Realizing the Promise of Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research: A Communi

描述（由申请人提供）：与社区在研究中的合作是一个连续体，称为社区参与研究。美国国立卫生研究院、研究人员和社区团体日益认识到，社区参与的研究对于理解和解决不同种族、民族和收入状况的健康状况和健康结果差异至关重要。因此，希望在他们所服务的社区或有机会进入的社区进行研究的研究人员正在接触更多的社区团体，并且更多的社区团体正在启动他们自己的研究。大学和以大学为基础的卫生差异研究人员为其研究作用建立了供资机制，并建立了专业发展、指导和宣传网络。随着越来越多的社区组织参与研究，很明显，他们需要自己的这种支持。我们提议的会议“实现社区参与健康差异研究的承诺：社区合作伙伴论坛”将召集参与健康差异研究的经验丰富和新手社区组织，分享他们的经验，相互学习，计划持续的同伴支持，并提出实践，研究和政策制定的建议。会议由参与卫生差距研究的社区组织“设计并为其设计”，将深入审查和解决他们面临的挑战和问题，提高他们的知识和技能，同时促进建立一个国家社区伙伴网络，以促进持续的共享学习、指导和专业发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Collaboration with communities in research occurs along a continuum referred to as community-engaged research. Community-engaged research is increasingly recognized by NIH, researchers and community groups as critical to understanding and addressing differences in health status and health outcomes across race, ethnicity and income status. As a result, more community groups are being approached by researchers who want to conduct research in the communities they serve or have access to, and more community groups are initiating their own research studies. Universities and university-based health disparities researchers have established funding mechanisms for their research roles and networks for professional development, mentoring and advocacy. As more community organizations are engaged in research, it is clear that they need their own such supports. Our proposed conference, "Realizing the Promise of Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research: A Community Partner Forum," will convene experienced and novice community organizations involved in health disparities research to share their experiences, learn from one another, plan ongoing peer support, and make recommendations or practice, research and policy development. Designed "by and for" community organizations involved in health disparities research, the conference will examine and address in-depth the challenges and issues they face and enhance their knowledge and skills while simultaneously contribute to building a national community partner network for ongoing shared learning, mentoring and professional development. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Community-engaged research is increasingly recognized by NIH, researchers and community groups as critical to achieving health equity across the diverse communities that comprise the United States. By convening community organizations that are involved in community-engaged health disparities research, our proposed conference will help to ensure that communities most affected by health disparities are at the decision making tables that decide what research gets conducted, how and by whom, and that adequate resources are provided for their involvement. As such, the proposed conference seeks to ensure that community-engaged health disparities research in the future can reach its full potential to improve the public's health.