A solution based approach developing child health research with a focus on preventive interventions for common childhood

越来越多的人认识到，对儿童健康的研究不仅应该关注疾病，还应该关注常见的儿童疾病，如肥胖、抑郁症和识字能力差。此外，此类研究应包括以解决方案为基础的活动。也就是说，儿童健康研究应该有一个积极的计划，测试新的干预措施，以防止疾病的发生，或允许最佳的早期管理。默多克儿童研究所是澳大利亚最大的儿童健康研究机构，它处于非常有利的地位，可以进一步发展澳大利亚在儿童健康预防性干预方面的协调研究计划。这是因为：-该研究所位于澳大利亚最大的儿科健康服务提供商墨尔本皇家儿童医院--MCRI已经开展了许多单独的相关研究项目--现有强大的研究团队，他们在儿童健康的许多不同领域拥有技能，如心理学、语言病理学、临床医疗保健、流行病学和生物统计学，以及包括遗传学在内的实验室科学。这一能力建设项目将协调人口卫生工作，培养8名人口卫生研究人员的知识和技能。这一发展将在具有国际竞争力的研究计划的背景下进行，该计划将通过有组织的继续教育和培训来促进公共卫生领导能力。能力建设方案不仅将培养研究设计、实施和分析方面的技能，而且还将培养合作技能，并将研究成果转化为更好的卫生服务、政府政策和父母知识，以预防问题并改善儿童及其家庭的健康和福祉。为了以最好的方式照顾儿童，父母、家庭、学校、医疗保健提供者和政府需要尽可能多的关于预防常见儿童疾病的证据基础。

There is an increasing recognition that research into child health should focus not only on disease but also on common childhood disorders such as obesity, depression and poor literacy. In addition, such research should include solution-based activity. That is, child health research should have an active program of testing new interventions to prevent the onset of disorders, or to allow optimal early management. The Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, the largest Australian child health research institute, is in a very good position to develop Australia's capacity further with regard to a coordinated research program into preventative interventions in child health. This is because of: - the Institute's location at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, the largest paediatric health service provider in Australia - the many individual relevant research projects that are already occurring in MCRI - the strong existing teams of researchers with skills in many different fields of child health such as psychology, speech pathology, clinical-medical care, epidemiology and biostatistics, and laboratory science including genetics. This capacity building program will coordinate population health work to develop the knowledge and skills of eight population health researchers. This development will occur within the context of an internationally competitive research program with structured continuing education and training to promote public health leadership. The capacity building program will develop skills not only in study design, conduct and analysis, but also in collaboration and the translation of research findings into better health services, government policy and parental knowledge to prevent problems and improve the health and well being of children and their families. To care for children in the best way, parents, families, schools, health care providers, and government need the best evidence base possible on the prevention of common child disorders.