Center for Innovation in Health Disparities Research

描述（由申请人提供）：健康差异研究创新中心的总体目标是通过提高文化能力的护理研究能力来减少健康差异。该中心将集中精力推进所有学生和教师的文化能力，增加少数民族护士研究人员的数量，并制定创新战略，与种族，民族和文化多样的人口进行研究。该中心旨在：（1）指导学生和教师在文化上胜任的研究战略;（2）通过指导学生和教师增加少数民族护理研究人员的骨干;（3）分别促进学生和教师的项目和赠款开发;（4）通过与学术和社区伙伴的合作，开发和完善健康差距和跨文化研究的创新方法;（5）举办方法研讨会，以推进科学;（6）发展基础设施，以支持和维持我们的学术和社区伙伴关系。为了实现这些目标，我们将在北卡罗来纳州的研究密集型多数服务机构（北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校）和历史上的黑人学院和大学（WSSU和NCCU）之间建立伙伴关系。中心的目标将通过四个核心来实现。行政核心将协调该中心的总体预算、资源和活动，并将制定和实施旨在促进该地区健康差距研究创新方法的教育方案。试点可行性核心将资助试点研究，并将指导教师和博士生设计和实施研究项目，以及更大的研究项目的发展。指导核心将为本科生和研究生提供丰富的指导研究经验。外联传播核心将与少数群体社区合作，发展研究伙伴关系。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of the Center for Innovation in Health Disparities Research is to reduce health disparities by increasing capacity for culturally competent nursing research. The Center will focus its efforts on advancing the cultural competence of all students and faculty, increasing the number of minority nurse researchers, and on developing innovative strategies for conducting research with racial, ethnic and culturally diverse populations. The Center aims to: (1) Mentor students and faculty in culturally competent research strategies; (2) Increase the cadre of minority nursing researchers through mentoring of students and faculty; (3) Facilitate project and grant development with students and faculty respectively; (4) Develop and refine innovative methodologies in health disparity and cross-cultural research through collaboration with academic and community partners; (5) Conduct methodology workshops to advance the science; and (6) Develop the infrastructure to support and sustain our academic and community partnerships. To meet these aims we will create a partnership among a research-intensive majority serving institution (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WSSU and NCCU) in North Carolina. The aims of the Center will be accomplished through four cores. The Administrative Core will coordinate the overall budget, resources, and activities of the Center and will develop and implement educational programs designed to promote innovative methodologies in the area health disparities research. The Pilot Feasibility Core will fund pilot studies and will mentor faculty and doctoral students on the design and implementation of research projects and on the development of larger programs of research. The Mentoring Core will provide an enriched mentored research experience for undergraduate and graduate students. The Outreach Dissemination Core will collaborate with minority communities to develop research partnerships.