National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Research Network for Health Services and Health Disparities 2004 Research Conference: Racial Disparities in Health Outcomes: Research and Intervention Perspectives

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (4A) ◽  
pp. v-xii ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Health Outcomes Research ◽  
Racial Disparities In Health ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

scholarly journals Theory-Informed Research Training and Mentoring of Underrepresented Early-Career Faculty at Teaching-Intensive Institutions: The Obesity Health Disparities PRIDE Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Bettina M. Beech ◽  
Marino A. Bruce ◽  
Roland J. Thorpe, Jr ◽  
Elizabeth Heitman ◽  
Derek M. Griffith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Early Career Faculty ◽  
Academic Settings ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities ◽  
Professional Disciplines

<p>Mentoring has been consistently identi­fied as an important element for career advancement in many biomedical and health professional disciplines and has been found to be critical for success and promotion in academic settings. Early-career faculty from groups underrepresented in biomedical research, however, are less likely to have mentors, and in general, receive less mentoring than their majority-group peers, particularly among those employed in teaching-intensive institutions. This article describes Obesity Health Disparities (OHD) PRIDE, a theoretically and concep­tually based research training and men­toring program designed for early-career faculty who trained or are employed at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). <em></em></p><p><em>Ethn Dis. </em>2018;28(2):115-122; doi:10.18865/ed.28.2.115.  </p>

scholarly journals Conversation Cafés and Conceptual Framework Formation for Research Training and Mentoring of Underrepresented Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Obesity Health Disparities (OHD) PRIDE Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina M. Beech ◽  
Keith C. Norris ◽  
Roland J. Thorpe, Jr ◽  
Elizabeth Heitman ◽  
Marino A. Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Dual Commitment ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

The development of research training opportunities for investigators from the untapped pool of traditionally underrep­resented racial/ethnic groups has gained intense interest at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The significant and persistent disparity in the likelihood of R01 funding between African American and Whites was highlighted in the groundbreaking 2011 report, Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards. Disparities in funding success were also shown to exist at the institutional level, as 30 institutions receive a disproportion­ate share of federal research funding. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a dual commitment to edu­cation and research; however, the teaching loads at HBCUs may present challenges for research-oriented faculty. Few research training and mentoring programs have been specifically designed for this group.During 2015 and 2016, we held three conversation cafés with 77 participants in Jackson, Mississippi and Baltimore, Maryland. The purpose of this article is to describe findings from these conversation cafés regarding barriers and facilitators to building robust research careers at HBCUs, and to illustrate how these data were used to adapt the conceptual framework for the NHLBI-funded Obesity Health Disparities (OHD) PRIDE program. Identified barri­ers included teaching and advising loads, infrastructures, and lack of research mentors on campus. The benefit of incorporating re­search into classroom teaching was a noted facilitator. Ethn Dis. 2020;30(1):83-90; doi:10.18865/ed.30.1.83

scholarly journals Rural Community Engagement for Health Disparities Research: The Unique Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Lorraine C. Taylor ◽  
Charity S. Watkins ◽  
Hannah Chesterton ◽  
K. Sean Kimbro ◽  
Ruby Gerald
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

Reducing health disparities in rural communities of color remains a national concern. Efforts to reduce health disparities often center on community engagement, which is historically the strategy used to provide rural minority populations with support to access and utilize health information and services. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), with their origins derived from social injustices and discrimination, are uniquely positioned to conduct this type of engagement. We present the “Research with Care” project, a long-standing positive working relationship between North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and rural Halifax County, North Carolina, demonstrating an effective campus–community partnership. The importance of readiness to implement Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) principles is underscored. As demonstrated by the NCCU–Halifax partnership, we recommend leveraging the positive associations of the HBCU brand identity as a method of building and sustaining meaningful relationships with rural Black communities. This underscores the role and value of HBCUs in the health disparities research arena and should be communicated and embraced.

Examining Disparities in Food Access Between Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Non-Historically Black Colleges and Universities

2021 ◽  
pp. 089011712110244
Author(s):  
Mariah Kornbluh ◽  
Shirelle Hallum ◽  
Marilyn Wende ◽  
Joseph Ray ◽  
Zachary Herrnstadt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Food Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Census Tracts ◽  
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

Purpose: Examine if Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are more likely to be located in low food access area (LFA) census tracts compared to public non-HBCUs. Design: ArcGIS Pro was utilized to capture food environments and census tract sociodemographic data. Setting: The sample included 98 HBCUs and 777 public non-HBCUs within the United States. 28.9% of study census tracts were classified as LFA tracts. Measures: University data were gathered from the National Center for Education Statistics. Census tract-level LFA classification was informed by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Access Research Atlas. Covariates included population density and neighborhood socioeconomic status of census tracts containing subject universities. Analysis: Multilevel logistic regression was employed to examine the relationship between university type and LFA classification. Results: A higher percentage of HBCUs (46.9%) than public non-HBCUs (26.6%) were located in LFAs. After adjusting for population density and neighborhood socioeconomic status, university type was significantly associated with food access classification (B=0.71;p=.0036). The odds of an HBCU being located in LFA tracts were 104% greater than for a public non-HBCU (OR=2.04;95% CI=1.26,3.29). Conclusion: Findings underscore the need for policy interventions tailored to HBCU students to promote food security, environmental justice, and public health.

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