Regional Community Partner Forums & Webinars on Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research

 描述(由申请人提供)：在研究中与社区的合作沿着称为社区参与研究的连续统一体进行。国家卫生研究院、研究人员和社区团体承认，社区参与研究对于了解和解决不同种族、族裔和收入状况之间的健康状况和健康结果差异至关重要。因此，越来越多的研究人员与社区团体接触，寻求在他们所服务或进入的社区进行研究，更多的社区团体正在发起自己的研究。大学和以大学为基础的健康差距研究人员为其研究角色建立了资助机制，并建立了专业发展、指导和宣传网络。随着越来越多的社区团体参与研究，很明显，他们自己也需要这样的支持。我们在2011年、2012年和2014年成功地举办了全国性社区论坛，召集了来自全国各地的300多个社区合作伙伴，加深他们参与健康差距研究所需的知识和技能。我们建议在此基础上举办一系列区域论坛和网络研讨会，使社区合作伙伴的数量翻一番。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Collaboration with communities in research occurs along a continuum referred to as community-engaged research. Community-engaged research is recognized by the National Institutes of Health, 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, community groups are increasingly being approached by researchers seeking 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 groups are engaged in research, it is clear that they need their own such supports. We held successful national community forums in 2011, 2012 and 2014 that convened over 300 community partners from across the country to deepen the knowledge and skills they need to engage in health disparities research. We propose to build on this foundation by offering a series of regional forums and webinars that will double the number of community partners reached.