Outreach Core

项目概要/摘要-外展核心 癌症研究和教育促进健康公平（CREATE）伙伴关系的地理区域是 由圣地亚哥和帝国县组成，这两个美国-墨西哥边境县在加州， 包括约350万居民。该地区是一个少数民族占多数的地区，有着广泛的文化，语言和文化。 种族/民族多样性。癌症风险因素、筛查、治疗和生存率的差异继续存在， 在国家和伙伴关系区域内，特别是在得不到充分服务的群体中，这种情况持续存在。一般而言， 医疗服务不足的人在晚期被诊断出患有癌症， 与富裕的人相比。减少这些癌症差异需要能力 发展循证实践和社区参与的研究和实践传播。那里 还需要更多地参与和培训来自代表性不足背景的研究人员， 与为这一群体服务的社区组织合作。此外，社区很少有 有机会制定研究计划，并与合作伙伴合作实施循证实践 专家临床医生和研究人员。采用纳入所有伙伴关系的创新办法 外展核心通过其总体目标来解决这些差距： 所有的合作伙伴关系都是建立在合作原则上的。为了实现这一目标，外联核心将 采用社区对法官模式，该模式提供了一种有意识的努力，以确保社区参与 双向对话。提出以下具体目标：1）通过以下措施促进癌症健康公平 促进和支持流域相关研究和社区参与的研究，包括但不限于 不限于合作伙伴赞助的研究项目; 2）为社区卫生中心提供支持， 筛查，早期发现，与护理和转诊途径的联系; 3）通过以下方式促进社区参与： 开展需求评估，传播循证做法和资源， 教育和外联活动;以及4）通过提供以下服务，为伙伴关系的教育使命做出贡献 为本科生、研究生和医科学生提供教育机会， 社区参与研究和癌症差异领域的研究人员。密切配合 社区咨询委员会，业主立案法团将建立在现有的社区伙伴关系，进一步扩大 伙伴关系与得不到充分服务的社区开展外联活动，并支持集水区的研究 优先癌症为开展这项工作，核心小组组建了一个多学科小组， 癌症差异研究、预防、多层次干预和社区卫生系统干预。 核心的合作方法是对社区需求的回应，并将改善癌症健康的公平性， 伙伴关系的区域及以外。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT – OUTREACH CORE The Cancer Research and Education to Advance HealTh Equity (CREATE) Partnership’s geographic area is composed of San Diego and Imperial Counties, the two U.S.-Mexico border counties in California which include ~3.5 million residents. This region is a majority-minority area, with extensive cultural, linguistic, and racial/ethnic diversity. Disparities in cancer risk factors, screening, treatment and survivorship continue to persist nationally and within the Partnership’s region, particularly among underserved groups. Generally, medically underserved individuals are diagnosed with cancer at a later stage and have poorer survival compared to individuals who are more affluent. Reducing these cancer disparities requires capacity development for evidence-based practice and community-engaged research and practice dissemination. There is also a need for greater engagement and training of researchers from under-represented backgrounds to collaborate with community organizations that serve this population. Further, communities rarely have opportunities to develop research programs and implement evidence-based practices in collaboration with expert clinicians and researchers. Using innovative approaches that are integrated into all Partnership components, the Outreach Core addresses these gaps through its overarching goal: To integrate community engagement principles into all CREATE Partnership activities. To accomplish this, the Outreach Core will adopt the Community-to-Bench model, which provides an intentional effort to ensure community engagement and bi-directional dialogue. The following Specific Aims are proposed: 1) Advance cancer health equity by facilitating and supporting catchment area-relevant research and community-engaged research including but not limited to Partnership-sponsored research projects; 2) Provide support to community health centers for screening, early detection, linkage to care and referral pathways; 3) Foster community engagement by conducting needs assessments, disseminating evidence-based practices and resources and implementing educational and outreach activities; and 4) Contribute to the Partnership’s educational mission by providing educational opportunities to undergraduate, graduate and medical students, as well as early-stage investigators in areas of community-engaged research and cancer disparities. Working closely with the Community Advisory Board, the OC will build upon existing community partnerships to further expand the Partnership’s outreach activities with underserved communities and to support research in catchment area priority cancers. To conduct this work, the Core has assembled a multidisciplinary team with expertise in cancer disparities research, prevention, multilevel interventions, and community health system interventions. The Core’s collaborative approach is responsive to community needs and will improve cancer health equity in the Partnership’s region and beyond.