Caribbean Exploratory NCMHD Research Center for Excellence

此应用程序的长期目标是减少和 最终消除美属维尔京群岛的健康差距。加州大学护理系 维尔京群岛(UVI)提议建立加勒比探索研究中心 美属维尔京群岛健康差距教育(CARE-HD)。《公约》的具体目标 勘探中心的职责是：1)提供管理结构、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 加勒比健康差距研究和教育出口中心的初步努力； 3)加强UVI教职员工、学生和 社区参与健康差距研究；4)使学术、机构和社区合作伙伴能够 评估旨在改善维尔京群岛居民健康的干预措施。非常稀少的文学作品 这表明美属维尔京群岛的居民背负着同样的健康差距 在美国大陆的健康差距人群中发现的。很少有研究描述了 这可能与该地区报告的健康差距的患病率有关。人口 在美属维尔京群岛，虽然有多元文化和多样性，但76%是黑人(非洲裔美国人，非洲人 加勒比海)，10%是白人，14%是西班牙裔。获得医疗服务，缺乏医疗保险，低水平的 教育、高度贫困和不断增长的移民人口可能是重大障碍 在维尔京群岛开展保健、促进健康和预防活动。建议数 探索性研究中心将为协调关注这些复杂变量提供机会 以及岛屿历史、背景、文化、人口统计、社会经济 状况和其他可能导致岛屿内健康差距的因素。四个继续 7项拟议的初步研究和一项关于健康差距的完整研究的初步研究和摘要如下 包括在此应用程序中。维尔京群岛大学护理部是唯一一个 在提供健康专业学位的香港，S是唯一适合继续这一职业的人 在健康差距研究中，该区域公共卫生的必要性非常重要。

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.