EXPORT Center of Excellence for Inner City Health

描述（由申请人提供）：宾夕法尼亚大学和宾夕法尼亚切尼大学已将肥胖和肥胖相关疾病作为“内城健康卓越出口中心”的重点。该中心位于宾夕法尼亚大学医学院，将促进环境和行为策略的跨学科研究，以减少与肥胖相关的慢性疾病和危及生命的疾病，如糖尿病、心血管疾病、某些癌症、哮喘和其他呼吸系统疾病。它关注饮食模式和身体活动的关键社会结构、文化和心理社会决定因素，将其作为生活方式的两个基本方面，如果要减少差异就必须解决这些问题。该中心将与当地学校、教堂和社区组织合作，促进儿童和成人的健康评估，支持非裔美国人和拉丁裔社区的健康倡议，并鼓励文化上有效的做法，以更好地促进卫生机构和内城​​社区之间的合作。在宾夕法尼亚大学内部，拟议的领导层涉及医学院、护理学院、社会工作学院以及艺术与科学学院。由宾夕法尼亚大学和切尼研究人员共同领导的行政核心将监督和整合 8 个跨学科核心的工作——研究、制图建模共享资源、研究设计和数据分析、行为和文化方法、培训、试点/可行性研究、社区外展和信息传播以及少数族裔健康和健康差异教育。核心主任和研究人员包括来自代表性不足的少数族裔的高级和初级教师的大部分。切尼特别感兴趣的是师资队伍的发展。学生参与研究；科学和联合健康专业的能力建设对于这个历史悠久的黑人机构的使命至关重要。宾夕法尼亚大学特别关注的是增加少数族裔在健康科学及相关领域的存在；为本科生、研究生和专业学生提供文化背景、社区参与的学术体验；将新知识和新技术融入当前的研究、教学和医疗保健服务；加强与费城市和西费城社区持续合作的健康部分。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Pennsylvania and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania have taken obesity and obesity related diseases as the focus for "An EXPORT Center of Excellence on Inner City Health." Housed in Penn's School of Medicine, the Center will foster cross-disciplinary research into environmental and behavioral strategies to reduce chronic illnesses and life-threatening conditions associated with obesity, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers, asthma and other respiratory problems. It incorporates attention to critical social-structural, cultural, and psychosocial determinants of eating patterns and physical activity as two fundamental aspects of lifestyle that must be addressed if disparities are to be reduced. With local school, church and community organizations, the Center will facilitate health assessment in children and adults, support health initiatives in the African American and Latino communities, and encourage culturally competent practices that can better bring about collaboration between the health establishment and the inner city community. Within Penn, the proposed leadership involves the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, and Arts & Sciences. An Administrative Core, jointly led by Penn and Cheyney investigators, will oversee and integrate the work of 8 interdisciplinary Cores--Research, Shared Resources in Cartographic Modeling, Research Design & Data Analysis, Behavioral & Cultural Methods, Training, Pilot/Feasibility Studies, Community Outreach & Information Dissemination, and Minority Health & Health Disparities Education. The core directors and investigators include a substantial component of both senior and junior faculty from underrepresented minority populations. Of special interest to Cheyney is faculty development; student engagement in research; and capacity building in the sciences and allied health professions that are critical to the mission of this historically Black institution. Special concerns of Penn are to increase minority presence in the health sciences and related fields; to provide a culturally-competent, community-involved academic experience for undergraduate, graduate and professional students; to integrate new knowledge and techniques into current research, teaching and health care delivery; and to strengthen the health component of an ongoing partnership with the City of Philadelphia and the urban West Philadelphia community.