March 14, 2014  || Vol. 6, Issue 11
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding     

Children, Youth, and Families At Risk (CYFAR) - Sustainable Community Projects (USDA)  

Deadline: April 11, 2014

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA announces the Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) funding program to improve the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for at-risk children, youth, and families supported by the Cooperative Extension System. The CYFAR program mission is to marshal resources of the Land-Grant and Cooperative Extension Systems to develop and deliver educational programs that equip limited resource families and youth who are at-risk for not meeting basic human needs with the skills they need to lead positive, productive, contributing lives. Click here for more information.  

 

Prevention and Treatment of Substance Using Populations with or at Risk for HCV (NIH)
Deadline: May 7, 2017

This Funding Opportunity Announcement outlines priority areas for high impact clinical and basic research for at-risk substance using populations, including those infected with or at risk for HIV. In particular, this FOA encourages research focused on prevention and treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) to reduce new infections and identify and treat existing infections more effectively. Click here for more information.   

  

Russell Sage Foundation - Intergenerational Mobility in the United States:
Obtaining New Insights from Population-Based Statistics

Deadline: March 28, 2014

The Russell Sage Foundation, the principal American foundation devoted exclusively to research in the social sciences, seeks applications for research projects that deepen our understanding of intergenerational mobility in the U.S. by using recently released statistics on mobility from the Equality of Opportunity Project. Click here for more information.

 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Reducing Health Care Disparities through Payment and Delivery System Reform

Deadline: April 18, 2014

This call for proposals will fund up to three implementations of paired health care payment and delivery system changes that incorporate a focus on reducing disparities in care and/or outcomes.The goal of this call for proposals is to develop evidence that payment and delivery system reform designs that attempt to manage extrinsic and intrinsic incentives for overall quality and efficiency, while also explicitly attempting to reduce health care disparities, can produce positive results for each goal. Click here for more information.

 

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (NIH)
Deadline: January 7, 2017

The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA postdoctoral fellowship is to enhance the research training of promising postdoctoral candidates who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. Click here for more information. 


DOCTORAL STUDENT OPPORTUNITY 

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (NIH)

Deadline: January 7, 2017

The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA predoctoral fellowship (F31) award is to enable promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting dissertation research in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The proposed mentored research training must reflect the applicants dissertation research project and is expected to clearly enhance the individuals potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist. Click here for more information.  


DOCTORAL STUDENT OPPORTUNITY  

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (NIH)

Deadline: January 7, 2017

The purpose of this Kirschstein-NRSA predoctoral fellowship (F31) award is to enhance the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the research training of predoctoral students from population groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce. Such individuals include those from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, those with disabilities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Through this award program, promising predoctoral students will obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting well-defined research projects in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The proposed mentored research training is expected to clearly enhance the individuals potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist. Click here for more information.

CallsCalls 
DEADLINE EXTENDED
Call for Papers
Learning about Infant and Toddler Early Education Services (LITES): Identifying What Works and Advancing Model Development
EXTENDED Deadline: March 25, 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.

Call for Presentations
Deadline: March 30, 2014
Abstract submissions are sought for individual research papers or practice presentations/workshops on topics related to the conference theme or other topical areas of interest to rural social work in the southwest region, as well as national and international settings. Click here for more information.

Call for Papers
26th National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work
Deadline: April 30, 2014
The Ohio State University College of Social Work announces the Call for Papers for the 26th National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work to be held September 19, 2014, on the campus of the Ohio State University. The symposium showcases dissertation research of recent Ph.D. and D.S.W. recipients. Dissertations completed between January 2013 and May 2014 are eligible for consideration; selected presenters will receive a $250 honorarium. Click here for more information and submission guidelines.
 
Call for Abstracts
Center for Native and Pacific Health Disparities Research He Huliau 2014: A Turning Point
Deadline: April 30, 2014
The He Huliau 2014 Planning Committee seeks scientific research abstracts in basic science, translational and clinical research, clinical trials, comparative effectiveness, and epigenetics, intopics including the following: obesity, Diabetes, community-engaged research studies, social determinants of health, and culturally informed interventions. Click here for more information.
Conferences & Trainingsconf

AHRQ MEPS Two-Day Data Users' Workshop
May 5-6, 2014 - Rockville, MD

AHRQ will be conducting a two-day hands-on MEPS Data Users' Workshop 

Day 1 of this workshop will consist of lectures designed to provide a general overview of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) including information about survey design, file content, and the construction of analytic files. Particular emphasis will be on health care utilization, expenditures, and medical conditions. Day 2 of the workshop is intended to give hands-on experience to participants. A laptop computer will be provided to each participant. The participants will apply the knowledge gained from the previous day's lectures and work with programmers and analysts on MEPS data. They will learn how to identify and pull together variables to build a data file to answer their research questions. Sample SAS exercises will be demonstrated. There will be time allotted for open discussion and for answering specific research questions from participants. To fully benefit from the second day, participants should have some prior knowledge of MEPS. A basic knowledge of SAS is desirable, but not essential. Click here for more information.

 

Fifth Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference - Universities 2.0: Advancing Global Health in the Post-MDG Era

May 10-12, 2014 - Washington, DC
Join 1,500 attendees from academia, NGOs, business and government from around the world. Click here for more information.

 

Adventist Health Care Symposium - Substance Abuse in Adolescents: Identifying Risk Factors & Interventions
May 14, 2014 - Rockville, MD
This symposium will explore the risk factors for substance abuse among adolescents and present best practices for treatment. Click here for more information. Click here for more information. 
Research Publications & Data Resourcesdata 

University of Michigan Study: Women's Rights are Good for Men's Health

A new study from researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and colleagues shows that, in societies where women are equal to men, males stand a better chance of living longer. Click here for more information.

 

The University of Montana Rural Institute Fact Sheet: Disability in Rural America

Newly released data on disability in America show that the prevalence of impairments leading to disability is significantly higher in non-metropolitan counties than in metropolitan counties. This fact sheet provides preliminary analyses of these new US census data. Click here for more information.

News & Noticesnews  
Executive Order 13515, signed by the President on October 14, 2009, requires each agency to prepare and submit for approval, a written implementation plan to increase participation and access to federal programs and services for underserved Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). Click here for more information.  
 
New York Times Article - Little-Known Health Act Fact: Prison Inmates Are Signing Up
In a little-noticed outcome of President Obama's Affordable Care Act, jails and prisons around the country are beginning to sign up inmates for health insurance under the law, taking advantage of the expansion of Medicaid that allows states to extend coverage to single and childless adults - a major part of the prison population. Click here for more information. 
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