Laboratory:
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Clinical:
The Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area has a rich resource of health care agencies
and service organizations. There is a strong tradition of support and cooperation
between these agencies and organizations and the University of Minnesota. The School
of Nursing has over 200 contacts and/or contracts with these agencies and
organizations. The proposed research studies will take advantage of the excellent
collaborative relationship between the investigator and the agencies, as shown by the
attached letters of support from xxxxxxx
Computer:
Computer facilities at the University of Minnesota range from micro-computing
laboratories to state-of-the-art supercomputers interconnected by a fiber-optic Ethernet
backbone. Faculty and students have access to an extensive system of computer
services for research and instruction through Academic and Distributed Computing
Services. All faculty members have a computer and printer in their office that can be
used for tasks specific to their roles. Numerous additional computers are available to
staff at their workstations and to students in the doctoral student offices and computer
laboratories. A variety of software packages is available, including SAS-PC, SPSS,
Excel, Word, WordPerfect, Harvard Graphics, Access, and FileMaker Pro.
Office:
Established in 1909, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing is the oldest nursing
school on a university campus in the United States. The School of Nursing offers a B.A.
program, a masters program, and a Ph.D. program. The school is housed in WeaverDensford Hall (WDH), which includes teaching, research, and office facilities. The
School of Nursing will provide a research office.
Other:
The University of Minnesota is the state land-grant university, with a strong tradition of
education and public service, and a major research institution, with scholars of national
and international reputation. More than 50,000 students are enrolled in 20 different
colleges on the Twin Cities Campus. The Graduate School offers more than 150
masters and doctoral degree programs covering virtually every area of academic
inquiry. The wide breadth of program offerings provides graduate students with multiple
opportunities for interdisciplinary study.
Located on the Twin Cities Campus, the Academic Health Center (AHC) is an integral
part of the University of Minnesota. Within the AHC, faculty and students from nursing,
medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, and other relevant disciplines collaborate
on research and health care delivery projects.
A number of Academic Health Center and University-wide interdisciplinary
research and education centers exist and include School of Nursing faculty as active
members or participants. Those of direct relevance to this proposed project include the
following.
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The School of Nursing’s Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research
was created to address critical issues such as high rates of unintended pregnancies,
infant mortality, and morbidity, as well as childhood and adolescent disease and
disability that are higher in the U.S. than in most developed countries. Its mission is to
improve the health of infants, children, adolescents, parents, and families through the
development and dissemination of evidence-based knowledge of effective interventions
and best practices in primary and secondary prevention. Research focuses on
promoting the health of childbearing and childrearing families; improving the quality of
life for children with special health care needs and their families; promoting health with
vulnerable adolescents; improving the access and quality of care for children and
families from diverse cultural backgrounds; and designing and evaluating interventions
related to topics such as home visitation programs, child passenger safety, the
prevention of hearing loss, tobacco cessation, and violence prevention.
The Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs, housed in the School of
Nursing, is one of six Nursing Education Leadership Programs funded by the Maternal
Child Health Bureau. Established in 1993, its goal is to prepare advanced practice
nurses in the care of children with special health needs. The center sponsors innovative
masters and doctoral nursing and continuing education programs that focus on
leadership development and the delivery of family-centered, culturally competent care.
The Children, Youth and Family Consortium (CYFC) was established by the
University of Minnesota to provide leadership, coordination, and a strong infrastructure
for University and community partnerships that address the pressing needs of children,
youth, and families and the communities that support them. Since its inception, the
consortium has acted as a catalyst for cross-disciplinary research, teaching, and
outreach; actively seeking out opportunities for partnerships with community
organizations; and linking research to practice and policy making. More than 9,000
individuals and organizations participate in the CYFC, including faculty, staff, and
students from the University of Minnesota, and educators, practitioners, health care
professionals, foundation leaders, business people, and public officials from throughout
the State of Minnesota.
The Adolescent Health Training Program (AHTP) is one of seven interdisciplinary
programs in the U.S. dedicated to preparing health professionals for leadership roles in
adolescent health. The research, service, and training mission of the AHTP is grounded
in a conceptual framework of resiliency, designed to identify and enhance the
competency of young people. Training focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration,
multiculturalism, and an orientation to the health of populations as well as individuals.
The goal of training is to prepare professionals who will assume leadership positions in
both academic and public health sectors working with and on behalf of young people.
Within the School of Nursing exists the only federally-funded Center for Adolescent
Nursing, a center for graduate training, continuing education, dissemination of best
practices, and research in adolescent health issues for nurses and other health
disciplines. Grounded in public health and pediatric nursing, the center prepares
advanced practice nurse leaders to promote the health of adolescents in the
community. Fellows of the center include graduate students at both masters and
doctoral levels.
The Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health was established in
January of 1998 as a special initiative of the Schools of Medicine‚ Nursing, and Public
Health in the Academic Health Center of the University of Minnesota. The Konopka
Institute is built on a foundation of research that articulates what has been
demonstrated to be effective in healthy youth development. The Konopka Institute’s
mission is to promote the adoption and adaptation of strategies‚ policies and systems
that show the greatest promise of supporting healthy youth development.
The National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Research Center is a collaborative center
of the University of Minnesota’s Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health and
the Carlson School of Management. It is the only prevention center funded by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to focus specifically on the
prevention of teen pregnancy. The center provides interdisciplinary training to
pregnancy prevention researchers and practitioners. The center partners with local,
state and national pregnancy prevention and youth-serving organizations to facilitate
extensive dissemination of research findings on best programs and practices related to
teenage pregnancy prevention.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre in Adolescent Health,
located within the Medical School’s Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent
Health, is one of three such centers worldwide (the others are in Kenya and France).
The WHO Centre at the University of Minnesota provides technical assistance in
adolescent health research and training for those throughout the Americas and around
the world who work with youth.
The Center on Aging (CoA) has been the focal point of aging research at the
University of Minnesota for nearly 25 years. The mission of the CoA is to facilitate the
University’s response to societal issues of an aging population by fostering basic and
applied research as well as education that will help explicate the aging process and
inform public policy. It provides opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and
learning for those dedicated to understanding the challenges faced by older persons
and to optimizing their health and well-being. The CoA engages in a variety of activities,
such as hosting an interdisciplinary research seminar series and an annual lecture and
visit presented by a scholar with national recognition in aging, and providing annual
student research grants, research awards, and faculty seed grants. In addition, the CoA
coordinates the National Institute on Aging training program for predoctoral and
postdoctoral fellows. Many of the outreach and education activities of the CoA are done
under the aegis of the Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center (MAGEC). This
federally-supported program, which began in 1988, has been a vehicle for establishing,
maintaining, and expanding many of the CoA key relationships around the state.
The mission of the School of Nursing’s Center for Gerontological Nursing (CGN) is to
lead gerontological nursing research, education, and practice by generating new
knowledge, disseminating findings, and translating research into practice that is
important locally and globally to improve the health of older individuals, their families,
communities, and populations. The CGN builds upon the structure and work initiated by
the Exploratory Center of Long-Term Care of Elders and broadens the focus to
strengthen and expand nursing research on health promotion, symptom management,
health restoration, and care delivery for elders. The center facilitates career
development; fosters collaborative efforts among faculty, students, and the community
related to gerontological nursing research; and promotes research dissemination.
Center activities include a mentorship program, research seminars and roundtables,
peer review of grant proposals and journal articles, a grant writing support group, and
collaborations with community organizations and agencies. A grant from the John A.
Hartford Geriatric Nursing Investment Program has funded a Gerontological Nursing
Research Summit as well as the Geriatric Clinical Scholars Partnership program, which
links students, faculty, and clinicians within the community to examine clinical or
organizational problems related to the faculty members’ research. The CGN participates
as a regional site for the University of Iowa’s Gerontological Nursing Intervention
Research Center.
Established in 1997 to help nurses confront today's pressing health care issues, the
Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership offers
opportunities to nurses in all stages of their careers. Based within the University of
Minnesota's School of Nursing, it is a vehicle for addressing issues of concern to health
care and nursing, for helping nurses develop as strong leaders and good partners, and
for promoting nursing. Annual lectureships, an annual series of presentations that
showcase nursing, a clinical scholars program, an undergraduate scholars program,
and various nursing awards are among the many initiatives the center sponsors.
The University of Minnesota's Center for Bioethics is a nationally prominent, locally
focused resource that conducts important research and educational programs and
services to help students, professionals, policy makers, and the public confront the
complex ethical issues emerging in health care and the life sciences. The University of
Minnesota, the state legislature, and a progressive health care-oriented community
have helped make the center one of the most respected and highly visible bioethics
programs in the country. Faculty from the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy,
Nursing, Public Health, Law, and the College of Liberal Arts have developed a
curriculum that is both theoretical and applied, and both focused and broad. The deans
of these schools serve as the Center for Bioethics' Board of Directors.
The Center for Excellence in Critical Care (CECC) consists of a multidisciplinary
group of faculty from the Academic Health Center (Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy),
Fairview-University Medical Center, and community health professionals (nurses and
physicians) engaged in research. The goals of the CECC are to improve critically ill
patient experiences and quality of life; to increase interdisciplinary research; to improve
post-graduate training in critical care; and to disseminate knowledge to enhance the
health and well-being of all. The CECC is housed in the College of Pharmacy.
Established in 1995, the Center for Spirituality and Healing (CSH) is a nationally
recognized leader in integrative medicine, bringing together biomedical, complementary,
cross-cultural, and spiritual care. The CSH is home to more than 15 staff and 25
interdisciplinary faculty and houses a graduate minor in Complementary Therapies and
Healing Practice. More than 200 students from a broad range of disciplines are currently
enrolled in these courses. The center is located in the Mayo Memorial Building, which
also provides office space for the Medical School, the School of Public Health, and
various laboratories and clinics.
The Research Resource Center in the School of Nursing includes staff and equipment
necessary to assist faculty with the grant production process. The resource center is
housed on the same floor as faculty offices and includes a research reference library.
Two full-time staff members work in the Research Resource Center. In addition,
information technology specialists serve the research, teaching, and service missions of
the school.
The University of Minnesota Libraries system is one of the University’s and the
state’s greatest intellectual and capital assets. Housed in five major facilities on the
Twin Cities campus and numerous additional branch sites, the University Libraries is
comprised of more than 6 million print volumes and nearly 37,000 serial subscriptions,
making it the 16th largest research library in North America. The Libraries circulates
more than one million items annually to students, faculty, and staff.
The Bio-Medical Library collections support curricula and research of the Academic
Health Center and the general public. The collections include approximately 460,000
volumes, 3,300 print journal subscriptions, and more than 3,000 electronic journal
subscriptions and multimedia programs. Use of the Bio-Medical Library is enhanced
through a variety of services including reference consultations, workshops and classes,
librarian-mediated searches, and office calls.