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 与体重相关的问题由于其高患病率、健康后果、 以及不同族裔/种族背景和收入水平的分配不均。中国的健康体重促进工作 来自不同社区的青年和家庭应用流行病学培训计划旨在培养 未来科学家致力于成功的研究事业，旨在确保积极的体重相关健康 在来自不同社区的青年和家庭之间开展合作。这一计划的独特之处在于它将重点放在五个方面 领域：1)全面解决与体重有关的广泛问题，包括肥胖、贫穷 饮食摄入，低体力活动，身体不满意，饮食紊乱；2)促进正向体重- 儿童和家庭在生命过程的关键时期的相关健康；3)实现更大的健康 通过减少不同族裔/种族和收入水平上与体重有关的问题的差异，实现平等；4)参与 观察性流行病学人群研究和干预/评估研究(临床， 社区和政策导向)；以及5)在不同的背景下将研究转化为行动。本节目 旨在提供严谨、创新和务实的研究培训。作为一项新的计划， 学员人数将逐步增加：一年级：3名学员(1名博士后和2名博士后)；2年级：5名学员(2名博士前和2名博士后) 3名博士后)；3-5岁：7名学员(3名博士后和4名博士后)。博士前实习生将获得最多四个名额的资助 几年，并将完成社会和行为流行病学博士学位。博士后实习生将获得资助 最多三年。培训将促进跨学科学习、协作体验、创新 思考、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事业。 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 通过积极参与观察性和干预性研究项目；3)跨学科专业人员 领导力发展培训；4)正式的班级工作；5)同伴小组工作；6)深度潜水研讨会 专为满足本培训计划的目标而设计；以及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 来自不同社区的青年和家庭的饮食和与体重有关的健康；将研究结果传播到 专业和公众受众；资助写作，成功完成课程作业，指导他人，并获得 研究职位。22名教师导师来自不同的学科，资金充足，拥有广泛的 在关键时期进行旨在健康减肥的创新和有影响力的研究的经验 在不同的人群中，生命过程的各个阶段。教职员工曾指导过许多成功的博士后和 博士后实习生。项目主管获得NHLBI颁发的杰出调查员奖 为学员提供相关的学习和研究机会。该培训计划针对的是一个关键的 需要为未来的科学家做好准备，以减少与体重相关的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.