December 12, 2014  || Vol. 6, Issue 50
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding       
Evaluating Structural, Economic, Environmental, or Policy Primary Prevention Strategies for Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence (NIH)
Deadline: March 5, 2015
The purpose of this announcement is to support research to rigorously evaluate structural, economic, environmental, or policy strategies for the primary prevention of intimate partner violence and/or sexual violence (IPV and/or SV). The proposed research will add to the limited knowledge base on effective strategies for IPV and/or SV prevention by evaluating the use of community-level approaches that change one or more of the social, economic, behavioral, or environmental characteristics of a community in order to prevent and reduce rates of IPV and/or SV perpetration, victimization or both perpetration and victimization. Click here for more information.

Evaluating Innovative and Promising Strategies to Prevent Suicide among Middle-Aged Men (CDC)
Deadline: March 5, 2015
The purpose of this announcement is to support research to rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of innovative and promising programs or policies to prevent suicidal self-directed violence (called suicidal behavior herein) and reduce proximal outcomes among middle-aged males, ages 35-64. The results from this research will expand the evidence base of effective and scalable suicide prevention strategies for middle-aged men. Click here for more information.

Family and Interpersonal Relationships in an Aging Context (NIH)
Deadline: January 7, 2018
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages innovative, hypothesis-driven R01 research grant applications that can expand understanding of the role and impact of families and interpersonal relationships on health and well-being in midlife and older age. Click here for more information.

SHAPE American Research Grant Program  

Deadline: January 5, 2015 

The Research Council is calling for ORIGINAL RESEARCH proposals designed to focus on issues that provide evidence based outcomes to promote or document the value, influence, or effect of social justice and diversity in health, physical education, physical activity, dance, and/or sport. Click here for more information.   

 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research Grants

Deadline: January 7, 2015

Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity is an RWJF national program. The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among groups at highest risk for obesity: Black, Latino, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander children, and children who live in lower-income communities. Click here for more information.   

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Call for Comments
Considerations for Ensuring Affordability and Adequacy of Children's Coverage
Deadline: December 19, 2014
The State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) is interested in learning from stakeholders about their views on policies that can help ensure a seamless system of coverage that provides affordable and adequate health care services for children. Click here for more information. 

REMINDER
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.

Call for Abstracts
Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy Eighth Health Disparities Conference
Deadline: January 16, 2015
We seek scientific and/or informative abstracts that reflect the focus of the conference. The upcoming conference will focus on replicable interprofessional collaborative models and approaches from the clinical, research, and community arenas that integrate all levels of providers to improve health outcomes, eliminate health disparities, and achieve health equity. Click here for more information.

Call for Papers
Special Issue of Children and Youth Services Review - The Economic Causes and Consequences of Child Maltreatment
Deadline: February 20, 2015

The articles included in this issue should empirically address one of three areas: (1) the causal role of income and material resources in child maltreatment behaviors or involvement in the child welfare system at any level; (2) the role of prevention in mediating the effects of poverty on child maltreatment behaviors or involvement with child welfare services; or (3) the effects of maltreatment, child protective services involvement, and/or foster care placement on later educational, employment, and other economic outcomes. Click here for more information. 

Conferences & Trainingsconf
REMINDER 
Institute for Research on Poverty Webinar - Poverty and the Brain
December 17, 2014 - 1:00-2:00 PM CST
In this webinar, Professors Pollak and Wolfe will discuss their interdisciplinary study that examines how the brain reflects family socio-economic status and the potential consequences for schooling attainment. Click here for more information.

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2015 Conference - The Social and Behavioral Importance of Increased Longevity
January 14-18, 2015 - New Orleans, LA
The SSWR Annual Conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research interests, from workshops on the latest quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to symposia featuring studies in child welfare, aging, mental health, welfare reform, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS. Click here for more information.  

Research Publications & Data Resourcesdata 
Center for Advancing Health Research Brief - Depression and Dementia in Older Adults Increase Risk of Preventable Hospitalizations
New research in the Journal of General Internal Medicine finds that mental health conditions in older adults such as depression, cognitive impairment and dementia are risk factors for hospitalization for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) - conditions that can often be managed effectively on an outpatient basis. Click here for more information.

ChildTrends Hispanic Institute Fact Sheet - State of Young Hispanic Children
The fact sheet includes information about demographics, education, the family, and the health of Hispanic children. Click here for more information.

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Race and Ethnicity Data Improvement Toolkit
This toolkit provides practical tools and guidance to those interested in improving the quality of their hospital patient race, ethnicity, and primary language (R/E/L) data collection efforts. Click here for more information. 
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.

 

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