ADVANCING MINORITY AGING RESEARCH EFFORTRS

要求提供五年的支助， 这将1）刺激研究形成的持续增长 联合国系统内四个机构之间的伙伴关系： 卡罗莱纳大学（ECU）、费耶特维尔州立大学（FSU）和 北卡罗来纳州中央大学（NCCU），两个TBMI，和 查佩尔山; 2）增加与其他感兴趣的TBMI的联系 参与研究活动;以及3）指导活动 通过资助三项试点研究， 以后会发展成R 01。 试点研究的数量将 增加补助金的支出。 该中心将重点关注 促进慢性病筛查和管理的干预措施 疾病和建立在研究与合作者在整个四个 大学和社区诊所，如Cape Valley Fear Medical 中心 该资源中心将由新成立的 在查佩尔山建立了老龄化研究所，但它的目的是 在范围和方案上覆盖整个系统。 执行委员会将 包括来自四个机构的代表， 这个财团和四个核心的董事。 讲习班将 每年组织两次会议， 顾问团 在这些会议上， 将审查每个核心的活动， 评估。 该中心将资助奖学金，以夏季公共卫生 少数民族健康研究所，并参加其他 校园活动，以增加研究人员的多样性， 衰老联合体成员将积极参与所有 核心，但一些专业化将发生。 比如说， 查佩尔山的负责人将领导衡量核心， 补救尺度用于少数群体。 NCCU将领导 社区联络核心。来自社区的社区伙伴 将确定各组织，以建立一个数据库， 愿意参加正在进行的研究的少数群体 问题研究该中心将与其他活动合作， 校园创造和促进研究人员之间的多样性， 少数民族老龄化和健康。

Five years of support are requested to provide a structural umbrella that will 1) stimulate continued growth in the formation of research partnerships among four institutions within the UNC System: East Carolina University (ECU), Fayetteville State University (FSU) and North Carolina Central University (NCCU), two TBMIs, and the UNC at Chapel Hill; 2) increase outreach to other TBMIs that are interested in participating in research activities; and 3) mentor the activities of researchers in minority aging by funding three pilot studies that will later be developed into R01s. The number of pilot studies will increase in the out-years of the grant. The center will focus on interventions that promote screening and management of chronic illnesses and build on studies with collaborators throughout the four universities and community clinics such as the Cape Valley Fear Medical Center. The resource center will be under the auspices of the newly created Institute on Aging based at Chapel Hill, but it is designed to be UNC system wide in scope and program. An executive committee will include representation from each of the four institutions that form this consortium, and the directors of the four cores. Workshops will be organized twice a year to correspond with the meeting of the advisory panel. At these meetings, the progress of the pilot studies will be reviewed and the activities in each of the cores will be assessed. The center will fund fellowships to the Summer Public Health Research Institute on Minority Health and participate in other activities on the campuses to increase diversity among researchers in aging. Members of the consortium will take an active role in all of the cores, although however some specialization will occur. For example, UNC at Chapel Hill will lead the Measurement Core which will assess and remediate scales for use with minority populations. NCCU will lead the Community Liaison Core. Community associates from community based organizations will be identified in order to develop a database of minority persons who are willing to take part in ongoing research studies. The center will cooperate with other activities on the campuses for creating and promoting diversity among researchers in minority aging and health.