NorthStar Node of the Clinical Trials Network: Engaging African American Faith-Based Leaders in a Substance Use Learning Collaborative (LC)

项目摘要/摘要： 项目标题：让非裔美国人信仰领袖参与物质使用学习合作(LC) 密苏里大学堪萨斯城分校高级健康服务合作组织(CAHS)正在与 亨内平医疗研究所、国家药物滥用研究所(NIDA)、临床试验网络(CTN) 北极星节点和莫尔豪斯医学院将进行一项试点研究，以增加对物质的获取 通过学习接触基于信仰的领导人(FBL)，对非裔美国人使用障碍(SUD)关怀 协作(LC)模式。根据卫生保健改进研究所(IHI)的模型，LC是一种短期的 (6至15个月)学习系统，将团队(例如，联邦调查局、社区成员、行为 卫生/社会发展和社会服务提供者)，以寻求在一个重点主题领域的改进(Hoge等人，2020年；IHI， 2003年)。这个项目的总体目标是增加联邦调查局关于物质使用和肥皂水的知识，并 通过实施现有的LC课程，评估FBL对与BHP接触的看法。这位飞行员 探索性项目将为未来的倡议铺平道路，重点是在服务不足的黑人增加SUD护理 通过FBL和BHP之间的合作建立社区。

Project Summary/Abstract: Project title: Engaging African American Faith-based leaders in a substance use Learning Collaborative (LC) The University of Missouri, Kansas City, Collaborative to Advance Health Services (CAHS) is collaborating with Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Clinical Trail Network (CTN) Northstar Node and Morehouse School of Medicine to conduct a pilot study to increase access to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) care for African Americans by engaging faith-based Leaders (FBLs) through a learning collaborative (LC) model. Based on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) model, a LC is a short-term (6- to 15-month) learning system that brings together teams (e.g., FBLs, community members, behavioral health/SUD and social service providers) to seek improvement in a focused topic area (Hoge et al., 2020; IHI, 2003). The overall goal of this project is to increase FBLs knowledge of substance use and SUDs and to assess FBLs perceptions of engaging with BHPs by implementing an existing LC curriculum. This pilot exploratory project will pave the way for future initiatives focused on increasing SUD care in underserved Black communities through collaborations between FBLs and BHPs.