Alcoholism/Drug Addiction

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vulnerable populations are "defined by socio-economic status, geography, gender, age, disability status, risk status related to sex and gender, and among other populations identified to be at-risk for health disparities."

Below are links to research projects that faculty from the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences are working on health in vulnerable populations, from newborns to the elderly.

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center
• Gender, Alcohol and Culture: An International Study (GENACIS) and Gender and Alcohol's Harm to Others (GENAHTO)
• National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative (NIEJI)
• National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA)
• Native Aging in Place (NAPP)
• North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN)

Learn more about research grants available in the areas of addiction and aging.