Behavioral Research in Heart and Vascular Disease

 描述（由申请人提供）：本研究培训计划的目标仍然是个人的研究职业的博士前和博士后培训，直接提高对心血管健康相关行为机制的理解，并促进心血管健康状况的改善。该计划的基本原理是使用一个模型的早期接触的学员教师导师和他们的研究作为一种手段的社会化的学员对他们未来的职业活动。受训人员是从相关的卫生专业和学科招聘的。该计划旨在教育具有健康专业背景的学员，以开发更多的行为导向研究，并培养具有行为科学背景的学员，将其研究应用于心血管健康。这些相辅相成的重点，对于建立所需的多学科研究人力基础，以解决与公众健康有关的心血管问题，仍然是重要的。招聘教师是为了反映这种跨学科的基础，并为学员的职业发展提供适当的榜样。该方案成功地吸引了高素质的少数民族受训人员，并进一步强调了少数民族和妇女的心血管疾病和风险。该计划仍然是医学，公共卫生和护理学院之间的强有力的合作之一。到目前为止，114名博士后和61名博士前实习生已经毕业，7名博士后和11名博士前实习生正在工作。所有这些都涉及心血管疾病和风险的行为研究。继续向受训人员提供各种研究，如预防高血压;以社区为基础的减少心血管风险;少数民族人口的心血管风险。因此，这一方案对公众的健康仍然具有重要意义。在这5年期间，越来越多的关注转化研究，以消除高风险社区和人群中心血管健康的差异。此外，在行为的生物学基础以及实施和信息科学方面的强化课程将补充目前的课程，并为学员今后的调查工作做好更全面的准备。因此，这些新知识，由这些受训人员开发，是重要的，以解决我们的头号健康问题-心血管疾病

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this Research Training Program continues to be the pre-and post-doctoral training of individuals for investigative careers directe at the improved understanding of behavioral mechanisms associated with cardiovascular health, and to promote enhancement of cardiovascular health status. The rationale of the program uses a model of early exposure of trainees to faculty mentors and their research as a means of socialization of trainees toward their future career activities. Trainees are recruited from the relevant health professions and disciplines. The program is designed to educate trainees with a background in the health professions to develop more behaviorally oriented research and trainees with a background in the behavioral sciences to apply their research to cardiovascular health. These complementary emphases continue to be viewed as important to building the necessary multi-disciplinary research manpower base to address cardiovascular problems relevant to the health of the public. The faculty has been recruited to reflect this interdisciplinry base and provide appropriate role models for trainee career development. The Program has been successful in attracting highly qualified minority trainees and placing further emphasis on cardiovascular disease and risk in minorities and women. The Program continues to be a strong collaborative one between the Schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing. To date 114 postdoctoral and 61 pre-doctoral trainees have graduated with 7 current postdoctoral and 1predoctoral trainees active. All of these are involved in behavioral research in cardiovascular disease and risk. A variety of research, such as prevention of high blood pressure; community-based cardiovascular risk reduction; and cardiovascular risk in minority populations continue to be made available to trainees. Thus, this program continues to be significant for the health of the public. During this 5 year period, increased focus has been given to translational research to eliminate disparities in cardiovascular health in high risk communities and populations. Furthermore, an enhanced curriculum in the biological basis of behavior, and in implementation and information sciences will complement the current curriculum, and prepare trainees more comprehensively for their future investigative rolls. Thus, this new knowledge, developed by these trainees, is important to addressing our number one health problem-cardiovascular disease