November 25, 2011  || Vol. 3, Issue 47
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding
Rural Policy Analysis Program
Deadline: January 17, 2012
(From the Rural Assistance Center) 
The purpose of this program is to support research and analysis of key policy issues affecting rural communities to inform policy makers. The program is national in scope and looks at cross-cutting rural health and human services issues in order to identify trends and challenges. Click here for more information. 
 
Hogg Foundation: Mental Health Research Grants
Deadline: January 12, 2012
(From the Philanthropy News Digest)
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health invites tenure-track assistant professors conducting mental health research at Texas institutions of higher education to submit proposals for grants. The primary purpose of the initiative is to support quality research in mental health. A second goal is to encourage grant recipients to present their research findings to mental health researchers, policy makers, and service providers at state and national conferences and meetings. Specifications for the award are broadly and flexibly defined in order to include faculty conducting mental health research in a variety of disciplines. Projects may focus on any aspect of mental health, including promotion, prevention, early intervention, treatment, and workforce-related concerns. Projects may be directed toward issues relevant to persons with mild, moderate, or severe mental health disorders, including co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Click here for more information. 

 

Mechanisms Mediating Osteoarthritis in Aging
Deadline: January 7, 2015 
The National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases invite applications intended to encourage and accelerate the characterization of new or underutilized models and the testing of hypotheses that will lead to an improved understanding of the mechanisms mediating osteoarthritic progression. Click here for more information. 

 

Mechanisms Explaining Differences in Depressive and Anxiety Disorders Across Racial/Ethnic Groups (R01)

Deadline: November 28, 2011
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate innovative research that will expand our current scientific understanding of the social, behavioral, and/or neurobiological mechanisms explaining racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders (major depressive disorder, dysthymia, generalized anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, and panic disorder with and without agoraphobia) and their associated distribution of symptoms (e.g., the number and type of symptoms by racial/ethnic group) in the United States. Click here for more information. 

 

Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care (R01)
Deadline: January 7, 2014
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) seeks Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose to use a common conceptual model to develop behavioral interventions to modify health behaviors and improve health outcomes in patients with comorbid chronic diseases and health conditions. Specifically, this FOA will support research in primary care that uses a multi-disease care management approach to behavioral interventions with high potential impact to improve patient-level health outcomes for individuals with three or more chronic health conditions. The proposed approach must modify behaviors using a common approach rather than administering a distinct intervention for each targeted behavior and/or condition. Diseases and health conditions can include, but are not limited to: mental health disorders (e.g., depression), diabetes, smoking, obesity, chronic pain, alcohol and substance abuse and dependence, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, cancer and hypertension. Click here for more information. 

 

Practical Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence in Primary Care (R01)
Deadline: January 7, 2014
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is being issued by the NIH Adherence Network through the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), with participation from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Eye Institute (NEI), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). This FOA seeks Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose practical interventions to improve adherence to medication. Click here for more information. 

 

The Ellison Medical Foundation: 2012 New Scholar Awards in Aging
Deadline: March 1, 2012 (earlier internal deadline)
This program provides funding to new investigators of outstanding promise in the basic biological sciences relevant to understanding lifespan development processes, age-related diseases, and disabilities. The award is intended to provide new faculty with support during the especially critical first three years of their independent research career. Click here for more information. 

 

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Basic Sciences and Clinical/Health Services Research
Deadline: December 15, 2011
This program supports basic scientists in the later stages of their postdoctoral research training and clinical or health services research scientists in the early to mid-stages of their research careers. The primary goal of the program is to prepare postdoctoral fellows for an academic career as a successful independent investigator. Basic Science Research fellowships support all research disciplines in the biomedical fields. Clinical/Health Services Research fellowships support such areas as: physiological research, behavioral science and health education research, translational research (the application of bench research to patient care), epidemiological research, health policy, and outcomes research. Click here for more information. 

 

Center for Mental Health Services Research Post-doctoral Position
Deadline: ongoing
Brown School's Center for Mental Health Services Research seeks applicants for its Post-doctoral training program. Visit the Center's web site for details about the program and application instructions.Our program aims to expand the pool of investigators capable of undertaking mental health services and systems research with particular focus on the implementation of evidence based mental health care. Other priorities include: improving the quality of mental health care; mental health services to public social service clients; intervention adaptation and development; vulnerable populations; developmental disabilities; and system dynamics. The program is committed to multidisciplinary training. Training appointments are typically for two years. We invite applications from individuals with an earned Ph.D. from such fields as social work, psychology, health services, organizational psychology, nursing, anthropology, public health, or management, or an M.D. We seek to recruit ambitious researchers with demonstrated experience and enthusiasm in the study of mental health services.
CallsCalls
Call for Abstracts
National Conference on Tobacco or Health
Deadline: December 14, 2011
(From the ASPH Friday Letter)
The National Conference on Tobacco or Health is currently accepting abstracts for its 2012 conference, which aims to help improve and sustain the effectiveness and reach of tobacco control programs and activities in the United States. All abstracts will be reviewed by subcommittee. Selection criteria will be based on overall quality, originality, clarity of thought and writing, relevance to areas of interest, practical application, and timeliness. Click here for more information.
Conferences & Trainingsconf
7th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference
December 14-16, 2011
(From the ASPH Friday Letter)
The 17th annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology conference attracts over 500 national and international maternal and child health professionals working on issues related to improving the health of women, children, and families. This forum provides attendees the opportunity to present research findings, share experiences, enhance knowledge, and discuss emerging MCH topics. The results are improved MCH research activities in the field, data use, networking, increased mentoring opportunities, and informed policymaking. This year's conference will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from December 14-16. For more on this conference, click here.

Two Generations in Poverty Webinar
December 6, 2011
(From Child Trends)
As the merits of alternative measures of poverty are debated, a new Child Trends report--to be released November 29--calls attention to the pervasive effects of poverty on parents and their children. In Two Generations in Poverty: Status and Trends among Parents and Children in the United States, Child Trends reports on the disproportionate impact of poverty on parents and children, particularly those in single-mother families. The brief was commissioned by Ascend, the Family Economic Security Program at the Aspen Institute. Join us for a webinar on these findings. Click here for complete details.

The Affordable Care Act: An update from the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Friday, December 2, 2011
(From the Rural Access Center)
The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services has devoted its work this year to the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on rural areas. The Committee's 2011 Report to the Secretary, released in March, included a section on Rural Implications of Accountable Care Organizations and Payment Bundling. The committee has published 5 white papers on the ACA covering topics that include Rural Implications of Key Primary Care Provisions; the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visitation Program; and Rural Policy Implications for Health Insurance Exchanges. Committee Chair Ronnie Musgrove will be joined on this call by several members to discuss committee recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Click here for more details.
Research Publications & Data Resourcesdata
Kids Count Data Center
Annie E. Casey Foundation
The KIDS COUNT Data Center provides easy online access to hundreds of child well-being indicators in areas of education, employment and income, health, poverty, and youth risk factors. Data are available for the nation and for states, as well as for many cities, counties, and school districts. The Data Center offers multiple tools to customize and share information. Ranking, mapping, and graphing tools allow customization of data that can be shared and updated through social media and other web-based applications. Access the Data Center here

ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE AND TRIBAL FACILITIES
A member of Congress expressed concern about AI/ANs' access to mental health services and requested that the Office of Inspector General conduct this evaluation. According to a Government Accountability Office report, the demand for mental health services outstrips capacity at some IHS and tribal facilities. AI/ANs experience a disproportionately higher rate of mental and behavioral health challenges compared to other populations in the United States. AI/ANs rank first among ethnic groups as likely to suffer mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression that can lead to suicide. They rank second to white non-Hispanics in suicides. The suicide rate among AI/ANs age 13 to 20 is 2.3 times the national average. Additionally, AI/AN communities experience high rates of suicide risk factors, such as low household income and high unemployment. Click here for the full report. 

More Poor Kids in More Poor Places: Children Increasingly Live Where Poverty Persists
The Carsey Institute
The authors (Kenneth M. Johnson, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Andrew Schaefer) of this brief examine child poverty rates using decennial census data from 1980, 1990, and 2000, as well as American Community Survey five-year estimates between 2005 and 2009, to identify those counties where child poverty has persisted. They find persistent child poverty in nearly twice as many U.S. counties as those that report high persistent poverty across all age groups. Rural areas are disproportionately likely to have persistent high child poverty; 81 percent of counties with persistent child poverty are nonmetropolitan while only 65 percent of all U.S. counties are nonmetropolitan. Counties with persistent child poverty cluster in Appalachia, the Mississippi Delta, other areas of the Southeast, parts of the Southwest, and in the Great Plains. The authors comment that the overwhelming urban focus of welfare programs means policymakers often overlook needy families in rural areas. In addition to the high unemployment and low education levels that they document in the brief, the physical and social isolation associated with rural poverty create problems different from those in densely settled urban areas. Click here for the full report. 

Rural America at a Glance, 2011 Edition
Lorin Kusmin, editor
Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-85) 6 pp, September 2011
Rural America At A Glance, 2011 Edition highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. This year's edition focuses on the U.S. rural economy, including employment trends, poverty, education, and population trends. Click here for more information.
News & Noticesnews
NSF Gets Increase in Funding for Fiscal Year 2012
(From the APA Science Policy Insider)
On November 17, Congress passed the conference report of the Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture, Commerce/Justice/Science, and Transportation/Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bills - also known as the "Mini-bus" (House Report 112-284). The National Science Foundation (NSF) is one of many federal agencies funded through this legislation, and previous versions of the Commerce/Justice/Science bill had flat-funded the agency with no increases in overall support. In this final Mini-bus, however, NSF will see an increase over its current funding, for a total of $7 billion in Fiscal Year 2012. The legislation also included a Continuing Resolution to keep the government operating until December 16. Said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY), "This bill keeps us on track to reduce discretionary spending for the second year in a row - an historic achievement that breaks the trend of ballooning federal spending... After difficult but successful negotiations with our Senate counterparts, we were able to produce this compromise bill - the first appropriations conference report in two years. This legislation represents the kind of hard but necessary decisions that will help get our government on a more sustainable financial path, and will put us one step forward as we work to complete the remaining funding bills for the year." Click here for more information. 

Effective Health Care Program Update: Key Questions on Interventions Addressing Child Exposure to Trauma Are Now Available For Comment
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care (EHC) Program is pleased to announce that draft key questions for the following comparative effectiveness review are now open for comment on the EHC Program Web site until December 13, 2011: Interventions Addressing Child Exposure to Trauma: Part II - Trauma Other Than Child Maltreatment and Family Violence. To comment on these key questions please click here.
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