OBESITY AND CONTROL IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY

中心申请说明（由研究者提供）：圣地亚哥预防研究中心于2004年首次获得资助，与我们的伙伴社区合作，确定在拉丁裔社区促进健康生活方式和环境的最佳做法。现在，SDPRC正在寻求资金，以便在未来五年内集中精力，成为拉丁裔肥胖控制研究和实践的全国中心。基础设施和管理：我们将提供必要的支持，以维持和扩大中心的所有活动。社区参与和伙伴关系：我们将加强社区参与委员会（咨询委员会），并确定让社区领导人和居民参与决策过程的其他方法。沟通和传播：我们将建立一种机制，将研究成果转化为公共卫生实践，并向公众提供卫生传播信息。作为我们传播工作的核心，拉丁裔健康网络（LHN）将与其他六个中华人民共和国、中华人民共和国国家办事处和选定的CDC部门建立伙伴关系，以确定拉丁裔健康的可改变决定因素和传播循证干预措施以促进拉丁裔健康的方法。培训核心：我们将继续举办成功的年度拉丁裔卫生会议，覆盖各种社区组织和其他中华人民共和国，我们将发展：(a)为博士预科学生建立一个培训机构，为他们开展拉丁裔健康研究提供基础；(b)与社区学院建立伙伴关系，以建设志愿社区培训人员和促进人员的能力；(c)建立一个模式，培训州卫生部门工作人员和行政人员，使其了解针对拉丁裔人的循证干预措施。评估核心（EC）：我们将向个人和组织提供技术援助，以获得与我们促进可持续性和社区能力建设的使命一致的独立资金。研究核心（RC）：我们将完善以志愿者为基础的培训教练模式，以促进健康的生活方式和环境，从而建立各组织支持伙伴社区体育活动方案的能力。

DESCRIPTION FOR CENTER APPLICATION (provided by the investigator): The San Diego Prevention Research Center was first funded in 2004 to work with our partner community to identify best practices for promoting healthy lifestyles and environments in the Latino community. Now, the SDPRC seeks funding to focus its efforts during the next five years in becoming a national hub for Latino obesity control research and practice. Six cores are being proposed to achieve this mission: Infrastructure and Administration: We will provide the support necessary to sustain and expand all center activities. Community Engagement and Partnerships: We will strengthen our Community Engagement Committee (advisory board), and identify other methods for involving community leaders and residents in the decision making process. Communication and Dissemination: We will develop a mechanism for translating research into public health practice and health communication messages for the lay public. Central to our Dissemination efforts, the Latino Health Network (LHN) will involve a partnership with six other PRCs, the national PRC office, and selected CDC divisions to identify modifiable determinants of Latino health & methods for disseminating evidenced-based interventions to promote Latino health. Training Core: We will continue our successful annual Latino Health Conference that reaches a variety of community organizations and other PRCs, and we will develop: (a) a training institute for pre-doctoral students provide them with a foundation for conducting Latino health research, (b) a partnership with community colleges to build the capacity of volunteer community trainers & promotores, (c) a model for training state health department staff and administrators on evidenced-based interventions for Latinos. Evaluation Core (EC): We will provide technical assistance to individuals and organizations to secure independent funding consistent with our mission to promote sustainability and community capacity building. Research Core (RC): We will refine a volunteer-based train-the-trainer model to promote healthy lifestyles and environments that, in turn, builds the capacity of organizations to support a physical activity program for the partner community.