUHR) conducted an environmental health disparities workshop.
	Community Connections This program facilitates the transition of HIV-positive inmates into  the community by building on the current Pre-Release Planning Program (PRPP) at the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC).

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