The purpose of the Child and Adolescent Population Health Program is to support multidisciplinary research teams to conduct studies and programs in collaboration with health care providers and community organizations to improve the health of child and adolescent populations. In addition, the Program will serve as a resource to translate scientific findings and knowledge into practical applications for public health practice, health care services, and health policies.

• Senior Leadership: Senior researchers with extensive experience in conducting clinical, observational, and epidemiological research studies.
• Epidemiologists: Skilled in protocol and grant development, study design, and data analysis.
• Biostatisticians: Skilled in statistical aspects of protocol and grant development, study design, and data analysis.
• Data Managers: Skilled in database design, development, and administration.
• Research Coordinators: Skilled in IRB protocols, study management, data collection and cleaning, key informant in-depth interviewing, and focus groups.

The Program accepts federal, foundation, and other awards that are obtained by either our faculty and staff or the investigators with whom we collaborate. We can offer a limited number of hours of consultation or advice at no cost to all clinical research investigators, but assistance that is more extensive will require a collaborative effort and funding. As we plan our role in your research, we will estimate your requirements, and a realistic budget will be developed to formalize our collaboration.

We offer support or guidance in the following areas.

• Grant Application or Study Protocol Development
• Study Design
• Sample Size and Power Calculations
• Analysis Methods
• Randomization
• Case Report Form and Survey Design
• Data Management and System Design
• Data Analyses
• Data Analyses Interpretation
• Presentation and Manuscript Preparation

For assistance with any aspect of study implementation or with data analyses, you must have a written study protocol with IRB approval to conduct the research.

• For each request, complete and submit the Child and Adolescent Population Health Program Collaboration Form. At our next internal consulting meeting, which occurs every two weeks, we will review all new requests and triage them to appropriate staff members who will then respond.
• Along with your request form, send all pertinent background materials (including a draft of your research aims, draft protocol or grant proposal, guidelines for submission of the grant application, draft data forms, etc.). These materials should be sent to the CAPHP at least one week before your meeting.
• At the initial planning meeting, CAPHP staff will meet with you to assess your request. At the initial planning meeting we will begin to discuss feasibility and resources. This includes an evaluation of tasks to be performed, assignment of responsibilities, and the need for budgetary support.
• At a follow-up meeting, we will develop a mutually agreed-upon written plan of action and an estimate of costs, when needed.
• Work will proceed according to an agreed-upon timeframe.

Grant proposal applications as well as study protocols vary in complexity and length. Most National Institutes of Health (NIH) applications (R01’s, K23’s and other funding mechanisms) as well as applications to major foundations require significant time and effort to prepare. Most studies also require 6 to 12 months of planning and development prior to the start of recruitment of subjects. Similarly, data analyses require sufficient time for data cleaning, statistical programming, interaction with the investigators, and writing and review of manuscripts Furthermore, CAPHP provides assistance to many investigators at any given time. Therefore, we ask that investigators adhere to the following timeframes when requesting assistance from CAPHP.

• For grant applications, we recommend beginning to work with us at least 120 days before the submission deadline or due date and require a minimum of 90 days. We also require a complete first draft of the grant proposal or study protocol and preliminary budget a minimum of 60 days before the submission deadline or due date. If this timeframe is not met or we feel there is not adequate time to assist you, we may recommend delaying submission to the next cycle.
• For assistance with study implementation, we ask that you begin working with us at least 6 months in advance of your anticipated start of recruitment.
• For assistance with data analyses, we recommend beginning to work with us 90 to 120 days before any deadline, depending on the scope and complexity of the analyses.

The CAPHP Offices are located on the 9th floor of Hoblitzelle Building (Building H).