Hispanic Community Health Study

西班牙裔社区健康研究/拉丁裔研究（HCHS/SOL）是一项在西班牙裔/拉丁裔人群中进行的多中心流行病学研究，旨在确定文化适应在疾病流行和发展中的作用，并确定在西班牙裔/拉丁裔中发挥保护或有害作用的风险因素。这项研究由美国国家心脏、肺和血液研究所（NHLBI）和美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）的其他六个研究所、中心和办公室赞助。 研究目标包括研究西班牙裔/拉丁美洲人疾病的患病率和发展，文化适应的作用，并确定在西班牙裔/拉丁美洲人中发挥保护或有害作用的风险因素。目标人群为16，000名西班牙裔/拉丁裔，特别是古巴人、波多黎各人、墨西哥人和中/南美人，将通过圣地亚哥州立大学、芝加哥西北大学、纽约布朗克斯地区阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦医学院和迈阿密大学附属的四个现场中心招募。另外七个学术中心作为科学和后勤支持中心。 18-74岁的研究参与者将接受广泛的临床检查和评估，以确定基线风险因素。将进行2-4年的年度随访访谈，以确定感兴趣的健康结果。研究结果将通过科学期刊传播，并传达给参与研究的社区，以改善地方一级的公共卫生。

The Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) is a multi-center epidemiologic study in Hispanic/Latino populations to determine the role of acculturation in the prevalence and development of disease, and to identify risk factors playing a protective or harmful role in Hispanics/Latinos. The study is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and six other institutes, centers, and offices of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Study goals include studying the prevalence and development of disease in Hispanics/Latinos, the role of acculturation, and to identify risk factors that play protective or harmful roles in Hispanics/Latinos. The target population of 16,000 persons of Hispanic/Latino origin, specifically Cuban, Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Central/South American, to be recruited through four Field Centers affiliated with San Diego State University, Northwestern University in Chicago, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx area of New York, and the University of Miami. Seven additional academic centers serve as scientific and logistical support centers. Study participants aged 18-74 years will undergo an extensive clinic exam and assessments to determine baseline risk factors. Annual follow-up interviews will be conducted for 2-4 years to determine health outcomes of interest. Study results will be disseminated through scientific journals and also conveyed to the communities involved in the study in order to improve public health at the local level.