CENTER FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS RESEARCH

弱势群体研究中心（CVPR）的目标是提高对弱势群体健康相关问题的认识（例如，有色人种;妇女和儿童;未成年母亲;穷人;无家可归者和老年人;物质使用者;以及暴露于危险条件和污染环境的个人），从而降低相对风险，增加资源可用性，并改善这些人群的健康状况。《2010年健康人》中概述的旨在消除健康状况差距、减少健康风险和促进特定人群使用预防性干预措施的国家卫生优先事项将是《健康人战略》的一个主要重点。在加州（CA），特别是在洛杉矶县（LAC），非常需要开发CVPR。拉丁美洲和加勒比人口众多、文化多样性和贫困率高，使其成为调查与弱势人口健康状况有关的问题和解决其社会政策影响的绝佳场所。CVPR的目标包括：（1）通过支持调查人员正在进行的研究和新的试点可行性研究，提高对弱势群体健康相关问题的认识，以改善各种弱势群体的健康状况;（2）通过生物实验室核心，加强对研究的支持，并利用分子/细胞/生理分析研究弱势群体的风险和健康状况; 3）通过社会政策和传播核心，加强研究支持，并在研究的所有阶段发展支持性社区网络;和4）建立科学家跨学科准备和科学家合作机制，以及科学家在涉及定性和定量的弱势群体生物行为研究方面的合作机制通过研究支助核心和行政核心的活动，采用了一种方法。通过让研究参与者参与研究的开发和实施，直接传播弱势研究参与者参与研究的开发和实施的结果，并直接向社区、临床医生和政策制定者传播弱势群体研究的结果，该中心的教师将能够解决重要的护理和其他实践问题，并将研究成果交付给社区。CVPR的设计在研究弱势群体的生物和行为研究人员之间建立了一个独特的科学界面，并促进了研究转化为基于社区的计划，并对社会政策产生影响。CVPR将包括来自护理和其他学科的12名主要教职员工和12名附属成员。由著名科学家和社区领导人组成的科学社区咨询委员会将进一步加强中心的能力。加州大学洛杉矶分校护理学院长期致力于通过其研究，临床设施和教育计划改善弱势群体的健康状况。

The goal of the Center for Vulnerable Populations Research (CVPR) is to advance knowledge about health related problems of vulnerable populations (e.g., ethnic people of color; women and children; adolescent mothers; the poor; homeless and elderly; substance users; and individuals exposed to hazardous conditions and polluted environments) and, thereby, decrease relative risks, increase resource availability, & improve the health status of these populations. National health priorities aimed at eliminating disparities in health status, reducing health risks, and promoting use of preventive interventions among specified population groups, as outlined in Health People 2010, will be a major focus of the CVPR. A great need exists for development of a CVPR in California (CA), and particularly in Los Angeles County (LAC). The large population, multicultural diversity, and high incidence of poverty make LAC an excellent site for investigating issues related to the health status of vulnerable populations and addressing their social policy implications. Aims of the CVPR include: 1) advancing knowledge about health-related problems of vulnerable populations by supporting ongoing research of investigators and new pilot-feasibility studies designed to improve health status outcomes of diverse vulnerable populations; 2) strengthening the research support and utilization of molecular/cellular/physiologic assays in studies of the risks and health status of vulnerable populations through the Bio-Laboratory Core; 3) enhancing research support and development of supportive community networks in all phases of research with vulnerable populations through the Social Policy and Dissemination Core; and 4) creating mechanisms for interdisciplinary preparation of scientists and collaboration of scientists and collaboration of scientists in biobehavioral research with vulnerable populations involving qualitative and quantitative methodology through activities of the Research Support Core and the Administrative Core. By involving research participants in the development and implementation of studies and directly disseminating the results of vulnerable research participants in the development and implementation of studies and directly disseminating the results of vulnerable populations research to communities, clinicians and policy makers, the Center faculty will be able to address important nursing and other practice issues and deliver research results into the community. The design of the CVPR creates a unique scientific interface between biologic and behavioral researchers studying vulnerable populations and facilitates translation of research into community-based programs with implications for social policy. The CVPR will include 12 key faculty members and 12 affiliate members from nursing and other disciplines. A Scientific-Community Advisory Committee composed of renowned scientists and leaders in the community will further strengthen the Center's capabilities. UCLA School of Nursing has had a long-term commitment to improving health status outcomes of vulnerable populations through its research, clinical facilities, and educational programs.