Core A: Administrative Core

项目总结 管理核心 吸烟、过量饮酒、暴饮暴食和久坐不动的生活方式是不健康的选择 慢性病在美国的优势。对基础机制的更多了解 对这种不健康行为的脆弱性和开发更有效的行为改变干预措施至关重要 对改善美国公共卫生很重要。佛蒙特州中心行政核心的总体目标 关于行为与健康(VCBH)的研究是结合现有的优势并在 在继续参与地方、国家和国际合作的同时，还与佛蒙特州大学(UVM)进行了合作。 在第一阶段和第二阶段，这一核心建立了必要的行政和智力基础设施，以 (A)加强和增进大量有才华的调查人员之间的合作，这些调查人员分享科学知识 这一领域的专门知识，(B)有效地指导职业生涯早期教员进行主题相关的研究和 (C)结合有效竞争获得外部赠款支助所需的富有成效的合作 在超过科布雷支持的情况下维持VCBH的水平。我们建议斯蒂芬·T·希金斯博士继续 作为这一核心的主任，菲利普·A·阿德斯医学博士担任副主任。实现了独立于UVM 调查人员将继续指导行为经济学和干预科学的核心(Stacey C.Sigmon， 博士)，以及合作、传播和教育(Diann E.Gaalema博士和Richard A.Rawson博士)。一个 由Higgins博士和Elias M.Klemperer博士领导的试点项目计划将被用于支持和指导 并为合作的NIH中心赠款和计划项目生成初步数据，如 以及R系列中更有针对性的应用。我们将继续与社区医疗保健合作 来自其他创意国家和其他地区的领导者和调查人员致力于实现VCBH的使命，以促进协作 研究并影响州和联邦公共卫生政策。计划监督将由外部人员指导 行为与健康领域杰出科学领袖咨询委员会。内部咨询委员会 由经验丰富的多学科高级UVM调查人员组成，将为科学和 组织事务。由佛蒙特州医疗服务和政策专家组成的社区咨询委员会 将确保VCBH随时了解当地的医疗挑战。这个多学科的团队将会工作 紧密合作，坚定地将VCBH打造为可持续的卓越研究中心，拥有地方、国家和 国际触角。

PROJECT SUMMARY Administrative Core Unhealthy choices to smoke, consume alcohol in excess, overeat, and lead sedentary lifestyles underlie a preponderance of chronic disease in the U.S. Greater understanding of the mechanisms underpinning vulnerability to such unhealthy behavior and developing more effective behavior-change interventions is vitally important to improving U.S. public health. The overarching goal of the Administrative Core of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health (VCBH) is to coalesce existing strengths and seed new research directions at the University of Vermont (UVM) while continuing to engage in local, national, and international collaborations. During Phases 1 and 2, this core has established the administrative and intellectual infrastructure necessary to (a) strengthen and grow collaboration among a critical mass of talented investigators who share scientific expertise in this area, (b) effectively mentor early-career faculty in conducting thematically related research and (c) coalesce the productive collaborations necessary to compete effectively in obtaining external grant support at levels that can sustain the VCBH beyond COBRE support. We propose that Stephen T. Higgins, PhD, continue as Director of this core with Philip A. Ades, MD, as Associate Director. Accomplished UVM independent investigators will continue directing cores on behavioral economics and intervention sciences (Stacey C. Sigmon, PhD), and collaboration, dissemination, and education (Diann E. Gaalema, PhD, & Richard A. Rawson, PhD). A Pilot Project Program led by Dr. Higgins and Elias M. Klemperer, PhD, will be leveraged to support and mentor early-career faculty and generate preliminary data for collaborative NIH center grants and program projects as well as more focused applications in the R series. We will continue collaborating with community healthcare leaders and investigators from other IDeA States and beyond in pursuing the VCBH mission to grow collaborative research and impact state and federal public health policy. Program oversight will be guided by an External Advisory Committee of distinguished scientific leaders in behavior and health. An Internal Advisory Committee composed of accomplished multidisciplinary senior UVM investigators will provide guidance on scientific and organizational matters. A Community Advisory Committee of Vermont experts in healthcare delivery and policy will assure that VCBH remains apprised of local healthcare challenges. This multidisciplinary team will work closely together to firmly establish VCBH as a sustainable center of research excellence with local, national, and international reach.