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Gollust SE, Call KT, Moon JR, Cluxton B, Bailey Z. Designing and Implementing a Curriculum to Support Health Equity Research Leaders: The Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Experience. Front Public Health 2022; 10:876847. [PMID: 35646764 PMCID: PMC9136100 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.876847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Health inequities in the United States are well-documented. However, research that is focused on solutions, rather than just describing the problem, and research that is designed explicitly to inform needed policy and practice change, is still too rare. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Leaders (IRL) program launched in 2016 with the goal of filling this gap: to generate community-engaged research to catalyze policy action in communities, while promoting leadership among researchers and community partners. In this paper, we describe the creation and implementation of a curriculum for IRL program participants over the first 5 years of the program. The curriculum—spanning domains of leadership, policy, communication, community engagement, and research methodologies—was designed to cultivate leaders who use research evidence in their efforts to promote change to advance health equity in their communities. The curriculum components implemented by IRL might be applied to other educational programs or fellowships to amplify and accelerate the growth of leaders nationwide who can use research and action to respond to grave and ongoing threats to community health.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sarah E. Gollust
- Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, United States
- *Correspondence: Sarah E. Gollust
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- Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, United States
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- Divisions of Medical Oncology and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States
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Barajas R, Hair B, Lai G, Rotunno M, Shams-White MM, Gillanders EM, Mechanic LE. Facilitating cancer systems epidemiology research. PLoS One 2022; 16:e0255328. [PMID: 34972102 PMCID: PMC8719747 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Systems epidemiology offers a more comprehensive and holistic approach to studies of cancer in populations by considering high dimensionality measures from multiple domains, assessing the inter-relationships among risk factors, and considering changes over time. These approaches offer a framework to account for the complexity of cancer and contribute to a broader understanding of the disease. Therefore, NCI sponsored a workshop in February 2019 to facilitate discussion about the opportunities and challenges of the application of systems epidemiology approaches for cancer research. Eight key themes emerged from the discussion: transdisciplinary collaboration and a problem-based approach; methods and modeling considerations; interpretation, validation, and evaluation of models; data needs and opportunities; sharing of data and models; enhanced training practices; dissemination of systems models; and building a systems epidemiology community. This manuscript summarizes these themes, highlights opportunities for cancer systems epidemiology research, outlines ways to foster this research area, and introduces a collection of papers, "Cancer System Epidemiology Insights and Future Opportunities" that highlight findings based on systems epidemiology approaches.
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- Rolando Barajas
- Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- DCCPS, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Calvo M, Kelman E, Gould LH, Gwynn RC, Bates LM, Davila M, Gany F, Huynh M, Siscovick D. Health Data for New York City Overview: Advancing Health Equity through Policy-Relevant Collaborative Research. J Urban Health 2021; 98:695-699. [PMID: 34799822 PMCID: PMC8604197 DOI: 10.1007/s11524-021-00587-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Michele Calvo
- New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA.
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- Division of Epidemiology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City, NY, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City, NY, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City, NY, USA
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- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York City, USA
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- Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA
- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City, NY, USA
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