ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ARKANSAS PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER (ARPRC) CATEGORY 2

中心申请描述（由研究者提供）：这个第2类中心申请提议创建阿肯色预防研究中心（ARPRC），建立在阿肯色大学医学科学（UAMS） Fay W. Boozman公共卫生学院（COPH）的社区导向基础上，这是一个完全由ceph认证的公共卫生学院。这种以社区为导向的做法，在COPH的规划、研究、教育/培训和服务项目以及申请的准备过程中，促成了强有力的社区合作关系和积极的社区参与，这反映在拟议中心各级社区合作伙伴的共同领导中。我们建议将ARPRC的许多研究、参与和教育活动集中在阿肯色州东南部的三角洲地区，该地区历史上是该州的棉花生产地，也是阿肯色州大多数非裔美国人的家园，他们是该州最大的种族/少数民族群体，也是该州人均收入最低、几乎所有健康状况的发病率和死亡率最高的地区。阿肯色州的健康指标一直被评为全国最差之一，健康差距很大。拟议的ARPRC的长期总体目标是：发展CBPR研究和教育计划（针对学者、从业人员和社区合作伙伴/成员），降低阿肯色州种族和少数民族患慢性病的风险，目标是消除慢性病健康差距。拟议中心的总体五年目标是：发展研究、合作和教育基础设施，以便开发和实施一项利用CBPR解决儿童肥胖问题的核心试点研究，并积极参与国家PRC网络。拟议ARPRC的具体目标包括：1)发展的基础设施使我们能够进一步《跨境隐私规则体系》项目和允许ARPRC积极成员参与中华人民共和国网络,包括六个单位/委员会(指导委员会主任的办公室,一个社区咨询委员会的出租车,社区参与和合作单位——CEPU,通信和传播单位——基民盟,教育和培训单位——ETU评估单位——欧盟,2)进行《跨境隐私规则体系》试点研究项目在19三角洲5县,开发减少儿童肥胖的工具；3)积极参与中华人民共和国网络。

DESCRIPTION FOR CENTER APPLICATION (provided by the investigator): This Category 2 Center application proposes to create the Arkansas Prevention Research Center (ARPRC), building on community-based orientation of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health (COPH), a fully CEPH-accredited school of public health. This community orientation has led to strong community partnerships and active community participation in COPH planning, research, education/training and service programs, and in the preparation of this application, as reflected by community partner co-leadership at all levels of the proposed Center. We propose to focus many of the ARPRC's research, engagement and education activities on the southeastern Arkansas Delta region, historically the cotton-producing part of the state and home to most of Arkansas' African-American population, the state's largest racial/ethnic minority group, with the lowest per capita income in the state and the highest morbidity and mortality for nearly all health conditions. Arkansas' health indicators are consistently rated among the worst in the nation and health disparities are significant The long-term overall goal of the proposed ARPRC is: to develop CBPR research and educational programs (for academicians, practitioners, and community partners/members) that reduce risks for chronic disease among Arkansas' racial and ethnic minorities with a goal of eliminating chronic disease health disparities. The overall five-year goal of the proposed Center is: to develop the research, partnership, and educational infrastructure in order to develop and implement a core pilot study using CBPR in addressing childhood obesity and actively participate in the national PRC Network. Specific aims for the proposed ARPRC include: 1) to develop infrastructure to enable us to conduct further CBPR projects and allow the ARPRC to participate as an active member in the PRC Network, including six units/committees (a Director's Office, a Steering Committee, a Community Advisory Board -CAB, a Community Engagement and Partnerships Unit - CEPU, a Communication and Dissemination Unit - CDU, an educational and Training Unit - ETU, an Evaluation Unit - EU, 2) to conduct a CBPR pilot research project in 5 of 19 Delta counties, developing tools to reduce childhood obesity; and 3) to participate actively in the PRC Network.