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Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Program Announcement (PA) Number: PA-05-090
April 19, 2005Apr 19, 2005 The behavioral and social sciences offer significant fundamental insightsinto the comprehensive understanding of human health, including diseaseetiology and treatment, and the promotion of health and well-being. Toencourage the investigation of the impact of social and behavioral factorson health and disease, the participating Institutes and Centers invitequalified researchers to submit research grant applications…
Symposium on Family Issues at Penn State, Oct. 13-14
April 6, 2005Apr 6, 2005 "Early Disparities in School Readiness: How do Families Contribute to Successful and Unsuccessful Transitions into School?" will be the focus of Penn State University's 13th annual Symposium on Family Issues, to be held October 13-14, 2005. The 2005 symposium is innovative, not only for its emphasis on family contributions to school readiness,…
NIH Summer Institute on Behavioral and Social Intervention Research, July 18-22
April 6, 2005Apr 6, 2005 The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research is sponsoring a Summer Institute to address essential conceptual, methodological and practical issues involved in planning and carrying out research on psychosocial interventions. The Institute will take place in Washington DC from July 18 to 22. For additional information go to the NIH…
Data Sharing for Demographic Research
March 7, 2005Mar 7, 2005 The Data Sharing for Demographic Research project began at the end of last summeras a partnership of NICHD with ICPSR and the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan, the Carolina Population Center, and the Minnesota PopulationCenter. The goal of the Data Sharing project is to assist data producers and datausers…
Workshop on the Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families
March 2, 2005Mar 2, 2005 Addressing Health, Educational, and Socioeconomic Disparities of Children in Immigrant Families will be held on May 25 and 26, 2005, Wednesday and Thursday (half day) at 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The funders for this workshop are National Institutes of Health National Institute of Child Health and Development Demographic and Behavioral Sciences…
California Health Interview Survey
February 25, 2005Feb 25, 2005 The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is described as the most comprehensive source of important health information on Californians. Conducted every two years, CHIS provides information for the entire state and most counties on a variety of health topics for California's diverse population. Please see the attachments for more information. AskCHIS_Flyer_11.04.pdf CHIS_FS_8.04.pdf
Population Research & Policy Review Call for Papers
February 21, 2005Feb 21, 2005 CALL FOR PAPERS Population Research and Policy Review Special Issue on Spatial Demography Paul R. Voss University of Wisconsin-Madison Guest Editor July 29, 2005 – Deadline for paper proposals (Send to spatialprpr@olemiss.edu.) Aims and Scope of this Special Issue The goal of this special issue is to introduce…
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica Launches Monitoring & Evaluation Website
February 7, 2005Feb 7, 2005 A new website dedicated exclusively to the M&E of population, health, nutrition and poverty programs is now on-line. The Latin American Network of Evaluation Programs (REDEVAL) website has also been created. Please visit http://redeval.insp.mx. This effort is an initiative started by the Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP) de Mexico and Measure…
Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health Program Announcement
February 2, 2005Feb 2, 2005 This announcement invites applications to (a) elucidate basic social and cultural constructs and processes used in health research, (b) clarify social and cultural factors in the etiology and consequences of health and illness, (c) link basic research to practice for improving prevention, treatment, health services, and dissemination, and (d) explore ethical issues…
GIS and Population Science Workshops – Summer 2005
January 24, 2005Jan 24, 2005 Two GIS and Population Science workshops (supported by an NICHD R25 training grant) will be offered during Summer 2005. The GISPopSci workshops are scheduled for May 29 - June 11, 2005 (Penn State) and June 19-July 2, 2005 (UC Santa Barbara). These workshops will be intensive training experiences lasting two weeks and…