E-Newsletter / June 2005

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·&= nbsp;Th= e next HMC Grantees Meeting will be October 16-17, 2006. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn o= n First Street in Historic Downtown Alexandria, VA. Grantees can view a draft agenda o= n the HMC website. If you hav= e any input regarding the agenda or if you are planning to have a Workgroup or S= upplement meeting that is not currently scheduled, please contact Chris Kaunas.<= o:p>

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·&= nbsp;Th= e Maintenance Workgroup will host the scientific sessions at the next meeti= ng. Dick Campbell (Illinois s= ite), Paul Williams (Berkeley site), and Steve Belle (HMC consultant at Pit= tsburgh) will team up to lead Part I of the Analytical Session at the October meeting. (Part 2 will be presented at the March 2007 Grantee = Meeting.) Preliminary plans a= re to provide a general analytical overview of longitudinal data analysis ,= then break up into smaller groups to discuss methods and analytical strate= gies in more detail. Grantees= are encouraged to bring their analytical staff to both the October and Mar= ch meetings.

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·&= nbsp;Gr= antees are invited to review the newly created HMC Annual Schedule.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> This document was prepared in= order to assist grantees and their staff in tracking project deliverables.= Please email Chris Kaunas w= ith any questions or input.

Grantee Items

·&= nbsp;HM= C members are exploring the submission of a journal supplement of baseline = HMC papers. The supplement wo= uld include a description of a subset of HMC projects, the rationale for co= nducting the research, and study design.&n= bsp; If you are interested in discussing possible formats or contrib= uting to this effort, please contact Brian Martinson.<= o:p>

·&= nbsp;Su= pplement Sites should look for Two Supplement Surveys that will be sent out shortly: the Modality Survey and the Maintena= nce Survey. We ask that Grant= ees complete the surveys in a timely manner.

·&= nbsp;Th= e HMC Measures Grid h= as been updated! Please conta= ct Chris Kaunas i= f you have any issues related to this update.

Inside This Issue

Gr= antee Items

An= nouncements

Re= ports & Publications

Re= sources

Wo= rkshops & Meetings

Fu= nding Opportunities

Jo= b Opportunities

Workshops & Meetings

The Office of B= ehavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR) will be holding its 10^th Anniversary Celebration June 21-22, 2006. The meeting will be held at th= e Natcher Conference Center (Building 45) on the National Institutes of Hea= lth (NIH) Campus in Bethesda, Maryland.&nb= sp; Conference information and a draft agenda a= re available at the conference website.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> The HMC Resource Center would= like to know if you plan to attend. = Please email Chris Kaunas.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> We hope to see many HMC inves= tigators there!

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Th= e 2006 Translating Research Into Practice an= d Policy Conference will be in Washington, DC

Ju= ly 10-12. Please visit = the TRIPP website<= /a> f= or further information.

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The 2006 National Health Promotion Conference will be held Septem= ber 12-14 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Conference is presented by CDC's Coordinating Center for H= ealth Promotion, the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Hea= lth Promotion, the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disab= ilities, and the Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention.

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Th= e 134th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association will take place in Boston Novembe= r 4-8, 2006. The topic is: “Public Health and Human = Rights”. Those who subm= itted abstracts will be notified via e-mail of acceptance/rejection by June= 1. Visit the APHA website t= o learn more.

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The 2007 Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medici= ne w= ill be in Washington, DC March 21-24. = ; The topic is: "= Science to Impact: The Breadt= h of Behavioral Medicine". The abstract submission deadline is September 13, 2006.

The Annual Matilda White Riley NIH Lecture in the Behavioral and Soci= al Sciences

Th= e annual award honors an individual whose research has contributed to behav= ioral and social scientific knowledge and/or the application of such knowle= dge relevant to the mission of the National Institutes of Health. The recip= ients' research reflects Matilda Riley’s commitment to research. David Mechanic has been selected = by OBSSR as the first recipient of the award. Dr. Mechanic is the Ren&eacut= e; Dubos University Professor of Behavioral Sciences and director of the In= stitute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research at Rutgers Unive= rsity. For more information, = please Click Here.<= o:p>

Announcements

News from Linda Nebeling at the NIH

Th= e American Society for Nutrition has accepted the Behavior Change Consortiu= m’s proposal to publish a supplement in the Journal of Nutrition. Shirley Beresford, Lisa Klesges,= and Helaine Rockett will serve as guest editors. The Nutrition Working Group’s goal is to have th= e full series of manuscripts completed and formally submitted by early Dece= mber 2006.

HMC Members

Ch= ondra Lockwood (Elliot) successfully completed her PhD, and Rachel Seymour = (Hughes) was recently married. Congratulations to both!

Web-based Exercise Tools from HMC’s Paul Williams at the Lawren= ce Berkeley National Lab

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Su= pported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digesti= ve, and Kidney Diseases, Plainspoken Science i= s a website that helps translate scientific articles on walking and running= into plain English. Users ca= n search by exercise and gender, retrieve a “plain spoken” abst= ract, and click on glossary words. <= /span>This is a terrific tool to pass on to study participants!<= /span>

Th= e National Runners' Health Study (Paul Williams, PI) has created a <= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-default-font-family:Arial; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;mso-latin-font-family:Arial;mso-greek-font-fa= mily: Arial;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Arial;mso-hebrew-font-family:Arial;mso-ara= bic-font-family: Arial;mso-latinext-font-family:Arial;language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>website t= o encourage users to keep walking, running or cycling. There is an exercise log to help track mileage, a= nd users can choose anonymous walking and running partners with similar goa= ls.

Nutrition Environment Measures Study Training

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In= the February 2006 Newsletter, we reported that the Nutrition Environment M= easures Study (NEMS) developed measures of community nutrition environments= in stores and restaurants, and collected data to establish the reliability= and validity of the measurement tools.&nb= sp; Now, training opportunities for groups and individuals are avail= able. Trainings will be offer= ed through November 2006. The= re is no registration fee for the training, but participants are expected t= o cover their own travel expenses. <= /span>Visit the NEMS website t= o learn more.

Office for Human Protections (OHRP) Reference Page<= /p>

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Yo= u are invited to visit the new OHRP resource page.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> This page provides links to r= eference documents, historical materials and Common Rule departments/agenci= es. OHRP encourages all in the research community to use this reference pag= e.

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Assessment Tools for Older Adult Care

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Ne= w York University’s Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing has publi= shed online a series of screening tools called “Try This: Best Practi= ces in Care for Older Adults.” Developed for nurses, this one-stop sh= op offers resources that health professionals serving older adults in noncl= inical settings will also find valuable.&n= bsp; The “Try This” series consists of 30 tools -- inclu= ding 10 related to dementia -- geared toward applying the highest standards= of practice in older-adult care. The tools are free and easy to understand= and can be administered in 20 minutes or less.

To= view the entire series, Clic= k Here.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> A few of the highlights in pd= f format are:

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Flum= er SPICES: An Overall Assessm= ent Tool for Older Adults

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Asse= ssing Nutrition in Older Adults

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Alco= hol Use Screening and Assessment

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Initiative Funding Partners = Program

Lo= cal Initiative Funding Partners (LIFP) is a partnership between RWJF and lo= cal grantmakers that seeks to fund promising, original projects to signific= antly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities. Grantmakers propose a funding partne= rship by nominating community initiatives that offer creative solutions to = critical health or healthcare problems.&nb= sp; The deadline for applications is J= uly 6, 2006. For further info= rmation, please visit the LIFP website.

Biobehavioral Methods to Improve Outcomes Research (PA-05-142)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-default-font-family:Arial; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;mso-latin-font-family:Arial;mso-greek-font-fa= mily: Arial;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Arial;mso-hebrew-font-family:Arial;mso-ara= bic-font-family: Arial;mso-latinext-font-family:Arial;language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Th= is initiative is designed to foster biobehavioral research and develop inno= vative research designs, methods of measurement, and data analysis techniqu= es. Designs and methods that examine the impact of biologic and behavioral = variables on individuals' health outcomes and quality of life are encourage= d. Scientists are encouraged to increase the interface of biobehavioral res= earch and clinical practice in existing core and exploratory centers and tr= aining programs by sharing findings and designing collaborative research pr= ojects. The Expiration Date i= s September 2, 2008. <= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-default-font-family:Arial; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;mso-latin-font-family:Arial;mso-greek-font-fa= mily: Arial;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Arial;mso-hebrew-font-family:Arial;mso-ara= bic-font-family: Arial;mso-latinext-font-family:Arial;language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Click= Here f= or more information.

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NIH Career Development Awards

Th= e National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides several Career Development A= wards (K awards) that individuals with a research doctorate should consider= . Most of these awards support individuals that have accepted or are ready = for a faculty position. For f= urther information, please Click= Here.<= o:p>

Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research<= o:p>

Th= e NIH hereby notifies Principal Investigators holding specific types of NIH= research grants (listed in the full announcement) that funds are available= for administrative supplements to improve the diversity of the research wo= rkforce by supporting and recruiting students, postdoctorates, and eligible= investigators from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented. To learn more, please refer to t= he full = announcement.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> The Application Receipt Date = is open.

Community Participation in Research

Reports & Publications

The main methodological issues in costing health care services: A literature review

Th= is review examines published scientific literature about the methodologies = used to estimate the costs associated with the delivery of a particular ser= vice at the micro-level in both in-patient and out-patient settings. In add= ition, the review summarizes the scientific literature on methodologies use= d in international comparative studies of health service costs at the micro= -level, including in-patient and outpatient settings.

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FITT Back t= o the Basics-Strategies to Maintain a Healthy Back

A = recent study in the Oct. 2005 issue of the American Journal of Public Health d= emonstrated that recreational physical activity has a positive effect on lo= w back pain by reducing pain and disability related to back injury, and imp= roves overall psychological health.

The social ecological model and physical activity= in African-American women

Th= e purpose of this review was to apply the social ecological model to better= understand physical activity among African American women.

People W= ith Arthritis Don’t Exercise Enough

= Mo= re than a third of adults with arthritis don’t exercise, according to= a study in the May issue of American Journal of Preventive Medicine.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> “People with arthritis = are not meeting physical activity recommendations made at the federal level= and by experts in the arthritis field,” said CDC’s Jennifer Ho= otman, Ph.D.

Job Opportunities

Health Scientist Administrator -= Social and Behavioral Sciences

Health Scientist Administrator &= #8211; OBSSR