University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center

描述（由申请人提供）：宾夕法尼亚大学正在提交一个新的预防研究中心（UPenn PRC）的申请，该中心将使用行为经济学的工具，结合环境/结构战略，专注于慢性病预防和减少宾夕法尼亚州东南部的健康差距。我们正在申请资金，以实现七个相互关联的具体目标，这将使UPenn PRC成为宾夕法尼亚大学跨学科慢性病预防研究，培训和传播的中心;加强公共和私营部门的社区伙伴关系;实施一项研究议程，以提高对行为经济学和公共卫生战略如何协同使用的理解，以减少健康在社会环境背景下，风险和改善健康;并在宾夕法尼亚州东南部的高风险和弱势群体中扩大合作培训，教育，交流和传播活动。拟议的宾夕法尼亚大学中国的主要使命将是解决肥胖预防，降低心血管疾病风险，并尽量减少种族和收入为基础的健康差距的广泛健康问题。这些健康问题将通过努力实现NCCDPHP的福祉，健康公平，研究翻译，可持续社区健康和临床干预措施的开发，评估和传播的战略优先事项来解决。宾夕法尼亚大学中国研究项目将与费城市劳动力，宾夕法尼亚州东南部交通管理局和独立蓝十字的合作伙伴合作进行。这项干预研究将是一项4臂随机试验，旨在测试将行为经济学和环境变化策略相结合的新型可扩展策略，以预防和减少肥胖。该研究将利用现有的基于UPenn的基础设施进行干预研究，使用无线设备和远程通信，并包括私营和公共部门社区合作伙伴的组合，以测试新的策略，将其传播到实践中。该中心将成为目前分散在校园和社区伙伴组织中的预防研究、培训和实践活动的催化剂。UPenn PRC将使用新兴技术进行研究和交流，并将公共卫生和疾病管理在包括员工健康在内的各种环境中联系起来。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Pennsylvania is submitting this application for a new Prevention Research Center (UPenn PRC), which will use the tools of behavioral economics combined with environmental/structural strategies to focus on chronic disease prevention and reducing health disparities in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are requesting funding to accomplish seven interrelated Specific Aims that will enable the UPenn PRC to become established as a hub of interdisciplinary chronic disease prevention research, training, and dissemination at the University of Pennsylvania; strengthen public and private sector community partnerships; implement a research agenda to improve understanding of how behavioral economics and public health strategies can be used synergistically to reduce health risks and improve health in social-environmental contexts; and extend collaborative training, education, communication and dissemination activities in high-risk and disadvantaged groups in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The primary mission of the proposed UPenn PRC will be to address the widespread health concerns of obesity prevention, reducing cardiovascular disease risk, and minimizing race- and income-based health disparities. These health issues will be addressed by working toward the NCCDPHP strategic priorities of well-being, health equity, research translation, and development, evaluation, and dissemination of sustainable community health and clinical interventions. The UPenn PRC research project will be conducted in collaboration with partners in the City of Philadelphia workforce, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, and Independence Blue Cross. This intervention research will be a 4-arm randomized trial to test novel and scalable strategies that blend behavioral economics and environmental change strategies to prevent and reduce obesity. The study will leverage an existing UPenn based infrastructure for intervention studies, using wireless devices and remote communication and include a mix of private and public sector community partners to test novel strategies disseminate them into practice. The Center will serve as a catalyst for prevention research, training and practice activities that are currently dispersed across campus and among community partner organizations. The UPenn PRC will use new and emerging technology for research and communication, and linking public health and disease management in a variety of settings including employee health.