Dillard-LSUHSC Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center

描述(由申请人提供)：Dillard-LSuHSC少数族裔健康和健康差距研究中心(MHHDRC)的使命是通过两个传统上为少数族裔人口服务的机构的联合优势，改善新奥尔良及周边地区未得到充分服务的人口的健康。该中心将解决一个普遍而持久的问题：临床试验参与率低会进一步扩大健康差距。迪拉德大学是一所历史悠久的黑人大学，在为少数族裔从事健康科学的职业生涯做准备方面享有国际声誉。路易斯安那州立大学健康科学中心(LSUHSC)通过其九家公立医院、诊所和以少数族裔为基础的社区临床肿瘤学计划，为比该州任何其他机构都多的少数族裔提供医疗保健。MHHDRC将解决两个问题：1)从事健康差距研究的少数族裔人数不成比例，2)在健康差距社区内推广和进行临床试验的少数族裔临床研究助理(CRA)短缺。该中心的目标是开展健康差距研究，培养少数族裔教师成为成功的研究者，让本科生接触到健康差距研究，并培训少数族裔CRA。总体目标是开发以证据为基础的方法，以增加少数人参与临床试验。鉴于该地区不成比例的健康差距，这些将具有特别重要的意义，卡特里娜飓风加剧了这一情况。该中心将在其所在地迪拉德重建和创建新的基础设施。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性研究项目，这些项目侧重于慢性病，慢性病在健康差距人群中占不成比例的疾病。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了解健康差距、研究和宣传，并培训护士进行临床试验，并促进吸纳代表人数不足的少数群体。社区参与将通过增加少数群体和未得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.