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November 20, 2015 || Vol. 7, Issue 47
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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 The CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention: Building the Evidence for Community- and Policy-Level Prevention (CDC)
Deadline: February 17, 2016
The purpose of this announcement is to fund Youth Violence Prevention Centers (YVPCs) to advance the science and practice of youth violence prevention and to reduce youth violence in one or more geographically defined, high-burden communities by implementing and evaluating a community- or policy-level preventionstrategy or combination of such strategies. Click here for more information.
The Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center (OTRC) Post-Doctoral Fellowship
The Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center (OTRC) of the Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City is recruiting post-doctoral fellows (1-3 year appointments) who aspire to become independent academic researchers. We invite applications for six positions with an emphasis on tobacco use and cessation, cancer prevention, tobacco regulatory science, affective neuroscience, and health disparities research. 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
EXTENDED Deadline: December 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.
Call for Abstracts
Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy 9th Health Disparities Conference - From Disparity to Equity: Building Healthier Communities
Deadline: January 8, 2016
We are soliciting abstracts for poster and podium presentation. More specifically, 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.
REMINDER
Call for Proposals
3rd Annual Global Well-Being Conference - Global Poverty: Human Needs, Economic Justice, and Social Change
Deadline: January 30, 2016
Millersville University School of Social Work's Learning Institute invites presentations that investigate challenges faced by individuals here and abroad. Poverty is among the greatest social issues we face today; its effects are pervasive and profound. Poverty crosses boundaries of race, culture, and status and its consequences are of serious concern to the student, practitioner, and seeker of social change. Poverty disproportionately affects people of color and the effects of living in poverty can be devastating for both adults and children. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
33rd Annual Conference of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work (NOFSW) - Forensic Practice: Courage for Change
June 17-19, 2016 - New Orleans, LA
This year's conference will explore the courage already displayed as well as needed in the future to advance just and anti-racist individual, organizational, and systemic change. Conferences attendees will increase their knowledge, values, and skills for working with forensic populations in healthcare, social service, and legal settings, including the courts and corrections. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Implementation Progress Report
2011 - 2014
The HHS Disparities Action Plan represents an ongoing commitment by HHS to coordinate
efforts and assess the nation's progress toward addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health and
health care. This report outlines the HHS Disparities Action Plan's goals and strategies, describes a
sample of the specific actions being taken across HHS agencies to reduce these disparities, and
highlights major accomplishments to date. Click here for more information. USDA Economic Research Service Chart - Disability and Poverty Rates Among Rural Veterans Have Increased from 2008 to 2014Between 2008 and 2014 the share of working-age rural veterans with a disability increased (from 20.3 percent to 22.6 percent), as did their poverty rate (from 8.9 percent to 11.0 percent). Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
Huffington Post Black Voices Blog - How Racism is Hurting Our Nation's Foster Children
As our nation turns to celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Adoption Month in the coming weeks with heartwarming success stories, mass adoption finalizations, and other special events, we should be mindful that much remains to be done to make the foster care and adoption system, renown for bringing people together and crossing social boundaries, a holiday truly inclusive for all regardless of race. Click here for more information.
The Atlantic - Where Seniors Go When Their Nursing Homes Close
When assisted-living facilities shut down, their elderly residents often have to scramble for a new home-and health and financial concerns can make it hard to find a fit. Click here for more information.
November is Native American Heritage Month
Click here for more information.
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About SWRnet
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