1/3: The Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC)

总体-摘要 芝加哥癌症健康公平合作（芝加哥CHEC）是一个全面的合作伙伴关系，以促进 癌症健康公平汇集了两个联邦指定的西班牙裔服务的协同优势 伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校（UIC）和东北伊利诺伊大学（NEIU）， 类NCI指定的综合性癌症中心-罗伯特H。Lurie综合癌症中心 西北大学（NU-LCC）。芝加哥CHEC结合了这三个特殊的属性 每个机构都有强大的能力与其城市共享环境互动。2015年推出， 芝加哥CHEC致力于通过严谨和创新的科学， 教育，以及芝加哥服务不足社区的推广和参与。这反映在 目标：目标1。加强UIC、NEIU和NU-LCC之间的转型联盟， 在芝加哥的癌症健康公平;目标2.发起，进行，并支持创新的板凳，翻译， 以临床和预防控制为重点的癌症研究，重点是癌症健康差异;目的 3.制定和实施与参与有关的癌症教育和外展活动 芝加哥服务不足的社区;目标4.协调研究教育和指导 有机会招募，保留和推进癌症研究职业中代表性不足的学生的管道 并培养早期职业教师，他们将建立独立的癌症研究职业;以及目标5。进行 正在对芝加哥生态环境委员会的活动进行严格的评估。这些目标是通过一个培育中心来实现的， 四个核心（行政、规划和评估、研究教育和外联）和一个研究项目 资助计划。自2015年芝加哥CHEC成立以来， 在三个合作机构之间建立基础设施;加强癌症研究参与，能力， 和教育;广泛的社区外联和参与;并鼓励促进 芝加哥CHEC教师和学生。芝加哥CHEC项目和计划提供了研究经验， 155名学生，为57名教师提供了癌症研究和领导机会（21名已被 晋升/获得终身职位），并直接导致94篇同行评审的出版物，47份校外赠款 已提交，并授予24笔赠款。芝加哥CHEC将利用最初的U 54奖项所形成的势头 推动创新的癌症研究，研究教育和社区外展和参与， 跨越学科和制度的界限。芝加哥CHEC将利用其多元化的教师，学生， 和合作伙伴，连接到芝加哥的服务不足的社区，并指导内部和外部咨询 尸体下一章将包括两个初步的全面癌症研究项目和两个初步的试点项目， 四个三机构芝加哥CHEC核心的持续支持，以及强有力的机构承诺。

OVERALL – ABSTRACT The Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC) is a comprehensive partnership to advance cancer health equity bringing together the synergistic strengths of two federally designated Hispanic Serving Institutions, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), with a world class NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center – the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University (NU-LCC). ChicagoCHEC combines the attributes of these three exceptional institutions, each with robust capacity to interact with their urban-shared setting. Launched in 2015, ChicagoCHEC is dedicated to advancing cancer health equity through rigorous and innovative science, education, and outreach and engagement of Chicago’s underserved communities. This is reflected in the following goals: Aim 1. To strengthen a transformational alliance between UIC, NEIU, and the NU-LCC in pursuit of cancer health equity in Chicago; Aim 2. To initiate, conduct, and support innovative bench, translational, clinical, and prevention and control focused cancer research, with emphasis on cancer health disparities; Aim 3. To develop and implement cancer-related education and outreach activities generated with the engagement of underserved communities across Chicago; Aim 4. To coordinate research education and mentoring opportunities to recruit, retain, and advance a pipeline of underrepresented students in cancer research careers and to develop early career faculty who will forge independent cancer research careers; and Aim 5. To conduct ongoing rigorous evaluation of ChicagoCHEC activities. These goals are accomplished by a nurturing hub of four Cores (Administrative, Planning and Evaluation, Research Education, and Outreach) and a research project funding program. Since the launch of ChicagoCHEC in 2015, there has been rapid growth in collaborative infrastructure built across the three partnering institutions; enhanced cancer research engagement, capacity, and education; extensive community outreach and engagement; and encouraging advancement of ChicagoCHEC faculty and students. ChicagoCHEC projects and programs provided research experiences to 155 students, provided cancer research and leadership opportunities for 57 faculty (21 have been promoted/received tenure), and directly resulted in 94 peer-reviewed publications, 47 extramural grants submitted, and 24 grants awarded. ChicagoCHEC will leverage the momentum forged by the initial U54 award to drive innovative cancer research, research education, and community outreach and engagement that cuts across disciplinary and institutional boundaries. ChicagoCHEC will leverage its diverse team of faculty, students, and partners, connectivity to Chicago’s underserved communities, and guidance of internal and external advisory bodies. The next chapter will include two initial full cancer research projects and two initial pilot projects, continued support from four tri-institutional ChicagoCHEC Cores, and strong institutional commitment.