Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention Research Center: Advancing Health Equity through Community-Led Applied Public Health Prevention Research and Translation

莫豪斯医学院预防研究中心(MSM PRC)开展 非裔美国人和其他少数民族的跨学科社区预防研究 社区；培训少数群体社区研究人员和公共卫生从业人员； 展示了社区联盟在开展研究中的价值。MSM PRC受监管 由一个社区联盟委员会。中国商业银行是一个管理机构，其多数成员是 委员会由社区居民组成，其主席始终是社区代表。我们的 研究报告委员会确定的优先事项和健康差距的主要原因 他们所在社区的健康问题。 MSM PRC的总体目标将是实施社区参与， 应对顽固的和新出现的健康差距/不平等的循证战略 从而在乔治亚州推进实用的公共卫生预防和卫生公平。 该中心的组成部分旨在吸引(通知、合作伙伴和支持)地方、州、地区和 国家翻译合作伙伴努力扩大核心实施研究和中心 战略(具体目标1)和展现领导力(与多部门合作 合作伙伴广泛实施有效的人口健康办法，以 解决健康差距和促进健康公平(具体目标3) 拟议的核心研究项目将是一项执行研究研究，以解决 实施Take项目在少数民族青壮年人群中的高HIV感染率 Charge，一项以证据为基础的艾滋病毒检测、教育和避孕套分发干预，网址为 少数群体服务机构和周围社区(具体目标3)。穿过 研究目标1我们将在三个总部位于亚特兰大的HBCU和 一所乡村学校。我们将产生关于艾滋病毒检测的新数据，识别艾滋病毒阳性者，以及 提供健康教育，以减少在这些人中发生危险的性行为 未经测试的设置，并将评估保真度、影响和成本。研究目标2将使我们能够 确定在新的农村地点和城市通勤者实施的促进者和障碍 校园，采用混合方法收集数据。研究目标3将评估 避孕套分发的有效性，仿照基于网络的成熟策略 在这些社区中使用避孕套和危险的性行为。通过研究目标4，我们将 开发用于传播的工具包，以指导项目的实施负责其他MSI 全国各地的社区。

The Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention Research Center (MSM PRC) conducts interdisciplinary community-based prevention research in African American and other minority communities; trains minority community-based researchers and public health practitioners; and demonstrates the value of community coalitions in conducting research. MSM PRC is governed by a Community Coalition Board. The CCB serves as a governing body with the majority being comprised of community residents and its Chair is always a community representative. Our research addressess priorites set by the Board and the leading causes of health disparities and health problems in their communities. The overarching goal of the MSM PRC will be to implement community-engaged, evidence-based strategies in response to obstinate and emerging health disparities/inequities thereby advancing applied public health prevention and health equity in the State of Georgia. The Center components aims to engage (inform, partner and support) local, state, regional and national translation partners in efforts to scale core implementation research and center strategies (Specific Aim 1) and demonstrate leadership (in collaboration with multisector partners toward broad scale implementation of effective population health approaches to address health disparities and advance health equity (Specific Aim 3) The proposed core research project will be an implementation research study to address the high rates of HIV among minority young adult populations by implementing Project Take Charge, an evidence-based HIV testing, education and condom distribution intervention, at Minority Serving Institutions and the surrounding communities (Specific Aim 3). Through Research Aim 1 we will Implement Project Take Charge at three Atlanta-based HBCUs and at one rural school. We will generate novel data on HIV testing, identify HIV positive persons, and provide health education to reduce engagement in risky sexual behaviors in these previously untested settings and will evaluate fidelity, impact and cost. Research Aim 2 will allow us to identify the facilitators and barriers to implementation at a new rural site and an urban commuter campus, using a mixed-methods data collection approach. Research Aim 3 will assess the effectiveness of condom distribution, modeled after a well-established web-based strategy on condom use and risky sexual behavior in these communities. Through Research Aim 4 we will develop a toolkit for dissemination to guide implementation of Project Take Charge in other MSI communities across the country.