Division of Behavioral and Social Research
Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)
Mission Statement
Health disparities are associated with a broad, complex, and interrelated array of factors. Risk factors, diagnosis, progression, response to treatment, caregiving, and overall quality of life may be affected by race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, age, and other factors. Disparities in health status and medical care are most acutely experienced by the older population since they are at the highest risk for most diseases and disability. To eliminate health disparities, a widely established national priority, requires research that includes a special focus on the distribution of disease and disability between racial and ethnic groups in society.
The Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) mission is to decrease health disparities by:
- Increasing the number of researchers who focus on the health of minority elders;
- Enhancing the diversity in the professional workforce by mentoring minority academic researchers for careers in minority elders health research;
- Improving recruitment and retention methods used to enlist minority elders in research studies;
- Creating culturally sensitive health measures that assess the health status of minority elders with greater precision; and,
- Increasing the effectiveness of interventions designed to improve their health and well-being.
The funded RCMAR centers for 2012-2017 are:
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Principal Investigator (PI) |
Center | PI Address |
|---|---|---|
| Allman, Richard M. and Fouad, Mona | Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research |
University of Alabama at Birmingham 1530 3rd Avenue South CH-19, Room 201 Birmingham, AL 35294-2041 |
| Goldman, Dana | Minority Aging Health Economics Research Center |
University of Southern California 837 Downey Way Stonier Hall, Rm 315 (Sto 315) Los Angeles,Ca 90089 |
| Hinton, Ladson | Latino Aging Research Resource Center (LARRC) |
University of California, Davis Department of Psychiatry 2230 Stockton Blvd Sacramento, CA 95817 |
| Jackson, James S. and Lichtenberg, Peter A. | Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) |
The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research 426 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248 and Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology 87 E. Ferry Street Detroit, MI 48202 |
| Mangione, Carol M. | Center for Health Improvement for Minority Elders (CHIME) |
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research 911 Broxton Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095-1736 |
| Manson, Spero M. | Native Elder Research Center (NERC) |
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Division of American Indian and Alaska Native Programs Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building Mail Stop F800, P.O. Box 6508 Aurora, CO 80045-0508 |
| Pérez-Stable, Eliseo J. | Center for Aging in Diverse Communities (CADC) |
University of California, San Francisco 3333 California Street, Suite 335 Box 0856 San Francisco, CA 94143-0856 |
More information is available at the RCMAR Central Coordinating Center’s website at www.rcmar.ucla.edu. The central coordinating center provides logistical support to the RCMAR centers, and oversees dissemination activities designed to reach the larger research and health professional communities, public policy makers, and consumers. The coordinating center is also the national clearinghouse for measurement tools, instruments, publications, community activity, pilot research, and other resources developed by RCMAR investigators.
Related documents:
- Evaluation of the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Program Final Report (March 2008)
- Making Your Research Count: Addressing the National Academy of Science Research Agenda on Diversity Issues (November 2007) (MS Word, 31K)
Contacts:
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Janet C. Frank, DrPH Director, RCMAR National Coordinating Center 10945 Le Conte Ave., Suite #2339 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1687 Phone: (310) 312-0536 Fax: (310) 312-0546 Email: jcfrank@ucla.edu |
Lis Nielsen, Ph.D. Chief, Individual Behavioral Processes Branch Division of Behavioral and Social Research National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health 7201 Wisconsin Ave., #533 Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 Phone: 301-402-4156 Fax: 301-402-0051 Email: nielsenli@nia.nih.gov |
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