These links or resources are currently being used to conduct research and gain better understanding of different research topics explored in LA PASSSTA related to the Public Health and Epidemiologic domain. Visit any of these sites for further information on the mission and values of each organization.
2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort
The 2015 Cohort is a health monitoring study of all children born in the city of Pelotas (RS) between January 1 and December 31, 2015. Organized in stages, the study monitors the health, physical and cognitive development and socioeconomic context of participants throughout their lives, starting from the gestational period.
EPICOVID
The study will estimate the proportion of people with antibodies for Covid-19 and analyze the evolution of cases in the Brazilian population, through a sample of participants in 133 “sentinel cities”, which are the largest municipalities in the country’s demographic divisions, according to IBGE criteria. The study will also determine the percentage of asymptomatic or subclinical infections; assess the most common symptoms; obtain precise calculations of the lethality of the disease; estimate hospital resources needed to face the pandemic, in addition to allowing the design of strategies to ease social distancing measures based on scientific evidence.
GoPA!
The Global Observatory for Physical Activity- GoPA! is a global organization consisting of physical activity researchers, epidemiologists, public health policy makers and practitioners that catalogues and analyzes global data on physical activity and health. There is no other observatory dedicated to monitoring worldwide physical activity globally. The Global Observatory for Physical Activity was formed in response to the urgent call to action raised by the 2012 Lancet Physical Activity Series. GoPA! is a council of the International Society of Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH). The mission of the Global Observatory for Physical Activity is to monitor physical activity surveillance, research, and policy worldwide, with the ultimate goal of reducing the global burden of mortality and morbidity caused by physical inactivity.
HINTS
The Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) collects nationally representative data of American adults to assess their knowledge and attitudes of health-related information. Through the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the NCI uses HINTS data to track developments within the health domain of health technology and communication to develop effective communication strategies to reach diverse populations.
CUPS Study
The study’s researchers will collect neuroimaging data using the 7 Tesla scanner, questionnaires, interviews, and cognitive assessment data. The neuroimaging protocol includes anatomical/structural, resting state functional connectivity, elastography, and spectroscopic imaging data.