Institutional Planning, Assessment & Research
Strategic Action Plan 2010-13
Center for Health Disparities Research
ECU Values:
ECU’s Center for Health Disparities Research adheres to the established “enduring
values” outlined in ECU Tomorrow: A Vision for Leadership and Service (2007), ECU’s
long-range strategic plan and is aligned to the Strategic Action Plan, 2010-13 and its
corresponding Key Performance Indicators that advance our Mission.
ECU’s values are outlined below:
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Respect;
Authenticity;
Accountability;
Teamwork; and
Commitment to Serve.
ECU Mission:
To serve as a national model for public service and regional transformation
by:
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Preparing our students to compete and succeed in the global economy and
multicultural society,
Distinguishing ourselves by the ability to train and prepare leaders,
Creating a strong, sustainable future for eastern North Carolina through
education, research, innovation, investment, and outreach,
Saving lives, curing diseases, and positively transforming health and health
care, and
Providing cultural enrichment and powerful inspiration as we work to
sustain and improve quality of life.
Approved by the UNC Board of Governors - November 13, 2009
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Key Strategic Planning Principles:
Several key planning principles were established to develop this strategic plan:
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Support for student success throughout the continuum of their college
learning experience;
Adherence to ECU Tomorrow: A Vision for Leadership and Service, 2007 and
the ECU Strategic Action Plan, 2010-13;
Support for effective leadership and professional development;
Purposeful decision-making, moving towards clearly defined goals and
measurable objectives;
A commitment to institutional effectiveness; and,
Allocation of resources to ensure attainment of established priorities.
Goals:
GOAL 1:
GOAL 2:
GOAL 3:
Promote, support, conduct, and increase research on health
disparities using integrated, multi-disciplinary approaches.
Build community partnerships and new programs to raise awareness
about health disparities and promote healthy lifestyles.
Play a leadership role in creating and sustaining partnerships with
underserved and rural communities to reduce health disparities.
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Goal 1:
Promote, support, conduct, and increase research on health
disparities using integrated, multi-disciplinary approaches.
Outcome Objective:
 Increase the number of faculty pilot studies on health disparities
(baseline data to be collected in Year1.)
 Establish and enhance a framework to support interdisciplinary research
on health disparities.
Measure(s):
 Develop a program to fund faculty pilot-studies on health
disparities; assess the number of applications received and
funded.
 Assess the number of faculty hired or appointed to the center to
conduct health disparities research.
 Assess the number of publications on health disparities by center
faculty (baseline data to be collected.
 Assess the number of grant applications for disparities research by
center faculty (baseline data to be collected.)
Goal 2:
Build community partnerships and new programs to raise
awareness about health disparities and promote healthy lifestyles.
Outcome Objective:
 Increase access to information and resources about health disparities and
healthy lifestyles.
Measure(s):
 Develop an interdisciplinary lecture series on health disparities;
assess faculty and community attendance.
Outcome Objective:
 Create mentoring programs for minority medical and dental students to
enhance retention.
Measure(s):
 Assess the number of faculty and community members hired or
appointed to the center to engage in educational and training
activities.
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Outcome Objective:
 Build new pipeline programs to increase the number of minorities in
STEM majors and biomedical programs and careers.
Measure(s):
 Assess the number of grant applications by center faculty for
mentoring, healthy community lifestyles, and/or pipeline
programs (baseline data to be collected.)
Goal 3:
Play a leadership role in creating and sustaining partnerships with underserved and
rural communities to reduce health disparities.
Outcome Objective:
 Build new partnerships between ECU faculty and community
organizations.
 Build new partnerships with minority medical associations, physician and
nursing groups.
 Build new partnerships and collaborations with minority-serving colleges
and universities.
Measure(s):
 Develop a program to fund faculty-community collaborative
projects on health disparities; assess the number of applications
received and funded.
 Assess the number of faculty and community members hired or
appointed to the center to engage in partnership- and
collaboration building.
 Assess the number of partnerships and collaborative agreements
established with minority medical groups and community
organizations (baseline data to be collected.)
 Assess the number partnerships and collaborative agreements
established with minority-serving colleges and universities
(baseline data to be collected).
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