Cooperative Agreement U58DP004963

This $2,668,908 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (CFDA 93.361 - Nursing Research) will fund a randomized controlled trial to implement and evaluate two multilevel interventions to address pediatric obesity in rural communities. The primary interventions are: 1) an mHealth-based family behavioral program called "iAMHealthy" targeting overweight/obese children and their families, and 2) a "Healthy Clinic" intervention to improve provider...

This Project Grant award of $158,500 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will support research to illuminate how a parent's adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and neighborhood environment influence their child's obesity risk. The study, led by Temple University, will create a Neighborhood ACEs Index (NAI) to examine how neighborhood characteristics associated with ACEs...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), will support research to investigate the neurobiological and behavioral underpinnings of intergenerational obesity in humans. The $585,232 award to Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc., a subsidiary of Partners Healthcare System Incorporated, will fund two complementary studies. The first study...

This $347,527.92 Project Grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the Department of Health and Human Services will fund the development of a clinical decision support tool to maximize outcomes for obesity treatment in primary care. The grant recipient, Dr. Hallie Espe-Huynh of The Miriam Hospital, will work with stakeholders to design a machine learning model within a prototype clinical decision support system. The tool aims to predict early risk of nonresponse to online...

This $483,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program supports research to understand how chronic exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) exacerbates the development of metabolic disorders, including obesity and diabetes. The primary awardee, the University of California, Davis, will leverage a unique TRAP exposure model to investigate whether chronic TRAP exposure activates...

This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports a multi-institution collaborative effort to develop a research and innovation ecosystem that leverages external partnerships to shape the STEM talent pipeline and workforce development. The "LIGHT UP" collaborative, comprised of six higher education institutions in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, aims to establish a...

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) awarded a $303,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.847 - Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) to Drexel University to pilot a patient navigator program. The program aims to facilitate increased uptake and persistence with evidence-based weight loss interventions among adults with overweight or obesity. Over the 3-year award period, the study will assess the feasibility, acceptability, and initial...

This $756,318 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program supports research to investigate how polyethoxylated surfactants, a class of emerging environmental contaminants, impact metabolic health and contribute to conditions like obesity. The research aims to comprehensively assess the role of thyroid hormone receptor disruption in the observed metabolic effects of these polyethoxylates,...

This $586,502 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under CFDA 93.847 "Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research" supports research at Boston Children's Hospital to examine the impact of household food insecurity and neighborhood food access on childhood obesity. The project aims to: 1) Assess how food insecurity and neighborhood food access contribute to childhood obesity prevalence, 2) Test a meal...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) provides $749,405 to the University of Washington to adapt and evaluate the "El Valor" culturally tailored retail food store (tiendas) intervention for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among Latino shoppers in rural communities. The key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year project include: 1) Augmenting and adapting the...