Community Engagement/Outreach Core

项目摘要（见说明）：与一般人群相比，非裔美国男性的前列腺癌发病率和死亡率是世界上最高的。癌症研究和治疗发展中心（CCRTD）使用广泛的方法来检查导致这种健康差异的许多因素。CCRTD致力于在非裔美国人社区扩大其教育和社区参与性研究议程，以提高对前列腺癌患病率和预防的认识，以及早期发现前列腺癌的好处。我们提议继续支持我们的社区外展/教育核心项目的发展和启动，这些项目将提供有关前列腺癌预防、筛查和治疗的信息，重点关注种族和民族差异。CCRTD计划、实施和赞助了几项外联倡议，旨在通过健康博览会、市政厅会议、研讨会和媒体渠道，教育亚特兰大大都会地区的非裔美国男子，提高对前列腺癌的认识和每年进行前列腺癌检查。该项目得到了社区合作伙伴的支持，包括：传播艺术部、体育部、中城泌尿学教育基金会、前列腺网和第二意见协会。合作将继续下去，并作为催化剂，为CCRTD开发的社区外展和教育项目提供独特的优势。核心计划扩大社区外展能力，以便将癌症信息相关地传播到不同的社区。此外，CCRTD将开发测量活动结果的工具和统计工具。CCRTD的具体目标是：1)促进，实施和应用文化相关和适当的社区参与性研究的结果。2)增加以证据为基础的社区教育和推广，以帮助加强对前列腺癌的预防、早期发现和治疗的认识，前列腺癌在非洲裔美国人社区中发病率极高。3)扩大和维护媒体渠道，为非裔美国人社区提供前列腺癌相关的教育信息。

PROJECT SUMMARY (See instructions): Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in African-American men are highest in the world compared to the general population. The Center of Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development (CCRTD) uses a broad approach of examining the many factors that cause this health disparity. CCRTD is dedicated to the expansion of its educational and community based-participatory research agenda in the African-American community to build awareness about the prevalence and prevention of prostate cancer, as well as the benefits of early detection. We are proposing continued support to develop and initiate programs in our Community Outreach/Education Core, which will provide information on prostate cancer prevention, screening and treatment, with an emphasis on racial and ethnic disparities. CCRTD has planned, implemented and sponsored several outreach initiative aimed at educating African-American men in the metropolitan Atlanta area promoting prostate cancer awareness and annual testing for prostate cancer through health fairs, town hall meetings, seminars, and media outlets. The Core has drawn support from community partners which, include: Division of Communication Arts, Department of Athletics, Midtown Urology Educational Foundation, The Prostate Net and Second Opinion Society. Collaborations will continue and serve as a catalyst for providing unique advantages for community outreach and educational programs developed by CCRTD. The Core intends to expand the community outreach capacity, such that cancer information is relevantly disseminated to diverse communities. In addition, CCRTD will develop instruments and statistical tools to measure activity outcomes. The specific aims of CCRTD are: 1) To foster, conduct, and apply results of culturally relevant and appropriate community-based participatory research. 2) To increase the evidence-based community education and outreach that will help strengthen awareness for prevention, early detection and treatment of prostate cancer, which disproportionately affects African- American communities. 3) To expand and maintain media outlets for purposes of providing prostate cancer related educational information to the African-American community.