Coordinating Center of Excellence in Social Promotion of Health Equity Research

虽然少数民族受过训练的科学家人数有了相当大的增加， 在生物医学和行为科学领域攻读高级学位的少数族裔人数仍然不足， 低于他们在美国的代表性。S. ^公共卫生领域仍然严重不足， 少数民族攻读高级学位和从事研究工作的人数， 解决这一问题的一种方法是吸引 健康差距人口的学生研究机会，培养他们的兴趣和发展他们的 研究能力。 1999年，阿诺德公共卫生学院（ASPH）和南卡罗来纳州地区健康教育 联合会（AHEC）主办了一系列由公共卫生代表参加的社区会议 机构，中学和高等教育机构，非营利组织，致力于解决 贫困和教育差距，以及经济上处于不利地位和少数民族的地区教会 会员资格在这些会议上，讨论了少数群体在公共卫生部门代表性不足的问题， 对每个教育级别的相关职业进行了调查。与少数群体代表不足有关的问题 并找出了提高代表性的障碍。初中，高中，大学 学生，缺乏对公共卫生的认识和理解被认为是一个压倒性的障碍， 社区中有更多的公共卫生专业人员。这包括学生，家长， 学校工作人员对公共卫生和公共卫生职业的定义有限; 公共卫生专业人员收入不高;缺乏公共卫生教育和职业知识 要求;以及缺乏公共卫生工作场所的接触。大学生确定了专业 公共卫生专业缺乏榜样，缺乏必要的财政支持， 攻读公共卫生专业学位。 新任命的教师的核心挑战是学习如何在教学，研究，服务， 在不牺牲个人关系、健康、个人声音和正直的情况下， 代表性不足的教师描述了孤立，疏远和缺乏可见性的额外压力; 课堂敌意;基于种族的双重标准;顽固的陈规定型观念;被排斥在网络之外;以及 学术的边缘化和边缘化。 我们目前的艾滋病毒/艾滋病和癌症卓越中心提供了研究培训机会， 重点关注艾滋病毒/艾滋病和HPV宫颈癌的代表性不足的教师和研究生和本科生 在过去的四年里，学生（见进度报告）。通过CCE-SPHERE，我们将继续 扩大我们的努力，从代表性不足的人群中招募、培养和留住合格的个人 使健康的社会决定因素领域的研究人员多样化。

Although there has been a considerable increase in the number of minority trained scientists, the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing advanced degrees in the biomedical and behavioral sciences remains below their representation in the U. S. population^ The field of public health remains significantly deficient in the number of minorities pursuing advanced degrees and research careers, and few minority graduates in public health go on to scientific research careers^ One method of addressing this problem is by attracting health disparity population students to research opportunities to cultivate their interest and develop their research capabilities. In 1999, the Arnold School of Public Health (ASPH) and the South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium (AHEC) hosted a series of community meetings attended by representatives of public health agencies, secondary schools and institutions of higher learning, nonprofit organizations working to address poverty and educational disparities, and area churches with economically disadvantaged and minority memberships. During these sessions the problems of under-representation of minorities in public health and related careers were examined from each educational level. Problems related to minority under-representation and barriers to improving that representation were identified. For middle school, high school, and college students, lack of awareness and understanding of public health were identified as an overwhelming obstacle to the presence of more public health professions in the community. This includes the fact that students, parents, and school personnel have a limited definition of public health and public health careers; the perception that public health professionals do not make good salaries; lack of knowledge of public health education and career requirements; and lack of exposure to the public health workplace. College students identified the major barriers as a lack of role models in public health professions and a lack of financial support necessary to pursue professional degrees in public health. The core challenge for newly appointed faculty is learning how to be successful in teaching, research, service, and collegiality without sacrificing personal relationships, health, individual voice, and integrity. Underrepresented faculty have described additional strains of isolation, alienation, and lack of visibility; classroom hostility; racially-based double standards; persistent stereotypes; exclusion from networks; and the devaluation and marginalization of scholarship^. Our current Center of Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Cancer has provided research training opportunities that focus on HIV/AIDS and HPV cervical cancer to underrepresented faculty and graduate and undergraduate students over the last four years (See Progress Report). Through the CCE-SPHERE, we shall continue to expand upon our efforts to recruit, develop, and retain qualified individuals from underrepresented populations to diversify researchers in the areas of the social determinants of health.