August 8, 2014  || Vol. 6, Issue 32
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding       

Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (NIH)
Deadline: September 25, 2014

The purpose of this FOA is to encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing "health gaps" among groups. Applications that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as systems science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged. Click here for more information.

 

Enhancing Cross-National Research within the Health and Retirement Study Family of Studies (NIH)
Deadline: November 7, 2014

The purpose of this announcement is to enhance comparability among a specific group of measures in the US Health and Retirement Study and the family of comparable longitudinal aging studies around the world. For the purposes of this FOA, the specific measures are cognition and dementia assessment; personality and non-cognitive-character-skills; social isolation and loneliness; physical activity; and life histories. Enhancing the comparability of these measures will support cross-national behavioral and social research in aging in areas that are of a high priority to the Division of Behavioral and Social Research at National Institute on Aging. Responsive applications will propose activities such as pilot studies; calibration to gold standard measures; or methods to increase item, measure, or construct comparability. Click here for more information.
 

SAMHSA/CSAP 2014-2016 Prevention Fellowship Program  

Deadline: August 11, 2014
The SAMHSA/CSAP Prevention Fellowship Program was launched in 2006 in an effort to build a workforce of substance abuse professionals. During the 2-year fellowship program, which combines Web-based and in-person trainings, fellows improve their skills and their knowledge of prevention practices. During their Prevention Fellowship Program experience, fellows focus on acquiring the necessary skills for success in the fields of substance abuse prevention and behavioral health. The Prevention Fellowship Program seeks qualified individuals who are looking for professional growth in the field of substance abuse prevention. Click here for more information.

 

American Cancer Society Doctoral Training Grants in Oncology Social Work

Deadline: October 15, 2014

These grants support the training of graduate students in doctoral programs focused on research related to oncology social work. They are available to outstanding students during all phases of a graduate program offered in an accredited school of social work.  An application must outline a plan of study, and indicate how the proposed program will prepare the candidate for a career in social work oncology research. Click here for more information. 

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REMINDER
Call for Papers
Special Issue of The Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (JSSWR): Social Work Intervention Research
Deadline: November 1, 2014 
While all high-quality manuscripts focused on social work intervention research will be considered, we are particularly interested in papers that describe methods and key findings of intervention studies and discuss applications to practice and/or public policy. In addition, we are seeking papers that will contribute to scholarly debate regarding the
development and use of methods for carrying out intervention research. We invite both qualitative and quantitative manuscripts. Click here for more information.

Call for Papers
Special Issue of Social Work Education: The International Journal - Environmental Justice, Green Social Work or Eco Justice: Preparing for Social Work's Growing Involvement
Deadline: January 15, 2015
This special issue seeks to capture the efforts of social workers who are embedded in the realities of environmental degradation and its impact on the well-being of individuals, families, and communities across the globe. Manuscripts that provide documentation of the issue, evidence of an attempted intervention at any system level and the outcome (if it worked or not) are welcomed. Conceptual manuscripts of how to integrate and frame environmental concerns and consequences for vulnerable populations, particularly to students in educational settings, are also invited. Finally, manuscripts with evidence of successful curriculum adaptations to include environmental concerns are welcomed. All manuscripts must provide implications to the education of social workers and the profession, as well aid the international readership of this journal and their understanding of this common problem. Click here for more information.
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REMINDER
Academy Health 7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Transforming Health Systems to Optimize Individual and Population Health
December 8-9, 2014 - Bethesda, MD

A forum for discussing the science of dissemination and implementation, the 7th annual conference aims to grow the research base by bridging the gap between evidence, practice, and policy in health and medicine. Researchers, evaluators and implementers who are interested in identifying opportunities, challenges, and strategies for disseminating the findings and implementation of research to key stakeholders are encouraged to attend. Click here for more information.

Research Publications & Data Resourcesdata 
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Report - Are the Children Well? A Model and Recommendations for Promoting the Mental Wellness of the Nation's Young People
The mental health challenges our country's young people face call for shifting the focus of policy and practice from illness, to promotion of wellness and flourishing. This requires using evidence-based strategies with both children and parents, and improving the quality of the environments where children and youth live, learn, play, and grow. Click here for more information.

Commonwealth Fund Report - Two Courts, Two Strategies: A Guide to the Recent Decisions on the ACA
Much hangs in the balance in the four cases brought by opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In each, the plaintiffs have challenged the power of the IRS to issue a rule that extends premium tax subsidies to all who are eligible, regardless of where they live. Click here for more information.

AHRQ Guide - Engaging Stakeholders to Improve the Quality of Children's Health Care
This Implementation Guide includes suggested steps and tips for implementing initiatives for improving child health care quality from the CMS-funded national evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) Quality Demonstration Grant Program. Click here for more information.
News & Noticesnews  

Q&A: APHA Annual Meeting keynoter Isabel Wilkerson: Geography plays important role in health equity: Effects of Great Migration still impact black American health today

The Great Migration of blacks from the southern U.S. is something often not covered in history textbooks. Over the course of several decades, 6 million black Americans left southern states in search of a better life unchained from a caste system that left little opportunity for social, educational and economic advancement - all things that lead to better health. Pulitzer Prize-winner Isabel Wilkerson, keynote speaker at the opening general session of APHA's 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans, authored "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration" to capture that history through the lives of three people who migrated from the South. Click here for more information.
 

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