Center for Substance Use and AIDS Research on Latinos in the United States

描述（由申请人提供）：拉丁裔人口的急剧增长-美国最大的少数民族-在过去的十年中，拉丁美洲人在美国获得医疗保健方面面临的挑战使我们必须清楚地了解影响美国拉丁美洲人健康差异的因素和问题，我们的长期目标是减少，预防和最终消除拉丁美洲人的健康差异，特别是艾滋病毒/艾滋病和药物滥用。拟议中的P20研究中心-美国国家医学和心理健康中心拉丁美洲人药物使用和艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究中心-的目标是：（1）开展原创性研究，探讨行为和社会因素对少数民族健康和健康差距的作用;（2）将研究结果转化为改善少数民族健康或消除健康差距的有效干预措施;（3）开展原创性研究，探索各种健康促进和信息传播方法对改善少数群体健康或消除健康差距的效力;（4）在学术机构和社区团体/组织之间建立创新伙伴关系;增加致力于消除健康差距的研究人员和专业人员的数量，特别是那些来自少数民族和医疗服务不足的人群。拟议的中心将扩大两个卓越的R24中心在佛罗里达国际大学（FIU），在美国最大的四年西班牙裔服务机构的活动，它将建立在FIU和两个社区组织之间的现有合作：SPECTRUM是南佛罗里达历史最悠久、规模最大的非营利性药物滥用治疗机构，迈阿密行为健康中心，为佛罗里达的拉美裔人提供最大的行为医疗服务。该中心将围绕四个核心组织：行政，研究，研究教育/培训和社区参与/外展。其研究人群将是迈阿密戴德县的拉丁裔人口，迈阿密戴德县是美国唯一一个移民占多数的县，其中97%是拉丁裔。该中心的贡献是显着的，因为该中心将填补需要进行研究，桥梁艾滋病毒/艾滋病和药物使用，加强研究人员和社区之间的信任，并产生一个科学家的干部进行研究，特别是那些从拉丁美洲和其他少数民族和医疗服务不足的人口的健康风险。与公共卫生的相关性：该中心预计将导致发展和完善的文化相关和循证艾滋病毒预防战略提供给艾滋病毒未感染/感染的个人和拉丁美洲人，谁是不成比例地受艾滋病毒/艾滋病和药物滥用流行病在美国的物质使用者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The dramatic increase in the population of Latinos-the largest minority group in the U.S.-over the last decade and challenges Latinos face in terms of accessing health care in the U.S. make it imperative to develop a clear understanding of the factors and issues that affect Latino health disparities in the U.S. Our long term goal is to contribute to the reduction, prevention, and eventually elimination of Latino health disparities, especially those in HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. The objectives of the proposed P20 Center of Excellence-NCMHD Center for Substance Use and HIV/AIDS Research on Latinos in the U.S. -are: (1) Conducting original research exploring the role of behavioral and social factors contributing to or influencing minority health and health disparities; (2) Translating research findings into effective interventions for improving minority health or eliminating health disparities; (3) Conducting original research exploring the efficacy of a full range of health promotion and information dissemination approaches for improving minority health or eliminating health disparities; (4) Establishing innovative partnerships between academic institutions and community groups/organizations; and (5) to increase the number of researchers and professionals who are committed to eliminating health disparities, especially those from minority and medically under-served populations. The proposed Center will expand the activities of two R24 Centers of Excellence in Florida International University (FIU), the largest four-year Hispanic Serving Institution in the U.S. It will build on an existing collaboration between FIU and two community-based organizations: SPECTRUM, the oldest and largest non-profit substance abuse treatment agency in South Florida, and Miami Behavioral Health Center, the largest provider of behavioral healthcare services to Latinos in Florida. The Center will be organized around four cores: administrative, research, research education/ training, and community engagement/outreach. Its study population will be the Latino population in Miami-Dade County, the only county in the U.S. with an immigrant majority, 97 percent of which are Latinos. The contributions of the Center are significant, since the Center will fill in the need to conduct research that bridges HIV/AIDS and substance use, enhance trust between the researchers and the community, and produce a cadre of scientists conducting research on health disparities-especially those from Latino and other minority and medically under-served populations. Relevance to Public Health: The Center is expected to lead to development and refinement of culturally relevant and evidence-based HIV prevention strategies available to HIV-uninfected/ infected individuals and users of substances among the Latinos, who are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS and substance abuse epidemics in the U.S.