RESEARCH CORE

健康差异研究，参与和教学中心的研究核心 （CeHDRET）有两个主要目标。我们的首要目标是促进以健康为重点的研究 在明尼苏达大学和我们的明尼阿波利斯和圣保罗地铁， 地区合作伙伴。第二个目标是为这项研究提供一个综合的“基地”。我们的目标 改善少数群体的健康，并最终消除健康差距。 种族/民族团体。研究核心有四个具体目标。 目标1是监督为我们中心提出的两个主要研究项目。项目一是创新 利用社区卫生工作者和生物标志物反馈的干预研究， 儿童在家中接触二手烟草烟雾，并鼓励在家中吸烟 限制.项目2将利用现有的国家医疗保险数据， 种族/族裔和在发病率和死亡率结局的管理中获得优质护理 与慢性肾脏疾病有关，这是一个重要的，但往往被低估的公共卫生问题 不成比例地影响非洲裔美国人。 目标2是促进开发创新的新研究项目，以获得外部资金， 少数群体的健康问题和健康差距。 目标3是制定一种协作和综合办法，以解决健康差距和少数民族健康问题 research. 目标4是向学术界、社区团体、医疗保健机构和社区传播研究成果。 供应商和决策者。我们会提供研究基础设施支援，以达致这些目标; 每月举办“进行中的工作”研究研讨会，以分享不同阶段的工作， 交换意见;建立研究审查委员会，提供科学的“模拟审查”， 最大限度地提高赠款申请的成功率;并赞助年度“加速未来”研究 专题讨论会突出了我们的调查人员和学员的研究，有一位主旨发言人， 并颁发导师、社区领导和调查员奖。通过整合资源、利益， 与健康差距和少数民族健康有关的机会，我们将建立研究能力， 尖端的研究项目和计划。

The Research Core for the proposed Center for Health Disparities Research, Engagement, and Teaching (CeHDRET) has two primary objectives. Our first objective is to promote research focused on health disparities and minority health at the University of Minnesota and with our Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area partners. The second objective is to provide an integrative "home base" for this research. Our goals are to improve the health of minority groups, and, ultimately, to eliminate health disparities across racial/ethnic groups. The Research Core has four Specific Aims. Aim 1 is to oversee the two primary research projects proposed for our Center. Project 1 is an innovative intervention study utilizing Community Health Workers and biomarker feedback to reduce African American children's exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke in the home and to encourage home smoking restrictions. Project 2 will use available national Medicare data to address disparities related to race/ethnicity and access to quality care in the management of and morbidity and mortality outcomes related to chronic kidney disease, an important, though often under-recognized public health problem disproportionately affecting African Americans. Aim 2 is to facilitate the development of innovative new research projects for external funding that address minority health concerns and health disparities. Aim 3 is to develop a collaborative and integrative approach for health disparities and minority health research. Aim 4 is to disseminate research findings to the academic community, community groups, health care providers and policy makers. We will achieve these aims by providing research infrastructure support; offering monthly "work in progress" research seminars to share work at various stages and facilitate exchange of ideas; establishing a Research Review Committee that provides a scientific "mock review" to maximize success of grant applications; and sponsor an annual "Accelerating the Future" research symposium highlighting research of our investigators and trainees, featuring a keynote national speaker, and giving mentor, community leadership, and investigator awards. By integrating resources, interests, and opportunities related to health disparities and minority health, we will build research capacity and develop cutting edge research projects and programs.