Epidemiology and Intervention Core

流行病学和干预核心的总体目标是为流行病学提供高质量的服务， 和行为干预研究提供给明尼苏达肥胖中心（MNOC）的调查人员。这些 包括人口选择、招募和调查;数据库管理;营养评估; 门诊和社区研究的干预发展。通过该核心提供的服务包括 分为四个部分： 1.数据服务部门提供人口选择、调查、研究参与者招募方面的专业知识 后续行动、数据输入、数据库管理和统计支助。 2.营养评估部分提供膳食评估方法的专业知识，包括 仪器设计、数据收集和养分分析。 3.干预部分提供了饮食和运动干预的发展指导， 在诊所和社区环境中的门诊病人。 4.卫生保健提供部分提供了对会员、诊所和卫生数据库的访问， 一种管理式医疗机构，为成员群体提供广泛的医疗服务 大约80万。

The overall goal of the Epidemiology and Intervention CORE is to make high quality services for epidemiologic and behavioral intervention studies available to Minnesota Obesity Center (MNOC) investigators. These include population selection, recruitment, and survey; data base management; nutrition assessment; and intervention development for outpatient and community studies. The services provided through this CORE are organized in four sections: 1. A data services section provides expertise in population selection, survey, study participant recruitment and follow-up, data entry, data base management and statistical support. 2. The nutrition assessment section provides expertise in dietary assessment methods, including instrument design, data collection, and nutrient analyses. 3. The intervention section provides guidance in the development of diet and exercise interventions for outpatient populations in clinic and community settings. 4. The health care delivery section provides access to members, clinics, and health databases of a managed care organization that delivers a wide spectrum of medical services to a member population of approximately 800,000.