Proyecto Ciencia NIAID Hispanic Outreach Initiative

描述（由申请人提供）：西班牙裔占美国人口的14%（4260万人），是美国最大的少数民族。与此同时，正如《2010年健康人》和《国土安全部全国医疗保健差距报告》所确定的那样，拉美裔人得不到充分的服务，包括缺乏精通文化和语言适当的健康信息。这种信息的缺乏是拉美裔人在疾病管理方面的一个重大障碍，拉美裔人不成比例地患有包括艾滋病毒/艾滋病和哮喘在内的一些慢性疾病。西班牙裔也不太可能从科学教育中受益或进入研究职业道路，尽管需要改善科学基础，这得益于对西班牙裔社区健康经验的了解。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): At 14% of the U.S. population (42.6 million people), Hispanics are the nation's largest minority group. At the same time, as identified by Healthy People 2010 and the DHHS National Healthcare Disparities Report, Hispanics are underserved, including a lack of culturally proficient and linguistically appropriate health information. This lack of information is a significant disease management barrier for Hispanics who disproportionately suffer from a number of chronic illnesses including HIV/AIDS and asthma. Hispanics are also less likely to benefit from science education or enter research career paths despite the need for an improved science base that benefits from an understanding of the health experiences of Hispanic communities. The National Alliance for Hispanic Health proposes the Proyecto Ciencia NIAID Hispanic Outreach Initiative to: (1) support dissemination of information on NIAID research opportunities to Hispanic scientists and students at multiple career levels, (2) foster interest in science and research careers by highlighting Hispanic role models and providing information to students and parents on available resources, and (3) improve the availability and reach of NIAID health and science information to Hispanic health consumers. These aims further the "NIAID Strategic Plan for Addressing Health Disparities" and the "NIH Roadmap." Key science partners include the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Research!America, and the Alliance science network of sixty two university partners. Key communication partners include Hispanics Today (NBC), Radio Biling¿e Network, Univision, and the Alliance's media network of six hundred Hispanic community newspapers and radio stations. The advisory committee will be chaired by Dr. Lauro Cavazos, former U.S. Secretary of Education. All work will be supported by the Alliance's member network that reaches over 12 million Hispanic health consumers annually.