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91,797 grants matching “obesity”
2-Generation Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Health in Indiana and Illinois Through Home Visiting (2-NOURISH)
$974,293Shiv Darius Tandon · Northwestern University At Chicago · UH3 · FY2025 · HL
Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
$974,138Marco Pahor · University Of Florida · P30 · FY2015 · AG
Metabolic Effects of Newer Antipsychotics in Older Pts
$973,968Dilip V Jeste · Veterans Medical Research Fdn/San Diego · R01 · FY2008 · MH
The CYGNET Study: Enviromental and Genetic Determinants of Maturation of Girls
$973,456Lawrence H Kushi · Kaiser Foundation Research Institute · U01 · FY2011 · ES
Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST) Renewal
$973,319Cora E Lewis · University Of Alabama At Birmingham · U01 · FY2009 · AG
MIT Center for Environmental Health Sciences
$973,168Jacquin C Niles · Massachusetts Institute Of Technology · P30 · FY2019 · ES
An integrative omics approach to investigate gene-environment interaction in colorectal cancer risk
$973,110Ulrike Peters · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · R01 · FY2023 · CA
Nutritional Effects On Essential Fatty Acid Composition
$973,093Joseph Hibbeln · National Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism · ZIA · FY2012 · AA
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Accelerated Aging in Women
$973,093Karestan C Koenen · Harvard School Of Public Health · R01 · FY2021 · MH
Metformin for the Chemoprevention of Endometrial Cancer In Obese, Insulin-Resista
$972,872Karen Hsieh Lu · University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr · P50 · FY2010 · CA
Environmental chemicals and postpubertal breast composition in a Latino cohort
$972,785Karin B Michels · Brigham And Women'S Hospital · U01 · FY2015 · ES
THE GOAL OF THE NC NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND OBESITY PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT
$972,749Md, Mph, Ruth Petersen · Nc State Dept/Hlth & Human Services · U58 · FY2012 · DP
The Mid-Atlantic Center for Cardiometabolic Health Equity (MACCHE)
$972,476Lisa A Cooper · Johns Hopkins University · P50 · FY2023 · MD
Clinical Center for Look AHEAD: Health in Diabetes
$972,244University Of Colorado Denver · U01 · FY2000 · DK
Breast White Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Breast Cancer Outcomes
$972,130Lawrence H Kushi · Kaiser Foundation Research Institute · R01 · FY2021 · CA
Cancer Risk in Human Populations
$972,043Mark Purdue · Division Of Cancer Epidemiology And Genetics · ZIA · FY2025 · CA
Diet, Weight Change, and Obesity in Pregnancy / Pregnancy Eating Attributes (PEAS)
$972,038Tonja Nansel · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health & Human Development · ZIA · FY2020 · HD
Neurochemical Actions of Psychotropic Drugs
$972,000Solomon H Snyder · Johns Hopkins University · R01 · FY2015 · MH
Mechanisms addressing the causal relationships of sleep, circadian rhythms, and cardiometabolic health
$972,000Marie-Pierre St-Onge · Columbia University Health Sciences · R35 · FY2025 · HL
Gastroesophageal junction stem cells as the origin of Barretts esophagus and cancer
$972,000Timothy Cragin Wang · Columbia University Health Sciences · R01 · FY2022 · CA
Asthma and Allergic Disease Center
$971,931Thomas A. Platts-Mills · University Of Virginia · U19 · FY2008 · AI
Nutritional Effects On Essential Fatty Acid Composition
$971,886Joseph Hibbeln · National Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism · ZIA · FY2013 · AA
Neuroprotective role of GLP-1 receptor agonists
$971,839Nigel H. Greig · National Institute On Aging · ZIA · FY2021 · AG
THISNOVEL PROPOSAL IS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE AFRI CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION CHALLENGE AREA ALIGNING WITH THE USDA STRATEGIC PLAN. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF OUR ENHANCED TEAM NUTRITION-BASED INTERVENTION, "SUMMER HARVEST ADVENTURE," IS TO PROMOTE OBESITY PREVENTION STRATEGIES (IMPROVE DIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY) AND HELP FILL THE SUMMER MEAL GAP FOR CHILDREN, AGES 8-11 YEARS, RESIDING IN LOW-RESOURCE COMMUNITIES. THE HEALTHCARE COST OF EVERY OBESE CHILD IN THE U.S. OVER A LIFETIME IS $19,000 MORE THAN HIS/HER NORMAL-WEIGHT COUNTERPART. THESE FINANCIAL COSTS ARE IN ADDITION TO THE DEVASTATING EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY. WHILE MODEST PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, CHILDHOOD OBESITY REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN DISPARATE POPULATIONS AND DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WHEN MILLIONS OF CHILDREN LOSE ACCESS TO SCHOOL-BASED FEEDING PROGRAMS AND SUFFER GAPS IN MEALS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AN OBESOGENIC ENVIRONMENT. TO COUNTER THESE TRENDS, WE WILL IMPLEMENT AND TEST THE EFFICACY OF THE "GREAT HARVEST ADVENTURE," MODIFIED FROM AN EXISTING USDA TEAM NUTRITION CURRICULUM FOR YOUTH CALLED THE "GREAT GARDEN DETECTIVE ADVENTURE."OUROBJECTIVE IS TO CONDUCT A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL TO TEST THE EFFICACY OF A COMPREHENSIVE GARDEN-BASED BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTION FORVULNERABLECHILDREN (AGES 8-11 YEARS). OUR SUMMER-BASED INTERVENTION ENHANCES THE USDA CLASSROOM-BASED CURRICULUM AND INCLUDES: 1) REMOTE AND GROUP COACHING USING A FOCUSED MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING APPROACH; 2) WEEKLY FRUIT, VEGETABLE, AND HERB HARVESTING TO INCREASE SUMMER FOOD ACCESS; AND 3) GROUP EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A SOCIAL SETTING. OUR INTEGRATED AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FULLY EMBRACES THE THREE COMPONENTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM (EXTENSION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH), ALL CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM AREA PRIORITIES: 1) DEVELOP AN EFFICACIOUS BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTION TO INCREASE DIETARY INTAKES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; 2) INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN; AND 3) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, EDUCATORS, PRACTITIONERS, AND RESEARCHERS WHO RECEIVE TRAINING TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX PROBLEM OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY.
$971,802Ohio State University, The · · FY2017 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Candidate selection of a LPAR1 antagonist for therapeutic application in NASH
$971,732Fabio Cohen Tucci · Epigen Biosciences, Inc. · R44 · FY2023 · DK