The Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research

约翰霍普金斯大学医学院、护理和公共卫生学院正在提议更新 约翰霍普金斯阿尔茨海默病少数民族老龄化研究资源中心(JHAD-RCMAR) 回复RFA-AG-23-025。此应用程序的目标是：(1)指导早期调查人员 少数族裔老龄化和健康差距研究中代表性不足的背景，重点是阿尔茨海默氏症 疾病(AD)和AD相关痴呆(ADRD)，使用包括生物学、 老年人认知障碍和痴呆症的行为和社区因素 代表不足的背景；(2)开展流行病学、预防和干预研究 在涵盖个人、家庭、社会和社会的多层次框架内解决AD/ADRD问题 网络和社区；以及3)让社区和护理人员--特别是家庭护理人员--参与进来， 初级保健做法、信仰社区和社区组织--作为我们认识到 痴呆症和开发有可能防止认知衰退和减少AD/ADRD的干预措施 少数族裔老年人患痴呆症的风险和差异。JHAD-RCMAR包括：(1)领导层和 行政核心，其职能是提供治理和行政结构，以支持 研究，以促进核心与其他中心和大学之间的互动。尤其是在历史上 黑人高校和少数民族服务机构，并确保RCMAR科学家发展 跨所属部门、学校和全国的指导关系；(2)研究型教育 培养不同的初级调查员和职业生涯中期调查员过渡到与ADRD相关的部门 通过支持个人试点项目、职业指导、学者之间的互动进行研究，以及 角色建模；(3)社区--联络和征聘核心，以确保AD/ADRD的相关性 研究并增加社区成员参与研究企业的知识 进一步发展社区资源研究所，作为社区与调查员互动的场所；以及 (4)分析核心，作为方法学和统计培训的基础，包括教育和 混合方法研究中的指导。执行委员会包括社区代表和 外部咨询委员会由在少数群体老龄化方面具有相关专门知识的杰出调查人员组成， 差异，以及AD/ADRD。由所有核心支持的试点项目计划，以促进 RCMAR的科学家包括三个最初的试点项目，重点是患有痴呆症的黑人男性的法律需求和 他们的护理伙伴；缩小认知健康方面的黑人/白人贫富差距；以及痴呆症护理 亚裔印度裔年长父母在美国和印度的经验。我们的更新反映了我们的跨学科 团队希望继续指导和推进关于AD/ADRD的少数族裔老龄化研究领域。

The Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health of the Johns Hopkins University are proposing to renew the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (JHAD-RCMAR) in response to RFA-AG-23-025. The aims of this application are to: (1) mentor early-stage investigators from under-represented backgrounds in minority aging and health disparities research, with a focus on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD), using a life course perspective encompassing biological, behavioral, and community factors contributing to cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults from under-represented backgrounds; (2) conduct epidemiological, preventive, and intervention research that addresses AD/ADRD in later life within a multi-level framework that encompasses individuals, families, social networks, and communities; and 3) engage communities and care providers – especially family caregivers, primary care practices, communities of faith, and community organizations – as our partners in recognizing dementia and developing interventions with the potential to prevent cognitive decline and reduce AD/ADRD dementia risk and disparities in minority older adults. The JHAD-RCMAR consists of: (1) a Leadership and Administrative Core whose function is to provide governance and an administrative structure, to support research, to foster interactions between Cores and other Centers and Universities. particularly Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Serving Institutions, and to ensure RCMAR Scientists develop mentoring relationships across the affiliated departments, schools, and nationally; (2) a Research Education Component to foster diverse junior investigators and mid-career investigators transitioning into ADRD-relevant research through support for individual pilot projects, career mentoring, scholar-to-scholar interactions, and role modeling; (3) a Community-Liaison and Recruitment Core to ensure the relevance of the AD/ADRD research and to increase knowledge of engagement of community members in the research enterprise with the further development of a Community Resource Institute as a venue for community-investigator interaction; and (4) an Analysis Core as a foundation for methodological and statistical training, including education and mentoring in mixed-methods research. An Executive Committee includes community representatives and an External Advisory Committee consists of distinguished investigators with relevant expertise in minority aging, disparities, and AD/ADRD. A pilot project program supported by all Cores to facilitate the development of RCMAR Scientists includes three initial pilot projects focusing on legal needs of Black men with dementia and their care partners; Closing the Black/White wealth gap in cognitive health; and Dementia caregiving experiences for older parents of Asian Indian Origin in US and India. Our renewal reflects our interdisciplinary team’s desire to continue mentoring and advancing the field of minority aging research on AD/ADRD.