Research Core

2005年，NCMHD授予LLU的P20奖有助于 建立第一个也是唯一一个关于健康的COE贬低了南加州内陆帝国的研究。 该中心的使命是减少或消除当地社区和全国的健康差距 通过一个强大的生物医学研究核心，专注于糖尿病和癌症，与一个 全面的研究培训和教育核心，以及充满活力和成功的社区外展 核心参与。CHDMM服务于一个广阔的地理区域，人口超过350万。它 预计到2015年，该地区55%以上的人口将属于少数民族（即西班牙裔 和非洲裔美国人），传统上具有较低的社会经济地位和不利的背景 （LSESDB）。2011年加州县健康状况概况将该地区的健康状况和年龄相关的健康状况评为较差。 因糖尿病和癌症死亡（2）。 CHDMM现在准备继续扩大其可持续性和增长。该中心是 目前由14名主要研究人员组成，他们在LLU医学院任职， 公共卫生其中7名研究人员实际居住在 CHDMM，专注于糖尿病和癌症的生物学和转化方面的研究计划。在 此外，医学院基础科学系的一些教员担任兼职 在CHDMM的成员任命，并贡献他们的专业知识，补充领域， 这个中心的研究使命。每周一次的“粉笔谈话风格”非正式研究研讨会汇集了这些 调查人员，并提供了一个论坛，原始的，未发表的数据进行讨论。CHDMM研究者 定期互动，以解决造成健康差距的生物方面问题， 倡议，并创建和扩大社区教育和参与方案。LLU CHDMM 年度健康差异研讨会还展示了研究进展，并汇集了生物医学 研究社区，研究学员，大学管理人员，社区领导人和国家领导人， 健康差距。这些互动创造了一个高度动态和合议的环境， 研究，培训下一代健康差距研究人员，并注重社区参与。

The P20 award by the NCMHD to LLU in 2005 was instrumental for establishing the first and only COE on health disparifies research in the Inland Empire of Southern California. The mission of this center is to reduce or eliminate health disparities in the local communifies and nafionally through a robust biomedical Research Core focused on diabetes and cancer that is interconnected with a comprehensive Research Training and Education Core, and a dynamic and successful Community Outreach and Engagement Core. The CHDMM serves a vast geographical area with a populafion of over 3.5 million. It is esfimated that by 2015, over 55% of the population in this region will belong to ethnic groups (i.e. Hispanics and African American) that traditionally have a low socioeconomic status and disadvantaged background (LSESDB). The California County Health Status Profiles 2011 ranked this region pooriy in health, and in agerelated deaths due to diabetes and cancer (2). The CHDMM is now poised for continuing expanding its sustainability and growth. The Center is currentiy comprised of 14 principal investigators with faculty appointments at the LLU Schools of Medicine and Public Health. Seven of these investigators are physically housed in contiguous laboratories within the CHDMM, focusing their research programs on biological and translational aspects of diabetes and cancer. In addition, a number of faculty members in the basic science departments ofthe School of Medicine hold adjunct member appointments in the CHDMM and contribute with their expertise in areas that complement the research mission of this center. A weekly "chalk talk style" informal research seminar brings together these investigators and provides a forum where original, unpublished data are discussed. CHDMM researchers interact on a regular basis to address biological aspects underiying health disparities, design translational initiatives, and create and expand programs for community education and participafion. The LLU CHDMM Annual Health Disparities Symposium also showcases research progress and brings together the biomedical research community, research trainees, university administrators, community leaders, and national leaders in health disparities. These interactions create a highly dynamic and collegial environment for collaborative research, training the next generation of health disparities researchers, and focusing community engagement.