title: The Nursing Research Center on HIV/AIDS Health Disparities.
abstract: This report describes the partnership between the schools of nursing at the University of California San Francisco and the University of Puerto Rico to address the need for nursing research on HIV/AIDS health disparities. The partnership led to the creation of the Nursing Research Center on HIV/AIDS Health Disparities with funding from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research. We provide background information on the disproportionate impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on racial and ethnic minorities, describe the major predictors of health disparities in persons at risk for or diagnosed with HIV/AIDS using the Outcomes Model for Health Care Research, and outline the major components of the Nursing Research Center. The center's goal is to improve health outcomes for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS by enhancing the knowledge base for HIV/AIDS care.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Community Health Systems, University of California-San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, Box 0608, San Francisco, CA 94143-0608. bill.holzemer@nursing.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Holzemer
authors.forename: Marta Rivero
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Portillo
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.forename: Yvette
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cuca
authors.forename: Ricardo L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Vargas-Molina
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011647:Puerto Rico; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012495:San Francisco; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology