Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla.
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla.
Am J Prev Med. 2014 Feb;46(2):195-207. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.10.019.
The second phase of Active Living Research (ALR-2, 2007-2012) focused on advancing the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)'s goal of reversing the childhood obesity epidemic. The mission was to stimulate and support research to identify environmental factors and policies that influence physical activity for children and families to inform effective childhood obesity prevention strategies, with an emphasis on the lower-income and racial/ethnic communities with highest childhood obesity prevalence. The present report describes ALR activities undertaken to accomplish three goals. The first goal-to build an evidence base-was furthered by funding 230 competitive grants to identify and evaluate promising environment and policy changes. More than 300 publications have been produced so far. The second goal-to build an interdisciplinary and diverse field of investigators-was supported through annual conferences and linked journal supplements, academic outreach to multiple disciplines, and grants targeting young investigators and those representing groups historically disadvantaged or underrepresented in RWJF-funded research. The third goal-to use research to inform policy and practice-was advanced through research briefs; webinars; research-translation grants supporting ALR grantees to design communications tailored to decision-maker audiences; active engagement of policymakers and other stakeholders in ALR program meetings and annual conferences; ALR presentations at policy-related meetings; and broad outreach through a widely used website, e-mailed newsletters, and social media. ALR-2 findings and products have contributed to a rapid increase in the evidence base and field of active living research, as documented by an independent program evaluation.
第二期积极生活研究（ALR-2，2007-2012 年）专注于推进罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会（RWJF）扭转儿童肥胖流行的目标。使命是刺激和支持研究，以确定影响儿童和家庭体育活动的环境因素和政策，为有效的儿童肥胖预防策略提供信息，重点是受肥胖影响最严重的低收入和族裔/族裔社区。本报告介绍了为实现三个目标而开展的 ALR 活动。第一个目标——建立一个证据基础——通过资助 230 项具有竞争力的赠款来进一步推进，以确定和评估有希望的环境和政策变化。到目前为止，已经产生了 300 多篇出版物。第二个目标——建立一个跨学科和多元化的研究人员领域——通过年度会议和相关期刊增刊、向多个学科的学术推广以及针对年轻研究人员和代表在 RWJF 资助的研究中历来处于不利地位或代表性不足的群体的赠款来支持。第三个目标——利用研究为政策和实践提供信息——通过研究简报、网络研讨会、研究翻译赠款来推进，这些赠款支持 ALR 受赠者设计针对决策者受众的沟通；积极让政策制定者和其他利益相关者参与 ALR 计划会议和年度会议；在与政策相关的会议上展示 ALR；并通过广泛使用的网站、电子邮件通讯和社交媒体进行广泛宣传。正如独立的项目评估所记录的那样，ALR-2 的发现和产品为积极生活研究的证据基础和领域的快速增长做出了贡献。
