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March 18, 2016 || Vol. 8, Issue 12
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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
Data Resources Program 2016: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data (NIJ)
Deadline: April 25, 2016
NIJ, BJS, and OJJDP have entered into a partnership to request applications under this Data Resources Program (DRP) solicitation for original research using existing data available from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) and other public sources. Click here for more information.
Children's Healthy Weight Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (CoIIN) (HRSA)
Deadline: May 17, 2016
This announcement solicits applications for a Children's Healthy Weight Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (CoIIN). The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to develop and implement a Children's Healthy Weight CoIIN, with the goal of increasing the proportion of children and young adults ages birth to 21 years who fall within a healthy weight range by supporting states to adopt evidence-based or evidence-informed policies and practices related to nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding. Click here for more information.
The Application of Big Data Analytics to Drug Abuse Research (NIH)
Deadline: May 7, 2019
The purpose of this FOA is to encourage the application of Big Data analytics to reveal deeper or novel insights into the biological and behavioral processes associated with substance abuse and addiction. Applications for this FOA should develop and/or utilize computational approaches for analyzing large, complex datasets acquired from drug addiction research. Click here for more information.
Social Work HEALS: Social Work Health Care Education and Leadership Scholars Policy Fellowship
EXTENDED Deadline: March 23, 2016 The Social Work HEALS Policy Fellows will participate in a social work specific opportunity to use their social work knowledge and research experience to work in Washington, DC, on critical health policy issues facing our nation. The Fellows will learn about policy practice and conduct policy research related to health care social work while forming connections with fellow researchers, policy makers, and social work leaders in Washington, DC. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for PapersSpecial Issue of Clinical Social Work Journal - Clinical Social Work with Veterans Throughout the Lifespan
This special issue will explore current social work practice with veteran populations. This issue will focus on serving veterans throughout the lifespan in a variety of settings. Articles will include discussion of veteran populations with special emphasis on those who face unique challenges due to intersecting identities (e.g., women and LGBT populations), case examples that illustrate application of clinical practice theories in real world settings (e.g., palliative care and oncology, treatment of posttraumatic stress), and exploration of topics crucial to a comprehensive understanding of veterans' needs (e.g., veteran identity and culture, reintegration to civilian life). Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings HHS Health Equity Forum - Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation
April 7, 2016 - 1:30-3:30 PM EDT
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will host a Health Equity Forum (Forum) in recognition of National Minority Health Month 2016 and the 30th anniversary of the HHS Office of Minority Health. Click here for more information. For additional information, email the Office of Minority Health.
ICPSR Training - Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) Data User Workshop
June 13-17, 2016 - Ann Arbor, MI
The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), begun in 1968, is the world's longest-running multigenerational household panel study. This workshop will orient participants to the content and structure of the core PSID interview, special topics modules, and supplemental studies. Click here for more information.
Michigan State University Dyadic Data Analysis Workshop
July 25-29, 2016 - East Lansing, MI
The workshop will focus on analyses for data in which both members of a dyad are measured on the same set of variables. Topics to be addressed include the measurement of nonindependence, the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, the analysis of distinguishable and indistinguishable dyads, and the analysis of over-time dyadic data (e.g., dyadic growth curve models). The software package used in the workshop will be SPSS. Although the workshop does not require any prior knowledge or experience with multilevel modeling, participants are expected to have a working knowledge of multiple regression and analysis of variance, as well as SPSS. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
2015 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report - Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks
This chartbook commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health (Heckler Report), highlights progress for Blacks on priorities of the
Heckler Report, and summarizes trends in health care disparities by race. Click here for more information. Center for Rural Health Report - Exploring Rural and Urban Mortality DifferencesThis report examines the impact of rurality on mortality and explores regional differences in mortality rates. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
HHS Press Release - HHS Releases Report Showing Poverty Reduction Impact of Safety Net has Increased Tenfold Since War on Poverty Began in 1964
Just over 50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an "unconditional war on poverty." Today, the Department of Health and Human Services is releasing a report demonstrating the increasing impact of safety net programs in lifting families and children out of poverty, while also documenting the need for more progress. 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.
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