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October 30, 2015 || Vol. 7, Issue 44
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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
Promoting Caregiver Health Using Self-Management (NIH)
Deadline: March 3, 2016
The purpose of this initiative is to stimulate research in promoting caregiver health using self-management. Caregiving is an important science area since the number of people living longer with chronic conditions is growing. Informal caregivers (lay caregivers) are defined as unpaid individuals (spouses, partners, family members, friends, or neighbors) involved in assisting others with activities of daily living and/or medical tasks. Formal caregivers are paid, delivering care in ones home or care settings (daycare, residential care facility) (Family Caregiver Alliance, 2012). This concept focuses on informal caregivers. Click here for more information.
Examination of Survivorship Care Planning Efficacy and Impact (NIH)
Deadline: January 7, 2019
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate research evaluating the effect of care planning on self-management of late effects of cancer therapy; adherence to medications, cancer screening, and health behavior guidelines; utilization of follow-up care; survivors' health and psychosocial outcomes. How organizational-level factors influence the implementation of care planning and its associated costs is also of interest. Specifically, the FOA aims to stimulate research that will: 1) develop and test metrics for evaluating the impact of survivorship care planning; 2) evaluate the impact of survivorship care planning on cancer survivors' morbidity, self-management and adherence to care recommendations, utilization of follow-up care; 3) evaluate effects of planning on systems outcomes, such as associated costs and impact on providers and organizations implementing the care planning; and 4) identify models and processes of care that promote effective survivorship care planning. The ultimate goal of this FOA is to generate a body of science that will inform the development and delivery of interventions that improve follow-up care for cancer survivors. Click here for more information.
Personalized Strategies to Manage Symptoms of Chronic Illness (NIH)
Deadline: January 7, 2019
The purpose of this initiative is to encourage interdisciplinary research to decrease symptom burden and enhance health-related quality of life (HRQL) in persons with chronic illness through a) increasing knowledge of the biological mechanisms of symptoms and b) promoting innovative, cost-effective, targeted interventions to prevent, manage or ameliorate these symptoms. Click here for more information.
GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITY
UMass Medical School Pre- or Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Seeking psychology, social work, education, public health or health services pre or post-doc interested in early childhood social/emotional development and executive functioning and how that impacts behavior and school readiness. Participate in an Institute of Education Sciences funded 4-year study of a preschool and Head Start curricular intervention that includes follow up to kindergarten. Click here for more information.
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Calls
REMINDER
Call for Papers
Special Issue of Families in Society - Homelessness: Service Needs, Prevention, and Intervention
Deadline: November 1, 2015
The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare recently issued a grand challenge calling upon the social work profession to end homelessness. Yet, while homeless people are those at highest risk across categories of concern, they remain outside of core service delivery. Both practice wisdom and research are key to better understanding the service needs of people who are marginally housed and homeless. Policy, program, and practice solutions can then be developed to respond to service needs, resulting in more stabilized functioning and well-being. Click here for more information.
REMINDER
Call for Abstracts
7th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference - Bridging to a Sustainable Future in Global Health
Deadline: November 1, 2015
The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) invites all persons wishing to report original research, innovative projects or novel programs related to global health to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
Rural Assistance Center Webinar - NACRHHS Policy Briefs on Telehealth and Intimate Partner Violence
November 5, 2015, 2:00-3:00 PM ET
Following the Fall 2014 meeting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services sent two policy briefs to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. One policy brief covered the use of telehealth in rural areas and how this technology aligns with the emerging focus on value in healthcare and the second covered the impact of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) on families and communities in rural areas. Click here for more information.
27th Annual J. Warren Perry Lecture - Maternal and Child Health: The "New" Population Health
November 6, 2015, 3:30-4:45 PM - Buffalo, NY (live stream available)
The School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) at the University at Buffalo will host its 27th annual J. Warren Perry Lecture on Friday, Nov. 6. This year's distinguished lecturer is Dean Donna Petersen (South Florida). Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
Latino Commission on AIDS Report - The State of HIV/AIDS among Hispanics/Latinos in the US and Puerto Rico
Despite current HIV screening and prevention efforts in the US, the HIV epidemic disproportionately impacts Hispanics/ Latinos. Hispanics/Latinos represent about 17% of the US population, yet accounted for approximately 23% of HIV infections among adults and adolescents in 2013 (Census, 2014; CDC, 2015a). Given that Hispanics/Latinos are the largest and fastest growing minority group in the US with an estimated population of 55 million, addressing HIV/AIDS in their community is important to the nation's health. Click here for more information. En Espanol.
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News & Notices
Washington Post - How Social Security Penalizes Working Women
Married couples with a lone (usually male) breadwinner can put less into Social Security and get more out of it than families with other arrangements. These costly quirks in the system are putting more and more retirees at a disadvantage. More women have joined the workforce, and fewer are getting married. Rates of divorce have increased as well. In particular, there are far more unmarried and divorced black women, and the result is a racial skew in Social Security benefits. Click here for more information.
HHS Press Release - HHS awards up to $22.9 million in Planning Grants for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), today awarded a total of $22.9 million to support states throughout the nation in their efforts to improve behavioral health of their citizens by providing community-based mental and substance use disorder treatment. Click here for more information.
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About SWRnet
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