The Center for Health Disparities Research, Engagement, and Training (CeHDRET)

明尼苏达大学(UMN)健康差距研究、参与和培训中心(CeHDRET)的长期目标是创建一个知情、赋权和活跃的社区，与研究人员和从业者合作，改善其人口的健康。人口普查数据显示，该州是增长最快的州之一--少数民族总人口从1990年的6.3%上升到2000年的11.8%。明尼阿波利斯市有超过30%的少数民族。 该中心将由四个核心组成：行政、研究、研究、培训和教育，以及社区参与和外联。我们将支持两个研究项目。项目1关于少数族裔健康(MH)，是一项随机干预试验，将雇用社区卫生工作者和最先进的生物标记物反馈，以鼓励非裔美国家庭戒烟和限制家庭吸烟。项目2，关于健康差距(HD)，是一项关于慢性肾脏疾病差异的医疗保险索赔数据分析。为了最大限度地提高努力成功的可能性，医学院 承诺投入大量资源来支持这一计划：最初的100万美元，每年经常性的300,000美元，8,000平方英尺的毗连的UMN办公空间，以及北区社区1,500平方英尺的新空间，用于社区研究和项目。该大学将在第一年承诺额外的10万美元，每年以同样的数额增加，从第四年开始达到每年40万美元的经常性收入。该中心将建立在我们已经取得的重大成就的基础上，作为我们健康差距计划的一部分，包括我们在城市卫生和非裔美国人人口方面的工作，并将 与最近的非洲移民和难民建立社区伙伴关系，并加班加点地开展新的研究项目。 我们的愿景是成为健康差距和少数群体健康研究的全国领导者，成为研究培训、社区参与和研究的资源。 我们中心的目标是：1)促进密歇根大学及其合作伙伴的HD和MH研究。2)加强我们的社区伙伴关系，以改善少数族裔和新移民的健康。3)将UMN的MH和HD资源集成到易于导航的无缝基础设施中，以促进跨社区、学术学科和机构单位的连接和沟通。4)招募、培训和指导来自代表人数不足和/或希望在MH和HD开展工作的学生、研究员、教员和未来的研究领导者。

The long-term goal of the University of Minnesota's (UMN) Center for Health Disparities Research, Engagement and Training (CeHDRET) is to create an informed, empowered and activated community that collaborates with researchers and practitioners to improve the health of their populations. Census data shows the state to be one of the fastest growing states - the total minority population rose from 6.3% in 1990 to 11.8% in 2000. The city of Minneapolis is more than 30% ethnic minorities. The Center will be comprised of four Cores: Administrative, Research, Research Training and Education, and Community Engagement and Outreach. We will support two research projects. Project 1, on minority health (MH), is a randomized intervention trial that will employ Community Health Workers and state-of-the-art biomarker feedback to encourage cessation and home smoking restriction among African American families. Project 2, on health disparities (HD), is a Medicare claims data analysis regarding disparities in chronic kidney disease. To maximize the likelihood of the endeavor's success, the Medical School is committing substantial resources to support this initiative: an initial $1 million, annually recurring $300,000, 8,000 sq ft of contiguous UMN office space, and 1,500 sq ft of new space in the Northside community for community-based research and programs. The University is committing an additional $100,000 in year 1, increased by the same amount each year, reaching a recurring $400,000 a year, beginning in year 4. The Center will build upon substantial successes we have already accomplished as part of our Program in Health Disparities, including our work in urban health and with African American populations, and will develop community partnerships and, overtime, new research programs with recent African immigrants and refugee populations. The vision is to become a national leader in health disparities and minority health research, serving as a resource for research training, community engagement, and research. Our Center aims are to: 1) Promote HD and MH research at UMN and our partners. 2) Strengthen our community partnerships to be leveraged to improve the health of minorities and new immigrants. 3) Integrate UMN's MH and HD resources into an easy-to-navigate, seamless infrastructure that fosters connections and communication across communities, academic disciplines, and institutional units. 4) Recruit, train and mentor students, fellows, faculty and future research leaders who are from underrepresented populations and/or wishing to conduct work in MH and HD.