NU: NEIGHBORS: A Social Science Partnership to Reduce Cancer Disparities (2 of*

描述（由申请人提供）：西北大学Robert H. Lurie综合癌症中心（rhlcc - nu）和东北伊利诺伊大学(NEIU) -中西部唯一的四年制西班牙裔服务机构合作建立了东北伊利诺伊大学健康行为肿瘤研究与科学协会。这个NU NEIGHBORS应用程序代表了一项战略合作，其最终目标是减少和消除在芝加哥突出的癌症差异。我们的目标是促进社区参与的、社会科学的癌症差异研究，为公共健康相关课程的修改建立一个平台，并创建一个训练有素、经验丰富的癌症研究人员和选择健康和科学相关职业的学生的管道。东北大学已发展成为一所综合性大学，在社会科学、教育和科学领域培养了高素质的学士和硕士水平的学生。与东北大学的优势互补，东北大学癌症研究中心开展了广泛的基础、临床和人口科学研究，每年获得超过1.58亿美元的校外资金，并拥有招募和培训癌症研究学生和教师的专业知识和经验。这种协同作用将有助于实现以下目标：1)使东北大学的教师和学生接触到东北大学rhlcc - nu在医学社会科学，社区参与和健康差异领域的研究；2)通过增加会议和专题讨论会的参与，加强rhlcc - nu和NEIUs的合作研究努力和交流机会；3)通过讲习班、研讨会、讲座、社区/大学外展和学术指导，介绍癌症差异、医学社会科学和社区参与研究原则；4)纳入以团队为基础的研究项目，为继续深造的学生提供稳定的渠道；5)将创新的体验式学习课程纳入修改，使学生了解癌症差异、医学社会科学和社区参与研究；6)培养能够成功获得资金解决癌症差异问题的科学家。我们建议采取三管齐下的办法来实现这些目标。首先，在最初的规划阶段，我们将建立我们的行政领导和社区指导委员会（CSC），重点是在整个四年的努力中整合科研培训、教育修改和社区参与。第二，行政领导和CSC将努力确定优先事项。最后，在实施阶段，我们将进行一系列东北大学-北大试点

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University (RHLCCC-NU) and Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) - the only Midwestern four-year Hispanic Serving Institution are partnering to establish the NU-Northeastern Illinois Guild for Health Behavior Oncology Research & Science. This NU NEIGHBORS application represents a strategic collaboration with the ultimate goal of reducing and eliminating cancer disparities which are prominent in Chicago. We aim to foster community-engaged, social science cancer disparities research, build a platform for public health-related curriculum modification, and create a pipeline of well-trained and experienced cancer researchers and students who choose health and science-related careers. NEIU has evolved into a comprehensive university with a track record of training highly qualified bachelor's and master's-level students for professional careers in the social sciences, education, and science fields. Complementary to NEIU strengths, RHLCCC-NU conducts a broad range of basic, clinical, and population science research with an excess of $158 million in annual extramural funding and has expertise and experience to recruit and train students and faculty in cancer research. This synergy will facilitate accomplishment of the following objectives: 1) to expose NEIU faculty and students to research conducted at RHLCCC-NU in the areas of medical social sciences, community engagement and health disparities; 2) to enhance RHLCCC-NU and NEIUs collaborative research efforts and networking opportunities through increased participation in conferences and symposia; 3) to introduce cancer disparities, medical social sciences and community engaged research principles through workshops, seminars, lectures, community/university outreach, and academic instruction; 4) to incorporate team-based research projects that will generate a steady pipeline of students to continue advanced studies; 5) to incorporate innovative experience-learning curricular modifications to expose students to cancer disparities, medical social sciences and community engaged research; and 6) to develop scientists who will succeed in securing funding that addresses cancer disparities. We propose a three-pronged approach to achieve these objectives. First, in the initial planning phase, we will establish our administrative leadership and a community steering committee (CSC) focused on integrating scientific research training, education modification, and community engagement throughout the 4 years of this effort. Second, administrative leadership and the CSC will work to set priorities. Finally, during the implementation stage, we will conduct a series of NEIU-NU pilot research and education projects meant to develop into competitive and collaborative research and training grants and a larger U54 MSI-CCC Partnership Grant. Collectively, these efforts will engage the diverse faculty and student populations at NEIU and NU into a cohesive network of cancer-related social sciences research and education aimed at reducing cancer health disparities.