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February 7, 2014 || Vol. 6, Issue 6
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SWRnet provides a weekly update about new research funding opportunities, calls for papers and proposals, conferences and trainings, new data and research, and news for the social work research community.
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Funding Opportunities
Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Native American Populations (NIH)
Deadline: May 15, 2014
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to develop, adapt, and test the effectiveness of health promotion and disease prevention interventions in Native American (NA) populations. NA populations are exposed to considerable risk factors that significantly increase their likelihood of chronic disease, substance abuse, mental illness, and HIV-infection. The intervention program should be culturally appropriate and promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles, improve behaviors and social conditions and/or improve environmental conditions related to chronic disease, the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, mental illness or HIV-infection. Click here for more information.
Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development (Agency for International Development)
Deadline: March 27, 2014
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and UK's Department of International Development (DFID) have joined together to launch the fourth round of Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development. Together, we call for groundbreaking prevention and treatment approaches for pregnant women and newborns in poor, hard-to-reach communities around the time of childbirth. Click here for more information.
Women & Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence (NIH)
Deadline: May 25, 2014
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to advance research on male-females differences in drug and alcohol abuse and addiction and on factors specific to women. Both human and animal model studies are sought. Click here for more information.
Juvenile Protective Factors and Their Effects on Aging (NIH)
Deadline: June 16, 2014
The purpose of this FOA is to invite pilot/feasibility projects on: 1) descriptive studies to identify putative juvenile protective factors, 2) experimental studies to test hypotheses about their effects on aging and 3) translational studies to explore the potential risks and benefits of maintaining or modulating the level of juvenile protective factors in adult life. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Abstracts
2014 HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grantee Conference - Bridging the Gaps: Eliminating Disparities in Teen Pregnancy and Sexual Health
Deadline: February 16, 2014
Call for StudiesMathematica Policy Research Review - Learning About Infant and Toddler Early Education Services (LITES): Identifying What Works and Advancing Model Development Deadline: March 11, 2014 Mathematica Policy Research seeks studies for a review that will assess the evidence base of out-of-home early care and education (ECE) models for infants and toddlers (from birth to age 3). The review is being conducted by Mathematica for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), in partnership with the Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation (OPRE) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It will be used to help inform policy, new initiatives, and program directions at the federal level. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 35th Annual Minority Health Conference - Innovative Approaches to Youth Health: Engaging Youth in Creating Healthy Communities
February 28, 2014 - Chapel Hill, NC
The Minority Health Conference aims to raise awareness regarding health disparities and mobilize students, academics, researchers, and community members to take action for change. This year's theme will focus on research and interventions that actively engage minority youth to improve their health and the health of their communities. Click here for more information.
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Seminar Series - Consequences of a Prison Record for Employment: How Do Race & Gender Factor In?
February 26, 2014 - Washington, DC
Scientific studies have long documented the negative impact of a prison record on a person's ability to find employment. But what happens when gender and race/ethnicity are factored in? And what is the impact when the current reality of online job-applying is also factored in? Click here for more information.
NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program
The ECR program was developed to: train qualified scientists without prior CSR review experience to become effective reviewers; help emerging researchers advance their careers by exposing them to peer review; enrich the existing pool of NIH reviewers by including scientists from less research-intensive institutions as well as those from traditionally research-intensive institutions. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
New Dataset Available
Public Use Data (2008-10) on Neighborhood Effects on Obesity and Diabetes Among Low-Income Adults from the All Five Sites of the Moving to Opportunity Experiment
Moving to Opportunity (MTO) is a randomized housing experiment administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development that gave low-income families living in high-poverty areas in five cities the chance to move to lower-poverty areas. Families were tracked from baseline (1994-1998) through the long-term evaluation survey fielding period (2008-2010) with the purpose of determining the effects of "neighborhood" on participating families. This data collection includes data from the 3,273 adult interviews completed as part of the MTO long-term evaluation. Click here for more information and to gain access to these freely available data.
New Dataset Available
Systematic Review of School-Based Programs to Reduce Bullying and Victimization, 1983-2009
The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness of school-based anti-bullying programs in reducing school bullying. Click here for more information and to gain access to these freely available data.
New Dataset Available
WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE): Wave 1, 2007-2010
The World Health Organization (WHO)'s Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) is a longitudinal follow-up of a cohort of ageing and older adults. These data will address data gaps on ageing, adult health and well-being in lower and middle income countries, whilst being comparable to surveys conducted in higher income countries (such as the United States' Health and Retirement Study (HRS), English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), and the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)). Click here for more information and to gain access to these freely available data.
Institute for Research on Poverty Focus on Poverty Brief - Family Change: It's Complicated
This policy brief is the first in a new series released by The Institute for Research on Poverty and focuses on family complexity and how family structure has changed in the past 50 years. Click here to view the brief.
American Journal of Preventative Medicine Article: Widening Rural-Urban Disparities in Life Expectancy, U.S., 1969-2009
This study examined trends in rural-urban disparities in life expectancy at birth in the U.S. between 1969 and 2009. Click here to view the article.
The Commonwealth Fund Interactive Data Tool - Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey
The Commonwealth Fund's Affordable Care Act Tracking Surveys measure public awareness of the new marketplaces and what Americans are experiencing as they shop for health plans. Click here to explore the data.
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News & Notices
Marriage Promotion Has Failed to Stem Poverty Among Single Moms
As the United States marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty this month, a new report suggests that federal marriage promotion activities have been a failure because marriage doesn't provide the same benefits to poor, single mothers as it does for others. Click here for more information
Wait Times for Substance Abuse Treatment Affected by Race and Other Factors
Due to the often long wait for individuals to get into substance abuse treatment programs, many are likely to drop out before they actually receive treatment. Being black, referred by the criminal justice system, and receiving methadone increases one's chances of waiting longer than a month to enter treatment. Click here for more information.
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About SWRnet
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