Programs & Services

Our Programs & Services

Programs & Services

Ongoing Research Opportunities for Participants

  • Apply for Time From Our Research Support Staff

    At the Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, we have a team of clinical research coordinators who can help you with everything from gaining IRB approval for your projects, to analyzing your data (and just about everything in between). View a list of all the services they provide.


    Apply For Time

  • Field-Based Physical Activity Measurement Core

    Field-Based Physical Activity Measurement Core at Children’s Mercy

    The purpose of the Field-Based Physical Activity Measurement Core is to increase feasibility and capacity for conducting high-quality physical activity research among Children’s Mercy investigators. The Field-Based Physical Activity Measurement Core offers data collection and processing services for field-based physical activity-related projects (physical activity measurements with clinical or community research participants using accelerometers or similar person-worn monitors). The core has substantial expertise in using various field-based physical activity monitors. The core’s services span data collection planning, distribution and management of monitors, data processing, and consulting. The team has expertise in using multiple data processing systems and software and a library of detailed data processing protocols, tools, and macros that can be customized for various purposes and projects. The core supports measurement, observational, and intervention research and the core’s leadership has supported physical activity measurement for numerous NIH-funded studies, both locally in the Kansas City area and across the US. In addition to supporting the application of physical activity measurement in various projects, the core’s leadership has led and contributed to the development and/or testing of new measurement monitors, algorithms, and systems. The core has substantial expertise with ActiGraph monitors, among others. The core is supported by the Children’s Mercy Research institute and maintains inexpensive pricing in effort to expand the reach of physical activity research among local institutions. 




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  • Support for Scholarly GRA Travel

    ELIGIBILITY: Scholarly presentations at regional, national, or international conferences. The Center will fund up to 10 awards per fiscal year - this program started in July 2016. Individuals will not receive more than one award per year.


    Application Instructions

  • Apply for Statistical Support

    Need some advanced statistical support for your work?


    Please email a description of your need to the Center Director. Applications will be approved for up to 10 hours of statistical time, per request, fully funded by the Center.


    Apply Here

  • Apply for Funds to Develop a Professionally Designed Marketing Flyer

    So much of the work we do requires close partnership and sharing of information with many community partners. Some members have found that sharing this information through a professionally designed marketing piece can be helpful. The Center is happy to receive applications for funding to develop these types of flyers. To apply, please email a completed dissemination application form to the Center Director.


    Dissemination Application Form 

  • CHLN Logo, Presentation & Poster Templates

    Below are the links to the CHLN Power Point template for your talks and presentations as well the poster template.


    CHLN Logo


    CHLN Powerpoint for Presentations


    CHLN Poster Template 2022

  • Grant Writing Tips From Experts

    At a recent CHLN sponsored seminar, faculty across CHLN and the CU NORC developed some tips for writing K and R applications to the NIH. Check out these power point slides and handouts on these topics.  


    Tips for R's 2022

    K Tips and Tricks

    R Tips and Tricks

    Tips for K's

Zoom to Health

This is an 8-week group treatment program for overweight children and their parents/caregivers. The program provides targeted parenting skills instruction combined with evidence-based nutrition recommendations. Parents and children meet in separate, concurrent groups. Learn more about Zoom to Health.

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