Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease (MCCFAD)

密歇根阿尔茨海默病背景因素中心(MCCFAD)旨在促进和 加强阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症(ADRD)的创新研究 长期目标：1)推进与ADRD相关的社会和行为科学研究 服务不足和代表性不足的社区；2)使研究人员多样化 致力于健康衰老。该中心将建立在现有的深层基础设施和 密歇根大学(UM)在痴呆症和衰老研究方面的研究优势。这个 MCCFAD将强调以下三个优先领域的研究：流行病学、卫生经济学、 以及对文化敏感的关怀。这三个领域的理论基础与当前的 对ADRD固有的背景复杂性缺乏全面了解 差距，需要加强专业研究队伍的多样性，以解决 老年人的大脑和认知健康，以及人口统计学和认知健康的动态变化 美国人口的多元文化构成。MCCFAD将促进市场多元化 通过与NIA赞助的其他机构合作致力于健康老龄化的研究队伍 中心和项目，并通过与密歇根的R1、R2和R3大学的联系。这个 中心将重点关注ADRD所经历的背景。关于以下方面的知识 ADRD的背景相当有限，但已被证明对阐明社会文化至关重要， 总体上健康差距的经济和行为因素及其后果 具体地说，ADRD差异。该中心的四个核心是：行政(AC)、研究和 教育(REC)、分析(ANC)、社区联络和招募(CLRC)与 以下具体目标：目标1：推进流行病学中与反兴奋剂有关的差异研究， 卫生经济学和对文化敏感的护理；目标2：招募和指导15个AD-RCMAR 科学家(RS)从试点研究调查人员阶段到专业出版物和 独立研究申请和资助；目标3：与非裔美国人和阿拉伯人建立联系 美国和拉美裔社区扩大对文化内和跨文化因素的了解 影响对ADRD研究的参与。中心从开创性工作中获利， 成功的工作得益于他们由经验丰富的导师和专家组成的广泛网络。这些 资源以及计划的结构和活动将确保在收到国家执行机构时 作为AD-RCMAR的指定，MCCFAD将在使 致力于健康老龄化的研究队伍，同时加强研究以更好地了解 各种情况下的AD和相关形式的痴呆症。

Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease (MCCFAD) aims to foster and enhance innovative research in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) with the long term goals to 1) advance ADRD-relevant social and behavioral science research in underserved and underrepresented communities while; 2) diversify the research workforce dedicated to healthy aging. This center will build on the existing deep infrastructure and research strengths in dementia and aging research at the University of Michigan (UM). The MCCFAD will emphasize research in three priority areas of: epidemiology, health economics, and culturally sensitive care. The rationale for these three areas is directly related to the current lack of a comprehensive understanding of the contextual complexities inherent in ADRD disparities, the need to enhance diversity in the professional research workforce addressing the brain and cognitive health of older adults, as well as dynamic changes in the demographic and multi-cultural composition of the U.S. population. The MCCFAD will promote diversifying the research workforce dedicated to healthy aging through collaborations with other NIA-sponsored Centers and programs and via connections with R1, R2 and R3 universities in Michigan. The Center will focus on the contexts in which ADRD is experienced. Knowledge concerning the contexts of ADRD is quite limited but has been shown to be critical for elucidating sociocultural, economic and behavioral contributors to and consequences of health disparities generally and ADRD disparities specifically. The Center's four Cores are: Administrative (AC), Research and Education (REC), Analytic (AnC), Community Liaison and Recruitment (CLRC) with the following specific aims: Aim 1: Advance ADRD-relevant disparities research in epidemiology, health economics, and culturally-sensitive care; Aim 2: Recruit and mentor 15 AD-RCMAR Scientists (RS) from the pilot-study investigator stage through professional publications and independent research applications and funding; Aim 3: Connect with African American, Arab American and Latino communities to broaden understanding of intra- and inter-cultural factors affecting participation in ADRD research. The Center profits from the groundbreaking, successful work of their extensive network of experienced mentors and experts. These resources, along with planned structure and activities will ensure that, upon receiving NIA designation as an AD-RCMAR, the MCCFAD will have a significant impact in diversifying the research workforce dedicated to healthy aging while enhancing research to better understand AD and related forms of dementia across various contexts.