Sort
91,797 grants matching “obesity”
ILLINOIS TRANSDISCIPLINARY OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAM (I-TOPP)
$900,000University Of Illinois · · FY2013 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM
$900,000The Pennsylvania State University · · FY2013 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Management of Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
$900,000Children'S Hospital Of Philadelphia · U01 · FY2002 · DK
ILLINOIS TRANSDISCIPLINARY OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAM (I-TOPP)
$900,000University Of Illinois · · FY2013 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
ILLINOIS TRANSDISCIPLINARY OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAM (I-TOPP)
$900,000University Of Illinois · · FY2011 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Pilot Project Program
$900,000Raymond E Samuel · Hampton University · U54 · FY2016 · MD
Multi-Center Study of the Treatment of T2DM in Youth
$900,000Yale University · U01 · FY2002 · DK
ILLINOIS TRANSDISCIPLINARY OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAM (I-TOPP)
$900,000University Of Illinois · · FY2011 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY AND LATINAS: A MULTILEVEL INTERVENTION
$899,861Gloria D Coronado · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · P50 · FY2014 · CA
Rural Engagement in TelemedTeam for Options in Obesity Treatment Solutions (RE-TOOL)
$899,851Christie Befort · University Of Kansas Medical Center · R01 · FY2025 · CA
SCHOOLS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE DURING CHILDREN'S FORMATIVE YEARS. AT THE CENTER OF OUR COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP ROLES IN DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING LIFELONG HEALTHY HABITS IN STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES. TEACHERS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS STUDENT HEALTH AND EDUCATION NEEDS BY PROVIDING FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES RELATIVE TO NUTRITIOUS EATING AND LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE TO PREVENT OBESITY. SCHOOLS THAT FOSTER HEALTHY HABITS WILL PREPARE STUDENTS TO BE HEALTHIER THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFESPAN AND MAY REDUCE EXISTING HEALTH AND ACADEMIC DISPARITIES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY'S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STUDIES AND INSTITUTE OF INNOVATION IN EDUCATION PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE HEALTHY SCHOOLHOUSE 2.0 PROGRAM, WITH A LONG-TERM GOAL TO IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY AND PREVENT OBESITY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL THE PROGRAM TEAM WILL DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE A SET OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES IN SIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD) PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS THAT WILL EDUCATE THEM ON INTEGRATING NUTRITION CONCEPTS INTO THE CLASSROOM. THIS LEARNING WILL EXTEND BEYOND THE SCHOOL WALLS THROUGH SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS THAT INCLUDE FAMILIES, SUCH AS AFTER-SCHOOL EVENTS WITH LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS. HEALTHY SCHOOLHOUSE 2.0 WILL ENGAGE TEACHERS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE BY CREATING A CULTURE OF HEALTH WITHIN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLHOUSES.HEALTHY SCHOOLHOUSE 2.0 UTILIZES AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY AND PREVENT OBESITY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE ECOLOGICAL MODEL IDENTIFIES THE SPHERES OF INFLUENCE ON AN INDIVIDUAL, BEGINNING WITH THE PERSONAL FACTORS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, THEN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, AND THE MACRO-LEVEL ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS SOCIAL NORMS. IN A SCHOOL, THESE FACTORS INCLUDE THE TEACHER AND STUDENT AND HIS/HER KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF HEALTH BEHAVIORS, THEN EXTENDS TO THE CLASSROOM OR GRADE LEVEL, AND INCLUDES TEACHERS' AND CLASSMATES' KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES OF HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. THE NEXT LEVEL IS THE SCHOOL BUILDING, AND THE OVERALL MESSAGE THAT STUDENTS RECEIVE ABOUT HEALTH AT SCHOOL. FINALLY, THE MODEL ATTENDS TO THE INFLUENCE OF THE COMMUNITY - HOW FAMILIES INFORM STUDENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF HEALTH. HEALTHY SCHOOLHOUSE 2.0 TARGETS THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE CLASSROOM THROUGH A PD COURSE FOR TEACHERS. TEACHERS' LESSONS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. THIS LEARNING IS EXTENDED TO THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS.
$899,838American University · · FY2017 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Genomics of blood pressure-induced target organ damage
$899,810Aravinda Chakravarti · New York University School Of Medicine · R01 · FY2018 · HL
Framingham Heart Study/Fox
$899,689Caroline Fox · National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute · ZIA · FY2010 · HL
Strengthening Research Collaborations in Health Disparities
$899,689Earl G Yarbrough · Savannah State University · P20 · FY2009 · MD
Diet, Activity, and Lifestyle as a Risk Factor for Colorectal Cancer
$899,545Martha Or Marty L Slattery · University Of Utah · R01 · FY2011 · CA
MIT Center for Environmental Health Sciences
$899,361John M Essigmann · Massachusetts Institute Of Technology · P30 · FY2016 · ES
Healthy Hearts/Â Corazones Saludables: Partnership to promote cardiovascular health in Hispanic and non-Hispanic mothers and children in US home visiting programs
$899,276Suzanne Phelan · California Poly State U San Luis Obispo · UH3 · FY2024 · HL
Moderate Hypertension in Pregnancy: Safety and Effectiveness of Treatment
$899,269Sascha Dublin · Kaiser Foundation Research Institute · R01 · FY2018 · HD
The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation
$899,035Karen A Matthews · University Of Pittsburgh At Pittsburgh · U01 · FY2010 · AG
THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO EXAMINE BEHAVIORAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT ARE POTENTIAL TARGETS FOR OBESITY PREVENTION. SPECIFICALLY, USING AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH, WE WILL TEST AN APPROACH TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY BY ALTERING ASPECTS OF CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTS IN WAYS THAT INCREASE FOOD LITERACY, INCREASE EXPOSURE TO AND INTAKE OF VEGETABLES, AND INCREASE TIME SPENT IN ACTIVE PLAY. WE WILL ALSO DETERMINE WHETHER PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND CAREGIVERS ON PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS IN CHILDREN BOLSTERS THE EFFECTS OF THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATIONS. LASTLY, WE WILL EXAMINE THE EFFICACY OF A COMPONENT DESIGNED TO INCREASE CHILDREN'S SELF-REGULATORY CAPACITY. PARTICIPANTS WILL INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 1400 PREDOMINANTLY LOW-INCOME, PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 5 YEARS ATTENDING CENTER-BASED CHILDCARE PROGRAMS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS AND TEACHERS. THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH COMPONENT OF THE STUDY WILLBE USED TO INFORM THE DESIGN OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROL OBESITY PREVENTION TRIAL. FOR THE EXTENSION COMPONENT OF THE STUDY, WE WILL DESIGN A SERIES OF WHITEBOARD ANIMATIONS THAT WILL BE USED TO DELIVER NUTRITION EDUCATION TO LOW-LITERACY CAREGIVERS AND PRE-LITERACY CHILDREN. THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP AND TEST MATERIALS THAT CAN BE WIDELY USED BY VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, EXTENSION EDUCATORS, SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) EDUCATORS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH SEVERAL LOCAL AND NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING PENN STATE EXTENSION, PBS AND SESAME WORKSHOP TO ENGAGE OUR TARGET AUDIENCE AND FACILITATE WIDE DISSEMINATION OF OUTREACH MATERIALS.
$899,031The Pennsylvania State University · · FY2016 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Objective and Perceived Neighborhood Characteristics and Cognitive Decline
$898,876Regina A Shih · Rand Corporation · R01 · FY2014 · AG
Low Insertion Force Epidural, Actuated Needle System for Enhanced Control and Tactile Feel During Epidural Insertion
$898,850Maureen L. Mulvihill · Actuated Medical, Inc. · R44 · FY2016 · GM
Web-based Physical Activity Intervention for Children with ALL
$898,526Kirsten Kimberlie Ness · St. Jude Children'S Research Hospital · R01 · FY2020 · CA
Family Dynamics, Fertility, and Investments in Children across Generations
$898,506Narayan Sastry · University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor · R01 · FY2019 · HD
Ovarian Cancer Survival in African-American Women
$898,385Joellen M. Schildkraut · Emory University · R01 · FY2024 · CA