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

建立阿肯色州 2 类预防研究中心 (ARPRC)

• 批准号: 8137364
• 负责人: JAMES M RACZYNSKI
• 金额: $ 41.5万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-30 至 2014-09-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8137364
• 关键词: ESTABLISHMENT; ARKANSAS; PREVENTION; RESEARCH; CENTER

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.

中心申请说明(由研究人员提供)：此2类中心申请建议创建阿肯色州预防研究中心(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，COPH是一所完全获得CEPH认证的公共卫生学校。这种社区导向导致了强大的社区合作伙伴关系，并使社区积极参与COPH规划、研究、教育/培训和服务计划以及本申请的准备工作，这体现在拟建中心各级社区合作伙伴的共同领导上。我们建议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区，也是阿肯色州大多数非裔美国人的家园，非裔美国人是该州最大的种族/少数民族群体，在该州人均收入最低，几乎所有健康状况下的发病率和死亡率都是最高的。阿肯色州的健康指标一直被评为全国最差的指标之一，健康差距也很大。拟议的ARPRC的长期总体目标是：发展CBPR研究和教育计划(针对院士、从业者和社区合作伙伴/成员)，以降低阿肯色州种族和少数族裔患慢性病的风险，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、伙伴关系和教育基础设施，以便开发和实施使用CBPR解决儿童肥胖问题的核心先导研究，并积极参与中国国家网络。拟议中的社区肥胖研究中心的具体目标包括：1)发展基础设施，使我们能够开展更多的CBPR项目，并让ARPRC作为积极成员参与中华人民共和国网络，包括6个单位/委员会(主任办公室、指导委员会、社区咨询委员会-CAB、社区参与和伙伴关系股-CEPU、传播和传播股-CDU、教育和培训股-ETU、评估股-欧盟)；2)在19个三角洲县中的5个县开展CBPR试点研究项目，开发减少儿童肥胖症的工具；以及3)积极参与中华人民共和国网络。