20th Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference

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http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/mm

Description:
April 14, 2015
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference is one of the National Rural Health Association's fastest growing conferences. One of the only meetings in the nation to focus on rural multiracial and multicultural health issues, this event offers attendees the opportunity to meet with peers and experts who share unique concerns and interests. This conference is designed for those who are dedicated to bringing quality health care and health care services to this underserved and often under-represented portion of the rural population.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Doubles Its Commitment to Helping All Children Grow Up at a Healthy Weight

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http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2015/02/rwjf_doubles_commitment_to_healthy_weight_for_children.html

Description:
Princeton, N.J.―Recognizing that obesity remains one of the biggest threats to the health of our children, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced it will commit $500 million over the next ten years to expand efforts to ensure that all children in the United States—no matter who they are or where they live―can grow up at a healthy weight. Building on a $500 million commitment made in 2007, the nation’s largest health philanthropy will have dedicated more than $1 billion to reversing the childhood obesity epidemic. Encouraged by recent signs of progress in turning rates around, RWJF views this investment as critical to building a Culture of Health in communities across the United States.
With this new $500 million pledge, RWJF signals its commitment to expand and accelerate that progress, with an intensified focus on those places and populations hardest hit by the epidemic. New work will advance strategies that help eliminate health disparities that contribute to higher obesity rates among children of color and children living in poverty across the United States. The Foundation also announced an expanded focus on preventing obesity in early childhood and on engaging parents, youth and health care providers to be active champions for healthier communities and schools.

NIDDK Recent Advances & Emerging Opportunities 2015

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http://www.niddk.nih.gov/about-niddk/strategic-plans-reports/Pages/NIDDK-recent-advances-emerging-opportunities-2015.aspx

Description:
The publication, NIDDK Recent Advances & Emerging Opportunities, is a document that the NIDDK has issued annually since 2001. It is a compendium that highlights examples of the many research advances published by NIDDK-funded scientists and their colleagues in the most recent fiscal year, along with the technologies that made these achievements possible. Thus, most of the research findings described in the January 2015 compendium were published in fiscal year 2014. In addition to research advances, the compendium includes:

• "Stories of Discovery," which trace research progress in specific areas over a much longer period of time;
• "Scientific Presentations," which have been made by eminent researchers during 2014; and
• "Patient Profiles," which recount the personal stories of several patients whose lives have been adversely affected by disease.

This publication is one means of conveying the important accomplishments that have resulted from NIDDK-funded research, as well as the enormous promise this research holds for the future. The examples given here are representative of the much larger and more diverse research portfolio funded by the NIDDK. This compendium is a web-based publication, which is also presented to the NIDDK's National Advisory Council in printed form each January or February.

NIH Mock Study Sections - WUSTL Office of Training Grants

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http://crtc.wustl.edu/otg

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The Office of Training Grants will host Mock Study Sections twice a year, which are designed to simulate an actual NIH study section. NIH clinical and translational R, K, and F series grant applications will be reviewed, critiqued, and scored by three internal faculty members as well as other study section members and the feedback distributed to applicants prior to the NIH grant deadlines.

The next NIH Mock Study Section will be held on Friday, April 24, 2015 from 1:00 - 4:00 PM, location TBD. All investigators preparing an NIH training grant application for the R, K and F series are encouraged to submit their clinical or translational proposals for this internal review. Letters of Intent (LOI) are due by 5:00 CST on Friday, February 13. LOI intructions can be found HERE.

Observers are also encouraged to attend to get a better understanding of the review process. Please RSVP to crtc@dom.wustl.edu .

Faculty with NIH study section experience, we need your help! Please let us know if you are willing to participate and your areas of expertise. If interested, email us at crtc@dom.wustl.edu.

New Developments in Use of Mixed Methods in Implementation Research

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http://icts.wustl.edu/icts-researchers/news-events/upcoming-events/7539

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D&I Speaker Series

January 21, 2015
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Washington University, Danforth Campus Goldfarb Hall, Rm G132

New Developments in Use of Mixed Methods in Implementation Research
Speaker: Lawrence A. Palinkas, PhD
University of Southern California

Webinar: "Applying Models and Frameworks to D&I Research: An Overview and Analysis"

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https://cyberseminar.cancercontrolplanet.org/implementationscience/

Description:
After our December webinar, we received a number of questions about which D&I theories, frameworks, and models best enhance efforts to spread evidence-based interventions. We are delighted to welcome Drs. Rachel Tabak and Ted Skolarus to lead us in an assessment of this issue on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET.
Dr. Tabak will present a review which used snowball sampling to: 1) develop an inventory of models; 2) synthesize this information based on three author-defined variables: construct flexibility, focus on dissemination and/or implementation activities, and socio-ecological framework level to categorize models; and 3) provide guidance on how to select a model. Dr. Skolarus will discuss an examination of citation frequency and impact of D&I models using citation analysis. As always, we invite you to share your insights and questions with us as well.
Relevant References: Recommended to be reviewed in advance of the session

1. Tabak RG, Khoong EC, Chambers D, Brownson RC. Bridging Research and Practice: Models for Dissemination and Implementation Research. Am J Prev Med. 2012;43(3): 337-350.

Expanding the Boundaries: Health Equity and Public Health Practice

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http://www.dialogue4health.org/web-forums/detail/expanding-the-boundaries-health-equity-and-public-health-practice

Description:
In late 2014, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) published a book called Expanding the Boundaries, Health Equity and Public Health Practice. Aimed at creating discussion and facilitating change, the book explores the ways in which public health practitioners might act on the underlying social inequalities that are the root of health inequities. Revolutionary and hopeful, it provides both overarching theory and practical ideas for moving public health work upstream, to successfully address causes and not consequences.
The book was a collaborative effort between a number of public health practitioners. The primary author was Bob Prentice, co-founder and former director (retired) of the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII). He will be joined by Jeanne Ayers, Assistant Commissioner of Health at the Minnesota Department of Health; Renée Canady, Chief Executive Officer of the Michigan Public Health Institute; and, Kathi Schaff, Health Equity Coordinator of the Alameda County Public Health Department.
Dialogue4Health is thrilled to have Bob join us for a Web Forum with some of his collaborators, where we will learn:

• Why public health should focus on the underlying social inequalities that create health inequities;
• The importance of creating an organizational culture that supports confronting those underlying causes;
• Approaches to working with communities to integrate social equity issues into public health; and
• Strategies for engaging agencies and organizations outside of the traditional public health sector in this work.

Please join us as co-authors of the book and collaborators in this growing field will share insights, methods, and lessons in making public health work more expansive in vision and more valuable in practice.