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Table 2 Coordinated and Complementary Roles of Research Staff, Consultants and Advisory Board Members for the Taking Action Together Project

From: Taking Action Together: A YMCA-based protocol to prevent Type-2 Diabetes in high-BMI inner-city African American children

EXPERTISE

UCB

Researchers

Collaborators & Consultants1

Board

members2

INTERVENTION

   

Adult education

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Cultural relevance

 

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Curriculum

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Family involvement

 

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Medical management

 

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Nutrition

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Physical education

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Process evaluation

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Self-esteem

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Study management

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EVALUATION

   

Anthropometry

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Biochemical

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Diet

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Family demographics & characteristics

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Physical activity & fitness

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Self-esteem & behavior

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Statistics & data analysis

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DISSEMINATION

   

Behavioral scientists

 

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Cooperative Extension

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Medical community

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Research scientists

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YMCA and other after-school/community venues

  

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  1. 1Academic collaborators and consultants included researchers at University of California (UC) Berkeley, UC San Francisco, UC Riverside, Brock University in Toronto, and UC Cooperative Extension.
  2. 2Advisory board members included representation from diverse programs including the Food Stamp and Nutrition Education Program (youth and adult programs), Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), 5-a-Day Power Play, Sports Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK), California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program (CanFIT), and the YMCA of the East Bay. Other collaborating institutions and organizations with a long history of involvement in the inner-city Oakland community included Children's Hospital and Research Institute Oakland, the California Department of Health Services and UC county-based Cooperative Extension.