Our Mission

The Center for Racial and Ethnic Equity in Health and Society (CREEHS) seeks to increase the quality of life for all Texans and to foster an environment for economic growth and innovation by narrowing longstanding racial and ethnic gaps in healthcare. Grounded in an understanding of the social  determinants of health, CREEHS investigates health inequity in the conditions in which people in Texas, live, work, learn, and interact socially. The Center seeks to investigate health quality and related systems by examining the economic, social and environmental factors that have contributed to the state’s current health crisis. CREEHS is committed to seeking solutions to stimulate movement toward health equity.

 There continues to be an unmet need in the field of health disparities that bridges the biomedical aspects of health and chronic illness with the social nature of human behavior while also considering the vast historical policies and structures which moderate access and ultimately quality health outcomes for underrepresented and minoritized populations. Researchers at UNT’s Center for Racial and Ethnic Equity in Health and Society are working to increase the quality of life for all Texans by narrowing longstanding racial and ethnic disparities in health care in the state.