ADMINISTRATIVE CORE

拟议的探索性国家少数民族健康和差异研究中心的总体主题 在阿肯色州（NCMHDA）是发展研究，以改善获得高质量的预防和保健 为种族和少数民族制定的计划，目标是减少健康差距。拟建中心将 重点关注慢性疾病的差异，最初重点是心血管疾病（CVD），糖尿病， 肥胖和癌症。阿肯色州的健康指标一直是全国最差的， 特别是CVD和癌症发病率和死亡率。已经很大的差距继续扩大。 阿肯色州拥有全国增长最快的拉丁裔人口和最大的马绍尔社区 在马歇尔群岛之外，除了大量的非洲裔美国人之外。拟议 本探索性NCMHDA的行政核心将由主任办公室和一个指导委员会组成。 委员会，每个委员会都有自己的职能和责任，共同促进和支持中心。 主任办公室将负责中心的财务和行政管理， 贯彻中央政策。指导委员会将负责评估 中心及其活动的进展，确定研究重点和政策，并确定研究 中心的基础设施需求。除行政核心外，该中心还将支持： 核心，包括一个全面研究项目和六个初步试点项目;以及一个教育/培训核心， 与阿肯色州的三个HBCU一起开发一个BA/MPH联合项目。行政核心还将 与两个咨询委员会合作-一个国家咨询委员会和一个地方咨询委员会。已经招募了一名NAC，以：1）评估 NCMHDA的进展和成就; 2）提供有关循证优先事项的反馈， 通过分析卫生部公共卫生中心的全州数据，制定未来的研究项目 实践;和3）审查和提供有关该中心的教育计划的反馈支持 教育/培训核心。NAG还将担任数据安全和监测委员会 （DSMB）的完整和试点研究项目。当地咨询委员会将提供当地的见解 了解研究项目的重点，向调查人员通报当地资产的情况，并监督 建议项目和中心优先事项的可接受性。拉加经委会还将协助传播 向主要机构、机构领导人和非专业领导人提供有关中心活动的信息。

The overall theme for the proposed exploratory National Center for Minority Health and Disparities Research in Arkansas (NCMHDA) is to develop research to improve access to quality prevention and health care programs for racial and ethnic minorities with a goal of reducing health disparities. The proposed Center will focus on chronic disease disparities with an initial emphasis on cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, obesity, and cancer. Arkansas consistently ranks among the worst in the nation in health indicators, particularly for CVD and cancer morbidity and mortality. Already large disparities continue to increase. Arkansas has the fastest growing Latino population in the country and the largest Marshallese community outside of the Marshall Islands, in addition to a substantial African-American population. The proposed Administrative Core for this Exploratory NCMHDA will be composed of the Director's Office and a Steering Committee, each with its own functions and responsibilities to collectively facilitate and support the Center. The Director's Office will be responsible for fiscal and administrative management of the Center and implementation of Center-wide policies. The Steering Committee will be responsible for evaluating the progress of the Center and its activities, setting research priorities and policies, and determining research infrastructure needs of the Center. In addition to the Administrative Core, the Center will support: a Research Core, including a Full Research Project and six initial Pilot Projects; and an Education/Training Core to develop a combined BA/MPH program with Arkansas' three HBCUs. The Administrative Core willalso work with two advisory committees - one National and one Local. A NAC has been recruited to: 1) evaluate the progress and accomplishments of the NCMHDA; 2) provide feedback about evidence-based priorities for future research projects developed through analyses of statewide data in the DOH's Center for Public Health Practice; and 3) review and provide feedback about the Center's educational programs supported by the proposed Education/Training Core. The'NAG will also serve as the Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB) for both the Full and Pilot Research Projects. The Local Advisory Board will provide local insight into the focus of the research projects, inform investigators about local assets, and provide oversight of the acceptability of proposed projects and center priorities in general. The LAC will also assist in disseminating information about the Center's activities to key agencies, agency leaders, and lay leaders.