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December 12, 2008
Retreat Refreshes Behavioral, Social Sciences
Dr. Christine Bachrach
Dr. Christine Bachrach, acting director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, wanted just one thing out of the first-ever day-long retreat for NIH’s widely dispersed community of behavioral and social scientists, held Nov. 12 at Natcher Bldg.
December 12, 2008
CBT4CBT
New Hope for Treatment of Addiction
Dr. Kathleen Carroll
Drug addiction is notoriously tough to treat, but now research is showing a fresh way to tackle the problem. It’s called computer-based training for cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT4CBT)
OBSSR’s Mabry Wins with Systems Analysis Team
OBSSR’s Mabry Wins with Systems Analysis Team
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January 22, 2009, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Sex, Drugs, and Viral Load: Integrating HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
January 28-29, 2009 Dissemination and Implementation Conference
Reminder — PLEASE DISTRIBUTE
July 12-24, 2009
OBSSR/NIH Summer Training Institute on Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions
APPLICATIONS DUE Midnight on Sunday, January 4, 2009
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Home > Scientific Areas > Social & Cultural Factors in Health > Health Disparities
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Scientific research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has resulted in great benefits to the general population of the United States. NIH-funded research has led to improved diagnostic approaches, better treatment, and enhanced prevention; as a result we have witnessed significant declines in morbidity and mortality from numerous diseases. Consequently, the overall US population can expect not only to live longer but to be more productive and to enjoy a higher quality of life. However, not all segments of the American population have experienced these gains to the same degree. For example, African American, Native Americans, and low socioeconomic status (SES) populations continue to experience substantial disparities in the burden of disease and death when compared to the European-Americans and higher SES populations. Because the existence of racial/ethnic, social class, and rural-urban health disparities are to a large extent influenced by behavioral and social factors, the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research is committed to developing better knowledge of their specific causes and participating in finding solutions.
OBSSR Funding Opportunity Announcements:
OBSSR Conferences:
- NIH Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities, December 16-18, 2008 http://www.blsmeetings.net/2008healthdisparitiessummit/
- Racial/Ethnic Bias and Health: Scientific Evidence, Methods, and Research Implications Conference, April, 2002. Papers from the conference were published in the American Journal of Public Health, February 2003, Volume 93, Issue 2.
- NIH Conference on Understanding and Reducing Disparities in Health, October 23-24, 2006, Bethesda, MD.
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