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April 10, 2023 Please mark your calendar forWednesday,June 7, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. ET,when we will hold a Hot Topics Webinar, Launching a Career in Health Disparities ResearchAn NCCIH Perspective. Expanding our portfolio of research on complementary and integrative health approaches to address health disparities is a high priority for the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), as discussed in ourstrategic plan for FY 20212025. We support studies on the efficacy and effectiveness of complementary approaches to reduce disparities related to pain, obesity, and mental, emotional, and behavioral health. We also promote research on the use of complementary approaches to address the role of social and structural determinants of health, and we support implementation science research in health disparity populations.  Pain prevalence is significantly higher among sexual minority adults than straight adults, with the highest levels among those who identify as bisexual or something else, followed by those who identify as gay or lesbian, according to a new analysis of 20132018 data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). This analysis, published in the journalPain,was conducted by researchers from the University of Western Ontario; University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Michigan State University; Ohio State University; and National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. |
Resources for Researchers Upcoming Events  April 28, 2023, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET; Virtual This is the second of a two-part Hot Topic Webinar Series, and will highlight emerging trends in natural products research. Experts in the natural products field will touch on topics in organic structure analysis, metabologenomics, venomics, high-throughput phenotypic screening, electron microscopy techniques, host microbe interactions, and structural biology. Part One took place on March 6, and covered natural product research resources enabling discovery and development of natural products as lead compounds and research tools.Register now. |
May 2-3, 2023;Hybrid: Virtual and NIH Campus (Bethesda, MD) Registration is now open for the Brain Behavior Quantification Synchronization (BBQS) Sensors Workshop May 23, 2023. This workshop will highlight different sensor technologies and how they could help us better understand the brain and complex human behaviors. The meeting is free to attend; registration is required. This workshop is hosted by the National Institute of Mental Health and theNIHBrain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies(BRAIN) Initiative View the agendaand more information from the organizers. May 12, 2023 The next Advisory Council meeting will take place on May 12, 2023. An agenda will be posted soon. The Open Session will be available for viewing via NIH Videocast.  June 7, 2023, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET; Virtual This Hot Topics Webinar, sponsored by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), will highlight three NCCIH-funded early career investigators engaged in health disparities research focused on HIV populations. The speakers will provide an overview of their research and will participate in a guided discussion about their career path, including the challenges of conducting research to address health disparities. We hope you will join us to learn more about health disparities research, a high priority area for NCCIH. Agenda coming soon. |
 May 25, 2023, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. ET; Virtual How can we promote well-being in young people and prevent problems before they begin? Its a crucial and timely question, and it has spurred study and discovery of risks to and protective factors for young peoples development. This area of research has also led to tested, effective preventive interventions showing better outcomes that in some cases have lasted for decades and across generations. In her talk, Dr. Margaret Kuklinski will trace the evolution of prevention science and share the latest findings from longitudinal intervention studies based on the Social Development Strategy. Examples include Guiding Good Choices, a program for parents and caregivers to help them support positive development and the prevention of behavioral problems in their children, and Communities That Care, a prevention system. Dr. Kuklinski will also describe what is needed to increase the equitable reach and impact of effective health promotion and prevention approaches. Register now. |
In case you missed it... NIH Office of Disease Prevention Seeks Feedback on Next Strategic Plan Help guide the work of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) over the next five years! In the new Request for Information (RFI) (NOT-OD-23-108), ODP is inviting feedback on the development of its strategic plan for Fiscal Years 20242028, Prevention Research: Creating a Healthier Future for All. This includes, but is not limited to: - Seven draft priorities to advance prevention research and methods
- Additional areas where ODP could help accelerate prevention research
ODP wants to hear from all communities, including researchers in academia and industry, health care providers, patient advocacy organizations, community-based organizations, scientific or professional organizations, federal agencies, trainees, those employed by NIH or at institutions receiving NIH support, and the general public. Responses to the RFI should be submitted electronically using the RFI submission website by May 22, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET. |
