Global TravEpiNet (GTEN): U.S. Travelers? Health Research, Surveillance, Communication and Outreach Network

Global TravEpiNet (GTEN)：美国旅行者？

• 批准号: 10318495
• 负责人: REGINA C LAROCQUE
• 金额: $ 149.81万
• 依托单位: MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-30 至 2026-09-29
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10318495
• 关键词: Global; TravEpiNet; GTEN; U.S.; Travelers

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT International travel may not only increase the risk of infection for an individual traveler, but may also contribute to the global spread of infections. A better understanding of this epidemiologically important population could lead to improved interventions (1) to promote the health of international travelers, and (2) to diminish the spread of infections within home communities. This application focuses on proposed efforts for the Global Travelers’ Epidemiology Network (Global TravEpiNet; GTEN). GTEN’s mission is to lessen illness among high-risk international travelers, including VFR travelers, and to reduce the likelihood of disease importation into the United States. GTEN is comprised of three components: (1) a U.S. national consortium of clinical sites that collects real-time data on pre-travel health care provided across the United States (since inception, over 150,000 records have been collected); (2) a public health outreach program (“Heading Home Healthy”; www.headinghomehealthy.org) that includes web-tools and educational materials in multiple languages for high risk and VFR travelers, as well as a clinical guidance tool for non-expert providers who deliver the majority of pre-travel care to such travelers -- these efforts involve established collaborations with Departments of Public Health and colleagues in New York City and Minneapolis/St. Paul; and (3) pre- and post-travel biosample collection. We propose to expand upon the existing infrastructure developed by GTEN in order to (1) answer fundamental questions relating to the health care of U.S. residents who travel internationally, (2) improve the pre-travel health care provided to vulnerable U.S. populations at highest risk of travel-related illness, and (3) quantitatively assess travel-related illnesses and the impact of interventions.

项目摘要/摘要 国际旅行不仅可能增加个人旅行者感染的风险，而且可以 也有助于全球感染的传播。对此有更好的理解 流行病学上重要的人群可能会改善干预措施（1）以促进 国际旅行者的健康和（2）减少家庭内感染的传播 社区。该申请专注于全球旅行者的拟议努力 流行病学网络（全球Travepinet; gten）。 GTEN的使命是减少疾病 高风险的国际旅行者，包括VFR旅行者，并减少疾病的可能性 进口到美国。 GTEN由三个组成部分组成：（1）美国国家 临床站点的财团，收集有关提供前旅行前医疗保健的实时数据 美国（自成立以来，已收集了超过15万个记录）； （2）公众 健康外展计划（“健康健康”； www.headinghomehealthy.org） 包括高风险的多种语言的网络工具和教育材料和VFR 旅行者以及提供大部分的非专家提供商的临床指导工具 前往此类旅行者的旅行前护理 - 这些努力涉及与 纽约市和明尼阿波利斯/街的公共卫生和同事部门。保罗和 （3）旅行前和后生物样品集合。我们建议扩大现有的 GTEN开发的基础设施是为了（1）回答与 国际旅行的美国居民的卫生保健，（2）改善旅行前医疗保健 提供给易受伤害的美国人口，最高风险与旅行有关的疾病，（3） 定量评估与旅行有关的疾病和干预措施的影响。