Center for Substance Use and HIV/AIDS Research on Latinos in the United States

描述（由申请人提供）：拉丁裔人口在过去十年中经历了急剧增长，使其成为美国最大的少数民族。在人数激增的同时，与一般人口相比，拉丁美洲人在获得医疗保健方面也面临更大的挑战。这些健康差异在拉丁裔妇女中尤为突出，因此必须明确了解影响这一人口中感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病和滥用药物人数过多的因素。因此，我们的长期目标是促进减少、预防并最终消除拉丁美洲人在艾滋病毒/艾滋病和药物滥用方面的健康差距。拟议的中心将扩展我们目前位于佛罗里达国际大学（FlU）的P-20 NIMHD C-SALUD的活动。C-SALUD将把研究、培训和社区合作活动的重点放在迈阿密-戴德县的拉美裔人身上，这个县不仅是拉美裔人的集中地，而且是艾滋病毒、可卡因相关死亡率最高的县之一，拟议的C-SALUD将建立在与社区组织的持续合作的基础上，这些组织长期以来一直为面临艾滋病毒和药物滥用风险的拉丁裔以及南佛罗里达州其他服务不足的拉丁裔人口提供健康和社会服务。该中心将围绕四个核心组织：行政，研究，研究教育/培训和社区合作/参与。目标人群将是拉丁裔，特别是居住在迈阿密-戴德县的拉丁裔妇女，重点是18岁及以上的拉丁裔农场工人和最近在美国居住不到一年的18-23岁的拉丁裔移民。这两个拉丁裔亚群体感染艾滋病毒的风险很高，并受到艾滋病毒流行的影响。我们预计，C-SALUD研究人员与迈阿密-戴德县拉丁裔社区之间的伙伴关系将为研究人员、社区卫生组织和整个拉丁裔社区制定新的合作战略，以便更有效地共同努力，减少和消除拉丁裔人之间的艾滋病毒和药物滥用健康差距。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Latino population has experienced a dramatic increase over the past decade, making it the largest minority group in the United States (US). Along with this surge in numbers Latinos also face greater challenges in accessing health care compared to the general population. These health disparities, which are particularly salient among Latina women, make it imperative to develop a clear understanding of the factors that affect the disproportionate numbers of people suffering from HIV/AIDS and substance abuse in this population. Our long term goal is therefore to contribute to the reduction, prevention, and eventual elimination of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse health disparities among Latinos. The proposed Center will expand on the activities of our current P-20 NIMHD C-SALUD located at Florida International University (FlU). C-SALUD will focus its research, training, and community collaboration activities with Latinos in Miami-Dade County, a county that not only houses a high concentration of Latinos but also has the dubious distinction of having one of the highest rates of HIV, cocaine related deaths, and emergency room admissions in the U.S. The proposed continuing C-SALUD will build on ongoing collaborations with community based organizations which have a longstanding history of providing health and social services to Latinos at risk for HIV and substance abuse as well as other underserved Latino populations in South Florida. The Center will be organized around four cores: Administrative, Research, Research Education /Training, and Community Partnership/Engagement. The target population will be Latinos, particularly Latina women residing in Miami-Dade County with a focus on Latina farm workers ages 18 and older and recent Latina immigrants who have lived in the U.S. less than one year, ages 18-23. These two Latino subgroups are at high risk for HIV and have been impacted by the HIV epidemic. We anticipate that partnerships between C-SALUD researchers and the Miami-Dade County Latino community, will lead to the development of new collaborative strategies for researchers, CBOs, and the Latino community at large to work together more effectively in reducing and eliminating HIV and substance abuse health disparities among Latinos.