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Calendar

BSSR Lecture Series

May 26, 2009,
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Building a Bridge: Transitional Programs from the Criminal Justice to the Community Setting for HIV+ Drug Users

Neuroscience Building,
Room C,
6001 Executive Blvd,
Rockville, MD


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


July 12-24, 2009
OBSSR/NIH Summer Training Institute on Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions


August 2-7, 2009
2009 NIH Summer Institute on Community-Based Participatory Research Targeting the Medically Underserved
Application Deadline:
May 15, 2009


August 9, 2009
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR): When Academic/Research Institutions Meet the Real World



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

Staff Directory

ABOUT OBSSR

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. More >>

From the Director

StaffUnderstanding the Puzzle Pieces of the Obesity Epidemic

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. More >>

Scientific Areas

Scientific AreasThe 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

StaffThe 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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OBSSR Strategic Prospectus

The current OBSSR strategic prospectus, The Contributions of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research to Improving the Health of the Nation: A Prospectus for the Future, was developed over a year of consensus building and deliberation. The prospectus addresses strategic recommendations for future research priorities in the behavioral and social sciences. If addressed, these priorities can make a substantial and critical contribution to the mission of the NIH to improve the Nation's health and wellbeing.