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January 28-29, 2009
Dissemination and Implementation Conference
February 9, 2009,
10:00 - 11:00AM
Stigma: Lessons & New Directions from a Decade of Research on Mental Illness
Wilson Hall,
Shannon Building (Bldg. 1)
National Institutes of Health
1 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD
July 12-24, 2009
OBSSR/NIH Summer Training Institute on Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions
May 3-8, 2009
Institute on Systems Science and Health
May 22-25, 2009
Gene-Environment Interplay in Stress and Health at the Association for Psychological Science 21st Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA
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Contact
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room B1C19, Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301.402.1146 | Fax: 301.402.1150
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ABOUT OBSSR |
 The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) opened officially on July 1, 1995. The U.S.
Congress established the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) in the Office of the
Director, NIH, in recognition of the key role that behavioral and social factors often play in illness and
health.
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Scientific Areas |
 The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research’s (OBSSR) leadership is crucial at a time when exciting scientific opportunities, persistent public health needs, and emergent public health challenges face our nation.
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Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee |
 The NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee (BSSR CC) was established to enhance information exchange, communication, integration, and coordination of behavioral and social sciences research/training activities at the NIH.
Meeting Schedule
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From The Director |
 Much has been written about the obesity epidemic in the United States and its rapid march into other industrialized societies. Obesity is one of the most pressing public health threats facing us today. One-third of children and two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight or obese.
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