title: Research for improving the health and well-being of the black community: implications for shaping a research agenda.
abstract: Black Americans continue to experience a disproportionately poorer health status than the majority population. Research is one avenue that can help to identify both contributing and mediating factors related to this disparity. Black nurses are in a unique position to conduct research that will improve the health and well-being of Black Americans. This article addresses the need for Black nurses to become more actively involved in designing, conducting, and evaluating research, and identifies areas for consideration when shaping a research agenda for the Black community.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D012107:Research Design