Institute for Health, Social, and Community Research at Shaw University Conferenc

描述（由申请人提供）： 会议目标 1.增加对少数群体健康差距的了解和认识 2.展示在IHSCR进行的少数民族健康差异研究 3.提供一个论坛，探讨IHSCR与公共卫生政策制定者和从业人员之间的伙伴关系和合作，以解决健康差距 4.介绍代表性不足的学生进行研究，并将他们定位于健康差距研究职业的挑战和机遇。 少数民族健康会议的目标与NIH研究会议资助计划的目标一致，并与NIH的科学使命和公共卫生相关。 这些目标与解决少数民族健康和健康差异国家中心的研究重点是一致的。这些目标与逸夫大学的战略计划是一致的。该战略计划概述了15个机构的优先事项，大学将努力和资源。15项战略中有两项直接侧重于扩大研究活动。邵逸夫大学校长克拉伦斯·G.纽瑟姆，承认这次会议的重要性，为建设的地位，逸夫大学作为一个领导者在健康差距研究（支持信）。 会议计划 会议为期两天，以便有足够的时间进行有意义的交流和讨论。这一举措是在前两次会议与会者提出增加会议时间的重要反馈之后采取的。对许多机构削减差旅费的经济关切给予了认真考虑。最终决定将会议延长至两天，并为与会者提供高质量的会议，为我们试图吸引的不同受众提供会议。与上次会议评估相比，要求改变的压倒性要求之一是增加用于学生演讲和活动的时间。在回应这一要求，我们将聘请一些当前和以前的学生作为演讲者。我们还让学生参与会议规划和沟通，以增加对学生的宣传，增加对会议的参与。 IHSCR的研究重点是生物医学和生物行为问题。这种方法使研究人员能够开拓出一个特定的利基，利用独特的技能，调查人员在IHSCR和重要的问题，政策制定者，卫生保健提供者，和从业者在北卡罗来纳州。IHSCR研究人员正在与州卫生领导人进行更多的互动，以便交流信息，并探索IHSCR研究人员如何与州公共卫生领导人合作。研究人员将注意到需要以一种对在第一线工作以减少健康差距的从业者有用的方式分享结果。这次会议为我们提供了一个独特的机会，使我们能够将该研究所作为健康差距研究的领导者，并组织和赞助一次高质量的会议来传播研究结果。对结果的传播和翻译的认真关注将继续成为IHSCR研究者研究过程的一部分。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Conference Objectives 1. To increase knowledge and awareness of minority health disparities 2. To showcase minority health disparities research conducted at the IHSCR 3. To provide a forum to explore partnerships and collaborations between the IHSCR and Public health policy makers and practitioners for addressing health disparities 4. To introduce underrepresented students to research and orient them to the challenges and opportunities of careers in health disparities research. The objective of the Minority Health Conference are consistent with the goals of the NIH Research Conference Grant Program and are relevant to the scientific mission of the NIH and to the public health. These objectives are consistent with addressing the research priorities of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. These objectives are consistent with the Strategic Plan of Shaw University. This Strategic Plan outlines 15 institutional priorities toward which the University directs efforts and resources. Two of the fifteen strategies directly focus on expanding research activities. The President of Shaw University, Dr. Clarence G. Newsome, acknowledged the significance of this conference for building the stature of Shaw University as a leader in health disparities research (Letter of Support). Conference Program The conference is organized over a two day period to allow adequate time for meaningful exchange and discussion of research. This move follows significant feedback from participants at the two previous conferences to increase the length of the conference. Careful consideration was given to economic concerns with travel funds being cut by many agencies. The final decision was to extend the conference to two days and provide participant with a high quality conference offering sessions for the diverse audiences we are trying to attract. One of the overwhelming requests for change from the last conference evaluation was to increase the amount of time devoted to the student presentations and activities. In responding to this request, we will engage a number of current and former students as presenters. We are also engaging students in conference planning and communication to increase outreach to students to increase participation in the conference. The focus of research in the IHSCR has been toward bio-medical and bio-behavioral issues. This approach has allowed researchers to carve out a specific niche that utilizes the unique skills of investigators in the IHSCR and issues of importance to policy makers, health care providers, and practitioners in North Carolina. The IHSCR investigators are interacting more with state health leaders so that there is exchange of information and exploration of how the IHSCR researchers can work with state public health leaders. Researchers will be mindful of the need to share results in a manner that will be useful to practitioners who are working on the front lines to reduce health disparities. This conference provides a unique opportunity for us to project the Institute as a leader in health disparities research and also project leadership organizing and sponsoring a high quality conference to disseminate the research findings. Careful attention to dissemination and translation of results will continue to e a part of the research process for investigators in the IHSCR.