SHLI established at Morehouse School of Medicine by Dr. David Satcher, following his tenures as CDC Director and U.S. Surgeon General. The institute launched with a focus on mental health equity, sexual health, and evidence-based health policy for underserved communities.

Multicultural medicine and health disparities book published.

Health Policy Leadership Postdoctoral Fellowship launched — the first of SHLI's signature leadership pipelines for the next generation of equity-focused health leaders.

Smart & Secure Children (SSC) Quality Parenting Leadership Program launched.

The Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center (TCC) for Health Disparities Research awarded by NIH/NIMHD.

African American Network Against Alzheimer’s group established by Dr. Satcher to address brain health in Black communities.

$35 million grant from the State of Georgia Innovation and Medical Education Fund bolstered SHLI's public health infrastructure and policy research capacity statewide.

National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN) — a $40 million grant-funded initiative in partnership with MSM's National Center for Primary Care to combat COVID-19 disparities in under-resourced communities.

Dr. Satcher published My Quest for Health Equity.

Health Equity Tracker launched, a Google.org-funded digital tool mapping health inequity data across all the United States and Territories in near real-time.

Economic Burden of Mental Health Inequities in the United States Report released: nearly 117,000 lives and $278 billion could have been saved over four years (2016–2020) by addressing mental health disparities.

Global Health Equity Institute (GHEI) founded in Dr. Satcher's honor, with a $2 million founding gift from the Croel Family Foundation. Led by Dr. Barney Graham, GHEI extends SHLI's mission to international vaccine research and global health partnerships.

Satcher Institutes for Health Equity — SHLI and GHEI unite as one organization, bringing domestic and global health equity missions together at Morehouse School of Medicine.