Behavioral Research in Heart and Vascular Disease

 描述(由申请者提供)：该研究培训计划的目标仍然是为从事研究工作的个人提供博士后和博士后培训，旨在提高对与心血管健康相关的行为机制的理解，并促进心血管健康状况的改善。该计划的基本原理是将受训者早期接触到教师导师和他们的研究作为受训者对未来职业活动的一种社会化手段。受训人员是从相关的卫生专业和学科招募的。该计划旨在教育具有卫生专业背景的受训人员开发更多面向行为的研究，并教育具有行为科学背景的受训人员将他们的研究应用于心血管健康。这些相辅相成的重点对于建立必要的多学科研究人力基础以解决与公众健康有关的心血管问题仍然很重要。招聘教员是为了反映这种跨学科的基础，并为实习生的职业发展提供适当的榜样。该方案成功地吸引了高素质的少数族裔受训人员，并进一步强调了少数族裔和妇女的心血管疾病和风险。该计划仍然是医学院、公共卫生学院和护理学院之间的一个强有力的合作项目。到目前为止，已有114名博士后和61名博士后实习生毕业，7名博士后和11名博士后实习生正在工作。所有这些都涉及心血管疾病和风险的行为研究。继续向受训人员提供各种研究，例如预防高血压；以社区为基础的心血管风险降低；以及少数群体的心血管风险。因此，这项计划对公众的健康仍然具有重要意义。在这5年期间，人们更加重视转化性研究，以消除高危社区和人群在心血管健康方面的差异。此外，行为的生物学基础以及实施和信息科学方面的强化课程将补充目前的课程，并使受训人员更全面地为今后的调查工作做好准备。因此，这些受训人员开发的这一新知识对解决我们头号健康问题--心血管疾病--非常重要

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this Research Training Program continues to be the pre-and post-doctoral training of individuals for investigative careers directe at the improved understanding of behavioral mechanisms associated with cardiovascular health, and to promote enhancement of cardiovascular health status. The rationale of the program uses a model of early exposure of trainees to faculty mentors and their research as a means of socialization of trainees toward their future career activities. Trainees are recruited from the relevant health professions and disciplines. The program is designed to educate trainees with a background in the health professions to develop more behaviorally oriented research and trainees with a background in the behavioral sciences to apply their research to cardiovascular health. These complementary emphases continue to be viewed as important to building the necessary multi-disciplinary research manpower base to address cardiovascular problems relevant to the health of the public. The faculty has been recruited to reflect this interdisciplinry base and provide appropriate role models for trainee career development. The Program has been successful in attracting highly qualified minority trainees and placing further emphasis on cardiovascular disease and risk in minorities and women. The Program continues to be a strong collaborative one between the Schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing. To date 114 postdoctoral and 61 pre-doctoral trainees have graduated with 7 current postdoctoral and 1predoctoral trainees active. All of these are involved in behavioral research in cardiovascular disease and risk. A variety of research, such as prevention of high blood pressure; community-based cardiovascular risk reduction; and cardiovascular risk in minority populations continue to be made available to trainees. Thus, this program continues to be significant for the health of the public. During this 5 year period, increased focus has been given to translational research to eliminate disparities in cardiovascular health in high risk communities and populations. Furthermore, an enhanced curriculum in the biological basis of behavior, and in implementation and information sciences will complement the current curriculum, and prepare trainees more comprehensively for their future investigative rolls. Thus, this new knowledge, developed by these trainees, is important to addressing our number one health problem-cardiovascular disease