HAE-RA HAN, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Department of Health Systems and Outcomes
" Disparities in
health among some racial/ethnic groups in the US are significant and, by
many measures, expanding. The community-based research in which I'm involved
is working to reduce health disparities by creating care systems that can
better reach out to individuals of all ages who currently are isolated from
adequate health care due to linguistic and cultural barriers. "
As a community health researcher, Dr. Hae-Ra Han works to
reduce health disparities by implementing and evaluating community outreach
programs in cancer control and cardiovascular health promotion for ethnic
minorities. One of the first researchers funded through the Johns Hopkins
University School of Nursing Center for Collaborative Intervention Research, she
has served as a principal investigator of federally-funded research focused on
cancer control among Korean women and as a co-investigator and consultant on
other investigations concerning smoking cessation, diabetes, and health literacy
among minorities. She currently is piloting community nurse and health worker
training to improve health services and quality of life for Korean Americans
with chronic hypertension and diabetes. In recognition of her work, Dr. Han has
received awards from the Southern Nursing Research Society and the National
Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations, and acclaim for outstanding
community service from both the League of Korean Americans-Maryland and U.S.
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md). In 2007, Dr. Han received the Best Published
Paper Award from the American Public Health Association/Asian Pacific Islander
Caucus for her article pertaining to health promotion and recruitment barriers
among minority populations.
