ADVANCING MINORITY AGING RESEARCH EFFORTRS

要求提供五年的支持，以提供结构性的保护伞 这将刺激形成研究的持续增长 北大西洋公约组织系统内四个机构之间的伙伴关系：EAST 卡罗莱纳大学(ECU)、费耶特维尔州立大学(FSU)和 北卡罗来纳中央大学(NCCU)、两个TBMI和北卡罗来纳大学 教堂山；2)增加对其他有兴趣的TBMI的接触 参与研究活动；以及3)指导活动 通过资助三项试验性研究来研究少数族裔老龄化 稍后将被开发成R01。试点研究的数量将 增加了拨款的外年度。该中心将专注于 促进慢性病筛查和管理的干预措施 疾病，并建立在与四位合作者的研究基础上 大学和社区诊所，如开普谷恐惧医疗 中心。资源中心将由新成立的 创建了位于教堂山的老龄研究所，但它的设计初衷是 在范围和计划上成为北卡罗来纳大学的系统。一个执行委员会将 包括四个机构中每一个的代表 这个财团，以及四个核心的董事。研讨会将 每年组织两次，以配合委员会的会议 顾问团。在这些会议上，先导研究的进展情况 将被审查，每个核心的活动将被 评估过了。该中心将资助夏季公共卫生的奖学金 少数民族健康研究所和参与其他 在校园内开展活动，增加研究人员之间的多样性 衰老。财团成员将在所有 核心，尽管会出现一些专业化。例如, 位于教堂山的北卡罗来纳州大学将领导测量核心，该核心将评估和 补救天平，以供少数群体使用。NCCU将领导 社区联络核心。来自社区的社区助理 将确定组织，以便开发一个数据库 愿意参与正在进行的研究的少数群体 学习。该中心将与其他活动合作， 创建和促进研究人员多样性的校园 少数民族老龄化与健康。

Five years of support are requested to provide a structural umbrella that will 1) stimulate continued growth in the formation of research partnerships among four institutions within the UNC System: East Carolina University (ECU), Fayetteville State University (FSU) and North Carolina Central University (NCCU), two TBMIs, and the UNC at Chapel Hill; 2) increase outreach to other TBMIs that are interested in participating in research activities; and 3) mentor the activities of researchers in minority aging by funding three pilot studies that will later be developed into R01s. The number of pilot studies will increase in the out-years of the grant. The center will focus on interventions that promote screening and management of chronic illnesses and build on studies with collaborators throughout the four universities and community clinics such as the Cape Valley Fear Medical Center. The resource center will be under the auspices of the newly created Institute on Aging based at Chapel Hill, but it is designed to be UNC system wide in scope and program. An executive committee will include representation from each of the four institutions that form this consortium, and the directors of the four cores. Workshops will be organized twice a year to correspond with the meeting of the advisory panel. At these meetings, the progress of the pilot studies will be reviewed and the activities in each of the cores will be assessed. The center will fund fellowships to the Summer Public Health Research Institute on Minority Health and participate in other activities on the campuses to increase diversity among researchers in aging. Members of the consortium will take an active role in all of the cores, although however some specialization will occur. For example, UNC at Chapel Hill will lead the Measurement Core which will assess and remediate scales for use with minority populations. NCCU will lead the Community Liaison Core. Community associates from community based organizations will be identified in order to develop a database of minority persons who are willing to take part in ongoing research studies. The center will cooperate with other activities on the campuses for creating and promoting diversity among researchers in minority aging and health.