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NIMHD is charged with coordinating and leading the NIH's vision and programs on minority health and health disparities research by funding research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. The topics are broad and include the epidemiology, etiology, prevention, and treatment for all diseases across the life course for all health disparity populations. Research that advances understanding and improvement of health and disease in minority racial/ethnic groups in the United States is a primary area of interest, requiring a basic understanding of race and ethnicity in the context of science. Research to understand the causes of health and healthcare disparities, leading to interventions to reduce these disparities, is NIMHD's mandate. The training and development of a diverse scientific workforce is also part of a broad NIH mandate embraced by NIMHD. NIMHD envisions an America in which all populations will have an equal opportunity to live long, healthy, and productive lives.