CDC Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Prevention Status Reports

Additional Information:
http://www.cdc.gov/stltpublichealth/psr/npao/index.html

Description:
Among the 10 health topics are the Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity reports with emphasis on 5 public health policies and practices:

-Nutrition standards for foods and beverages in schools
-Nutrition standards for foods and beverages in government facilities
-Inclusion of nutrition and physical activity standards for licensed childcare facilities
-State physical education time requirement for high school students
-Breastfeeding in hospitals and birth centers

Each report describes the public health problem, identifies potential solutions to the problem drawn from research and expert recommendations, and reports the status of those solutions for each state and the District of Columbia, using a simple, three-level rating scale—green, yellow, or red.

Affordable Care Act and Best Practices for Hispanics Conference

Additional Information:
http://www.nhmamd.org/index.php/events/18th-annual-conference

Description:
Join the NHMA network of health care providers and government and private sector partners from across the nation and learn new strategies for effective health care delivery and policies for Hispanic populations.
This year, NHMA celebrates its 18th Annual Conference with partners from the public and private sectors,bringing together experts from across the nation to share their multi-disciplinary experiences in improving health care delivery for Hispanic populations. National and international experts will present on current innovations in medical homes, accountable care organizations, health insurance exchanges, prevention, integrative care, e-health, and cultural competence for the growing Hispanic populations in the U.S. Disease areas include diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer and more. CME credits to be provided.

ICO 2014 Late Breaking Abstracts - Deadline Friday, January 31, 2014

Additional Information:
http://www.iaso.org/events/ico/ico-2014/abstracts/

Description:

• We are only able to accept abstracts submitted online
• Late breaking abstracts will not go into the abstract book. Late breaking abstracts will not go into the conference programme, but will be distrubuted as additional printed information during the conference
• Late breaking abstracts will be accepted for poster presentation only
• All abstracts should be written in English
• Abstracts should include the Background, Aims, Key Methods, Results and Conclusions (section headings are not required)
• Abstracts should contain new data or analyses/ trial protocols
• The maximum word count is 250 – this includes the body of the text and tables
• The submission fee is £16 (approx US$25/ 82MYR) per abstract; this is non-refundable
• Abstracts will be reviewed by the International Scientific Committee (ISC) whose decisions will be sent to you by the 10th February 2014
• Presenters of accepted abstracts are expected to register for, and attend, the Conference
• Submitters are asked to select the session that best fits the topic of their abstract: to view the sessions please see here

Washington University 2014 CER Symposium

CALL FOR PAPERS

Additional Information:
http://cer.wustl.edu/index.php/training-resources/symposiums/2014-symposium


Description:
Date: April 16, 2014
Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC) here at Washington University
Theme: "Methods in Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) and Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)"

Poster abstracts can be submitted starting January 15, 2014; the deadline for submission is March 1, 2014. Please click here for our poster abstract submission guidelines.

Featured Investigator: Amy Eyler

Our center is pleased to introduce Dr. Amy Eyler as our featured investigator.  Dr. Eyler is an Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis and an Investigator at the Prevention Research Center in St. Louis.

Two of Dr. Eyler’s current projects include translating diabetes research. Dr. Eyler is funded as an external evaluator for the Appalachian Diabetes Coalition Project, funded by the CDC and Appalachian Regional Council, to study how over 40 community coalitions in these rural and underserved areas are impacting diabetes prevention and control.  She analyzes the coalition activity reports, interviews stakeholders, and conducts site visits to get a comprehensive perspective of the work that is being done. Recently, this program received funding from Squibb to increase the capacity of coalitions by funding coalition coordinators and expanding evidence-based programming.  Dr. Eyler will be evaluating the impact of this expanded program over the next three years and making recommendations to the funding agencies. 

Another project Dr. Eyler is involved with is the BJC Health Literacy team. In this project, she analyzes data from a follow-up phone intervention to employees identified at risk for diabetes. Employees identified as at-risk through an annual health screening have the option for phone follow up and counseling by nurses and diabetes educators. By analyzing this data, we can identify effectiveness and make recommendations for future interventions on other disease risks factors (e.g. hypertension).

Dr. Eyler is a member of the Center for Diabetes Translation Research and utilizes resources available from the center to support her work.  She says “statistical assistance is a welcome benefit of center affiliation.” She advises researchers to always think about end-use and application of your research.

Dr. Eyler says she gets her best research ideas when she is running on a local St. Louis trail with her Yellow Lab – Harley.

You can view Amy's bio at http://brownschool.wustl.edu/Faculty/FullTime/Pages/AmyAEyler.aspx. 

Women's Health USA 2013

Additional Information:

http://mchb.hrsa.gov/whusa13/

Description:

Women's Health USA is an easy-to-use collection of current and historical data on some of the most pressing health challenges facing women, their families, and their communities.

Child Health USA 2013

Additional Information:
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/chusa13/

Description:
Child Health USA is an annual report on the health status and service needs of America's children. It provides graphical and textual summaries of secondary data on over 50 health-related indicators. This year's version of Child Health USA has a focus on perinatal health and health care access. 

Native Research Network 25th Conference Call for Abstracts

Additional Information:
http://nativeresearchnetwork.org/images/NRN-Call-for-Abstracts-2014.pdf


Description:

The conference enhances our collective ability to advance biomedical, behavioral, and health services research for the benefit of Indigenous communities, as well as showcase recent health research projects and efforts undertaken in Native communities. The theme of this conference is "Resiliency." NRN invites you to submit an abstract in research, projects (including abstracts describing positive community collaborations that further American Indian/Alaska Native health and research partnerships), and conceptual or theoretical development.

Learning Healthcare Delivery Systems: The Role of Quality Improvement and Implementation Research

Additional Information:
http://publichealth.wustl.edu/initiatives/dandi/Documents/1.23.14%20Mittman%20seminar%20flyer.pdf

Description:
Thursday, January 23, 4:00PM
Taylor Avenue Building, Room 2131, Medical Campus

Brian Mittman, PhD is director of the VA Center for Implementation Practice and Research Support and a RAND senior advisor. He is also co-editor-in-chief emeritus of the journal Implementation Science and a member of the PCORI Methodology Committee. Mittman’s research interests include implementation science, health care quality improvement, and health care management. He has served as a visiting professor in the Department of Health Services at the UCLA School of Public Health and in management at the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management. Mittman received a PhD in Organizational Behavior from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

CDC Report - Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2013

Additional Information:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur201312.pdf

Description:
This report highlights preliminary results from the National Health Interview Survey related to uninsurance.

2010 Census Population and Housing Tables: American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2010

Additional Information:
http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2010/cph-t/cph-t-6.html
 
Description:
This set of 66 statistical tables shows the numeric distribution of the American Indian and Alaska Native population by tribe from the 2010 Census. Data are shown for the United States, regions, divisions, states, and Puerto Rico.

New Tools for Searching NIH-funded Projects

Additional Information"
http://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2013/12/27/new-tools-for-searching-nih-funded-projects/?utm_source=nexus&utm_medium=email&utm_content=nihupdate&utm_campaign=dec13

Description:
The RePORTER on the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) website has been updated to enhance your search of NIH-funded projects. One such update, Matchmaker, is a new query interface where users can submit abstracts or other scientific text to find similar projects. Matchmaker also automatically creates charts of the most common peer review study sections, funding institutes and centers (ICs), and activity codes in your list of similar projects to help you narrow in on which study sections reviewed those projects and understand which NIH ICs fund similar work. - See more at: http://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2013/12/27/new-tools-for-searching-nih-funded-projects/?utm_source=nexus&utm_medium=email&utm_content=nihupdate&utm_campaign=dec13#sthash.YOREJEUM.dpuf

The RePORTER on the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) website has been updated to enhance your search of NIH-funded projects. One such update, Matchmaker, is a new query interface where users can submit abstracts or other scientific text to find similar projects. Matchmaker also automatically creates charts of the most common peer review study sections, funding institutes and centers (ICs), and activity codes in your list of similar projects to help you narrow in on which study sections reviewed those projects and understand which NIH ICs fund similar work. - See more at: http://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2013/12/27/new-tools-for-searching-nih-funded-projects/?utm_source=nexus&utm_medium=email&utm_content=nihupdate&utm_campaign=dec13#sthash.YOREJEUM.dpuf

The RePORTER on the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) website has been updated to enhance your search of NIH-funded projects. One such update, Matchmaker, is a new query interface where users can submit abstracts or other scientific text to find similar projects. Matchmaker also automatically creates charts of the most common peer review study sections, funding institutes and centers (ICs), and activity codes in your list of similar projects to help you narrow in on which study sections reviewed those projects and understand which NIH ICs fund similar work. - See more at: http://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2013/12/27/new-tools-for-searching-nih-funded-projects/?utm_source=nexus&utm_medium=email&utm_content=nihupdate&utm_campaign=dec13#sthash.YOREJEUM.dpuf

The RePORTER on the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) website has been updated to enhance your search of NIH-funded projects. One such update, Matchmaker, is a new query interface where users can submit abstracts or other scientific text to find similar projects. Matchmaker also automatically creates charts of the most common peer review study sections, funding institutes and centers (ICs), and activity codes in your list of similar projects to help you narrow in on which study sections reviewed those projects and understand which NIH ICs fund similar work. - See more at: http://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2013/12/27/new-tools-for-searching-nih-funded-projects/?utm_source=nexus&utm_medium=email&utm_content=nihupdate&utm_campaign=dec13#sthash.YOREJEUM.dpuf