Investing in America's Future: Mentoring Latinos in Health Disparities Research

投资美国的未来：指导拉丁美洲人进行健康差异研究

• 批准号: 8024389
• 负责人: JOHN P. ELDER
• 金额: $ 29.87万
• 依托单位: SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-25 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8024389
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary: Given the heterogeneity of factors such as culture, acculturation, and socioeconomic status, there is a need for additional research related to cardiovascular health and shared protective and risk factors associated with other chronic diseases specific to Latino subgroups. However, there is an under-representation of Latino scientists and university faculty in the US, which contributes to a limitation in insight among scientists seeking to understand and reverse the negative health disparities experienced by Latino communities. It is thus crucial to train and develop future scientists to increase the body of literature on Latino health and to increase Latino community members' access to culturally competent health information and care. As more Latino researchers are trained, there is greater potential to diversify the workforce and promote culturally sensitive research that encourages the continued inclusion and participation of diverse groups in research studies. The proposed training program, entitled, "Investing in America's Future: Mentoring Latinos in Health Disparities Research," will bring researchers accomplished in Latino community health research (mentors) together with aspiring younger researchers (mentees) to optimize the chances of research success and advancement among the latter and prepare them in turn to train the next generation of individuals who will be working in Latino health. To advance the scientific career development of the junior Latino faculty and scientists, the proposed team will offer a series of trainings and mentoring activities focused on Latino health and health disparities research as related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other conditions associated with CVD risk factors. These activities, which will involve three separate cohorts of approximately eight Latino mentees each (24 mentees total), will consist of an initial two-week long summer institute, a mid-year visit by a mentor to each of the mentees' research settings, and a second summer institute of one-week, as well as a final meeting of all three cohorts at the conclusion of the study period. Regular communication between mentees and mentors and the provision of a modest stipend to pursue additional training will complement the in-person activities. The ultimate goal of the program is to equip the junior researchers with the skills necessary to develop manuscripts and submit a grant proposal related to health disparities and CVD within two years of completing the program. The proposed research training program will be evaluated periodically to determine the overall relevance and value of the methods employed. Mentee and mentor feedback will be used to refine the program to best meet the needs of the participants. Further, portions of the program will be disseminated at its conclusion to allow others who are not able to attend to develop productive Latino health research careers using aspects of the training. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Project Narrative: There is an under-representation of Latino scientists in the US, which contributes to a narrowing of insights among scientists seeking to understand and reverse the negative health disparities experienced by Latino communities. Therefore, this training program will fulfill a great need by training and developing junior Latino faculty and scientists to conduct rigorous research to increase the body of literature on Latino health and to increase Latino community members' access to culturally competent health information and care.

描述（由申请人提供）：项目摘要：鉴于诸如文化，文化和社会经济地位等因素的异质性，需要与心血管健康有关的其他研究以及与拉丁裔亚基特定的其他慢性疾病相关的共同保护和风险因素。但是，在美国，拉丁裔科学家和大学教职员工的代表性不足，这有助于局限于寻求理解和扭转拉丁裔社区所经历的负面健康差异的科学家的洞察力。因此，培训和发展未来的科学家以增加有关拉丁裔健康的文献并增加拉丁裔社区成员获得具有文化胜任的健康信息和护理的文献至关重要。随着越来越多的拉丁裔研究人员的培训，有更大的潜力可以使劳动力多样化并促进对文化敏感的研究，从而鼓励不同群体在研究中的持续包容和参与。 拟议的培训计划题为“在美国的未来进行投资：在健康差异研究中进行指导的拉丁裔”，将使研究人员与有抱负的年轻研究人员（受训者）一起在拉丁裔社区健康研究（导师）中成就，以优化后一种研究成功的机会和进步的机会，并培训他们将在下一代中培训在Latino Health中工作的人。为了推进初级拉丁裔教师和科学家的科学职业发展，拟议的团队将提供一系列培训和指导活动，重点介绍与心血管疾病（CVD）有关的拉丁裔健康和健康差异研究，以及与CVD风险因素有关的其他疾病。这些活动将涉及三个单独的人群，分别包括大约八个拉丁裔受训者（总计24名受训者），将包括一个最初的为期两周的长期夏季研究所，一位导师对每个受训者的研究环境进行了一次访问，以及一周的第二个夏季研究所，以及这三个人群的最终会议。导师与导师之间的定期沟通以及提供适度的津贴以进行其他培训将补充面对面的活动。 该计划的最终目标是为初级研究人员提供制定手稿所需的技能，并在完成该计划的两年内提交与健康差异和CVD有关的赠款建议。拟议的研究培训计划将定期评估，以确定所采用方法的总体相关性和价值。指导者和导师反馈将用于完善该计划，以最佳满足参与者的需求。此外，该计划的一部分将在其结论中进行分散，以允许其他无法参加培训方面发展生产性拉丁裔健康研究职业的人。 公共卫生相关性：项目叙述：在美国，拉丁裔科学家的代表性不足，这有助于缩小寻求理解和扭转拉丁裔社区所经历的负面健康差异的科学家之间的见解。因此，该培训计划将通过培训和发展初级拉丁裔教师和科学家进行严格的研究，以增加有关拉丁裔健康的文献，并增加拉丁裔社区成员获得具有文化上能干的健康信息和护理的途径，从而满足了巨大的需求。