Community Engagement Core

摘要-社区参与核心 健康差异（HD）不成比例地影响种族和民族多样化的社区， 一系列复杂的因素，有历史，社会，政治和环境的根源。解决HD问题需要 在基于社区和社区参与的利益攸关方之间建立有意义的伙伴关系 原则北卡罗来纳州中央大学（NCCU）RCMI健康差异研究中心（RCHDR） 包括一个社区参与核心（CEC），其目标是加强社区参与， 与北部服务不足的少数民族社区的社区利益攸关方建立强有力的伙伴关系 卡罗莱纳。在最初的资金，我们能够建立CEC作为一个以社区为中心和值得信赖的来源 有几个重点领域。除了我们的社区面临的努力和活动，部分社区 能力建设侧重于研究人员，我们召集了一个小组， 研究，正如我们的“研究与关怀”品牌，“团队NCCU”。在这次竞争性的更新中，通过 创新和文化上适当的社区参与努力，NCCU-CEC将继续建立和 支持社区能力，与社区组织和公共卫生建立关系 各部门，对卫生需求作出反应，促进文化上有能力的研究，增加研究 参与和传播人权中心研究项目的结果。CEC的目标包括：1） 通过创建社区网络（CBN）促进可持续的社区伙伴关系; 2） 专业知识，以支持和建设能力，并在我们的服务不足的社区，和3）建立一个双- 定向社区研究和翻译中心，传播健康信息和研究成果 不同的社区利益相关者。

Abstract – Community Engagement Core Heath Disparities (HD) disproportionately affects racially and ethnically diverse communities and are the result of a complex set of factors that have historical, social, political, and environmental roots. Addressing HD requires meaningful partnerships across stakeholders that operate from community-based and community engagement principles. North Carolina Central University’s (NCCU) RCMI Center for Health Disparities Research (RCHDR) includes a Community Engagement Core (CEC) with a goal of strengthening community engagement and building strong partnerships with community stakeholders in underserved, minority communities of North Carolina. During initial funding we were able to establish the CEC as a community-centered and trusted source with several key focus areas. In addition to our community facing efforts and activities, part of the community capacity building focused on researchers where we convened a group committed to thoughtful and ethical research, as seen in our ‘Research with Care’ brand, of ‘TEAM NCCU’. In this competitive renewal, through innovative and culturally appropriate community engagement efforts, the NCCU-CEC will continue to build and support community capacity, establish relationships with community-based organizations, and public health departments, be responsive to health needs, promote culturally competent research, increase research participation, and disseminate findings from RCHDR research projects. Objectives of the CEC include 1) Fostering sustainable community partnerships by creating a community-based network (CBN), 2) Leveraging expertise to support and build capacity for and in our underserved communities, and 3) Establishing a bi- directional Community Research and Translation Hub to disseminate health information and research findings to diverse community stakeholders.