Outreach and Educational Core

U54中心“多囊卵巢综合征的临床和基础研究”的外展核心旨在扩大 认识到肥胖对生殖健康的负面影响，并开展健身和保健教育 预防或治疗多囊卵巢综合征(PCOS)的营养策略。因此，外联核心有 三个主要目标。 首先，它将使青少年和家庭参与有趣的、以舞蹈为基础的锻炼计划，同时教育他们 健康和生殖健康。这将在弗吉尼亚大学(UVA)通过健身来实现 为少女及其家人和周围社区提供教育活动的支持小组 儿童课外活动和暑期活动的项目。这些计划将鼓励人们对 锻炼，增强对青春期生理的了解，培养对如何锻炼的欣赏 减少与超重相关的代谢并发症的风险(尤其是多囊卵巢综合征)，并鼓励 对人文科学的兴趣。支持这些计划的网页将加强提供给 家人。 其次，它将向当地和地区的医疗提供者和学生通报与多囊卵巢综合征相关的医疗信息 护理和正在进行的临床研究。继续医学教育研讨会将为当地/地区小学提供信息 医疗提供者和内分泌/青少年专家介绍多囊卵巢综合征护理的最新进展。在我们的 医疗提供者网站将作为临床资源，并提供联系信息供参考 患者接受专科护理或参与临床研究。研讨会和暑期研究 机会将吸引本科生/研究生、生物学和医学系学生参与PCOS研究。 第三，它将向公众介绍多囊卵巢综合征的问题以及超重的风险 生殖健康。这将通过学校健康教育者和业馀研讨会、公共服务来实现 公告，以及我们网站上面向非专业公众的标签。 这个外展核心的范围是首先为患者、家庭、学生提供意识机会， 和医疗提供者，然后将机会扩展到夏洛茨维尔/弗吉尼亚州中部地区 以及地区医疗中心。我们将利用远程医疗来参与和教育远程医疗 供应商和铺设在弗吉尼亚州的农村地区。

The Outreach Core of the U54 Center "Clinical and Basic Studies in PCOS" is designed to expand awareness of the negative impact of obesity on reproductive health and to educate about fitness and nutritional strategies to prevent or treat polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). As such, the Outreach Core has three main objectives. First, it will engage youth and families in fun, dance-based exercise programs while educating them about wellness and reproductive health. This will be achieved at the University of Virginia (UVA) by a fitness support group for teen girls and their families and in the surrounding communities with educational exercise programs for children at after-school and summer programs. These programs will encourage an interest in exercise, enhance understanding of the physiology of puberty, develop appreciation for how exercise reduces the risks of metabolic complications related to excess weight (especially PCOS), and encourage interest in human sciences. A webpage supporting these programs will reinforce information provided to families. Second, it will update local and regional medical providers and students about PCOS-related medical care and ongoing clinical research. Continuing medical education seminars will inform local/regional primary medical providers and endocrine/adolescent specialists about recent advances in PCOS care. A tab on our website for medical providers will serve as a clinical resource and provide contact information for referring patients for subspecialty care or to participate in clinical research. Seminars and summer research opportunities will engage undergraduate/graduate biology and medical students in PCOS research. Third, it will inform the lay public about the problem of PCOS and the risks of excess weight to reproductive health. This will be achieved via school health educator and lay seminars, public service announcements, and a tab on our website geared towards the lay public. The reach of this Outreach Core is to provide awareness opportunities first for patients, families, students, and medical providers at UVA and then to extend opportunities to the Charlottesville/central Virginia area and to regional medical centers. We will utilize telemedicine to engage and educate remote medical providers and lay public throughout rural Virginia.