COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CORE

贫穷社区和少数民族社区承受着不成比例的疾病负担。 基于社区的研究可以改善健康结果，特别是对弱势社区而言。 培养研究人员致力于社区参与与生态系统有关的研究， 在资源贫乏的社区传播研究结果的创新办法是重要的步骤， 这个总体目标。此外，为社区成员提供研究教育，使他们能够 充分参与研究奋进很重要。这个项目出口中心社区核心有 以前建立，并将保持互利，真实，社区和学术伙伴关系。这 社区核心建立在我们过去的项目出口社区核心的优势， 与洛杉矶的非洲裔美国人和拉丁裔社区有着密切的联系， 重要的社区参与项目：健康见证项目和建设 桥梁最佳健康-糖尿病在整个生命周期。在这个应用程序中，我们的社区核心 支持两个重要的以社区为基础的研究项目，降低非洲艾滋病毒感染率， 治疗低收入拉丁美洲人的抑郁症和糖尿病。都是从德鲁/加州大学洛杉矶分校 合作伙伴关系。 社区核心的具体目标包括： 具体目标1：建立和维护互利的学术/社区伙伴关系： 1. a.支持基于社区的网络合作伙伴与EXPORT研究人员合作， 支持我们的两个主要研究项目，我们的艾滋病毒预防和抑郁症/糖尿病护理研究。 1.b.与不同的社区合作，发展他们进行严格研究的能力， 在他们的机构内培养调查人员，他们可以在基于社区的 research. 具体目标2：更广泛地传播我们的研究成果，部分是通过持续支持 我们的两个社区项目，以及通过两个赞助的社区论坛，以介绍我们的研究 调查结果。 具体目标3：开发和实施指导组件： 3.a.进一步发展德鲁和加州大学洛杉矶分校的基础设施，参与社区合作研究， 消除健康差距。 3.b.指导和教授社区合作研究技能，以初级教师和试点项目 对消除健康差距的研究感兴趣的调查人员。

A disproportionate burden of disease and illness is borne by poor and ethnic minority communities. Community-based research can improve health outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged communities. Development of researchers committed to community participation in disparities-related research and innovative approaches to disseminate findings in resource poor communities are important steps towards this overall goal. Furthermore, providing research education to community members so that they can participate fully in the research endeavor is important. This Project EXPORT Center Community Core has previously built, and will maintain, mutually beneficial, authentic, community and academic partnerships. This Community Core builds upon the strengths of our past Project EXPORT Community Core with established strong ties with the African American and Latino communities in Los Angeles and experience fielding two important community-based engagement projects: the Witness for Wellness Project and the Building Bridges to Optimum Health - Diabetes Throughout the Lifespan. In this application, our Community Core supports two important community-based research projects, decreasing HIV infection rates in African Americans and treating depression and diabetes in low-income Latinos. Both grew from our Drew/UCLA collaborative partnerships. The Specific Aims of the Community Core include: Specific Aim 1: Create and maintain mutually beneficial academic/community partnerships: 1 .a. Support community-based network partners working collaboratively with EXPORT researchers to support our two major research projects, our HIV prevention and depression/diabetes care studies. 1.b. Partner with diverse communities in developing their capacities for rigorous research and in developing investigators within their agencies who can work collaboratively in community-based research. Specific Aim 2: Achieve broader dissemination of our research findings, in part through ongoing support of our two community projects, as well as through two sponsored community forums to present our research findings. Specific Aim 3: Develop and implement a mentoring component: 3.a. Further develop infrastructure at Drew and UCLA to engage in community-partnered research to eliminate health disparities. 3.b. Mentor and teach community partnered research skills to junior faculty members and pilot project investigators interested in research to eliminate health disparities.