An EXPORT Center of Excellence for Inner City Health

宾夕法尼亚大学和切尼大学已经把肥胖和肥胖相关的 疾病作为重点“一个出口中心的卓越内城健康。“坐落在宾夕法尼亚州的 该中心将促进环境和行为的跨学科研究 减少与肥胖有关的慢性病和危及生命的疾病，如糖尿病， 心血管疾病、某些癌症、哮喘和其他呼吸系统疾病。它包括注意 关键的社会结构，文化和社会心理的饮食模式和身体活动的决定因素， 如果要缩小差距，就必须解决生活方式的两个基本方面。在当地学校， 教会和社区组织，该中心将促进儿童和成人的健康评估， 支持非裔美国人和拉丁裔社区的健康倡议，并鼓励文化能力 可以更好地实现卫生机构和内部 城市社区。在宾大内部，拟议的领导层涉及医学院、护理学院、社会学院、 工作，艺术和科学。由宾夕法尼亚大学和切尼调查人员联合领导的一个行政核心将 监督和整合8个跨学科核心的工作-研究，制图共享资源 建模，研究设计和数据分析，行为和文化方法，培训，试点/可行性 研究，社区推广和信息传播，以及少数民族健康和健康差异 教育核心主任和调查员包括相当多的高级和初级官员， 教师来自代表性不足的少数族裔。切尼特别感兴趣的是教师的发展; 学生参与研究;以及科学和相关卫生专业的能力建设， 对这个历史悠久的黑人机构的使命至关重要宾夕法尼亚大学特别关注的是增加少数民族 在健康科学和相关领域的存在;提供一个文化能力，社区参与 本科生，研究生和专业学生的学术经验;整合新知识， 技术纳入目前的研究，教学和保健服务;并加强卫生组成部分， 与费城市和费城西部城市社区的持续伙伴关系。

The University of Pennsylvania and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania have taken obesity and obesityrelated diseases as the focus for "An EXPORT Center of Excellence on Inner City Health." Housed in Penn's School of Medicine, the Center will foster cross-disciplinary research into enviromnental and behavioral strategies to reduce chronic illnesses and life-threatening conditions associated with obesity, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers, asthma and other respiratory problems. It incorporates attention to critical social-structural, cultural, and psychosocial determinants of eating patterns and physical activity as two fundamental aspects of lifestyle that must be addressed if disparities are to be reduced. With local school, church and community organizations, the Center will facilitate health assessment in children and adults, support health initiatives in the African American and Latino communities, and encourage culturallycompetent practices that can better bring about collaboration between the health establishment and the inner city community. Within Penn, the proposed leadership involves the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, and Arts & Sciences. An Administrative Core, jointly led by Penn and Cheyney investigators, will oversee and integrate the work of 8 interdisciplinary Cores--Research, Shared Resources in Cartographic Modeling, Research Design & Data Analysis, Behavioral & Cultural Methods, Training, Pilot/Feasibility Studies, Community Outreach & Information Dissemination, and Minority Health & Health Disparities Education. The core directors and investigators include a substantial component of both senior and junior faculty from underrepresented minority populations. Of special interest to Cheyney are faculty development; student engagement in research; and capacity-building in the sciences and allied health professions that are critical to the mission of this historically-Black institution. Special concerns of Penn are to increase minority presence in the health sciences and related fields; to provide a culturally-competent, community-involved academic experience for undergraduate, graduate and professional students; to integrate new knowledge and techniques into current research, teaching and health care delivery; and to strengthen the health component of an ongoing partnership with the City of Philadelphia and the urban West Philadelphia community.