Lynn Rew, EdD, RN, FAAN,

Director, Luci B. Johnson Centennial Professor of Nursing,
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, School of Nursing

PURPOSES:

The purpose of the core is to foster achievement of the specific aims of the other three cores through:

• Facilitating multicultural awareness and competence in contributing to evidence-based nursing practice among underserved and diverse populations
• Coordinating the activities of the interdisciplinary Center affiliates in accessing underserved and diverse populations and relevant University resources
• Monitoring the progress of Center affiliates in their attempts to incorporate multicultural competence in all phases of the research process (from study design to dissemination of findings).

ACTIVITIES:

• Multicultural Advisory Panel to determine research priorities for Underserved Populations
• Provide individual consultation on cultural relevance and competence
• Identify experts in cultural competence for consultation with affiliates
• Assist in adapting research instruments for cultural relevance and competence
• Evaluate resources for the central Center library

UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS DEFINITION

Unserserved Populations are those who experience barriers related to:

• Access to health care
• Continuity of care, and/or
• Suitability of care

    Because of contextual factors such as:

• Ethnicity
• Gender
• Disability
  
• Socioeconomic status
• Life circumstances: Marginalization or Stigmatization
  
  ...that affect health behaviors and modify ability to utilize or benefit from health services that affect health careoutcomes.

ASPECTS OF RIGOR AND CREDIBILITY OF
CULTURALLY COMPETENT RESEARCH

• Contextuality
• Relevance
• Communication Styles
• Disclosure
• Awareness of differences in identity and power
• Empowerment
• Reciprocation
• Time and trust

**THE CHPR RESOURCE ROOM HAS JOURNAL ARTICLES, BOOKS, AND VIDEOTAPES RELATED TO UNDERSERVED AND DIVERSE POPULATIONS FOR YOUR USE. PLEASE DROP BY AND CHECK OUT OUR RESOURCES OR SEE BELOW.

• RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCES
  
  
  • Located in CHPR Office, Room 4.166, School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, Texas
  • An index of other research resource materials available from the Research Center of the School of Nursing is also available in the CHPR Office
    
    
  • A Research Conference on Improving the Health and the Health Promotion Behaviors of Underserved Populations
  • CHPR WOMEN'S HEALTH CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
  • Summer Research Institute Highlights
    
  • Summer Internship Program Highlights and Research Abstracts
  • Books Available in CHPR Resource Room
  • Journals Available in CHPR Resource Room
  • Articles Available in CHPR Resource Room
  • Videotapes Available in CHPR Resource Room