HEALTH BEHAVIOR RESEARCH IN MINORITY PEDIATRIC POPULATIONS

描述（由申请人提供）：该培训计划（T32 HD 07510）的主要目的，目前在其10年，是准备个人的学术生涯作为独立的研究人员在儿科健康行为研究领域，重点是少数民族人口。有了这个竞争性的更新，我们正在寻求继续资助（年11-15）为我们的健康行为研究的培训计划。该计划提供系统的博士前和博士后研究培训，涉及慢性疾病儿童和青少年的病因，预防，诊断，治疗和预后的行为和心理社会因素（包括例如，糖尿病、镰状细胞病、癌症、哮喘、囊性纤维化、艾滋病毒感染以及超重）：这项工作的主要重点是了解与少数民族青年，特别是西班牙裔和非洲裔美国人背景的青年的疾病过程和健康结果有关的行为和心理社会因素。在很大程度上，培训将与国家卫生研究院和私人基金会资助的几个校外赠款密切协调，包括儿童和青少年糖尿病患者的心理和行为研究（NIDDK）;囊性纤维化（NIHLB，囊性纤维化基金会）;感染艾滋病毒的儿童（儿科艾滋病临床试验组，Ryan白色标题I和标题IV示范项目）和镰状细胞病（镰状细胞病NHLBI合作研究）;对接受脑癌治疗的儿童进行教育干预（美国癌症协会）;产前药物暴露和儿童发育（NIDA）;耳蜗植入儿童（NIH）;以及暴力暴露对健康行为影响的研究。我们的大部分研究集中在行为因素在少数民族儿童、青少年及其家庭慢性病的发病、病程和管理中的作用。研究人群可随时通过儿科部获得。受训人员接受教师的指导，并举办研讨会，重点是慢性疾病，研究设计和数据分析，道德，多元文化问题和专业写作，包括手稿准备和赠款申请。虽然强调在这两个前和博士后水平是在研究，教学培训包括多个课程，先进的统计学，儿科医学疾病，神经心理学，流行病学的干预措施，并在慢性病，研究设计，伦理学和文化因素的专门研讨会。该培训计划代表了儿科，心理学，流行病学和公共卫生以及医学系教师的协调努力，致力于培训心理学研究生和健康行为研究博士后研究员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The major purpose of this training program (T32HD07510), currently in its 10 year, is to prepare individuals for academic careers as independent researchers in the field of pediatric health behavior research, with an emphasis on minority populations. With this competitive renewal, we are seeking continuation funding (years 11-15) for our training program in health behavior research. The program provides systematic predoctoral and postdoctoral research training into the behavioral and psychosocial factors involved in the etiology, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of children and adolescents with chronic diseases (including e.g., diabetes, sickle cell disease, cancer, asthma, cystic fibrosis, HIV infection, as well as overweight): A major emphasis of this work is on understanding behavioral and psychosocial factors in relation to disease processes and health outcomes in ethnic minority youth, especially those of Hispanic and African American backgrounds. To a large extent training will be closely coordinated with several extramurally funded NIH and private foundation grants, including psychosocial and behavioral studies of children and adolescents with diabetes (NIDDK); cystic fibrosis (NIHLB, Cystic Firbrosis Foundation); children with HIV (Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group, Ryan White Title I and Title IV demonstration projects) and sickle cell disease (Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease NHLBI); educational intervention for children treated for brain cancer (American Cancer Society); prenatal drug exposure and child development (NIDA); children with cochlear implants (NIH); and studies of the health behavior effects of violence exposure. Much of our research focuses upon the role of behavioral factors in the onset, course, and management of chronic disease in ethnic minority children, adolescents, and their families. Research populations are readily available through the Department of Pediatrics. Trainees receive mentoring by faculty members, and seminars focused on chronic illness, research design and data analysis, ethics, multicultural issues, and professional writing, including manuscript preparation and grant applications. Although emphasis at both the pre- and postdoctoral level is upon research, the didactic training available includes multiple courses in advanced statistics, interventions in pediatric medical disorders, neuropsychology, epidemiology, and specialized seminars in chronic illness, research design, ethics, and cultural factors. This training program represents a coordinated effort of faculty from the Departments of Pediatrics, Psychology, Epidemiology and Public Health, and Medicine, committed to training of psychology graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in health behavior research.