Projects
The Behavioral Change Consortium (BCC) Nutrition Workgroup (NWG) was established in 1999 under the auspices of the first trans-NIH funding initiative supporting randomized, controlled intervention trials examining theory-based approaches to lifestyle change. The NWG is a multidisciplinary collaboration of representatives from BCC sites and federal agencies. The mission of the NWG is to improve measurement of dietary variables; the goals are to validate common measures for self-reported dietary intake and to describe the relationships among and factors mediating change in diet and vitamin/mineral supplement use. In addition, to examine the psychometric properties of NIH short dietary screeners, the relationship between the screeners and vitamin/mineral supplement use in a large multiethnic sample will be assessed. See also: The Health Maintenance Consortium at http://hmcrc.srph.tamhsc.edu/default.aspx.
Meetings & Workshops
Getting at Why People Change: a three-part Series on Mechanisms of Behavior Change
Considerations for Genetics and Psychosocial Theory in Health Behavior Change
Meeting Date: June 18, 2008
The overall purpose of this colloquia was to bring together researchers from different disciplines to discuss the intersection of psychosocial theory of behavior change and genomics specifically targeting physical activity and weight control. NIH Vidoecast available at: http://videocast.nih.gov/Summary.asp?File=14567.
Reports & Publications
Family Caregivers Supplement. (OCS/ARP/BRP partnership)
OCS/ARP/BRP sponsor a CANCORS supplement on family caregivers of cancer patients and survivors. The purpose of this study is to better understand the experiences, including health behaviors, of those providing care to family members with lung or colorectal cancer.
Resources & Contact Information
Fact Sheet on Design and Reporting of Nutrition and Behavioral Change Research (PDF)
Stimulating Researcher/Practitioner Partnerships for Research Aimed at Modifying Dietary Behavior Related to Cancer Risk (PDF)
Contact:
Tanya Agurs-Collins, PhD, RD
collinsta@mail.nih.gov
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