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May 13, 2016 || Vol. 8, Issue 20
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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
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families (ACL)
Deadline: July 5, 2016
The intended outcome of this particular DRRP is to generate new knowledge about effective policies, practices, services or interventions for addressing the needs of parents with disabilities and their families. The DRRP must contribute to this outcome by conducting research to identify or develop promising practices for serving and supporting parents with disabilities in the community, and by testing the effectiveness of at least one of these practices or interventions. The DRRP must also collect and/or analyze existing data to provide national estimates of the prevalence of parenting with a disability in the United States. Click here for more information.
Leadership Training for People of Color Living with HIV (HRSA)
Deadline: July 8, 2016
This announcement solicits applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Leadership Training for People of Color Living with HIV program. This program supports the development and delivery of training programs for people of color living with HIV of all ages (e.g., Black, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN), and Asian/Pacific Islander (API)) to enable full, active and engaged participation on planning bodies, medical and support care teams, boards of directors, and other mobilization efforts to address the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 (NHAS 2020). Click here for more information.
Improving Access to Care: Using Community Health Workers to Improve Linkage and Retention in HIV Care(HRSA)
Deadline: July 12, 2016
This announcement solicits applications for fiscal year (FY) 2016 to support a single organization that will serve as the Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center (TAEC) for a new initiative entitled Improving Access to Care: Using Community Health Workers to Improve Linkage and Retention in HIV Care. The goal of this three year cooperative agreement is to increase the utilization of community health workers (CHW) to improve access to and retention in health care; and to improve health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLWH) by strengthening the health care workforce, building healthier communities, and achieving health equity among racial and ethnic minority populations. Click here for more information.
NIDA Research Education Program for Clinical Researchers and Clinicians (NIH)
Deadline: September 7, 2018
This FOA is intended to support research education activities that enhance the knowledge of substance abuse and addiction research. The program is intended for those in clinically focused careers and/or those training for careers as clinicians/service providers, clinical researchers or optimally a combination of the two. Click here for more information.
University of Maryland Calvin J. Li Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Asian American Studies
Deadline: Until filled
The Calvin J. Li Fellowship is intended to support a recent PhD with expertise in the issues facing second-generation children/adolescents of immigrants to the United States. A focus of the fellowship program is research on how children of parents from Asian backgrounds navigate family, community, and life in the United States. Successful applicants might focus on the challenges facing second-generation youth, identity formation, racial and ethnic representation, acculturation, transnationalism, family dynamics, or closely related topics. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Abstracts
In My Mind: A LGBT Peoples of Color Mental Health Conference - Recognizing, Articulating and Meeting Our Needs
Deadline: May 31, 2016
The conference this year focuses on recognizing and articulating the mental health needs of LGBT peoples of color through the collective strength and wisdom of clinicians, consumers, academics and advocates to confront the issues affecting these communities, which are often compounded by
shame and stigma. Click here for more information.
Call for Abstracts
The International Journal of Ethnic College Health (IJECH)
Deadline: June 1, 2016
IJECH is a peer-reviewed, international, scientific, electronic periodical designed to progress comprehensive disease prevention, health promotion and risk reduction among diverse ethnic college/university-attending, emerging adult populations. Click here for more information.
Call for Proposals
American Society on Aging's 2017 Aging in America Conference (AiA17)
Deadline: June 20, 2016
The focus of AiA17 is innovation, including innovative policies, programs, practices, models, businesses, technologies, learning and more from across the field of aging. Submit a proposal to share your ideas, research, innovative programs, new models, successful outcomes and policy agendas with this conference community of nearly 3,000 multidisciplinary professionals who, like you, are working to improve the lives of older adults. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings CDC Webinar - Reducing Disparities in Teen Birth Rates: A National Snapshot from CDC and Examples from the Field
May 19, 2016 - 1:00 PM EDT
In this webinar, CDC's Division of Reproductive Health will highlight the findings of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that will be released on April 28 on reductions in teen birth rates and persistent disparities. Program partners in North Carolina and South Carolina will describe their efforts to address the social determinants of health through the OAH/CDC Teen Pregnancy Prevention Community-Wide Initiative (2010-2015) that may have contributed to narrowing of differences in birth rates between white and black teens in the targeted communities in their states. Click here for more information.
Institute for Public Health and Medicine Seminar - Discriminatory Stressors and Cardiovascular Risk: Implications for Racial Disparities in Women's Health May 26, 2016 - Chicago, IL (webcast available)
Click here for more information.
The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Faculty Development Institute - Interprofessional Education: Building a Framework for Collaboration
October 5-7, 2016 - Herndon, VA
aculty teams are invited to come together for a guided learning experience, team-based planning activities, and dedicated time to create actionable plans for implementing projects that advance interprofessional curricula, clinical training and population health experiences, and student assessment. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
CDC Report - Reduced Disparities in Birth Rates among Teens Aged 15-19 Years in the United States
Preventing teen pregnancy: Remarkable progress for many teens, but challenges remain. Communities can take steps to prevent teen pregnancy. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
National Initiative Seeks Researchers to Study Women and Girls of Color
NC State University is recruiting researchers from all disciplines to participate in a national initiative aimed at increasing research that focuses on women and girls of color. Click here for more information.
PBS - Are There Hidden Costs if Medicare Eligibility Age Goes Up?
Healthcare spending for some services dropped by nearly a third when people turned 65 and switched from private insurance to Medicare, according to a recent study. Click here for more information.
USA Today - Social Service Shortfalls Hinder Health, Boost Medical Spending
States that spend more money on social services and public health programs relative to medical care have much healthier residents than states that don't. 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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