Dillard-LSUHSC Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center

描述（由申请人提供）：DILLARD-LSUHSC少数族裔健康与健康差距研究中心（MHHDRC）的使命是通过两个传统上为少数族裔服务的机构的综合优势，改善新奥尔良及周边地区服务不足人群的健康。该中心将解决一个普遍存在的问题：临床试验参与率低进一步加剧了健康差距。迪拉德大学是一所历史悠久的黑人大学，在为少数民族的健康科学职业做准备方面享有国际声誉。通过其九家公立医院，诊所和基于少数民族的社区临床肿瘤学计划，路易斯安那州立大学健康科学中心（LSUHSC）为更多的少数民族提供医疗保健，而不是该州的任何其他设施。MHHDRC将解决两个问题：1）追求健康差异研究的少数民族人数不成比例，以及2）缺乏少数民族临床研究助理（CRA），以促进和开展健康差异社区内的临床试验。该中心的目标是进行健康差距研究，发展少数民族教师成为成功的调查，暴露本科生健康差距研究，并培训少数民族CRA。总体目标是开发基于证据的方法，以增加少数群体对临床试验的参与。鉴于该区域在保健方面的差距过大，而卡特里娜飓风又加剧了这种情况，这些措施将具有特别的意义。该中心将重建和创建新的基础设施在迪拉德，在那里它将位于。目标将通过综合研究、培训和社区参与来实现。这些将被纳入临床和转化研究项目，重点是慢性病，占健康差距人口中疾病的比例不成比例。研究部分将把新的调查人员与现有的调查人员配对。培训将侧重于教育本科生进行健康差异研究和外联，并培训护士进行临床试验和促进将代表性不足的少数群体纳入其中。社区参与将通过增加少数群体和得不到充分服务的人口的参与来减少健康差距。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The mission of the DILLARD-LSUHSC Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHHDRC) is to improve the health of underserved populations in New Orleans and surrounding regions, through the combined strengths of two institutions that have traditionally served minority populations. The Center will address a widespread and persistent problem: Low participation in clinical trials furthers health disparities. Dillard University, a historically black college, has an international reputation for preparing minorities for careers in health sciences. Through its nine public hospitals, clinics, and Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program, the LSU Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) provides healthcare for more minorities than any other facility in the state. The MHHDRC will address two problems: 1) a disproportionate number of minorities pursuing health disparities research, and 2) a shortage of minority clinical research associates (CRAs) to promote and conduct clinical trials within health disparity communities. The Center's goals are to conduct health disparities research, develop minority faculty to become successful investigators, expose undergraduates to health disparity research, and train minority CRAs. The overarching goal is to develop evidenced-based methodologies for increasing minority participation in clinical trials. These will have particular relevance in light of the region's disproportionate share of health disparities, a situation that was aggravated by Hurricane Katrina. The Center will rebuild and create new infrastructure at Dillard, where it will be located. Goals will be realized through integrated research, training, and community engagement. These will be incorporated into clinical and translational research projects that focus on chronic conditions accounting for a disproportionate share of disease among health disparity populations. The research component will pair new investigators with established ones. Training will focus on educating undergraduate students in health disparities research and outreach and on training nurses to conduct clinical trials and promote the inclusion of underrepresented minorities. Community engagement will reduce health disparities by increasing the participation of minority and underserved populations.