Maryland's Special Populations Network - A model for cancer disparities research, education, and training
Maryland's Special Populations Network - A model for cancer disparities research, education, and training
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DOI：
10.1002/cncr.22158
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发表时间：
2006-10-15
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6.2
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Hummel, Kery
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作者：
Baquet, Claudia R.;Mack, Kelly M.;Hummel, Kery
在全国和马里兰州的少数族裔和未得到充分服务的社区，癌症负担不均是一场迫在眉睫的危机。马里兰特殊人群癌症研究网络(MSPN)通过马里兰大学医学院、马里兰大学全州医疗网络、马里兰大学东岸大学与巴尔的摩市、马里兰州东岸农村、马里兰州西部农村、马里兰州南部农村、皮斯卡塔韦科诺伊部落和全州印第安人之间的正式合作伙伴关系，开发了覆盖马里兰州23个司法管辖区和巴尔的摩市的基础设施。在社区参与性框架的指导下，MSPN进行了一项全面的评估(对需求、优势和可用资源)，为社区发起的癌症意识和教育、研究和培训方面的规划努力奠定了基础。MSPN基础设施用于实施成功和创新的社区癌症教育干预措施和技术解决方案；开展教育和促进临床试验、癌症健康差异研究和少数族裔教师癌症研究职业发展；以及利用额外资源实现可持续性。MSPN在州和国家层面的决策和政策制定者中进行知情宣传，其基于社区的临床试验计划被美国卫生与公众服务部评为最佳实践奖。减少和消除癌症健康差距的解决方案是复杂的，需要通过强有力的社区-学术伙伴关系实施全面和重点的多学科癌症健康差距研究、培训和教育战略。
The unequal burden of cancer in minority and underserved communities nationally and in Maryland is a compelling crisis. The Maryland Special Populations Cancer Research Network (MSPN) developed an infrastructure covering Maryland's 23 jurisdictions and Baltimore City through formal partnerships between the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland Statewide Health Network, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and community partners in Baltimore City, rural Eastern Shore, rural Western Maryland, rural Southern Maryland, and Piscataway Conoy Tribe and statewide American Indians. Guided by the community-based participatory framework, the MSPN undertook a comprehensive assessment (of needs, strengths, and resources available) that laid the foundation for programmatic efforts in community-initiated cancer awareness and education, research, and training. The MSPN infrastructure was used to implement successful and innovative community-based cancer education interventions and technological solutions; conduct education and promotion of clinical trials, cancer health disparities research, and minority faculty cancer research career development; and leverage additional resources for sustainability. MSPN engaged in informed advocacy among decision- and policyrnakers at state and national levels, and its community-based clinical trials program was recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a Best Practice Award. The solutions to reduce and eliminate cancer health disparities are complex and require comprehensive and focused multidisciplinary cancer health disparities research, training, and education strategies implemented through robust community-academic partnerships.