TAMU/PVAMU Collaboration Reducing Health Disparities

描述（由申请人提供）：健康差距已成为我们最紧迫的公共卫生问题之一。需要进行研究，以帮助我们更好地了解为什么存在健康差距，以及可以采取哪些措施来减少和消除这些差距。我们面临的挑战是开发有效的工具、方案和服务，对健康差距产生影响，并为提高生活质量提供机会。与白人相比，非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔美国人对制定有效的减少健康风险的方法知之甚少，这表明显然需要进行可以广泛传播的研究工作。拟议的减少风险研究的主题是“通过健康促进和疾病预防减少健康差距：减少非裔美国人和西班牙裔人口的终生风险”。“尽管存在一个主要的机构，一个历史上的黑人学院和大学，一个西班牙裔服务机构，社区卫生诊所，并在得克萨斯州的这个地区广泛的社区为基础的组织，没有协调的研究工作存在，以解决健康差距。德克萨斯A&M大学（TAMU）和大草原景观A&M大学（PVAMU）的合作伙伴关系是建立在开始连接TAMU系统学校进行研究和促进活动，将减少和消除健康差距。具体而言，正如外地住房准备金所述，拟议的这一项目将“扩大和加强机构基础设施和能力，以开展旨在解决并最终消除健康差距的研究。整个项目的具体目标是：1）发展和组织研究合作; 2）联系大学，医疗保健和社区合作伙伴; 3）围绕“通过健康促进和疾病预防减少健康差距：减少非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔人口的终身风险”这一主题进行2项主要研究。“和5）维持四个核心（行政、研究发展、职业发展和社区外展）。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Health disparities have become one of our most pressing public health concerns. Research is needed to help us better understand why health disparities exist and what can be done to reduce and eliminate them. The challenge before us is to develop effective tools, programs, and services that will have an impact on health disparities and provide opportunities for a better quality of life. Less is known about development of effective approaches for health risk reduction among African Americans and Hispanics compared to Whites which represents a clear need for research efforts that can be widely disseminated. The theme of the proposed research in risk reduction is "Reducing Health Disparities through Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Reducing Risk across the Lifespan among African Americans and Hispanic Populations." Despite the existence of a major institution, a Historically Black College and University, a Hispanic Serving Institution, community health clinics, and extensive community based organizations in this region of Texas, no coordinated research efforts exists that address health disparities. The Partnership of Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is forged to begin to link the TAMU System schools to conduct studies and promote activities that will reduce and eliminate health disparities. Specifically, this proposed project will, as stated in the RFA, "augment and strengthen institutional infrastructure and capacity to conduct research aimed at addressing and ultimately eliminating health disparities." The Specific Aims of the overall project are: 1) to develop and organize research collaborations; 2) to link university, health care and community partners; 3) to conduct 2 major studies, as described in this grant application, around the theme of "Reducing Health Disparities through Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Reducing Risk across the Lifespan Among African Americans and Hispanic Populations;" and 5) to maintain four cores (Administrative, Research Development, Career Development, and Community Outreach).