Office of Translational Alliances and Coordination; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Ethn Dis. 2019 Feb 21;29(Suppl 1):71-76. doi: 10.18865/ed.29.S1.71. eCollection 2019.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has developed a strategic approach to fostering diversity and inclusion within its community of small business innovators. The approach is focused on three central goals: 1) Increase awareness of NHLBI's support for small businesses among underrepresented groups through focused outreach; 2) Identify and eliminate barriers to entry into small business funding programs and entrepreneurial activities for minority and female applicants through specific, targeted training and support; and 3) Expand diversity and inclusivity within our networks by providing additional support for NHLBI-funded small businesses to hire members of underrepresented groups. Key partnerships with biomedical accelerators in underserved regions will be leveraged to maximize impact and achieve all three goals. This article describes the historical context and current state of policies in this arena; it also provides details about mechanisms and approaches used to achieve the goals.
美国国立心肺血液研究所制定了一项战略方法，以培养其小企业创新者群体的多样性和包容性。该方法侧重于三个核心目标：1）通过有针对性的外展活动，提高少数民族和女性群体对 NHLBI 支持小企业的认识；2）通过具体的、有针对性的培训和支持，确定并消除少数民族和女性申请人进入小企业资助计划和创业活动的障碍；3）通过为 NHLBI 资助的小企业提供额外支持，以雇用来自代表性不足群体的成员，扩大我们网络中的多样性和包容性。将利用与服务不足地区的生物医学加速器的重要伙伴关系，以最大限度地发挥影响力并实现所有三个目标。本文介绍了该领域的历史背景和当前政策状况；还详细介绍了实现这些目标所使用的机制和方法。
