International Conference on Cancer Health Disparities

德克萨斯大学格兰德河谷(UTRGV)位于美国(US)-墨西哥边境的一个地区 那里超过91%的人口是拉丁裔/西班牙裔。格兰德河谷的四个县(RGV) 占近140万人，其中许多人患有几种不同的健康差距，包括 肥胖、糖尿病和癌症。医学院(SOM)成立于2015年，旨在提供更好的健康 护理、医学教育和生物医学研究。UTRGV-SOM具有改善生活的战略地位 通过创新的研究和以患者为中心的护理，改善RGV周围社区的健康和福祉。 UTRGV-SOM吸引并支持有助于解决RGV健康差距的研究 拉美裔/西班牙裔人口。作为其使命的一部分，教育不同的医学生群体，住院医生， 和未来的生物医学科学家在癌症和了解全球水平上的癌症差异，第一 癌症健康差异国际会议(ICCHD)于2021年8月13日至14日在哈林根举行， 美国德克萨斯州这次为期两天的ICCHD-2021是由UTRGV-SOM在R13 CA254453的支持下组织的。 来自10个国家的约200名国家和国际代表亲自出席了这次混合会议，并 通过在线数字方法。考虑美国和墨西哥边境机构的热情参与 为了促进国际参与，我们建议继续举办这一系列国际会议。这次会议 系列将扩大，以利用我们的多样化的继续医学教育的机会 并继续强调美墨边境的少数民族健康和癌症健康差异 区域。这次会议很好地补充了AACR年度和AACR癌症健康差距的使命 开会。因此，UTRGV-SOM尊重地请求NIH NCI为年度研究提供R13支持 题为“癌症健康差异国际会议”的系列研讨会将于十二月起举行 2022年9月10日；2023年12月8日至9日；2024年12月7日至8日，在RGV地区。活动代表将是 来自NIH(NCI/NIMHD)、CPRIT和德克萨斯州米歇尔的哈林根市、爱丁堡、麦卡伦的代表， 除了临床医生、教师、研究人员、科学家、生物信息学家、生物伦理学家等。这 国际会议还与NCI(NCI全球卫生中心)和NIMHD的使命密切一致， 也就是说，支持全球癌症研究和癌症健康差异研究，以促进科学知识 并帮助所有人活得更长，保持高质量的生活方式。ICCHD的主要目标将是1)至 为基础、临床和转化性癌症研究人员之间的科学讨论提供独特的平台 来自美墨边境两侧的机构和其他国际机构，2)介绍 健康差距的概念和全球癌症健康差距研究和组织的教育研究者 以社区为基础的参与性研究和外联，以及3)实现跨专业和跨学科 建立伙伴关系，提高人们对美国和其他国家少数群体健康差距的认识，并帮助消除这些差距。

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is located at the United States (US)-Mexico border, a region where more than 91% of the population is Latino/Hispanic. The four counties of the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) account for almost 1.4 million people, many of whom suffer from several different health disparities including obesity, diabetes, and cancer. The School of Medicine (SOM) was founded in 2015 to provide improved health care, medical education, and biomedical research. UTRGV-SOM is strategically positioned to improve the lives and well-being of RGV surrounding communities through innovative research and patient-centered care. UTRGV-SOM attracts and supports research that will help to address the health disparities of the RGV Latino/Hispanic population. As a part of its mission to educate a diverse group of medical students, residents, and future biomedical scientists in cancer and understand cancer disparities at a global level, the first International Conference on Cancer Health Disparities (ICCHD) was held on August 13-14, 2021, in Harlingen, TX, USA. This two-day ICCHD-2021 was organized by the UTRGV-SOM with the support of R13 CA254453. About 200 national and international delegates from 10 countries attended this hybrid meeting in person and through online digital methods. Considering enthusiastic participation from US and Mexico border institutions and international participation, we propose continuation of this International Conference Series. This conference series will be expanded to take advantage of the opportunity for continued medical education for our diverse populations and to continue emphasis on minority health and cancer health disparities in US-Mexico border areas. This conference complements well the mission of the AACR Annual and AACR cancer health disparity meetings. Therefore, UTRGV-SOM respectfully requests R13 support from the NIH NCI for an Annual Research Symposium Series entitled “International Conference on Cancer Health Disparities,” to be held from December 9-10, 2022; December 8-9, 2023; December 7-8, 2024, in the RGV area. The event delegates will be representatives from NIH (NCI/NIMHD), CPRIT, and the City of Harlingen, Edinburg, McAllen, Mission, Texas, in addition to clinicians, faculty, researchers, scientists, bioinformaticians, bioethicists, and others. This International Conference also closely aligns with the mission of the NCI (NCI Global Health Center) and NIMHD, that is, to support global cancer research and cancer health disparity research to advance scientific knowledge and help all people live longer and maintain a high-quality lifestyle. The prime objectives of ICCHD will be 1) To provide a unique platform for scientific discussions between basic, clinical, and translational cancer researchers from institutions on both sides of the US-Mexico border and from other international institutions, 2) To introduce health disparities concepts and educate investigators in global cancer health disparity research and organize community-based participatory research and outreach, and 3) To enable interprofessional and transdisciplinary partnerships to bring awareness to and help eliminate minority health disparities in the U.S. and other countries.