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Health Inequities Research Interest Group December 14, 2009
December 14, 2009. Political partisanship influences perception of biracial candidates' skin tone. Eugene Caruso et al. (2009). Proceedings of the National
Political partisanship influences perception of biracial
candidates' skin tone. Eugene Caruso et al. (2009). Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of
America
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Political partisanship influences people's visual
representations of a biracial political candidate's skin tone. We
expected these biased visual representations to reflect
nonconscious associations with skin tone, whereby White is
associated with good and Black is associated with bad. In three
studies, participants rated the representativeness of photographs
of a hypothetical (Study 1) or real (Barack Obama; Studies 2 and 3)
biracial political candidate. Unbeknownst to participants, some of
the photographs had been altered to make the candidate's skin tone
either lighter or darker than it was in the original
photograph.
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Participants whose partisanship matched that of the candidate
they were evaluating consistently rated the lightened photographs
as more representative of the candidate than the darkened
photographs, whereas participants whose partisanship did not match
that of the candidate showed the opposite pattern.
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For evaluations of Barack Obama, the extent to which people
rated lightened photographs as representative of him was positively
correlated with their stated voting intentions and reported voting
behavior in the 2008 Presidential election. This effect persisted
when controlling for political ideology and racial attitudes. These
results suggest that people's visual representations of others are
related to their own preexisting beliefs and to the decisions they
make in a consequential context.
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The study's result "goes along with sort of these cultural
ideas that we have about things that are light versus things that
are dark as being either good or bad, positive or negative," says
Keith Maddox, a psychology researcher at Tufts University who has
studied how people perceive skin tone.
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White-Means, S. et al. Med Care Res Rev. 2009
Aug;66(4):436-55.. Cultural competency, race, and skin tone bias
among pharmacy, nursing, and medical students: implications for
addressing health disparities. Klonoff, EA et al. J Behav Med. 2000
Aug;23(4):329-38. Is skin color a marker for racial discrimination?
Explaining the skin color-hypertension relationship.
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Borrell LN et al. Soc Sci Med. 2006 Sep;63(6):1415-27.
Self-reported health, perceived racial discrimination, and skin
color in African Americans in the CARDIA study. Kreiger, N e tal.
Am J Public Health. 1998 Sep;88(9):1308-13. Racial discrimination
and skin color in the CARDIA study: implications for public health
research. Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults.
Landale, NS et al. Soc Sci Med. 2005 Jul;61(2):379-91. What does
skin color have to do with infant health? An analysis of low birth
weight among mainland and island Puerto Ricans.
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the health and well-being of the nation and world To identify the
mechanisms by which racism operates and has its adverse impacts on
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Diversity (K01) To provide support and protected time (three, four,
or five years) for an intensive, supervised career development
experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences
leading to research independence.
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Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown
by the NSF to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a
national basis; Individuals with disabilities, which are defined as
those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially
limits one or more major life activities; and Individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds
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racially diverse individuals with a health professional doctoral
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health-related science To support the career development of
investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research
endeavors on patient-oriented cancer research
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Research conducted with human subjects (or on material of human
origin such as tissues, specimens and cognitive phenomena for which
an investigator directly interacts with human subjects). This area
of research includes: (1) mechanisms of human disease; (2)
therapeutic interventions; (3) clinical trials; and (4) the
development of new technologies.
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NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity
(K22) To establish a unique pathway for recruiting and retaining
both advanced postdoctoral students and new investigators from
groups that are underrepresented in biomedical research who can
conduct independent competitive cancer programs. These biomedical
research investigations are expected to address problems that are
pertinent to cancer health disparities and the biology, etiology,
pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, control, and/or treatment of
human cancer.
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NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development
Award to Promote Diversity (K08) Supports a mentored research
experience that integrates didactic studies with biomedical,
behavioral, or translational cancer research. Translational
research is defined as application of basic research discoveries
toward the diagnosis, management, and prevention of disease.
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(K01) Provides support for a sustained period of protected time for
intensive research career development under the guidance of an
experienced mentor, or sponsor, in the biomedical, behavioral or
clinical sciences leading to research independence. Research is
critically needed to develop basic knowledge, innovative
treatments, techniques and programs focused on challenges of
reaching racial, ethnic, economic and educationally disadvantaged
groups, and on understanding diseases that disproportionately
affect the elderly members of these groups and provide appropriate
care and treatment.
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The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health
Care Delivery (R01, R21, R03) Descriptive and analytical studies
that examine racial/ethnic discrimination as a risk factor for
racial/ethnic disparities in disease incidence, treatment, and
outcomes; The development of data resources including the
identification and/or development of new data collection modalities
and the evaluation of existing data collection
instruments/modalities; Development of innovative methods of
measuring racial/ethnic discriminatory behavior, perception of
exposure to racial/ethnic discrimination and novel approaches to
the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for the purpose
of describing discriminatory behavior and exposure to racial/ethnic
discrimination;
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Examination of the prevalence of institutional racism in health
care delivery systems or policies and its contribution to
racial/ethnic health disparities; The development and evaluation of
interventions that enhance cross-cultural communication and reduce
discriminatory behavior, the perception of exposure to
racial/ethnic discrimination, and health-related consequences of
racial/ethnic discrimination; and Studies that examine
bias/discriminatory attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that may
influence/limit access to diagnostic technologies and therapies for
racial/ethnic minorities, particularly in areas for which serious
disparities exist such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, mental
health, substance abuse, infectious diseases, and infant
mortality.
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Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved
Children (R01, R21) This initiative is designed to stimulate
research that targets the reduction of health disparities among
children. Rather than a singular approach, interventions using a
multilevel approach (individual, health system, community,
societal) are encouraged. In addition, basic studies designed to
further delineate mechanisms/pathways of disparities that lead to
the development of interventions are also encouraged.
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Specific targeted areas of research include biobehavioral
studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child
health disparities such as biological (e.g., genetics, cellular,
organ systems), lifestyle factors, environmental (physical and
family environments) social (e.g. peer influences), economic,
institutional, and cultural and family influences; Studies that
target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known
illness and/or disability; Studies that test and evaluate the cost
effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in
nontraditional settings.
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Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R01)
To enhance our understanding of the numerous factors (e.g.,
sociodemographic, community, societal, personal) influencing the
health promoting behaviors of racial and ethnic minority males and
their subpopulations across the life cycle Solicit applications
focusing on the development and testing of culturally and
linguistically appropriate health-promoting interventions designed
to reduce health disparities among racially and ethnically diverse
males and their subpopulations age 21 and older.
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Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and
Reducing Health Disparities (R01, R21) To encourage behavioral and
social science research on the causes and solutions to health and
disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health
disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations,
lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other
hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns.
Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of
action: 1) Public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability
prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing "health gaps"
among groups. -.
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Proposals that utilize an interdisciplinary approach,
investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course
perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as system
science or community-based participatory research are particularly
encouraged. This announcement encourages research on the causes of
and solutions to the health differences between a focus-population
group and a reference-population group (e.g., African Americans vs.
European Americans or the US population as a whole).
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Although improving the absolute level of a population groups
health is a laudable goal, it may not result in changing the groups
relative level of health: The reference populations health might
also improve, thereby maintaining or even widening the gap. The
study of a single population group (in order to elucidate the
circumstances that may contribute to health disparities or to test
an intervention targeting a particular group) may be included under
this announcement. However, the relevance to disparities must be
addressed explicitly. Also of interest is research on the causes of
disparities within a single population group (e.g., among African
Americans).
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Community Participation Research Targeting the Medically
Underserved (R01) This FOA will use the R01 grant mechanism to
encourage studies that specifically target medically underserved
areas as well as underserved and underrepresented populations. The
FOA will ensure that the health issues of underserved communities
and populations are addressed using CBPR research strategies.
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Medically Underserved Area (MUA) designation involves
application of the Index of Medical Underservice (IMU) to data on a
service area to obtain a score for the area. Medically Underserved
Population (MUP) designation involves application of the Index of
Medical Underservice (IMU) to data on an underserved population
group within an area of residence to obtain a score for the
population group. Population groups requested for MUP designation
should be those with economic barriers (low-income or
Medicaid-eligible populations), or cultural and/or linguistic
access barriers to primary medical care services.
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Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy(R03) The sponsors
offer support for empirical research on health literacy concepts,
theory and interventions. Health literacy is defined as the degree
to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and
understand basic health information and services needed to make
appropriate health decisions.
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Priority Program Areas: Lifespan and Cultural Differences
Explore the developmental precursors of low health literacy and the
age-related changes in reading and other cognitive skills
throughout the life course Examine the role of social and cultural
factors in the development of health literacy. For example, how do
children acquire health-related knowledge (e.g., through the media,
family socialization) as they age, especially those children in
households where their parents speak limited English and the
children serve as interpreters? Examine the nature and impact of
irrational health beliefs that resist scientific evidence, identify
social and cultural factors that reinforce or refute those beliefs,
and explore strategies to influence those beliefs and/or mitigate
their impact.
Slide 30
Seek, Test and Treat: Addressing HIV in the Criminal Justice
System (R01) Researchers are encouraged to develop, implement, and
test strategies to increase HIV testing and the provision of HAART
to HIV seropositive individuals involved with the criminal justice
system, with particular focus on continuity of HAART during and
after community re-entry following incarceration.
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Targeted interventions intended to improve participation in HIV
testing and enhance engagement and retention in HIV care among high
risk populations such as illicit drug users, mentally ill, women,
African Americans, and other minorities. Strategies to link HIV
seropositive individuals to community-based HIV care and sustain
HAART treatment following the release from jail or prison. Novel
strategies to enhance retention and adherence to HAART among
criminal justice populations with special emphasis on high risk
groups including illicit drug users, mentally ill, women, African
Americans, and other minorities.
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Health Disparities in NIDDK Diseases (R01) The overall
objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to
understand and mitigate health disparities in the development,
diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of high priority to the
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK), National Institutes of Health NIH), Diabetes, obesity,
nutrition-related disorders, hepatitis C, gallbladder disease, H.
Pylori infection, sickle cell disease, kidney diseases, and
metabolic, gastrointestinal, hepatic, and renal complications from
infection with HIV. It is recognized that both biologic and
non-biologic factors may be operating in these populations.
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Exploratory/Developmental Grants Program for Basic Cancer
Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R21) Invites grant
applications from investigators interested in conducting basic
research studies into the causes and mechanisms of cancer health
disparities. These awards will support pilot and feasibility
studies, development and testing of new methodologies, secondary
data analyses, and innovative mechanistic studies that investigate
biological/genetic bases of cancer health disparities.
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Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities (U01)
Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the Center to
Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) and the Division of Cancer
Biology (DCB), at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), invite
cooperative agreement research (U01) grant applications from
investigators interested in conducting basic research studies into
the causes and mechanisms of cancer health disparities. These
awards will support pilot and feasibility studies, development and
testing of new methodologies, secondary data analyses, and
innovative mechanistic studies that investigate biological/genetic
bases of cancer health disparities.
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Targeted Research Scholar Grant Specifically Directed to Poor
and Underserved Populations Research Scholar Grants (RSG)
Eligibility Criteria Term of Award Award BudgetRenewal RSG in
Basic, Preclinical and Epidemiology Research Independent
investigators at any stage of their career 4 years200K per year +
20% indirect costs Eligible for one competitive renewal RSG in
Health Policy and Health Services Research Independent
investigators at any stage of their career 4 years200K per year +
20% indirect costs Eligible for one competitive renewal RSG in
Psychosocial and Behavioral Research Independent investigators at
any stage of their career 5 years400K per year + 20% indirect costs
Eligible for one competitive renewal