Elder John P, Ayala Guadalupe X, McKenzie Thomas L, Litrownik Alan J, Gallo Linda C, Arredondo Elva M, Talavera Gregory A, Kaplan Robert M
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2014 Autumn;8(3):397-404. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2014.0039.
The Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH) is a transdisciplinary organization with a team-oriented approach to the translation of research to practice and policy within the context of behavioral medicine.
This paper tracks the growth of IBACH in the context of evolving, multi-university transdisciplinary research efforts from a behavioral medicine research focus to community approaches to disease prevention and control, ultimately specializing in Latino health research and practice. We describe how this growth was informed by our partnerships with community members and organizations, and training a diverse array of students and young professionals.
Since 1982, IBACH's research has evolved to address a greater breadth of factors associated with health and well-being. This was driven by our strong community focus and emphasis on collaborations, the diversity of our investigative teams, and our emphasis on training. Although behavioral science still forms the core of IBACH's scientific orientation, research efforts extend beyond those traditionally examined.
IBACH's "team science" successes have been fueled by a specific population emphasis, making IBACH one of the nation's leaders in Latino health behavior research.
行为与社区健康研究所（IBACH）是一个跨学科组织，在行为医学背景下采用团队导向的方法将研究成果转化为实践和政策。
本文追踪了IBACH在不断发展的多大学跨学科研究努力背景下的发展历程，从行为医学研究重点转向疾病预防与控制的社区方法，最终专注于拉丁裔健康研究与实践。我们描述了这种发展是如何受到我们与社区成员及组织的伙伴关系以及对不同类型学生和年轻专业人员的培训的影响。
自1982年以来，IBACH的研究不断发展，以应对与健康和幸福相关的更广泛因素。这是由我们对社区的高度关注、对合作的重视、调查团队的多样性以及对培训的强调所推动的。尽管行为科学仍然是IBACH科学导向的核心，但研究工作已超越传统研究范畴。
IBACH的“团队科学”成功得益于对特定人群的关注，使其成为美国拉丁裔健康行为研究的领导者之一。
