Epidemiology and Intervention Core

流行病学和干预核心的总体目标是为流行病学提供高质量的服务 和行为干预研究提供给明尼苏达肥胖中心(MNOC)的调查人员。这些 包括人口选择、招募和调查；数据库管理；营养评估； 门诊和社区研究的干预发展。通过该核心提供的服务包括 分为四个部分： 1.数据事务科提供人口选择、调查、研究参与者招募方面的专门知识 以及跟踪、数据录入、数据库管理和统计支持。 2.营养评估科提供饮食评估方法方面的专门知识，包括 仪器设计、数据收集和营养分析。 3.干预部分为制定饮食和运动干预措施提供指导 诊所和社区环境中的门诊人群。 4.卫生保健提供部分提供对成员、诊所和健康数据库的访问 为成员群体提供广泛医疗服务的管理型医疗组织 大约80万人。

The overall goal of the Epidemiology and Intervention CORE is to make high quality services for epidemiologic and behavioral intervention studies available to Minnesota Obesity Center (MNOC) investigators. These include population selection, recruitment, and survey; data base management; nutrition assessment; and intervention development for outpatient and community studies. The services provided through this CORE are organized in four sections: 1. A data services section provides expertise in population selection, survey, study participant recruitment and follow-up, data entry, data base management and statistical support. 2. The nutrition assessment section provides expertise in dietary assessment methods, including instrument design, data collection, and nutrient analyses. 3. The intervention section provides guidance in the development of diet and exercise interventions for outpatient populations in clinic and community settings. 4. The health care delivery section provides access to members, clinics, and health databases of a managed care organization that delivers a wide spectrum of medical services to a member population of approximately 800,000.