Transcript Collaborations in Tobacco and Cancer Research in Ethnic Communities to Eliminate Health Disparities Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Ph.D., MPH Assistant Professor in Preventive Medicine Institute for Prevention.

Collaborations in Tobacco and Cancer
Research in Ethnic Communities to
Eliminate Health Disparities
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor in Preventive Medicine
Institute for Prevention Research
and Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Keck School of Medicine
Contributions to Interdisciplinary
Teaching, Research and Outreach
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The Community Outreach and Education Core of the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use
Research Center
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The Cancer Information Services (CIS)
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The Hispanic/Latino Tobacco Education Partnership
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The Translation/Dissemination Core of the National Cancer Institute’s Tobacco and
Health Disparities Network
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Two courses: One on gender and ethnic minority health in the Health Promotion
Program and another on International Health in the MPH program
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Contributions to other departments (Joint Appointment– Sociology; Courtesy
Appointment – Annenberg School of Communication)
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The Institute for Prevention Research International Agenda to eliminate health
disparities (TTURC 2 – Dr. Andy Johnson); TPRC (Dr. Alan Stacy)
Enabling Factors
IPR’s establishment of a two-way system of
communication that goes back and forth
from the community to our research and
back to the community
USC’s presence in the community via its
support and participation in over 300
community based projects
The Institute for Prevention Research history
with community based and participatory
research methods
A strong research network established
between investigators and key players in
diverse communities
Strong collaborative networks in China with
the Centers for Disease Control and other
Universities
Challenges
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Confronting large community needs
and competing agendas
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Moving quickly from discovery to
development to delivery – the prompt
translation of research findings into
practice
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Strengthening a research infrastructure
that focuses
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on the elimination of health disparities,
understands varying cultural values
And operates its research within
internationally and nationally approved
ethical principles
Development of faculty and
investigators with an interest in priority
populations and health disparities
What is being done at IPR
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Strategic planning to promote
research on health disparities
with the goal of facilitating and
accelerating the use of
scientific evidence in decisionmaking and policy
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Utilization of a systematic
approach that encourages
infrastructure development
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Maintaining scientific rigor
while addressing community
needs and priorities nationally
and internationally
What is being done at IPR
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Increasing cultural
competence in the
conduct of research with
diverse populations
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Helping to bridge the
digital and information
divide
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Facilitating opportunities
for research translation
into public health
initiatives
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Thank You!
Institute for Prevention Research
[email protected]