Mesoamerican Center for Population Health Research on Non-Communicable Disease

项目摘要 本提案的总体目标是规划在以下地区建立一个区域卓越研究中心： 中美洲非传染性疾病，以满足研究、培训和政策需求， 以减轻该地区非传染性疾病的负担。这项申请反映了七个机构的合作努力， 哥伦比亚国家癌症研究所（INC-Colombia）、危地马拉癌症研究所（INCAN- 危地马拉）、墨西哥国家癌症研究所（INCan-Mexico）、国家公共卫生研究所（INCan）、 （INSP-墨西哥）、新莱昂自治大学（UANL-墨西哥）、 哥斯达黎加（UHA-哥斯达黎加）和哈佛大学T.H. Chan School of Public Health（Chan School）INSP- 墨西哥将协调与哈佛禅学院和中美洲研究中心的伙伴关系。 提供一个沟通和管理的平台。该项目将利用 现有的合作和体制基础设施以及能力建设经验， 中美洲公共卫生研究所以及该区域一体化和发展的其他现有努力。 该伙伴关系将允许共享现有和未来的研究设施和资源，包括 通信，培训和信息技术能力，第一个大规模的癌症队列研究， 拉丁美洲（墨西哥教师队列），以及肿瘤储存库和生物库设施。强NCD 研究专长将从我们的高收入国家伙伴和能力建设机会转移 将被培养。在进行需求评估并通过利益相关者的参与后，我们将制定一个本地和 科学相关的癌症和糖尿病研究计划，加强公共卫生研究， 培训和职业发展，建立可持续核心设施共享的组织框架， 确定必要的研究支助业务。协调区域非传染性疾病研究优先事项，加强 人力资源以及共享当前和未来的非传染性疾病基础设施和设备将促进研究 从基础科学到实施糖尿病和癌症预防计划和政策的能力 在整个地区。基于知识翻译模型，我们的方法将响应当地需求 并将制定一个短期和中期的可持续计划，以建立一个中美洲人口中心 非传染性疾病的健康研究。

PROJECT SUMMARY The overall aim of this proposal is to plan the development of a Regional Center of Research Excellence in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) in Mesoamerica to address research, training and policy needs in order to lower the burden of NCDs in the region. This application reflects the collaborative effort of seven institutions, the National Cancer Institute of Colombia (INC-Colombia), the Cancer Institute of Guatemala (INCAN- Guatemala), the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (INCan-Mexico), the National Institute of Public Health (INSP-Mexico), the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL-Mexico), the Hispano-American University in Costa Rica (UHA-Costa Rica), and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Chan School). INSP- Mexico will coordinate partnerships with the Harvard Chan School and research sites in the Mesoamerican region and provide a communication and administrative platform. The project will take advantage of the existing collaborative and institutional infrastructure and capacity building experience accrued by the Mesoamerican Institute of Public Health as well as other existing efforts to integrate and develop the region. The partnership will allow for sharing existing and future research facilities and resources including communications, training and information technology capabilities, the first large-scale cancer cohort study in Latin America (Mexican Teachers’ Cohort), and tumor repository and biobanking facilities. Strong NCD research expertise will be transferred from our high-income country partner and capacity building opportunities will be fostered. After a needs assessment and through stakeholder engagement, we will develop a locally and scientifically relevant cancer and diabetes research programs, strengthen public health research through training and career development, establish organizational frameworks for sustainable core facility sharing and define essential research support operations. Coordinating regional NCD research priorities, strengthening human resources and sharing current and future NCD infrastructure and facilities would enhance research capacity from basic science to implementation on diabetes and cancer prevention programs and policies across the region. Based on a knowledge translation model, our approach will be responsive to local needs and will create a short- and mid-term sustainable plan for building a Mesoamerican Center for Population Health Research on Non-Communicable Disease.