Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project

Shaw在牙买加MoN项目

• 批准号: 8265955
• 负责人: Moses Goldmon
• 金额: $ 24.19万
• 依托单位: SHAW UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-29 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8265955
• 关键词: African; African American; Area; Attitude; Awareness; Behavior; Behavioral; Behavioral Research; Belief; Cancer Etiology; Caribbean region; Collaborations; Complex; Country; Diagnosis; Disease; Education; Ensure; Epidemiologic Studies; Epidemiology; Faculty; Future; Health; Incidence; Institution; International; Jamaica; Knowledge; Malignant Neoplasms; Malignant neoplasm of prostate; National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities; Outcome; Population; Psychology; Public Health; Recruitment Activity; Research; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Research Training; Screening for Prostate Cancer; Social Psychology; Sociology; Students; Technology; United States; Universities; West Indies; anticancer research; cancer health disparity; career; experience; health disparity; interest; men; minority health; mortality; programs; risk perception; undergraduate student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Shaw University seeks to establish the Shaw in Jamaica Minority Health International Research Training (MHIRT) of NCMHD Project (Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project). The specific aims of the Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project are: (1) to encourage undergraduate students from health disparate populations to participate in international collaborative research initiatives; (2) to introduce and recruit undergraduate students to careers in behavioral and epidemiologic health research fields including psychology, social psychology, sociology, health research, epidemiology, and other related fields; (3) to provide behavioral research training to undergraduate students from Shaw University on prostate cancer-related topics; and, (4) to conduct a significant research project that will further the elimination of racial health disparities in the area of prostate cancer among Jamaican men of African descent. Prostate cancer is the leading cancer among men, and the second leading cause of cancer mortality among men in the United States. In 2008, an estimated 186,320 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and about 28,660 men are expected to die. African American and Jamaican men of African descent have the highest prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world. Shaw University will collaborate with investigators at two universities in Kingston, Jamaica, the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus and the University of Technology (Utech). The UWI is the region's premier educational institution and its faculties offer a wide range of undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs while maintaining a strong emphasis on Caribbean issues. UWI also has a graduate degree program in Public Health and Epidemiology which will allow Shaw students to intermingle with international students and faculty who are vested in health-related research, education, and activities. An outcome of the Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project would be to enable our students and investigators to develop a better understanding of the attitudes and behaviors of Jamaican men, that is, their awareness, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs (including attributions), behaviors, and risk perceptions related to prostate cancer and screening. Results from this research may yield information to answer questions related to their understanding of this complex disease. Moreover, the Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project will provide significant research experiences for students beyond those available at Shaw University. RELEVANCE: This collaboration will establish an international partnership for future exchanges in the area of prostate cancer research. Moreover, the Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project will provide significant research experiences for students beyond those available at Shaw University. The focus on prostate cancer will ensure that students become interested in this research area early in their careers, especially since the burden of prostate cancer and the health disparities compared to other groups are quite prevalent in both countries.

描述（由申请人提供）： 逸夫大学寻求建立逸夫在牙买加少数民族健康国际研究培训（MHIRT）的NCMHD项目（Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project）。牙买加Shaw MoN项目的具体目标是：（1）鼓励健康状况不同人群的本科生参与国际合作研究计划； （二）引进和招收行为与流行病学健康研究领域的本科生，包括心理学、社会心理学、社会学、健康研究、流行病学及其他相关领域； (3) 为逸夫大学本科生提供前列腺癌相关课题的行为研究培训； (4) 开展一项重大研究项目，进一步消除非洲裔牙买加男性在前列腺癌领域的种族健康差异。 前列腺癌是男性的主要癌症，也是美国男性癌症死亡的第二大原因。 2008年，预计将有186,320名男性被诊断出患有前列腺癌，预计将有约28,660名男性死亡。非洲裔美国人和牙买加非洲裔男性的前列腺癌发病率和死亡率是世界上最高的。 逸夫大学将与牙买加金斯顿两所大学——西印度群岛大学（UWI）莫纳校区和科技大学（Utech）的研究人员合作。西印度大学是该地区首屈一指的教育机构，其院系提供广泛的本科、硕士和博士课程，同时高度重视加勒比问题。西印度大学还设有公共卫生和流行病学研究生学位课程，该课程将使Shaw学生能够与从事健康相关研究、教育和活动的国际学生和教师交流。 Shaw 牙买加 MoN 项目的一个成果是使我们的学生和研究人员能够更好地了解牙买加男性的态度和行为，即他们与前列腺癌和筛查相关的意识、知识、态度和信念（包括归因）、行为和风险认知。这项研究的结果可能会产生信息来回答与他们对这种复杂疾病的理解相关的问题。此外，牙买加逸夫大学 MoN 项目将为逸夫大学的学生提供重要的研究经验。 相关性：此次合作将为前列腺癌研究领域的未来交流建立国际伙伴关系。此外，牙买加逸夫大学 MoN 项目将为逸夫大学的学生提供重要的研究经验。对前列腺癌的关注将确保学生在职业生涯早期就对这一研究领域产生兴趣，特别是因为前列腺癌的负担以及与其他群体相比的健康差异在这两个国家都相当普遍。