Proyecto Ciencia NIAID Hispanic Outreach Initiative

描述(申请人提供)：拉美裔美国人占美国人口的14%(4260万人)，是美国最大的少数群体。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，拉美裔美国人没有得到足够的服务，包括缺乏文化精通和语言适当的健康信息。这种信息的缺乏是拉美裔人的重大疾病管理障碍，他们患有包括艾滋病毒/艾滋病和哮喘在内的许多慢性病。拉美裔美国人也不太可能从科学教育中受益，也不太可能进入研究职业道路，尽管需要改善科学基础，使其受益于了解拉美裔社区的健康经历。 全国拉美裔健康联盟提出了一项名为Proyecto Ciencia NIAID的拉美裔外联倡议，以：(1)支持向不同职业层次的拉美裔科学家和学生传播有关NIAID研究机会的信息，(2)通过突出拉美裔榜样并向学生和家长提供有关现有资源的信息，培养人们对科学和研究事业的兴趣，以及(3)改善NIAID健康和科学信息对拉美裔健康消费者的可用性和覆盖范围。这些目标是促进“NIAID解决健康差距的战略计划”和“NIH路线图”。 主要的科学合作伙伴包括美国科学促进会(AAAS)、研究！美国和由62个大学合作伙伴组成的联盟科学网络。主要的传播伙伴包括今日拉美裔美国人(NBC)、比林广播网络、Univision和联盟的由600家拉美裔社区报纸和广播电台组成的媒体网络。咨询委员会将由美国前教育部长劳罗·卡瓦佐斯博士担任主席。所有工作都将得到该联盟成员网络的支持，该网络每年覆盖1200多万拉美裔健康消费者。

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.