Multilevel & Lifecourse Approaches to NCD Prevention in Latin America

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• 批准号: 8651305
• 负责人: ANA V DIEZ-ROUX
• 金额: $ 21.9万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-16 至 2017-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8651305
• 关键词: Address; American; Argentina; Cardiovascular Diseases; Central America; Collaborations; Communicable Diseases; Country; Distant; Educational workshop; Epidemic; Fellowship; Goals; Guatemala; Heterogeneity; Institutes; Internships; Journals; Latin America; Lead; Learning; Life Cycle Stages; Longevity; Mentors; Michigan; Panama; Persons; Postdoctoral Fellow; Prevention; Research; Research Personnel; Research Training; Risk Factors; Series; Site; Technology; Training; Training Programs; Universities; disorder prevention; experience; multidisciplinary; nutrition; programs; skills; social inequality

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall aim of this proposal is to strengthen the capacity of Latin American countries to address the non- communicable diseases (NCD) epidemic through a comprehensive training program that integrates multilevel and life course approaches and emphasizes the importance of reducing social inequalities in NCD. Although the training will be relevant to NCD generally, the program will especially emphasize cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors which are of relevance to many other NCDs. This approach is responsive to an analysis of the gaps in NCD research-related skills in the region which include 1) lack of formal training opportunities, 2) heterogeneity in NCD research experience, 3) a dearth of mentors at the local level, 4) high potential for developing a cadre of highly trained leaders in prevention of NCD through the lifespan. We propose to establish partnerships with two research sites in Latin America, the Institute of Nutrition for Central America and Panama (INCAP) in Guatemala, and the National University of Lanus, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Our strategies for achieving the proposed goal focus on developing a multidisciplinary program that provides training opportunities for junior investigators from the region in the short, medium, and long terms, both at the sites and at the University of Michigan. We will combine in-person activities with distant learning state-of-the-art technologies to produce learning material that will be shared and disseminated. The program opportunities at the sites include a workshops series on NCD research through the lifespan, locally-organized webinars, journal clubs, and post-training mentored research. At the University of Michigan, the program entails provision of full support for master's and doctoral training, short-term summer internships, and medium- term post-doctoral fellowships. All research derived from this program will be conducted at the sites. This integrated program will enhance research and training collaborations between the local sites with the ultimate goals of developing a network of synergistic NCD training and research centers in Latin America, and to strengthen local institutional capacity to conduct local training programs and lead research efforts.

描述（由申请人提供）：该提案的总体目的是通过一项全面的培训计划来增强拉丁美洲国家解决非传染病（NCD）流行的能力，该计划将多层次和生活课程的方法整合在一起，并强调的重要性减少NCD的社会不平等现象。尽管培训通常与NCD有关，但该计划将特别强调与许多其他NCD相关的心血管疾病和相关危险因素。这种方法响应了该地区NCD研究相关技能差距的分析，其中包括1）缺乏正式的培训机会，2）NCD研究经验中的异质性，3）当地一级的导师缺乏，4）在整个生命周期中，在预防NCD方面发展了训练有素的领导者干部的高潜力。我们建议与拉丁美洲的两个研究站点建立合作伙伴关系，危地马拉的中美洲和巴拿马营养研究所以及阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯的Lanus国立大学。我们实现拟议目标的策略专注于制定一个多学科计划，该计划在短期内和密歇根大学的短期，中和长期为该地区的初级调查人员提供培训机会。我们将将面对面的活动与遥远的学习最先进的技术相结合，以生产将共享和传播的学习材料。这些网站的计划机会包括有关NCD研究的研讨会系列，通过寿命，本地组织的网络研讨会，期刊俱乐部和培训后的指导研究。在密歇根大学，该计划需要提供对硕士和博士培训，短期暑期实习以及中期博士后奖学金的全力支持。从该计划得出的所有研究都将在这些站点进行。该综合计划将增强本地站点之间的研究和培训合作，其最终目标是开发拉丁美洲的协同NCD培训和研究中心网络，并增强当地机构的能力来开展本地培训计划并领导研究工作。