Asian Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)

摘要：总体RCMAR 我们建议芝加哥亚洲RCMAR推动调查人员的职业生涯从代表不足 通过转化性创伤和恢复力研究的人群，这是迄今为止研究最少的研究之一 美国增长最快的人口：亚裔美国老年人。如此重要的关注点 研究、人口和调查人员将为社区、区域和国家的实践和政策提供信息 级别。亚洲人是增长最快但最未被研究的美国少数族裔群体，有2100万人， 2000-2013年间增长了56%。然而，在过去10年中，美国国立卫生研究院1%的研究资金集中在美国 亚裔人口，NIH每年只有3-5笔拨款主要用于美国亚裔老年人。此外，这一点 人们经历了“亚洲悖论”：平均而言，美国亚洲人是收入最高的人 而受过最高教育、更多的亚洲人，特别是老年人，生活在贫困线以下的可能性更小 参与生物医学研究，与白人相比，遭受不成比例的健康差距 美国人。这些移民的异质性使这些健康不平等进一步复杂化 人口，特别是在文化、宗教、语言、性认同和创伤暴露方面，许多 这些挑战挑战了我们对“模范少数族裔”刻板印象的假设。这种暴露和 异质性导致孤立和进一步失去参与研究的机会，因此 限制人口水平研究带来的好处。然而，尽管有这种多样性，但有统一的 亚洲文化中关于移民、创伤、牢固家庭纽带等共同经历的主题 文化价值观和期望，以及老龄化进程的代际性质。 建立在20年来对少数族裔人口的严格老龄化研究和 成功的学术成就，我们利用现有的跨学科的强大合作伙伴关系 多个学术和社区机构建立一个中心，旨在培养下一代 在有利于成功并促进高度相关和 在亚裔美国老年人中进行严格的创伤、复原力和健康结果研究。我们建议 以下是科学的研究思路：1)了解不同种族之间的社会、文化和文化差异 亚洲人群创伤和应激的行为机制；2)探索潜在的差异 与创伤、移民和改善不良反应的复原力机制相关的健康结局 在亚洲人口中产生的后果；以及3)建立机构和社区能力，以测试和 调整和实施基于证据的行为改变战略，以预防和治疗创伤，促进 弹性，并减轻亚洲老龄化人口中应激事件的影响。该计划的总体目标 应用反映了行政(AC)、研究教育(REC)、测量和 分析(ANC)和社区联络与招募(CLRC)核心。

Abstract: Overall RCMAR We propose the Chicago Asian RCMAR to advance careers of investigators from underrepresented populations through translational trauma and resilience research amongst one of the most understudied, yet fastest growing populations in the U.S.: Asian American older adults. Such an important focus in research, population and investigators will inform both practice and policy at community, regional and national levels. Asians are the fastest growing yet most understudied US minority group at 21 million people and growing 56% from 2000-2013. Yet, < 1% of NIH research funding in the last 10 years were focused on US Asian populations, with only 3-5 total funded NIH grants/yr that focus on US Asian older adults. Moreover, this population experiences the “Asian Paradox”: while on average, US Asians, are the highest-income earners and the most highly-educated, more Asians, especially older adults, live below the poverty line, are less likely to participate in biomedical research, and suffer disproportional health disparities compared to white Americans. These health inequities are further complicated by the heterogeneity of these immigrant populations, especially with respect to culture, religion, language, sexual identity, and trauma exposure, many of which challenge our assumptions about the “model minority” stereotype. Such exposures and heterogeneities lead to isolation and further removal from opportunities to participate in research, thus restricting benefits conferred from population level research. However, despite this diversity, there are unifying themes across Asian cultures with regard to shared experiences of immigration, trauma, strong family bonds, cultural values and expectations, and the intergenerational nature of the aging process. Building on two decades of rigorous aging research in minority populations and track records of successful academic achievements, we have leveraged strong existing transdisciplinary partnerships across multiple academic and community institutions to build a center designed to foster the next generation of diverse researchers in a nurturing environment that is conducive to success and promotes highly relevant and rigorous trauma, resilience and health outcomes research among Asian American older adults. We propose the following scientific lines of inquiry: 1) Understand the cross-ethnic variations in the social, cultural, and behavioral mechanisms of trauma and stress across Asian populations; 2) Explore the potential differential health outcomes associated with trauma, immigration, and mechanisms of resilience in ameliorating adverse consequences among Asian populations; and 3) Build institutional and community capacity that tests and adapts and implements evidence based behavioral change strategies to prevent and treat trauma, promote resilience, and mitigate the effect of stressful events in Asian aging populations. The overall aims of the application reflect the synergistic work of Administrative (AC), Research Education (REC), Measurement and Analysis (AnC) and Community Liaison & Recruitment (CLRC) Cores.