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Center to Improve Chronic disease Outcomes through Multi-level and Multi-generational approaches Unifying Novel Interventions and Training for health EquitY (The COMMUNITY Center)
$971,663Mary Beth Terry · Columbia University Health Sciences · P50 · FY2023 · MD
PHYSICAL FRAILTY IN URBAN AFRICAN AMERICANS
$971,332Saint Louis University · R01 · FY2002 · AG
Functional Development of the Mammary Gland
$970,833Steven M Anderson · University Of Colorado Denver · P01 · FY2013 · HD
Health Conditions of Elderly Puerto Ricans
$970,601Alberto Palloni · University Of Wisconsin-Madison · R01 · FY2006 · AG
Office of Cancer Genomics
$970,411Douglas R. Lowy · Office Of The Director, Nci · ZIA · FY2011 · CA
Chemical Biology of Diabetes
$970,399Bruce M Spiegelman · Dana-Farber Cancer Inst · R24 · FY2010 · DK
ARIC Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS)
$970,317Gerardo Heiss · Univ Of North Carolina Chapel Hill · U01 · FY2010 · HL
COLORADO CLINICAL NUTRITION RESEARCH UNIT
$970,315University Of Colorado Denver · P30 · FY2002 · DK
Texas Center for Minority Health, Education, Research and Outreach
$970,271Jamboor K Vishwanatha · University Of North Texas Hlth Sci Ctr · U54 · FY2021 · MD
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE INCREASED INCIDENCE OF OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES IS A COMPLEX PROBLEM AND IS THE RESULT OF MANY FACTORS INCLUDING UNHEALTHY EATING PATTERNS, LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FOOD INSECURITY, AND LOW HEALTH LITERACY. FOR THIS REASON, EFFORTS TO REDUCE OBESITY AND OBESITY-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASE MUST ADDRESS THESE ISSUES ON MULTIPLE FRONTS. THE PROJECT WE PROPOSE HERE, AN INTEGRATED, MULTIMEDIA APPROACH TO DELIVERING FOOD, EXERCISE, AND NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE (DFEND), REPRESENTS SUCH AN EFFORT, AND ALIGNS WITH THE PROGRAM PRIORITY AREA TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE EATING PATTERNS THAT PREVENT AND CONTROL DEVELOPMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASES. DFEND ENGAGES A TEAM OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARS WITH EXPERTISE IN NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, EXTENSION AND OUTREACH, AND STATISTICS. THIS INTEGRATED PROJECT INVOLVES INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE HEALTH LITERACY BY EMPHASIZING HEALTHY EATING PATTERNS, LIFESTYLE CHANGES, AND BEHAVIORS WHICH SUPPORT THE PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE. THE OVERALL AIMS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY RELATED TO NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN ADULTS AT RISK FOR CHRONIC DISEASE, ENABLE AND REINFORCE HEALTHY EATING PATTERNS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN ADULTS AT RISK FOR CHRONIC DISEASE, AND ENSURE THAT TOMORROW'S NUTRITION, EXERCISE SCIENCE, AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ARE ABLE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE BURDEN OF CHRONIC DISEASE THROUGHOUT THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS.
$970,146Division Of Agriculture Of The University Of Arkansas · · FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Clinical Center for Look AHEAD: Action for Health in Diabetes
$970,135Anne L Peters · University Of Southern California · U01 · FY2011 · DK
Adaptive Dietary Intervention (ADI) Leveraging Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Asian Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
$970,016Yaguang Zheng · New York University · R01 · FY2025 · DK
MINNESOTA OBESITY CENTER
$970,000University Of Minnesota Twin Cities · P30 · FY2003 · DK
MINNESOTA OBESITY CENTER
$970,000University Of Minnesota Twin Cities · P30 · FY2000 · DK
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE MAJORITY OF THE CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE US DO NOT MEET THE RECOMMENDED INTAKES FOR FV, WHOLE GRAIN, BEANS AND LEGUMES, AND DAIRY, AND OVER-CONSUME HIGH ENERGY-DENSE FOODS AND SWEETENED BEVERAGES. THE LACK OF ADHERENCE TO THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IS POSITIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED BODY WEIGHT AND OBESITY RISK. PREVENTION IS THE KEY TO REDUCING THE RISK FOR OBESITY AND RELATED CHRONIC DISEASE. THE FAMILY PROVIDES THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY DIETARY BEHAVIORS CRITICAL TO OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION. WE PROPOSE TO ADD A FEEDING COMPONENT TO AN AWARD WINNING NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (EATING SMART * BEING ACTIVE) THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED IN FORTY-FOUR STATES. TEACHING PARENTAL FEEDING IN ADDITION TO NUTRITION EDUCATION IS LIKELY TO BE AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO PREVENTION OF OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASES IN BOTH PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. ADDITIONALLY, FOOD PROVISION PROGRAMS SUCH AS FOOD RX CAN HELP IMPROVE HOME FOOD AVAILABILITY AND FOOD SECURITY AMONG LOW-INCOMES HOUSEHOLDS. INTEGRATING THESE COMPONENTS INTO EXISTING NUTRITION EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURES THAT EFFECTIVELY REACH PARENTS WITH LOW-INCOMES MAXIMIZES THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THIS STUDY ON DIETARY BEHAVIORS AND OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE RISK.?
$970,000Baylor College Of Medicine · · FY2022 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
MINNESOTA OBESITY CENTER
$970,000University Of Minnesota Twin Cities · P30 · FY2004 · DK
Genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic disease in Africans
$970,000Michele Michele Ramsay · Wits Health Consortium (Pty), Ltd · U54 · FY2013 · HG
MINNESOTA OBESITY CENTER
$970,000University Of Minnesota Twin Cities · P30 · FY2001 · DK
MINNESOTA OBESITY CENTER
$970,000University Of Minnesota Twin Cities · P30 · FY2002 · DK
UNHEALTHY DIETARY PATTERNS AND OBESITY ARE MAJOR CAUSES OF DEBILITATING AND COMMON DISEASES, PARTICULARLY CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND TYPE 2 DIABETES. INDICATORS OF OBESITY ARE PRESENT AS EARLY AS INFANCY. TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AT THE POPULATION LEVEL, STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR CAREGIVERS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED. MOST CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 YEARS SPEND OVER 35-HOURS PER WEEK RECEIVING CARE OUTSIDE THEIR HOME AT CHILDCARE CENTERS, THEREFORE, EARLY CHILDCARE EDUCATION (ECE) PROVIDERS ARE INFLUENTIAL ROLE MODELS WHO HAVE AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON OUR NATION'S CHILDREN. YET, DESPITE THEIR CRUCIAL ROLE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, ECE PROVIDERS ARE AMONG THE LOWEST PAID IN THE COUNTRY AND HAVE WORSE HEALTH THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION. THEY FACE A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING PREVENTABLE CHRONIC DISEASES. INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THIS WORKFORCE ARE URGENTLY NEEDED.HEAD START HAS LONGSTANDING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AS AN EFFECTIVE AND WORTHWHILE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN THE US. THE GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ECE PROVIDERS AT DIVERSE HEAD START CENTERS, THE NATION'S LARGEST FEDERAL EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM. WE WILL EXAMINE WHETHER HEALTHY NUTRITION BEHAVIORS OF ECE PROVIDERS AT HEAD START SPILLOVER TO IMPACT NUTRITION BEHAVIORS OF THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. HEAD START PROVIDERS WILL BE OFFERED IN-PERSON GROUP PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY A STRONG WEB APPLICATION FOR HEALTHY EATING AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. THE RESULTS OF THE PROJECT WILL HAVE ENORMOUS DIRECT RELEVANCE TO PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES ENCOURAGING GOVERNMENT HEALTH PLANS AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS TO OFFER OBESITY PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS AS A ROUTINE SERVICE. ULTIMATELY, WE AIM TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR A SUCCESSFUL WORKPLACE WELLNESS PROGRAM IN THE ECE FIELD TOWARD NATIONWIDE SCALING TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOR CHANGES, LEADING TO A HEALTHIER, MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT WORKFORCE.WE WILL FIRST IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS TO CREATING A WORKSITE WELLNESS AND HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM FOR HEAD START PROVIDERS BY CONDUCTING A NATIONWIDE SURVEY. USING THESE INSIGHTS, WE WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A NOVEL WORKSITE WELLNESS INITIATIVE IN DIVERSE HEAD START SITES THROUGH A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL THAT DETERMINES IF THE PROGRAM REDUCED THE RISK OF ECE STAFF DEVELOPING PREVENTABLE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK FACTORS. WE WILL ALSO EXPLORE WHETHER THE INTERVENTION IMPROVED THE HEALTHY NUTRITION BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN ENROLLED AT HEAD START. FINALLY, WE WILL MODEL WHETHER THE PROGRAM CAN RESULT IN ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO ECE PROVIDERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS AS WELL AS COST SAVINGS, SUCH AS REDUCED ABSENTEEISM. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS WE WILL DEVELOP, DELIVER, AND EVALUATE AN EXPERIENTIAL GRADUATE-LEVEL (MS AND PHD) TRAINEE COURSE, "APPLIED IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH IN NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURE INTERVENTIONS: DESIGN, DELIVERY, AND ASSESSMENT," TO TRAIN A COHORT OF NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS TO IMPLEMENT AND CONTINUE THIS WORK. THE GOAL OF THIS NOVEL GRADUATE TRAINING COURSE IS TO SUPPORT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF RESEARCHERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WHO PROMOTE EQUITY, REDUCE DISPARITIES, AND WORK WITH UNDER-RESOURCED POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN WITH LOW INCOME AND LOW WAGE WORKERS, TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OUR COUNTRY. DISSEMINATION WILL OCCUR VIA SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, TRAININGS, AND ONLINE RESOURCES.
$969,999Trustees Of Tufts College · · FY2022 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** HIGH RATES OF NUTRITION RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS OBESITY, DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN HIGHLIGHT THE NEED TO IDENTIFY PROTECTIVE STRATEGIES DURING THESE CRITICAL LIFE CYCLE PERIODS. IN 2011, WITH USDA FUNDING, OUR RCT OF THE ORIGINAL STARTING EARLY PROGRAM (STEP) CHILD OBESITY PREVENTION INTERVENTION ENROLLED WOMEN IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY AND CONTINUED THROUGH CHILD AGE 3 YEARS. THE STEP INTERVENTION INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SUPPORT FOR HEALTHY DIET AND LIFESTYLE PRACTICES PROVIDED BY REGISTERED DIETITIANS, COORDINATED WITH PRENATAL AND PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE VISITS. OUR STEP:PRENATAL SINGLE ARM TRIAL, ENROLLED WOMEN IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER AND WAS TRANSITIONED TO REMOTE DELIVERY IN 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.MOBILE HEALTH (MHEALTH) INTERVENTIONS CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT DIET AND LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS LINKED TO NUTRITION RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES, AND MAY HAVE ADVANTAGES IN TERMS OF ATTENDANCE AND COST. ALTHOUGH OVER 80% OF PREGNANT PATIENTS IN SAFETY-NET PRENATAL CLINICS RECEIVE WIC, AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF NUTRITION RELATED PREGNANCY RISK FACTORS, EXISTING INTERVENTIONS HAVE NOT SYNCHRONIZED COUNSELING ACROSS PRENATAL CARE AND WIC.WE PLAN AN RCT OF REMOTE DELIVERY OF STEP:PRENATAL IN AN URBAN SAFETY-NET PRENATAL CLINIC WITH EXTENSION INTO AN AFFILIATED WIC PROGRAM AND MHEALTH SUPPORT. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ENROLLED AT THEIR FIRST PRENATAL VISIT AND RANDOMIZED TO CONTROL VS INTERVENTION GROUPS. WIC NUTRITIONISTS WILL INCORPORATE STEP:PRENATAL CONTENT IN PREGNANCY CERTIFICATION VISITS. OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE DIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES, CHANGES IN NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AMONG FAMILIES AND NUTRITION PROVIDERS, AND ACCESS AND USE OF STEP:PRENATAL MATERIALS.
$969,953New York University · · FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS INTEGRATED PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE DIET QUALITY AND DECREASE CHRONIC DISEASE RISK FACTORS IN LOW-INCOME ADULTS USING A MULTI-LEVEL, EQUITY-ORIENTED INTERVENTION, COMBINING PERSONALIZED NUTRITION EDUCATION (PNE) ENHANCED WITH DIGITAL FOOD AND NUTRITION LITERACY (DFNL), DIGITAL FOOD ACCESS, AND COMMUNICATION (SMART NUTRITION) AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS, CULTURALLY ACCEPTABLE, AND AFFORDABLE DIETS. FOR THIS GOAL, WE PROPOSE A THREE-ARM RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED INTERVENTION WITH THREE GROUPS (PERSONALIZED-NUTRITION, SMART NUTRITION, AND CONTROL) IN 150 SNAP-ELIGIBLE ADULTS WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE IN WILLIMANTIC, CT FOR 16 WEEKS AND 16-WEEK FOLLOW-UP. THE USEFULNESS OF THE ONLINE FOOD ACCESS TOOLS WILL BE IMPROVED THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO COUPLE OUR INTERVENTION WITH POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENT APPROACHES TO STRENGTHEN NUTRITION SECURITY. THE INTERVENTION WILL ENGAGE AND EDUCATE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ALL PHASES IN THIS PROJECT THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCE IN HEALTH EQUITY AND HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR FOOD INSECURITY, POOR DIET QUALITY, AND DIET-SENSITIVE CHRONIC DISEASE.ON THE SHORT-TERM, THIS PROPOSAL DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE GENERATION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DFNL-ENHANCED PNE FOR LOW-INCOME, CULTURALLY DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS IN IMPROVING DIET QUALITY, INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND REDUCING THE RISK OF OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASES. ON THE LONG-TERM, FINDINGS FROM THIS MULTILEVEL STUDY WILL PROVIDE BEST PRACTICES FOR A MULTI-STATE, AND THEN NATIONWIDE INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE NUTRITION SECURITY AND HEALTH RISK VIA INCREASING HEALTHY FOOD ACCESSIBILITY, DIET QUALITY, HEALTH OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
$969,890University Of Connecticut · · FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
In Vivo Proof of Concept and Target Identification Using Small Molecule Stimulators of Brown Adipogenesis
$969,884Olivier Boss · Energesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · R44 · FY2022 · DK
Developmental Funds
$969,747Kathryn H. Schmitz · University Of Pittsburgh At Pittsburgh · P30 · FY2025 · CA
COVID Supplement - COMPONENT A OF THE COLLABORATIVE INFLUENZA VACCINE INNOVATION CENTERS (CIVICS) PROGRAM TO DESIGN AND EVALUATE INNOVATIVE INFLUENZA VACCINE APPROACHES,
$969,746Ted Ross · University Of Georgia · N01 · FY2020 · AI