Caribbean Exploratory NCMHD Research Center for Excellence

加勒比探索性 NCMHD 卓越研究中心

• 批准号: 7304241
• 负责人: Gloria Brooks Callwood
• 金额: $ 118.98万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-30 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7304241
• 关键词: Caribbean; Exploratory; NCMHD; Research; Center

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long term objective of this application is to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities in the U. S. Virgin Islands. The Division of Nursing, University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) proposes to establish The Caribbean EXPLORATORY Center for Research ans Education on Health Disparities (CaRE-HD) in the U. S. Virgin Islands. The specific aims of the Exploratory Center are to: 1)provide the administrative structure, coordination and resources to facilitate cohesive functioning of the Center for research and education on health disparities; 2)expand the initial efforts of the Caribbean EXPORT Center for Research and Education on Health Disparities; 3)strengthen the research preparation and expertise of members of the UVI faculty, students and community in health disparities research; 4)enable academic, institutional and community partners to evaluate interventions designed to improve the health of Virgin Islanders. A very sparse literature suggests that residents of the U. S. Virgin Islands are burdened with the same health disparities identified in health disparity populations on the mainland U. S. Few studies have described factors that might be associated with reported prevalence rates for health disparities in the territory. The population of the U.S. Virgin Islands, while multicultural and diverse, is 76% black (African American, Afro Caribbean), 10% white, and 14% Hispanic. Access to care, lack of health insurance, low levels of education, high levels of poverty and a growing immigrant population may represent significant barriers to health care, health promotion and prevention activities in the Virgin Islands. The proposed exploratory research center will provide opportunities for a concerted focus on these complex variables as well as the unique intersections of island history, context, culture, demographics, socioeconomic status and other factors that might contirbute to health disparities within the islands. Four continuing pilot studies and abstracts for 7 proposed pilot studies and one full study on health disparities are included in this application. The Division of Nursing, University of he Virgin Islands, is the only program in the territory offering a degree in one of the health professions, and s uniquely suited to continue this highly significant public health imperative in the region underrepresented in health disparities research.

描述(申请人提供)：本申请的长期目标是减少并最终消除美属维尔京群岛的健康差距。维尔京群岛大学护理部(UVI)建议在美属维尔京群岛建立加勒比健康差异研究和教育探索中心(CARE-HD)。探索中心的具体目标是：1)提供行政结构、协调和资源，以促进健康差距研究和教育中心的协调运作；2)扩大加勒比出口健康差距研究和教育中心的初步工作；3)加强弗吉尼亚大学教职员工、学生和社区成员在健康差距研究方面的研究准备和专业知识；4)使学术、机构和社区合作伙伴能够对旨在改善维尔京群岛居民健康的干预措施进行评估。一份非常稀少的文献表明，美属维尔京群岛居民的健康差距与美国大陆健康差距人口的健康差距相同。很少有研究描述可能与该地区报告的健康差距患病率相关的因素。美属维尔京群岛的人口虽然多元文化和多样化，但76%的黑人(非洲裔美国人，非洲裔加勒比人)，10%的白人和14%的西班牙裔。获得保健、缺乏医疗保险、教育水平低、贫困程度高以及移民人口不断增加可能是维尔京群岛开展保健、促进健康和预防活动的重大障碍。拟议的探索性研究中心将提供机会，协调关注这些复杂的变量，以及岛屿历史、背景、文化、人口、社会经济地位和其他可能导致岛屿内健康差距的因素的独特交叉点。这项申请包括四项持续的试点研究和7项拟议试点研究的摘要，以及一项关于健康差距的完整研究。维尔京群岛大学护理部是该地区唯一提供健康专业学位的项目，S是唯一适合继续这一非常重要的公共卫生需求的项目，该地区在健康差距研究方面的代表性不足。