scholarly journals An Evaluation Framework of a Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Equity Research

2022 ◽  
pp. 109821402199192
Author(s):  
Roni Ellington ◽  
Clara B. Barajas ◽  
Amy Drahota ◽  
Cristian Meghea ◽  
Heatherlun Uphold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Community Research ◽  
Federally Funded ◽  
Research Dissemination ◽  
Health Equity Research ◽  
Academic Partner ◽  
Partner Collaboration

Over the last few decades, there has been an increase in the number of large federally funded transdisciplinary programs and initiatives. Scholars have identified a need to develop frameworks, methodologies, and tools to evaluate the effectiveness of these large collaborative initiatives, providing precise ways to understand and assess the operations, community and academic partner collaboration, scientific and community research dissemination, and cost-effectiveness. Unfortunately, there has been limited research on methodologies and frameworks that can be used to evaluate large initiatives. This study presents a framework for evaluating the Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions (FCHES), a National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)-funded Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center (TCC) for health disparities research. This report presents a summary of the FCHES evaluation framework and evaluation questions as well as findings from the Year-2 evaluation of the Center and lessons learned.

scholarly journals “Centering the Margins”: Moving Equity to the Center of Men’s Health Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1317-1327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek M. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Men Of Color ◽  
Equity Research ◽  
Health Equity Research ◽  
Health Progress ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Primary Focus

How might the science of men’s health progress if research on marginalized or subordinated men is moved from the margins of the literature to the center? This commentary seeks to answer this question, suggesting that if more attention is paid to men of color and other marginalized men, the field will be greatly enriched in its ability to understand determinants of men’s health. Reimagining men’s health by moving men’s health disparities to a primary focus of the field may yield critical new insights that would be essential to moving men’s health to the center of health equity research. Focusing on the dual goals of improving the health of marginalized men and examining the determinants of disparities among men and between men and women will yield insights into mechanisms, pathways, and strategies to improve men’s health and address health disparities. Current definitions of health disparities limit the nation’s ability to dedicate resources to populations that need attention—men of color and other marginalized men—that do not fit these definitions. Moving marginalized men to the center of research in men’s health will foster new ways of understanding determinants of men’s health that cannot be identified without focusing on populations of men whose health is as influenced by race, ethnicity, and other structures of marginalization as it is by gender and masculinities. Using Black men as a case example, the article illustrates how studying marginalized men can refine the study of men’s health and health equity.

scholarly journals Recommendations for improving national clinical datasets for health equity research

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 1802-1807
Author(s):  
Rebecca G Block ◽  
Jon Puro ◽  
Erika Cottrell ◽  
Mitchell R Lunn ◽  
M J Dunne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Healthcare Disparities ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Equity Research ◽  
Health Equity Research ◽  
Research And Policy ◽  
Improve Health

Abstract Health and healthcare disparities continue despite clinical, research, and policy efforts. Large clinical datasets may not contain data relevant to healthcare disparities and leveraging these for research may be crucial to improve health equity. The Health Disparities Collaborative Research Group was commissioned by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to examine the data science needs for quality and complete data and provide recommendations for improving data science around health disparities. The group convened content experts, researchers, clinicians, and patients to produce these recommendations and suggestions for implementation. Our desire was to produce recommendations to improve the usability of healthcare datasets for health equity research. The recommendations are summarized in 3 primary domains: patient voice, accurate variables, and data linkage. The implementation of these recommendations in national datasets has the potential to accelerate health disparities research and promote efforts to reduce health inequities.

Designing Actionable Solutions and Curriculum for Pain Disparities Education

Pain Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith C B Adams ◽  
Nancy M Denizard-Thompson ◽  
Gia DiGiacobbe ◽  
Brandon L Williams ◽  
Amber K Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
School Students ◽  
Liaison Committee ◽  
Fellowship Programs ◽  
Medical School Students

Abstract The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) require medical schools to teach their students how to recognize and work towards eliminating health disparities. However, time constraints and a dearth of guidance for educators in teaching pain disparities curricula, pose significant challenges. Herein, we describe successes and lessons learned after designing, implementing, and evaluating an innovative pain disparities curriculum that was embedded in a longitudinal health equity curriculum for third year medical school students at an academic institution. Although the curriculum was developed for medical school students, the concepts may be broadly applicable to other training settings such as residency and fellowship programs.

scholarly journals Community Engagement Practices at Research Centers in U.S. Minority Institutions: Priority Populations and Innovative Approaches to Advancing Health Disparities Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6675
Author(s):  
Tabia Henry Akintobi ◽  
Payam Sheikhattari ◽  
Emma Shaffer ◽  
Christina L. Evans ◽  
Kathryn L. Braun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Research ◽  
Research Centers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Building Community ◽  
Minority Institutions

This paper details U.S. Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Community Engagement Cores (CECs): (1) unique and cross-cutting components, focus areas, specific aims, and target populations; and (2) approaches utilized to build or sustain trust towards community participation in research. A mixed-method data collection approach was employed for this cross-sectional study of current or previously funded RCMIs. A total of 18 of the 25 institutions spanning 13 U.S. states and territories participated. CEC specific aims were to support community engaged research (94%); to translate and disseminate research findings (88%); to develop partnerships (82%); and to build capacity around community research (71%). Four open-ended questions, qualitative analysis, and comparison of the categories led to the emergence of two supporting themes: (1) establishing trust between the community-academic collaborators and within the community and (2) building collaborative relationships. An overarching theme, building community together through trust and meaningful collaborations, emerged from the supporting themes and subthemes. The RCMI institutions and their CECs serve as models to circumvent the historical and current challenges to research in communities disproportionately affected by health disparities. Lessons learned from these cores may help other institutions who want to build community trust in and capacities for research that addresses community-related health concerns.

scholarly journals The Health Equity Leadership Institute (HELI): Developing workforce capacity for health disparities research

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Butler ◽  
Craig S. Fryer ◽  
Earlise Ward ◽  
Katelyn Westaby ◽  
Alexandra Adams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Diverse Workforce ◽  
Equity Research ◽  
Leadership Institute ◽  
Health Equity Research ◽  
College Park ◽  
Research Workforce ◽  
The University

IntroductionEfforts to address health disparities and achieve health equity are critically dependent on the development of a diverse research workforce. However, many researchers from underrepresented backgrounds face challenges in advancing their careers, securing independent funding, and finding the mentorship needed to expand their research.MethodsFaculty from the University of Maryland at College Park and the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed and evaluated an intensive week-long research and career-development institute—the Health Equity Leadership Institute (HELI)—with the goal of increasing the number of underrepresented scholars who can sustain their ongoing commitment to health equity research.ResultsIn 2010-2016, HELI brought 145 diverse scholars (78% from an underrepresented background; 81% female) together to engage with each other and learn from supportive faculty. Overall, scholar feedback was highly positive on all survey items, with average agreement ratings of 4.45-4.84 based on a 5-point Likert scale. Eighty-five percent of scholars remain in academic positions. In the first three cohorts, 73% of HELI participants have been promoted and 23% have secured independent federal funding.ConclusionsHELI includes an evidence-based curriculum to develop a diverse workforce for health equity research. For those institutions interested in implementing such an institute to develop and support underrepresented early stage investigators, a resource toolbox is provided.

Translational research to reduce health disparities and promote health equity.

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-301
Author(s):  
Carolyn M. Tucker ◽  
Shuchang Kang ◽  
Jaime L. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Translational Research ◽  
Health Equity

Dissemination and Implementation in Social Service Settings

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Curtis McMillen ◽  
Danielle R. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Implementation Models ◽  
Complex Settings

Social service settings offer numerous complexities in their staffing, consumers, and payer mix that require careful consideration in designing dissemination and implementation efforts. However, social services’ unique access to vulnerable populations with health problems may prove vital in efforts to improve the health status of many of our citizens and reduce health disparities. While a number of well-developed, blended dissemination and implementation models are being used in social service settings, they all require additional documentation, research, and field experience. Nonetheless, the lessons learned in the social services may help organizations in other sectors better implement health interventions with complex consumers in complex settings.

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