Research

The faculty of the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health are actively involved in many research projects.   Currently funded projects include:

Pilot grant Harsohena Kaur   (PI) 11/06- 10/08
Viking's Children's Fund, University of Minnesota  
Preventing Childhood Obesity through Computer-Tailored Guidance to Parents
Project goal: To develop and test an interactive computer system to collect data from parents related to their child¿s eating and activity patterns which will lead to the generation of a printed handout containing tailored recommendations for childhood obesity prevention for parents of pre-school children, and to pilot test the intervention to evaluate its feasibility, acceptability and impact. 

Pilot grant Harsohena Kaur   (PI) 9/06- 6/07     
Obesity Prevention Center, University of Minnesota             
Preventing Childhood Obesity through Improved Parental Perception of Child Weight Status
The goal of this pilot study is to develop a process and materials to aid pediatricians in informing parents of preschoolers about their child¿s weight status and provide appropriate recommendations to promote behaviors for healthy weight management. Parents will be surveyed to assess whether the materials were acceptable and effective in developing a realistic awareness of their child¿s weight.              

HRSA Borowsky (PI) 9/04-6/07
Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care
Health Resources and Services Administration, 9/04 - 6/07, Principal Investigator.
A training program designed to prepare a cadre of pediatric clinician researchers for leadership roles in the Academic sector through the development of functional capabilities in research, education, program development, outcomes evaluation, policy and advocacy, with a focus on serving children from historically underserved communities.

Minnesota Legislature Anne Kelly 1996-2005
U Special Kids
A critical focus of the U Special Kids program is to avoid repeated, costly hospitalizations through early management of acute illnesses utilizing pre-planned treatment instructions, telephone triage, home visits and close collaboration with core specialists.