Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project

描述（由申请人提供）：邵氏大学寻求建立NCMHD项目（邵氏牙买加MoN项目）的牙买加少数民族健康国际研究培训（MHIRT）。Shaw in Jamaica MoN项目的具体目标是：（1）鼓励来自不同健康人群的本科生参与国际合作研究活动;（2）介绍和招募本科生从事行为和流行病学健康研究领域的职业，包括心理学，社会心理学，社会学，健康研究，流行病学和其他相关领域;（3）向肖大学的本科生提供有关前列腺癌专题的行为研究培训;（4）开展一项重要的研究项目，进一步消除非洲裔牙买加男子前列腺癌领域的种族健康差异。 前列腺癌是男性中的主要癌症，并且是美国男性中癌症死亡率的第二大原因。2008年，估计有186，320名男性将被诊断患有前列腺癌，预计约有28，660名男性将死亡。非洲裔美国人和牙买加男性的前列腺癌发病率和死亡率是世界上最高的。 邵氏大学将与牙买加金斯顿的两所大学、西印度群岛大学（UWI）、莫纳校区和科技大学（Utech）的调查人员合作。西印度群岛大学是该地区首屈一指的教育机构，其院系提供广泛的本科，硕士和博士课程，同时保持对加勒比问题的高度重视。UWI还拥有公共卫生和流行病学的研究生学位课程，这将使Shaw学生能够与从事健康相关研究，教育和活动的国际学生和教师交流。 肖在牙买加MoN项目的结果将使我们的学生和调查人员发展牙买加男子的态度和行为，也就是说，他们的意识，知识，态度和信仰（包括归因），行为和风险认知更好地了解前列腺癌和筛查。这项研究的结果可能会产生信息，以回答与他们对这种复杂疾病的理解有关的问题。此外，牙买加MoN项目的肖将为学生提供超越那些在肖大学提供重要的研究经验。 相关性：此次合作将为前列腺癌研究领域的未来交流建立国际合作伙伴关系。此外，牙买加MoN项目的肖将为学生提供超越那些在肖大学提供重要的研究经验。对前列腺癌的关注将确保学生在职业生涯的早期就对这一研究领域感兴趣，特别是因为前列腺癌的负担和与其他群体相比的健康差距在这两个国家都很普遍。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Shaw University seeks to establish the Shaw in Jamaica Minority Health International Research Training (MHIRT) of NCMHD Project (Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project). The specific aims of the Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project are: (1) to encourage undergraduate students from health disparate populations to participate in international collaborative research initiatives; (2) to introduce and recruit undergraduate students to careers in behavioral and epidemiologic health research fields including psychology, social psychology, sociology, health research, epidemiology, and other related fields; (3) to provide behavioral research training to undergraduate students from Shaw University on prostate cancer-related topics; and, (4) to conduct a significant research project that will further the elimination of racial health disparities in the area of prostate cancer among Jamaican men of African descent. Prostate cancer is the leading cancer among men, and the second leading cause of cancer mortality among men in the United States. In 2008, an estimated 186,320 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and about 28,660 men are expected to die. African American and Jamaican men of African descent have the highest prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world. Shaw University will collaborate with investigators at two universities in Kingston, Jamaica, the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus and the University of Technology (Utech). The UWI is the region's premier educational institution and its faculties offer a wide range of undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs while maintaining a strong emphasis on Caribbean issues. UWI also has a graduate degree program in Public Health and Epidemiology which will allow Shaw students to intermingle with international students and faculty who are vested in health-related research, education, and activities. An outcome of the Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project would be to enable our students and investigators to develop a better understanding of the attitudes and behaviors of Jamaican men, that is, their awareness, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs (including attributions), behaviors, and risk perceptions related to prostate cancer and screening. Results from this research may yield information to answer questions related to their understanding of this complex disease. Moreover, the Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project will provide significant research experiences for students beyond those available at Shaw University. RELEVANCE: This collaboration will establish an international partnership for future exchanges in the area of prostate cancer research. Moreover, the Shaw in Jamaica MoN Project will provide significant research experiences for students beyond those available at Shaw University. The focus on prostate cancer will ensure that students become interested in this research area early in their careers, especially since the burden of prostate cancer and the health disparities compared to other groups are quite prevalent in both countries.