Research on Eating and Activity for Community Health (REACH): An Applied Epidemiology Training Program to Improve Weight-Related Health in Youth and Families from Diverse Communities

计划摘要/摘要 由于体重相关问题的高发病率、健康后果、 以及跨民族/种族背景和收入水平的不平等分配。健康体重促进 来自不同社区的青少年和家庭应用流行病学培训计划旨在培训 未来科学家成功的研究生涯旨在确保与体重相关的积极健康 来自不同社区的青少年和家庭。该计划的独特之处在于它综合关注五个 领域：1）全面解决与体重相关的广泛问题，包括肥胖、贫困 饮食摄入过多、体力活动少、身体不满意、饮食失调； 2）促进积极的体重- 生命历程关键时期儿童和家庭的相关健康状况； 3) 实现更健康 通过减少种族/种族和收入水平之间体重相关问题的差异来实现公平； 4）从事 基于人群的观察性流行病学研究和干预/评估研究（临床、 社区和政策导向）； 5）在不同环境下将研究转化为行动。这个节目 旨在提供严谨、创新、务实的研究培训。作为一个新程序，数量 学员将逐渐增加： 第1年：3名学员（1名博士前和2名博士后）；第 2 年：5 名实习生（2 名博士预科生和 2 名博士生） 博士后3名）； 3-5 年：7 名实习生（3 名博士前和 4 名博士后）。博士前培训生将获得最多四项资助 年并将完成社会和行为流行病学博士学位。博士后培训生将获得资助 最长三年。培训将促进跨学科学习、协作经验、创新 思维、严谨的研究技能和领导能力，以确保成功和有影响力的研究生涯。 培训包括： 1) 由经验丰富的跨学科教师进行个性化指导； 2）体验式学习 通过积极参与观察和干预研究项目； 3）跨学科专业 领导力发展培训； 4）正式的课堂作业； 5）同伴小组工作； 6）深度研讨会 专为实现本培训计划的目标而设计； 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 来自不同社区的青少年和家庭的饮食和体重相关健康；将调查结果传播给 专业和公众观众；资助写作、成功的课程作业、指导他人以及获得 研究职位。 22位导师来自不同学科领域，资金雄厚，具有广泛的学术背景。 在关键时期进行旨在促进健康体重的创新和有影响力的研究的经验 不同人群生命历程的各个阶段。教师们指导了许多成功的博士前和 博士后实习生。项目主任获得 NHLBI 颁发的杰出研究者奖，该奖将 为学员提供相关的学习和研究机会。该培训计划解决了一个关键问题 需要让未来的科学家做好准备，以减少体重相关问题的高患病率和差异。

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.