TAMU/PVAMU Collaboration Reducing Health Disparities

描述（由申请人提供）：健康差距已经成为我们最紧迫的公共卫生问题之一。需要进行研究，以帮助我们更好地了解健康差距存在的原因，以及可以采取哪些措施来减少和消除这些差距。摆在我们面前的挑战是制定有效的工具、方案和服务，对健康差距产生影响，并为提高生活质量提供机会。与白人相比，非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔美国人在制定减少健康风险的有效方法方面所知甚少，这显然需要进行可以广泛传播的研究工作。减少风险的拟议研究的主题是“通过健康促进和疾病预防减少健康差距：减少非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔美国人一生中的风险”。尽管在德克萨斯州的这个地区有一个主要的机构，一个历史上的黑人学院和大学，一个西班牙裔服务机构，社区卫生诊所和广泛的社区组织，但没有协调一致的研究努力来解决健康差距。德克萨斯农工大学（TAMU）和Prairie View A&M大学（PVAMU）的合作伙伴关系是为了开始将TAMU系统中的学校联系起来，开展研究和促进活动，以减少和消除健康差距。具体来说，正如《区域区域协定》所述，这一拟议项目将“扩大和加强机构基础设施和能力，开展旨在解决并最终消除健康差距的研究”。整个项目的具体目标是：1)发展和组织研究合作；2)将大学、保健和社区伙伴联系起来；3)开展两项主要研究，如本拨款申请所述，围绕“通过健康促进和疾病预防减少健康差距：降低非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔人口的整个生命周期风险”的主题；5)保持四个核心（行政，研究发展，职业发展和社区外展）。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Health disparities have become one of our most pressing public health concerns. Research is needed to help us better understand why health disparities exist and what can be done to reduce and eliminate them. The challenge before us is to develop effective tools, programs, and services that will have an impact on health disparities and provide opportunities for a better quality of life. Less is known about development of effective approaches for health risk reduction among African Americans and Hispanics compared to Whites which represents a clear need for research efforts that can be widely disseminated. The theme of the proposed research in risk reduction is "Reducing Health Disparities through Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Reducing Risk across the Lifespan among African Americans and Hispanic Populations." Despite the existence of a major institution, a Historically Black College and University, a Hispanic Serving Institution, community health clinics, and extensive community based organizations in this region of Texas, no coordinated research efforts exists that address health disparities. The Partnership of Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is forged to begin to link the TAMU System schools to conduct studies and promote activities that will reduce and eliminate health disparities. Specifically, this proposed project will, as stated in the RFA, "augment and strengthen institutional infrastructure and capacity to conduct research aimed at addressing and ultimately eliminating health disparities." The Specific Aims of the overall project are: 1) to develop and organize research collaborations; 2) to link university, health care and community partners; 3) to conduct 2 major studies, as described in this grant application, around the theme of "Reducing Health Disparities through Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Reducing Risk across the Lifespan Among African Americans and Hispanic Populations;" and 5) to maintain four cores (Administrative, Research Development, Career Development, and Community Outreach).