Community Liaison and Recruitment Core

摘要-社区联络和招聘核心 尽管阿尔茨海默病(AD)和AD相关痴呆(ADRD)对老年西班牙裔的影响不成比例 美国人，这一群体在研究中的代表性严重不足，阻碍了进步以缓解 过度的负担和巨大的社会成本。社区联络及招募核心(CLRC) 阿尔茨海默病S病AD/ADRD--加州大学少数族裔老龄化研究资源中心 德克萨斯州格兰德河谷(UTRGV)将在该中心先前成功的基础上，继续带头 努力培训和支持不同的有前途的科学家群体，采用基于理论的方法 老年拉美裔美国人，特别是墨西哥裔美国人及其家人在社会和行为方面的参与 AD/ADRD研究。中研委还将加强现有的基础设施，以传播和翻译 影响参与社区的研究进展，并获得社区反馈和指导 旨在建立真正的双向学习，互惠专业知识转移，提高中心科学家的 专业知识和承诺。CLRC的具体目标是：(1)与研究机构合作 教育核心(REC)，在理论和方法方面教育、培训和指导AD/ADRD-RCMAR科学家 社区参与少数群体健康差距，并协助AD/ADRD-RCMAR科学家招募 (2)扩大社区-学术伙伴关系 以及支持招募和留住城市和农村老年墨西哥裔美国人及其 德克萨斯州南部的家庭，特别是沿美国/墨西哥边境的家庭；以及(3)将研究成果传播给 科学界、医疗保健提供者和南得克萨斯州社区提供了服务。我们将实现这些目标 旨在通过对AD/ADRD-RCMAR科学家的大力指导，将科学家与已建立的 调查人员在农村和城市拉美裔人口和社区中进行基于社区的研究 培训，以促进广泛采用最佳做法，以最大限度地参与研究。 这一成果将为研究人员、医疗保健提供者、倡导者和 政策制定者对缩小影响老年拉美裔美国人的健康差距感兴趣，尤其是那些 受AD/ADRD影响。为了实现这些目标，我们建立了一支多元化的科学家团队，拥有广泛的 在社区变革、基于社区的研究、教育和墨西哥裔美国人方面的经验。 参与和合作的科学家包括UTRGV、南得克萨斯州ADRC和世界卫生组织 组织协作中心--加州大学社区健康与发展工作组 以及卫生机构、卫生保健提供者、临床医生和以社区为基础的组织 德克萨斯州格兰德河谷。

Summary – Community Liaison and Recruitment Core Although Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) disproportionally affect older Hispanic Americans, this population is severely underrepresented in research studies, preventing advances to mitigate the excess burden and significant societal costs. The Community Liaison and Recruitment Core (CLRC) of the Alzheimer´s disease AD/ADRD-Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) will build upon the Center's prior success to continue spearheading its effort to train and support a diverse group of promising scientists in theory-based approaches for the engagement of older Hispanics, especially Mexican Americans, and their families in social and behavioral AD/ADRD research. The CLRC will also strengthen existing infrastructure for dissemination and translation of research advances impacting the engaged communities, and to obtain community feedback and direction aiming to establish true bi-directional learning, reciprocal expertise transfer, and enhance the Center Scientists’ expertise and commitment. The CLRC's Specific Aims are: (1) Working collaboratively with the Research Education Core (REC), educate, train, and mentor AD/ADRD-RCMAR scientists in theory and approach to community engagement for minority health disparities and assist AD/ADRD-RCMAR scientists in recruiting older Hispanics and their families into their research studies; (2) Expand community-academic partnerships and capacity to support recruitment and retention of older urban and rural Mexican Americans and their families in South Texas, especially along the US/Mexico border; and (3) Disseminate research findings to the scientific community, health care providers, and the South Texas communities served. We will achieve these aims through strong mentorship of AD/ADRD-RCMAR scientists, linkage of scientists with established investigators conducting community-based research in rural and urban Hispanic populations, and community training to facilitate the widespread adoption of best practices for optimizing participation in research studies. The results will create a state-of-the-art infrastructure for researchers, health care providers, advocates, and policymakers interested in decreasing health disparities affecting older Hispanics, and in particular those affected by AD/ADRD. To accomplish these goals, we have built a diverse team of scientists with extensive experience in community change, community–based research, education, and Mexican American populations. Scientists involved and collaborating include those at UTRGV, South Texas ADRC, and the World Health Organization Collaborating Center-Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas; and also health agencies, health care providers, clinicians, and community-based organizations of the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.