Community Outreach Core

项目摘要/摘要 在夏威夷和关岛，太平洋岛屿人口是一个服务水平极低的少数民族， 与其他种族相比，肺癌、宫颈癌、结直肠癌、肝癌和口腔癌的发病率高得不成比例 美国的人口。癌症预防知识有限，癌症筛查率低，独特的高 吸烟和槟榔等危险行为是导致癌症健康差异的原因之一。 太平洋岛国人口。此外，太平洋岛国人口在癌症中的比例严重偏低 研究人员和癌症保健专业人员。在癌症中实现平等的基于文化的方法 迫切需要控制，这是太平洋岛屿癌症健康公平伙伴关系的一个重点 (PIPCHE)社区推广核心。社区外联核心的目标是将太平洋地区包括在内 岛屿居民的社区观点，以协助和促进伙伴关系的研究，建立 服务于太平洋岛屿人口的医疗保健提供者的能力，并帮助培训新的癌症干部 来自太平洋岛屿人口的研究人员和护理提供者。社区外展核心计划的目标是 为：1)为太平洋岛屿研究所研究项目和整个伙伴关系提供必要的资源；2)执行 以证据为基础的癌症预防宣传、资源和促进PIPCHE研究，以及3)评估 伙伴关系在夏威夷和关岛设计和实施与文化有关的研究的能力。 这些目标的实现有望导致可持续的项目，这些项目寻求更好地理解， 解决和减少夏威夷和关岛癌症研究人员的癌症差异和代表性不足 太平洋岛国人口。社区外联核心的长期目标是减少导致 关岛和夏威夷的癌症在太平洋岛屿人口中的差异。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT In Hawai‘i and Guam, Pacific Island Populations represent a highly underserved minority with disproportionately high rates of lung, cervical, colorectal, liver, and oral cancers compared to other ethnic populations in the US. Limited knowledge of cancer prevention, low rates of cancer screening, and unique high risk behaviors such as tobacco and areca nut use contribute to the cancer health disparities found among Pacific Island Populations. Also, Pacific Island Populations are highly underrepresented among cancer researchers and cancer health care professionals. Culturally-grounded approaches to achieve parity in cancer control are sorely needed, which is a focus of the Pacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity’s (PIPCHE) Community Outreach Core. The objectives of the Community Outreach Core are to include Pacific Island Populations’ community perspectives to assist and promote the research of the Partnership, build the competencies of healthcare providers serving Pacific Island Populations, and help train new cadres of cancer researchers and care providers from Pacific Island Populations. The Aims of Community Outreach Core are to: 1) Provide an essential resource to PIPCHE research projects and to the Partnership overall, 2) Implement evidence-based cancer prevention outreach, resources, and promotion of PIPCHE research, and 3) Assess the Partnership’s capacity to design and implement culturally relevant research in Hawai‘i and Guam. Achievement of these Aims is expected to lead to sustainable programs that seek to better understand, address, and reduce cancer disparities and underrepresentation of cancer researchers in Hawai‘i and Guam’s Pacific Island Populations. The long-term goal of the Community Outreach Core is to reduce barriers leading to cancer disparities in Guam and Hawai‘i among Pacific Island Populations.