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October 17, 2014 || Vol. 6, Issue 42
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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
R40 Maternal and Child Health Research Program (HRSA)
Deadline: December 5, 2014
The R40 MCH Research Program supports applied research relating to maternal and child health services, including services for children with special health care needs. Research should demonstrate a substantial contribution to advancement of the current knowledge pool, and when used in States and communities should result in health and health services improvements. Findings from the research supported by the MCH Research Program are expected to strengthen and expand Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Click here for more information.
Maternal and Child Health Research Program Secondary Data Analysis Studies (HRSA)
Deadline: December 5, 2014
The R40 MCH SDAS program supports applied research relating to maternal and child health services that utilizes exclusively the secondary analysis of existing national databases and/or administrative records. These projects should have the potential to improve health services and delivery of care for maternal and child health populations. Findings from the research supported by the MCH Research Program are expected to strengthen and expand Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Click here for more information.
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (NIH)
Deadline: January 5, 2015
The NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) and its cosponsors invite institutional career development award applications for Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Career Development Programs, hereafter termed "Programs." Programs will support mentored research career development of junior faculty members, known as BIRCWH Scholars, who have recently completed clinical training or postdoctoral fellowships, and who will be engaged in interdisciplinary basic, translational, behavioral, clinical, and/or health services research relevant to women's health, and where appropriate the use of both sexes to better understand the influence of sex as a variable on health and disease. Click here for more information.
NIMHD Academic Research Enhancement Award: Enhancing Health Disparities Research at Undergraduate Institutions (NIH)
Deadline: January 12, 2015
The NIMHD encourages institutions that are eligible to apply for support through the NIH Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) program to submit applications for innovative research projects focused on minority health and health disparities. Awards are intended to support small-scale projects proposed by faculty members at eligible institutions to expose students to meritorious research and to strengthen the research environment of participating institutions. This initiative also seeks to stimulate interest in health disparities research careers among undergraduate students through hands-on participation in original research. Click here for more information.
System-Level Health Services and Policy Research on Health Disparities (NIH)
Deadline: January 20, 2015
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit innovative system-level health services and policy research that can directly and demonstrably contribute to the elimination of health disparities. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Abstracts
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) 23rd Annual Colloquium
Deadline: October 22, 2014
Abstracts are being accepted for training seminars, research presentations, and poster presentations. Click here for more information.
Call for Abstracts
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) 19th Annual Conference - Effective Strategies to Improve Health Care in Our Local Communities
Deadline: October 31, 2014
This year, NHMA celebrates its 19th Annual Conference with partners from the public and private sectors,bringing together experts from across the nation to share their multi-disciplinary experiences in improving health care delivery for Hispanic populations. National and international experts will present on current innovations in medical homes, accountable care organizations, health insurance exchanges, prevention, behavioral health, integrated care, e-health, and cultural competence for the growing Hispanic populations in the U.S. Disease areas include diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer and more. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
The Brookings Institution Webcast Event - The State of Accountable Care: Evidence to Date and Next Steps
October 20, 2014, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
On Monday, October 20 the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform will host a half day forum to assess the latest evidence on accountable care, discuss strategies to overcome unique ACO challenges, and provide an overview of accountable care reforms. Click here for more information.
NIDA & NIAAA Congressional Briefing - Adolescent Brain Development: Understanding the Impact of Substance Use
October 20, 2014 - Washington, DC
Scientific advances have shown that adolescent exposure to alcohol, tobacco, marijuana or other substances may interfere with brain development, with potentially harmful long-term consequences. In the past two decades, we have learned that the brain continues to develop into a person's twenties, making the widespread use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other substances among young people of serious concern. Click here for more information.
2014 National Refugee and Immigrant Conference: Issues and Innovations
October 23-24, 2014 - Chicago, IL
This conference aims to identify issues, emphasize best practices, and highlight innovations by providing those who work with refugees and immigrants an opportunity to learn from and network with one another. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
New Dataset Available - National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): General Population Survey Raw Data, 2010
The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) is an ongoing nationally representative survey that assessed experiences of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence among adult women and men in the United States and for each individual state. Click here for more information.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Issue Brief - In States That Don't Expand Medicaid, Who Gets New Coverage Assistance Under the ACA and Who Doesn't?
Millions of women, minorities, young adults and those with low incomes are ineligible for any health insurance assistance because their state opted not to expand Medicaid. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
HHS Press Release - National Health Service Corps Expands the Primary Care Workforce in Communities that Need Them Most
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that because of the Affordable Care Act, $283 million has been invested in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) in fiscal year 2014 to increase access to primary care services in communities that need it most. Today, more than 9,200 Corps clinicians are providing care to approximately 9.7 million patients across the country. Click here for more information.
Huffington Post - New National Study: Five Things You Should Know About Aging and LGBT People
Much has been written about the growing number of older people in this country (as the baby boom generation rapidly ages), as well as the incremental shift in favorable policies and attitudes toward certain segments of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population. However, less public attention has been placed on the intersection of these two trends: how LGBT people experience aging, beginning in midlife all the way through later life. Click here for more information.
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About SWRnet
Formerly known as the IASWR Listserv, SWRnet (Social Work Research Network) was launched in October 2009 to continue serving the social work research community by providing regular updates on funding opportunities, calls for papers, conference deadlines and newly published research. Help others subscribe by forwarding these announcements using the Forward to a Colleague function at the end of the email. |
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