University of Southern California Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (USC AD/ADRD RCMAR)

项目总结-分析核心 与痴呆症相关的健康，社会和经济问题，以及痴呆症在全球范围内的不公平负担 不同种族/民族的人口，是如此的规模和复杂性，他们需要一个Vantage的位置， 多学科。生成科学证据以促进痴呆症健康公平需要严格的方法 适用于最佳可用数据。南加州大学的阿尔茨海默病和阿尔茨海默病 疾病相关痴呆症资源中心少数民族老龄化研究（USC AD/ADRD RCMAR）带来了一个 整合来自众多学科的理论和工具的独特能力，包括但不限于经济学， 社会学和老年学，使用大型，复杂的数据集，并应用严格的面板数据和准 实验方法，以产生创新的AD/ADRD差异研究。我们的跨学科教师有 支持和专业知识，以推进我们的重点领域的研究：社会，行为和 经济因素、政策和卫生系统影响AD/ADRD风险的差异， 痴呆症患者的健康、保健和经济成果。我们在成功的基础上， 10-一年的历史，推进研究和事业的代表性不足的学者。我们把 基础设施、领导力、跨学科专业知识和资源，以：（1）增加数量、多样性和 痴呆症健康公平研究学者的学术成就;（2）开发新的，创新的 促进痴呆症健康公平的研究。南加州大学AD/ADRD RCMAR位于谢弗中心， 健康政策和经济学，汇集了南加州大学各学校在AD/ADRD方面的专业知识， 维护大型数据核心、分析编程团队和外部事务团队，以支持AD/ADRD 研究和传播研究结果以产生影响。为此，我们增加了来自我们的合作伙伴NIA资助的资源和领导者 中心：南加州大学罗伊巴尔衰老行为干预中心，阿尔茨海默病研究中心， AD/ADRD的经济和社会人口研究中心，南加州大学/加州大学洛杉矶分校生物人口中心 人口健康。重要的是，我们已经与两个HBCU，斯佩尔曼学院和霍华德 大学和加州州立大学富勒顿-西班牙裔和拉丁裔服务机构。大三 研究人员和高级学者和领导人具有独特的地位，可以带来多样化的观点， AD/ADRD研究领域。我们提出了一个分析核心（AnC），它利用了 我们的研究人员和南加州大学丰富的项目资源，提供数据和编程支持， 为科学家提供先进分析方法的讲习班;扩大现有的和发展 新的研究和方法，以促进痴呆症的健康公平;并促进研究和 跨RCMARs的方法。

PROJECT SUMMARY – ANALYSIS CORE The health, social and economic issues associated with dementia, and the inequitable burden of dementia across different racial/ethnic populations, are of such magnitude and complexity that they require a vantage point from multiple disciplines. Generating scientific evidence to advance dementia health equity requires rigorous methods applied to the best available data. The University of Southern California’s Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease Related Dementias Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (USC AD/ADRD RCMAR) brings a distinct capacity for integrating theories and tools from myriad disciplines including but not limited to economics, sociology, and gerontology, using large, complex data sets, and applying rigorous panel data and quasi- experimental methods to generate innovative AD/ADRD disparities research. Our interdisciplinary faculty have the support and expertise to advance research in our focus area: pathways by which social, behavioral and economic factors, and policies and health systems affect disparities in risk of AD/ADRD, and affect disparities in the health, health care and economic outcomes of persons living with dementia. We build upon our successful 10-year history of advancing the research and careers of underrepresented scholars. We bring together the infrastructure, leadership, interdisciplinary expertise and resources to: (1) increase the number, diversity, and scholarly achievements of scholars of dementia health equity research and; (2) develop new, innovative lines of research to advance dementia health equity. The USC AD/ADRD RCMAR is housed in the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, which brings together expertise in AD/ADRD from across USC’s schools, and maintains a large data core, analytical programming team, and external affairs team to support AD/ADRD research and disseminate findings for impact. To this we add resources and leaders from our partner NIA funded centers: USC’s Roybal Center for Behavioral Interventions of Aging, Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Center for Economic and Sociodemographic Study of AD/ADRD, and USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health. Importantly we have partnered with two HBCUs, Spelman College and Howard University, and California State University Fullerton - an Hispanic and Latinx serving institution. Their junior researchers and senior scholars and leaders are uniquely positioned to bring diverse perspectives and broaden the field of AD/ADRD research. We propose an Analysis Core (AnC) that leverages the deep expertise of our Investigators and rich resources of programs at USC to provide data and programming support and offer workshops in sophisticated analytical methods to scientists; to expand on existing and develop new lines of research and methods to advance dementia health equity; and to promote research and methods across RCMARs.