Appalachian Center of Translational Disparities Research

阿巴拉契亚翻译差异研究中心

• 批准号: 6954164
• 负责人: JOELLEN Beckett EDWARDS
• 金额: $ 40.15万
• 依托单位: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-30 至 2007-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6954164
• 关键词: African American; Hispanic Americans; clinical research; health disparity; health science research support; human subject; low socioeconomic status; medically underserved population; rural area

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The specific aim of this R-24 application is to develop the resources and infrastructure to conduct multidisciplinary research that translates existing theories and knowledge about health promotion and disease prevention into culturally appropriate interventions among African American, Hispanic and rural disadvantaged Appalachian populations. The long-term objectives of the project are to create a partnership infrastructure, the Center for Translational Research for Appalachian Populations (ACTRID) to 1) develop a cohesive research program that addresses precursors and mediators of health disparities in targeted population groups; 2) partner with Hispanic, African American and disadvantaged rural population groups to address health disparities; 3) disseminate culturally sensitive health information to target population groups; and 4) train and mentor ETSU researchers in community-driven health disparities research. Appalachians of all race and ethnicity experience higher morbidity and mortality than most areas of the nation, and little is known about the dual health disparity effects of being of minority status and living in a disadvantaged geographic area. ACTRID will develop research to close that gap in knowledge. The project will be implemented through partnerships among ETSU; Oak Ridge Associated Universities, who will provide access to mentors and advisors from HBCUs/MEIs and other ORAU institutions for ETSU researchers; and community linkage organizations, which will offer a community perspective to guide the research program in a direction that will be meaningful to the community. A cohesive program of translational research that aims to discover and intervene to improve the health status of minorities and rural disadvantaged population groups in Appalachia will be built using a conceptual model of precursors, mediators and outcomes. Incorporation of members of community linkage groups into the structure of the ACTRID will aid in dissemination of research results to community members and providers who can use them to improve health; and further enhance entree into African American, Hispanic and rural communities. A training and mentoring program that will build skills in health disparities research and link ETSU faculty members with research experts around the region and the nation through ORAU will move ACTRID researchers forward in a program of studies relevant to the targeted population groups.

描述（由申请人提供）：此 R-24 申请的具体目标是开发资源和基础设施来进行多学科研究，将有关健康促进和疾病预防的现有理论和知识转化为针对非裔美国人、西班牙裔和阿巴拉契亚农村弱势群体的文化上适当的干预措施。该项目的长期目标是创建一个伙伴关系基础设施，即阿巴拉契亚人口转化研究中心 (ACTRID)，以 1) 制定一项有凝聚力的研究计划，解决目标人群中健康差异的前兆和中介因素； 2) 与西班牙裔、非裔美国人和弱势农村人口群体合作，解决健康差距问题； 3) 向目标人群传播文化敏感的健康信息； 4) 培训和指导 ETSU 研究人员进行社区驱动的健康差异研究。所有种族和族裔的阿巴拉契亚人的发病率和死亡率都高于全国大多数地区，而且人们对少数民族地位和生活在不利地理区域的双重健康差异影响知之甚少。 ACTRID 将开展研究来缩小知识差距。该项目将通过 ETSU 之间的合作伙伴关系实施；橡树岭联合大学，将为 ETSU 研究人员提供来自 HBCU/MEI 和其他 ORAU 机构的导师和顾问；和社区联系组织，它们将提供社区视角，指导研究项目朝着对社区有意义的方向发展。将使用前体、中介和结果的概念模型来建立一个有凝聚力的转化研究计划，旨在发现和干预以改善阿巴拉契亚少数民族和农村弱势群体的健康状况。将社区联系团体的成员纳入 ACTRID 的结构将有助于向社区成员和提供者传播研究成果，他们可以利用这些成果来改善健康；并进一步加强进入非裔美国人、西班牙裔和农村社区的机会。一项培训和指导计划将培养健康差异研究技能，并通过 ORAU 将 ETSU 教员与该地区和全国的研究专家联系起来，这将推动 ACTRID 研究人员在与目标人群相关的研究计划中取得进展。