Abstract

Administrative Core (AC)Coordination of the day-to-day operations of the Caribbean Exploratory Center for Researchand Education in Health Disparities will rest largely with the Administrative Core. TheAdministrative Core will assure accomplishment of the goals of the center by providing effectiveprogrammatic leadership and oversight for all other Center cores through the provision ofadequate resources and the infrastructure that will facilitate the aims of each Core. TheAdministrative Core (AC) will manage the daily operations of the Center, monitor expenditures,and facilitate coordination of activities between Cores. Two committees will support the AC instrategic planning, an External Center Advisory Committee (ECAC) and an ExecutiveCommittee.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Type
Exploratory Grants (P20)
Project #
1P20MD002286-01
Application #
7305477
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-DIG-E (52))
Project Start
2007-09-30
Project End
2012-05-29
Budget Start
2007-09-30
Budget End
2008-06-30
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2007
Total Cost
$237,961
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of the Virgin Islands
Department
Type
DUNS #
090003765
City
St. Thomas
State
VI
Country
United States
Zip Code
00802

  Publications

Gary, Faye A; Yarandi, Hossein; Evans, Edris et al. (2018) Beck Depression Inventory-II: Factor Analyses with Three Groups of Midlife Women of African Descent in the Midwest, the South, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Issues Ment Health Nurs 39:233-243
Campbell, Jacquelyn C; Anderson, Jocelyn C; McFadgion, Akosoa et al. (2018) The Effects of Intimate Partner Violence and Probable Traumatic Brain Injury on Central Nervous System Symptoms. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 27:761-767
St Vil, Noelle M; Sabri, Bushra; Nwokolo, Vania et al. (2017) A Qualitative Study of Survival Strategies Used by Low-Income Black Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence. Soc Work 62:63-71
Sloand, Elizabeth; Killion, Cheryl; Yarandi, Hossein et al. (2017) Experiences of violence and abuse among internally displaced adolescent girls following a natural disaster. J Adv Nurs 73:3200-3208
Alexander, Kamila A; St Vil, Noelle M; Braithwaite-Hall, Marilyn A et al. (2017) 'Some men just don't want to get hurt': perspectives of U.S. Virgin Islands men toward partner violence and HIV risks. Ethn Health :1-16
Campbell, Doris W; Campbell, Jacquelyn C; Yarandi, Hossein N et al. (2016) Violence and abuse of internally displaced women survivors of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Int J Public Health 61:981-992
Sabri, Bushra; Holliday, Charvonne N; Alexander, Kamila A et al. (2016) Cumulative Violence Exposures: Black Women's Responses and Sources of Strength. Soc Work Public Health 31:127-39
Gabriel, Naïka C; Sloand, Elizabeth; Gary, Faye et al. (2016) ""The women, they maltreat them… therefore, we cannot assure that the future society will be good"": Male perspectives on gender-based violence: A focus group study with young men in Haiti. Health Care Women Int 37:773-89
Sabri, Bushra; Huerta, Julia; Alexander, Kamila A et al. (2015) Multiple Intimate Partner Violence Experiences: Knowledge, Access, Utilization and Barriers to Utilization of Resources by Women of the African Diaspora. J Health Care Poor Underserved 26:1286-303
Sloand, Elizabeth; Killion, Cheryl; Gary, Faye A et al. (2015) Barriers and Facilitators to Engaging Communities in Gender-Based Violence Prevention following a Natural Disaster. J Health Care Poor Underserved 26:1377-90

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