Minnesota Community Networks Center For Eliminating Cancer Disparaties

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请的总体目标是建立一个被称为明尼苏达州社区网络中心的区域社区网络项目，以减少明尼苏达州种族/少数民族人口之间的癌症差异，最初的重点是明尼苏达州不断增长的新移民和难民人口，使用基于社区的参与式研究（CBPR）方法。虽然明尼苏达州通常被认为很少有少数民族，但该州的种族/民族分布已经发生了重大变化。1990年至2008年间，明尼苏达州的非裔美国人从94,944人增长到225,648人（增长138%），拉丁裔从53,884人增长到200,736人（增长273%），亚洲人从77,886人增长到180,835人（增长132%），相比之下，白人从4,130,395人增长到4,559,336人（增长10%）。在同一时期，明尼苏达州的外国出生人口从26万增加到34万。拟议的中心将建立在现有的全州癌症预防和控制基础设施，即明尼苏达癌症联盟，以及建立成功的大学-社区合作伙伴关系。除了位于明尼苏达大学双城分校的CNP总部外，该中心还将在威尔玛（中西部）和奥瓦通纳（南部）设有办公地点，这两个地方都是明尼苏达州的农村社区。拟议的CNP中心将由四个核心组成：行政核心、社区外展核心、研究核心和培训核心。行政核心将为中心提供全面领导和组织基础设施；社区外展核心将与已建立的伙伴合作。新美国社区服务（非洲移民）和Centro Campesino（拉丁裔移民）提高社区成员对宫颈癌和乳腺癌筛查的认识、知识和机会；研究核心将支持一个完整的研究项目（烟草使用）和一个试点研究项目（子宫颈癌筛查）；培训核心将培养一批科学家和卫生专业人员，重点关注明尼苏达州代表性不足的群体，将CBPR纳入他们的癌症研究，并提高他们作为社区参与的卫生差距研究人员取得持续职业成功的能力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overarching goal of this application is to establish a Regional Community Networks Program known as the Minnesota Community Networks Center to Reduce Cancer Disparities among racial/ethnic minority populations in Minnesota with an initial focus on Minnesota's growing new immigrant and refugee populations using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach. While Minnesota is often perceived to have few minorities, the state's racial/ethnic distribution has changed substantially. Between 1990 and 2008, African Americans in Minnesota grew from 94,944 to 225,648 (138% growth) Latinos grew from 53,884 to 200,736 (273% growth), Asians grew from 77,886 to 180,835 (132% growth), compared to whites who grew from 4,130,395 to 4,559,336 (10% growth). During the same period, the population of foreign-born individuals in Minnesota increased from 260,000 to 340,000. The proposed Center will build on existing statewide cancer prevention and control infrastructure known as Minnesota Cancer Alliance, and on established successful university-community partnerships. In addition to the CNP headquarters at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, the Center will have sites in Willmar (West Central) and Owatonna (Southern), both rural communities in Minnesota. The proposed CNP center will comprise of four cores: Administrative Core, Community Outreach Core, Research Core, and Training Core. The Administrative Core will provide overall leadership and organizational infrastructure for the Center; the Community Outreach Core will collaborate with established partners. New American Community Services (African immigrants) and Centro Campesino (Latino immigrants) increasing community members' awareness of, knowledge about, and access to cervical and breast cancer screening; the Research Core will support one full project (tobacco use) and one pilot research project (cervical cancer screening); the Training Core will prepare a cadre of scientists and health professionals with focus on underrepresented groups across Minnesota to incorporate CBPR into their cancer research and promote their capacity to achieve sustained career success as community-engaged health disparity researchers.