Outreach and Educational Core

U 54中心的外展核心“PCOS的临床和基础研究”旨在扩大 认识到肥胖对生殖健康的负面影响，并进行健身教育， 多囊卵巢综合征（PCOS）的病因有哪些？因此，外联核心已 三大目标。 首先，它将让年轻人和家庭参与有趣的、以舞蹈为基础的锻炼计划，同时教育他们 健康和生殖健康。这将是实现在弗吉尼亚大学（UVA）的健身 为少女及其家庭和周围社区提供教育活动的支助小组 为孩子们提供课外活动和暑期活动。这些计划将鼓励对以下方面的兴趣 锻炼，增强对青春期生理学的理解，培养对锻炼如何 降低与超重相关的代谢并发症（特别是PCOS）的风险，并鼓励 对人文科学感兴趣。支持这些计划的网页将加强提供给 家庭 第二，它将更新当地和区域医疗服务提供者和学生关于PCOS相关医疗 护理和正在进行的临床研究。继续医学教育研讨会将告知当地/区域小学 医疗提供者和内分泌/青少年专家了解PCOS护理的最新进展。我们的一个标签 医疗服务提供者的网站将作为临床资源，并提供联系信息，以供参考 患者接受专科护理或参与临床研究。研讨会和夏季研究 机会将从事本科生/研究生生物学和医学生在PCOS研究。 第三，它将告知公众多囊卵巢综合征的问题和超重的风险， 生殖健康。这将通过学校健康教育者和非专业研讨会、公共服务 公告，并在我们的网站上面向外行公众的标签。 这个外展核心的范围是首先为病人、家庭、学生、 弗吉尼亚大学的医疗服务提供者，然后将机会扩展到夏洛茨维尔/弗吉尼亚州中部地区 和地区医疗中心。我们将利用远程医疗参与和教育远程医疗 供应商和奠定整个弗吉尼亚州农村公众。

The Outreach Core of the U54 Center "Clinical and Basic Studies in PCOS" is designed to expand awareness of the negative impact of obesity on reproductive health and to educate about fitness and nutritional strategies to prevent or treat polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). As such, the Outreach Core has three main objectives. First, it will engage youth and families in fun, dance-based exercise programs while educating them about wellness and reproductive health. This will be achieved at the University of Virginia (UVA) by a fitness support group for teen girls and their families and in the surrounding communities with educational exercise programs for children at after-school and summer programs. These programs will encourage an interest in exercise, enhance understanding of the physiology of puberty, develop appreciation for how exercise reduces the risks of metabolic complications related to excess weight (especially PCOS), and encourage interest in human sciences. A webpage supporting these programs will reinforce information provided to families. Second, it will update local and regional medical providers and students about PCOS-related medical care and ongoing clinical research. Continuing medical education seminars will inform local/regional primary medical providers and endocrine/adolescent specialists about recent advances in PCOS care. A tab on our website for medical providers will serve as a clinical resource and provide contact information for referring patients for subspecialty care or to participate in clinical research. Seminars and summer research opportunities will engage undergraduate/graduate biology and medical students in PCOS research. Third, it will inform the lay public about the problem of PCOS and the risks of excess weight to reproductive health. This will be achieved via school health educator and lay seminars, public service announcements, and a tab on our website geared towards the lay public. The reach of this Outreach Core is to provide awareness opportunities first for patients, families, students, and medical providers at UVA and then to extend opportunities to the Charlottesville/central Virginia area and to regional medical centers. We will utilize telemedicine to engage and educate remote medical providers and lay public throughout rural Virginia.