Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES)

 描述(由申请人提供)：马德雷斯环境健康差距中心行政核心的首要目标是确保临床、社会和公共卫生科学家与社区参与专家之间的多学科互动，以加强环境健康差距方面的世界级研究和推广计划。行政核心将为协调和促进整个中心的活动提供一个有效的基础设施，并将促进科学整合和社区参与。行政核心将设立一个项目和核心领导人执行委员会，以促进科学互动，协调内部/外部活动，并探讨 在设施核心和社区参与核心这两个项目中有更多的科学互动机会。它还将设立一个外部咨询委员会，每年审查马德雷斯中心的项目和核心，并就研究进展提供评价和咨询意见。具体而言，行政核心将促进马德雷斯中心内部和外部的科学协同；提供进入丰富的机构科学环境的机会；协助翻译和应用研究结果和社区参与活动；提供财政管理监督和报告；促进初级调查员的职业发展成为环境健康差距研究的独立贡献者；并为促进在环境健康差距领域进行交流、创新和卓越研究的国家网络作出重要贡献。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overarching goal of the Administrative Core of the MADRES Center for Environmental Health Disparities is to ensure multidisciplinary interactions among clinical, social and public health scientists and community engagement experts to enhance a world-class research and outreach program in environmental health disparities. The Administrative Core will provide an efficient infrastructure for coordinating and facilitating activities across the Center and will promote scientific integration and community engagement. The Administrative Core will establish an Executive Committee of project and core leaders to foster scientific interaction and coordinate internal/external activities and to explore greater opportunities for scientific interaction across the two projects, the facility cores and th Community Engagement Core. It will also establish an External Advisory Committee to annually review MADRES Center projects and cores and provide evaluation and advice on research progress. Specifically, the Administrative Core will facilitate scientific synergy within and outsde the MADRES Center; provide access to a rich institutional scientific environment; assist with the translation and application of research findings and community engagement activities; provide fiscal management oversight and reporting; foster the career development of junior investigators into independent contributors to environmental health disparities research; and make important contributions to national networks that foster communication, innovation, and research excellence in the area of environmental health disparities.