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NIH Portfolio of Unintentional Injury Research Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Children: Current Landscape and

Maria Isabel Roldos1, Tilda Farhat2, Thomas Moehlman2

  • 1National Institute On Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD, USA. isabrld@aol.com.

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
|July 16, 2020
PubMed

Insights

Research on child unintentional injuries (UIs) shows significant racial disparities. More funding is needed for prevention among minority children, particularly for suffocation and motor vehicle injuries.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Injury Prevention
  • Health Disparities

Background:

  • Unintentional injuries (UIs) are a leading cause of child morbidity and mortality.
  • Racial and ethnic disparities exist in specific UI types, including infant suffocation and youth motor vehicle injuries (MVI).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine National Institutes of Health-funded research on UIs.
  • To assess alignment of funded research with priorities for minority child populations.
  • To identify research gaps in UI prevention for racial and ethnic minorities.

Main Methods:

  • A review of NIH grants awarded between 2011 and 2018.
  • Analysis focused on grants addressing UIs in children, with a specific subset examining minority children.
  • Utilized a socioecological framework to analyze research focus and identify gaps.

Main Results:

  • 130 UI grants were identified; 34 focused on children, and only 8 on racial and ethnic minority children.
  • Identified four key areas for increased research: suffocation prevention in American Indian/Alaska Native children, strengthening healthcare's role in UI prevention, promoting multilevel socioecological approaches, and improving local injury data collection.

Conclusions:

  • Current NIH-funded research on UIs among children does not adequately address racial and ethnic minority populations.
  • Significant research gaps exist, particularly in preventing suffocation among American Indian and Alaska Native children and utilizing comprehensive socioecological models.
  • Further research is crucial to inform targeted interventions and reduce the burden of UIs in minority communities.

Keywords:
DisparitiesNIH fundingUnintentional injuries

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