Healthy Weight Promotion in Youth and Families from Diverse Communities: An Applied Epidemiology Training Program

不同社区青少年和家庭的健康体重促进：应用流行病学培训计划

• 批准号: 10021050
• 负责人: DIANNE R NEUMARK-SZTAINER
• 金额: $ 22.11万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-08-01 至 2025-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10021050
• 关键词: Communities; Epidemiology; Family; Training Programs; Youth; healthy weight

Program Summary/Abstract Weight-related problems are of great public health concern given their high prevalence, health consequences, and unequal distribution across ethnic/racial backgrounds and income levels. The Healthy Weight Promotion in Youth and Families from Diverse Communities Applied Epidemiology Training Program is designed to train future scientists for successful research careers aimed at ensuring positive weight-related health among youth and families from diverse communities. This program is unique in its combined focus on five areas: 1) comprehensively addressing the broad spectrum of weight-related problems, including obesity, poor dietary intake, low physical activity, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating; 2) promoting positive weight- related health among children and families during critical periods of the life course; 3) achieving greater health equity by reducing disparities in weight-related problems across ethnic/racial and income levels; 4) engaging in both observational epidemiologic population-based studies and intervention/evaluation research (clinical, community, and policy-oriented); and 5) translating research into action within different settings. This program is designed to provide rigorous, innovative, and pragmatic research training. As a new program, the number of trainees will gradually increase: Year 1: 3 trainees (1 predoc and 2 postdoc); Year 2: 5 trainees (2 predoc and 3 postdoc); Years 3-5: 7 trainees (3 predoc and 4 postdoc). Predoctoral trainees will be funded for up to four years and will complete a PhD in Social and Behavioral Epidemiology. Postdoctoral trainees will be funded for up to three years. Training will promote interdisciplinary learning, collaborative experiences, innovative thinking, rigorous research skills, and leadership capacity to ensure successful and impactful research careers. Training includes: 1) individualized mentoring by experienced interdisciplinary faculty; 2) experiential learning through active involvement in observational and intervention research projects; 3) interdisciplinary professional training for leadership development; 4) formal class work; 5) peer group work; 6) deep dive workshops specifically designed to meet the goals of this training program; and 7) other rich learning opportunities across the University of Minnesota. Benchmarks of success include engagement in research on the broad spectrum of eating and weight-related health in youth and families from diverse communities; dissemination of findings to professional and public audiences; grant writing, successful course work, mentoring of others, and obtaining a research position. The 22 faculty mentors, come from varied disciplines, are well-funded, and have extensive experience conducting innovative and impactful research aimed at healthy weight promotion during critical stages of the life course in diverse populations. Faculty have mentored many successful predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees. The Program Director has an Outstanding Investigator Award from NHLBI that will provide relevant learning and research opportunities for trainees. This training program addresses a crucial need for preparing future scientists to reduce the high prevalence and disparities in weight-related problems.

程序摘要/摘要 鉴于其高流行，健康后果，与体重相关的问题非常重要 以及种族/种族背景和收入水平的不平等分布。健康的体重促进 来自不同社区应用流行病学培训计划的青年和家庭旨在培训 未来的成功研究职业科学家，旨在确保与体重相关的积极健康 在来自不同社区的青年和家庭中。该程序在五个 区域：1）全面解决与体重有关的广泛问题，包括肥胖，差 饮食摄入量，体育锻炼低，身体不满和饮食无序； 2）促进正重 - 在生活过程的关键时期，儿童和家庭之间的相关健康； 3）实现更大的健康 通过减少种族/种族和收入水平的与体重有关的问题的差异来汇率； 4）参与 观察性流行病学的研究和干预/评估研究（临床， 社区和面向政策的）； 5）将研究转化为不同环境中的行动。这个程序 旨在提供严格，创新和务实的研究培训。作为一个新程序，数量 学员将逐渐增加：1：3年级学员（1名Predoc和2个博士后）；第二年：5名学员（2个Predoc和 3个博士后）; 3 - 5年：7名学员（3个Predoc和4个博士后）。托管前学员将最多提供四名 多年，将完成社会和行为流行病学博士学位。博士后学员将被资助 最多三年。培训将促进跨学科学习，协作经验，创新 思考，严格的研究技能以及领导能力，以确保成功和有影响力的研究职业。 培训包括：1）经验丰富的跨学科教师的个性化指导； 2）体验学习 通过积极参与观察和干预研究项目； 3）跨学科专业人士 领导力发展培训； 4）正式的班级工作； 5）同行小组工作； 6）深度潜水研讨会 专门为满足该培训计划的目标而设计的； 7）其他丰富的学习机会 明尼苏达大学。成功的基准包括参与广泛的研究 来自不同社区的青年和家庭的饮食和体重有关；将发现传播给 专业和公众观众；授予写作，成功的课程工作，指导他人并获得 研究职位。 22位教师导师来自各种学科，资金充足，并且有广泛的 进行创新和有影响力的研究的经验，旨在在关键期间进行健康体重促进 不同人群生活课程的阶段。教师指导了许多成功的占主导地位和 博士后学员。该计划主管获得了NHLBI的杰出调查员奖，该奖 为学员提供相关的学习和研究机会。该培训计划针对至关重要 需要准备未来的科学家，以减少与体重有关的问题的高流行和差异。