Book Review: A Philosopher’s View of Population Health
Christine BachrachIAPHS founder Chris Bachrach reviews Sean Valles book “Philosophy of Population Health.”
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2019 International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling, & Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation
Christine BachrachSBP-BRiMS is an interdisciplinary computational social science conference focused on both modeling complex socio-technical systems and using computational techniques to reason about and study complex socio-technical systems. July 9-12, 2019 in Lehman Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington DC, US. Regular paper submissions due February 22, 2019.
Leveraging Health Information Technology (Health IT) to Address Minority Health and Health Disparities
Christine BachrachPAR-19-093 (R01), This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) seeks to support research that examines how health information technology adoption impacts minority health and health disparity populations in access to care, quality of care, patient engagement, and health outcomes. Letter of intent due 30 days prior to application due date. Due date for 2019 is March 4th.
National Conference for Physician Scholars in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Christine BachrachThe 2019 conference will be held at the University of Michigan on April 6-7, 2019. The theme for the 2019 conference will be “Thought Diversity in Medicine: Beyond Disciplinary Divides.” Registration and call for abstracts are now open. Abstracts due January 9, 2019.
NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival
Christine BachrachOn November 27, 2018, the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research will host the third NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival. The festival highlights exciting research results, emerging areas, and innovations in health-related behavioral social science research.
Defining and Unpacking the Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity
Christine BachrachJoin the NAM for a one hour webinar where field leaders will explore the meanings of both social determinants of health and health equity and what it means to apply these terms to enact change in the real world. November 29, 2018, 4:00-5:00pm ET. Registration required.
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)
Christine BachrachThis National Science Foundation solicitation supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are methodologically innovative, grounded in theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. As part of its larger portfolio, the MMS Program partners with a consortium of federal statistical agencies to support research proposals that further the production and use of official statistics. Multiple mechanisms supported. Annual deadline, next is January 31, 2019.
Collaborative Minority Health and Health Disparities Research with Tribal Epidemiology Centers
Christine BachrachNIMHD is leading a trans-NIH initiative to support collaborative research between Tribal Epidemiology Centers and extramural investigators on topics focused on minority health and health disparities in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. The program invites observational studies or evaluations of interventions that use data collected from Tribal Epidemiology Centers, with an emphasis on areas where there are significant gaps in data and knowledge. PAR-17-484 and PAR-17-483. This years applications due December 4, 2018.
Institutional Member Highlight: UT – Austin’s Population Research Center
Christine BachrachThe Population Research Center (PRC) at the University of Texas at Austin conducts robust programs in many population health areas: aging and longevity, reproductive health,
Blog Post: IAPHS Launches a New Mentoring Program
Christine BachrachWe’re pleased to launch our mentoring program. Read on for more details.