Latinos Health Disparities Center

描述（由申请人提供）：康涅狄格州消除拉丁美洲人健康差异卓越中心（CEHDL）是一个跨学科的倡议，基于康涅狄格大学（UConn）与西班牙裔健康理事会（HHC）和哈特福德医院（HH）密切合作领导的财团。CEHDL将有一个核心，是很好地整合在财团机构和明确的权力范围。研究、教育和培训核心将集中在招聘、保留和培养在健康差距领域代表性不足的少数群体。这将通过以下方式实现：高中招生工作、本科课程编制和暑期津贴、研究生一级的研究助理和学费支助以及基于跨文化社区的培训机会。.除了对减少健康差距的科学贡献外，这项研究还将成为CEHDL活动培训和推广的主要机制。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Connecticut Center of Excellence for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos (CEHDL) is an interdisiciplinary initiative based on a consortium led by The University of Connecticut (UConn) in close partnership with The Hispanic Health Council (HHC), and Hartford Hospital (HH). CEHDL will have a core that is well integrated across consortium institutions and with clear lines of authority. The Research Education & Training Core will concentrate on the recruitment, retention, and formation of underrepresented minorities in the area of health disparities. This will be achieved through: high school recruitment efforts, undergraduate curriculum development and summer stipends, research assistantships and tuition support at the graduate level, and cross-cultural community based training opportunities. . In addition to its scientific contribution toward reducing health disparities, this study will serve as a prime mechanism for training and outreach for CEHDL activities.