Community Participation in Research
The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research/NIH/DHHS is sponsoring support for research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and researchers. This Program Announcement Reviewed in an Institute (PAR) will use the NIH research project grant (R01) and exploratory/developmental grant (R21) award mechanisms. For more information, go to http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-026.html and e-mail: kbagley@ahrq.gov.
Weight Loss in Obese Adults with Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Clinical Interventions (U01)
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) ( http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov) invites applications to conduct Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) to test the effectiveness of interventions delivered in routine clinical practice on achieving weight loss in obese patients who have other Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs). Letters of intent are due January 17, 2006, and applications are due February 15, 2006. Go to http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-06-007.html for more information.
New Research Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating Among Children
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has launched "Healthy Eating Research," a program to determine effective changes in policies and environments that can promote healthy eating among children.
Healthy Eating Research will fund innovative studies and help to build a multidisciplinary research field to expand the evidence base in this key area. Healthy Eating Research studies will inform policy makers, school administrators, community leaders, and others about how to achieve this goal effectively. This research should produce important, action-oriented results that will not only help to improve children's diets but also will set them on course for a long, healthy life.
The Healthy Eating Research Call for Proposals is available online at http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20922. Proposals are due March 7, 2006. Potential applicants should contact the program at 888-635-7433 or visit http://www.healthyeatingresearch.org for more information.