Biology of Human: Understanding Ourselves through the Lens of Current Biomedical

描述(由申请者提供)：年轻人和普通公众接受关于新的生物医学观点、战略和工具的教育的变化速度是缓慢的。健康课程是向年轻人介绍传染病生物学的主要手段，在过去的半个世纪里几乎没有变化，往往侧重于训练年轻人以不那么具有个人破坏性的方式行事。数十年的研究支持了教育年轻人和成年人基本人类生物学及其与健康和疾病的关系的长期好处--这样他们就可以有能力做出明智的决定，以指导自己的行为。因此，该应用程序请求SEPA项目支持，以使一个由经验丰富的科学教育工作者、生物医学和社会学研究人员以及科学记者组成的联盟能够开发人类生物学-通过当前生物医学研究的镜头了解我们自己。这一创新的、以学习和研究为基础的科学教育计划旨在提高人们对与人类生物学有关的新生物医学研究发展的认识和理解。《人类生物学》将为11至15岁的学生和成年人，包括家长、教师和图书管理员提供复杂的科学教育外展套餐。该项目的目标是利用最新的生物医学信息和创新，一套动态的教育和传播战略，以及以社会心理学为基础的研究驱动的方法，以广泛地教育年轻人和成年人关于人类生物学的知识。由内布拉斯加州州立博物馆、内布拉斯加州-林肯大学社会学研究局和NIH/NCRR资助的内布拉斯加州病毒学中心(生物医学研究卓越中心)领导的一个团队将与科学作家卡尔·齐默等人合作，完成三个具体目标：1)激发人们对生物医学研究对不同个人健康、社区和环境的重要性的兴趣和了解；2)在科学教育工作者、生物医学研究人员、科学记者和其他人之间建立伙伴关系，创建专注于生物医学研究发展和人类生物学的充满活力的教育资源；以及3)提高年轻人对生物医学科学的兴趣。人类生物学将为成年人和年轻人提供几个同时的、互补的选择，以了解生物医学研究如何帮助我们理解人类生物学。相关的学习对象包括文章、书籍和博客；娱乐性的、科学上准确的移动和平板电脑应用程序；活动和图形故事；以及一个面向公众和教育工作者的网站，其部分内容补充和支持该项目的专业发展计划。预计将有175,000多名青年和成年人直接受到这一努力的影响。 公共卫生相关性(由申请者提供)：此申请请求国家环保总局项目支持，以使一个由经验丰富的科学教育工作者、生物医学和社会学研究人员以及科学记者组成的联盟能够开发人类生物学-通过当前生物医学研究的镜头了解我们自己。这一倡议是一项创新的、以学习研究为基础的科学教育计划，旨在战略性地提高人们对与人类生物学有关的新生物医学研究进展的认识和理解。《人类生物学》将为超过17.5万人提供复杂的科学教育推广包，其中包括学生、教师和图书管理员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The pace of change at which youth and the general public are educated about new biomedical perspectives, strategies, and tools is glacial. Health classes, the primary means for introducing youth to the biology of infectious disease, have changed little during the past half century, often focusing on training youth to behave in less personally destructive ways. Decades of research support the long-term benefits of educating youth and adults about basic human biology and its relationship to health and disease - so they may become equipped and empowered to make educated decisions to guide their behavior. Thus, this application requests SEPA program support to enable a consortium of experienced science educators, biomedical and sociological researchers, and science journalists to develop Biology of Human - Understanding Ourselves through the Lens of Current Biomedical Research. This innovative, learning research-based science education program is strategically designed to increase awareness of and understanding about new biomedical research developments pertaining to human biology. Biology of Human will provide a sophisticated science education outreach package for students aged 11 to 15 and adults, including parents, teachers, and librarians. The project's goal is to leverage the latest biomedical information and innovations, a dynamic suite of educational and dissemination strategies, and research-driven approach grounded in social psychology to broadly educate youth and adults about human biology. A team led by the University of Nebraska State Museum, the Bureau of Sociological Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the NIH/NCRR-funded Nebraska Center for Virology (a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence) will work with science writer Carl Zimmer and others to complete three specific aims: 1) stimulate interest in and understanding of biomedical research's importance to diverse individuals' health, communities, and environments; 2) establish partnerships among science educators, biomedical researchers, science journalists, and others to create dynamic educational resources focused on biomedical research developments and human biology; and 3) increase youths' interest in biomedical science. Biology of Human will provide adults and youth with several simultaneous, complementary options for learning about how biomedical research has helped us understand human biology. Associated learning objects include essays, books and blogs; entertaining and scientifically accurate mobile and tablet apps; activities and graphic stories; and a Web site oriented to the public and educators with sections that complement and support the project's professional development programs. More than 175,000 youth and adults are expected to be directly impacted through this effort. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by applicant): This application requests SEPA program support to enable a consortium of experienced science educators, biomedical and sociological researchers, and science journalists to develop Biology of Human - Understanding Ourselves through the Lens of Current Biomedical Research. This initiative - an innovative, learning research- based science education program - is strategically designed to increase awareness of and understanding about new biomedical research developments pertaining to human biology. Biology of Human will provide a sophisticated science education outreach package for more than 175,000 individuals, including students, teachers, and librarians.