Department of Medicine, New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, USA.
Clin Transl Sci. 2010 Aug;3(4):172-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2010.00210.x.
It is well recognized that an interdisciplinary approach is essential in the development and implementation of solutions to address the current pediatric obesity epidemic. In two half-day meetings that included workshops and focus groups, faculty from diverse fields identified critically important research challenges, and gaps to childhood obesity prevention. The purpose of this white paper is to describe the iterative, interdisciplinary process that unfolded in an academic health center setting with a specific focus on underrepresented minority groups of Black and Hispanic communities, and to summarize the research challenges and gaps related to pediatric obesity that were identified in the process. Although the research challenges and gaps were developed in the context of an urban setting including high-risk populations (the northern Manhattan communities of Washington Heights, Inwood, and Harlem), many of the issues raised are broadly applicable. The processes by which the group identified research gaps and methodological challenges that impede a better understanding of how to prevent and treat obesity in children has resulted in an increase in research and community outreach collaborations and interdisciplinary pursuit of funding opportunities across units within the academic health center and overall university.
人们普遍认识到，在制定和实施解决当前儿童肥胖问题的方案时，跨学科方法是必不可少的。在为期两天的半会议中，包括研讨会和重点小组，来自不同领域的教师确定了至关重要的研究挑战以及儿童肥胖预防方面的差距。本白皮书的目的是描述在学术医疗中心环境中展开的迭代、跨学科过程，特别关注代表性不足的黑人和西班牙裔少数群体，并总结在这一过程中确定的与儿科肥胖相关的研究挑战和差距。尽管研究挑战和差距是在包括高危人群（曼哈顿北部的华盛顿高地、因伍德和哈莱姆社区）的城市环境中制定的，但提出的许多问题具有广泛的适用性。该小组确定研究差距和方法学挑战的过程，这些差距和挑战阻碍了更好地理解如何预防和治疗儿童肥胖，这导致了学术医疗中心和整个大学内各单位之间的研究和社区外展合作以及对资助机会的跨学科追求的增加。
