Enhancing Nutrition and Activity in Rural Children

描述（由申请人提供）： K23候选人（麦格拉思博士）最近晋升为堪萨斯大学医学中心儿科系的初级教员。该奖项将为她提供必要的学术培训，指导，支持和试点信息，以发展成为一名独立的儿童肥胖症临床研究人员。具体目标是：1）获得儿童营养问题，营养评估技术和营养数据分析程序的新知识，具体到儿童肥胖，2）获得有关运动生理学和科学的新知识，具体到儿童肥胖，3）获得焦点小组方法和分析的新知识，目前的预防方法，具体到儿童肥胖，4）获得新的科学，研究和生物统计学知识和技能，5）使用所获得的知识来开发和试点干预措施，以治疗年轻，农村儿童中的肥胖症，6）成为一个独立的，外部资助的研究人员在儿童肥胖症领域。为了实现这些职业目标，候选人提出了一个为期五年的培训计划，来自整个大学相关部门的强大教师导师，以及全国知名学者在儿童肥胖症的科学咨询委员会。她的主要赞助人是一位在儿科心理学领域经验丰富的研究人员，其行为工作集中在儿科对医疗方案的依从性方面。共同导师代表与拟议的职业发展和研究计划直接相关的子专业和部门，如营养学，运动生理学和预防医学。职业发展计划描述了通过专注于课程和独立学习的活动，增加候选人对肥胖症特定和一般研究问题的知识，并强调了密集的学习机会。研究计划包括两个项目。研究1将使用焦点小组评估与5-6岁农村儿童体重状况相关的因素。根据这些数据，候选人有经验的既定干预措施将得到加强。研究2将通过远程医疗试点改进干预措施，以降低5-6岁农村儿童的超重百分比，并将其与增强的护理标准进行比较。目前的项目将允许候选人在儿童肥胖症方面开展成功的独立研究事业，同时还提供重要信息，以促进我们对儿童肥胖症及其治疗的理解。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The K23 candidate (Dr. McGrath) has recently advanced to a junior faculty position within the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center. This award will provide her with the scholarly training, mentorship, support and pilot information necessary to develop into an independent clinical researcher in pediatric obesity. Specific objectives are to: 1) acquire new knowledge of childhood nutrition issues, nutrition assessment techniques, and nutrition data analysis programs specific to pediatric obesity, 2) acquire new knowledge regarding exercise physiology and science specific to pediatric obesity, 3) acquire new knowledge of focus group methodology and analysis and current prevention methods specific to pediatric obesity, 4) acquire new scientific, research and biostatistical knowledge and skills, 5) use the knowledge gained to develop and pilot an intervention to treat obesity among young, rural children, 6) to become an independent, externally funded investigator in the area of pediatric obesity. To achieve these career objectives, the candidate proposes a five-year training program with strong faculty mentors from relevant departments throughout her university, as well as a scientific advisory board of nationally renowned scholars in pediatric obesity. Her primary sponsor is an experienced researcher in the field of pediatric psychology whose behavioral work has focused on the area of pediatric adherence to medical regimens. Co-mentors represent subspecialties and divisions that are directly relevant to the proposed career development and research plans, such as nutrition, exercise physiology and preventive medicine. The career development plan describes increasing the candidate's knowledge of both obesity specific and general research issues through activities focused on coursework and independent study accentuated with intense learning opportunities. The research plan involves two projects. Study 1 will assess factors related to weight status among 5-6 year old rural children using focus groups. From these data, an established intervention with which the candidate is experienced will be strengthened. Study 2 will pilot the improved intervention to decrease percent overweight among 5-6 year old rural children via telemedicine and compare it to an enhanced standard of care condition. The current project will allow the candidate to launch a successful independent research career in pediatric obesity while also providing crucial information to advance our understanding of pediatric obesity and its treatment.