| | January 2025Updates from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) including upcoming events, funding opportunities, and resources to help you conduct high-quality prevention research.
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Sharing Updates on Progress Toward our Strategic Priorities |
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To keep the research community informed about ODP's progress on our strategic plan, we’ve introduced a new feature, Spotlight on Progress, on each of our strategic priority webpages. These sections highlight recent projects and initiatives of interest, along with other valuable resources. Here’s just some of what we’ve been working on: |
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Introducing the 2025 Awardee for the Robert S. Gordon, Jr. Lecture in Epidemiology
We are excited to announce that Dr. Lisa L. Barnes is the 2025 awardee for the Robert S. Gordon, Jr. Lecture in Epidemiology. The Gordon Lecture is part of the NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series, whose goal is to keep NIH researchers abreast of the latest and most important research in the United States. Dr. Barnes is the Alla V. and Solomon Jesmer Professor of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and a cognitive neuropsychologist within the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center. She is also the Associate Director of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Her research interests include disparities in chronic diseases of aging, cognitive decline, and risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. She is the Principal Investigator of two longitudinal community-based studies of older African Americans—the Minority Aging Research Study, which has been funded by the National Institute on Aging since 2004, and the African American Clinical Core, which she has led since 2008. Dr. Barnes’ lecture, Aging in Context for Older Black Adults: Risk and Resilience Factors, will be on May 7, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET, with both in-person and virtual options for attendance. |
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Prevention Research Funding Opportunities |
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ODP offers a one-stop library for federal prevention research resources. Below are selected resources to help you celebrate upcoming health observances including Cervical Health Awareness Month, American Heart Month, and National Nutrition Month. Cervical Cancer Screening Evidence-Based Programs
National Cancer Institute A searchable database of evidence-based cancer control programs designed to provide program planners and public health practitioners easy and immediate access to program materials. Healthy People 2030 – Heart Disease and Stroke Evidence-Based Resources
HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Learn about proven, science-based methods to prevent heart disease and stroke. Use these resources to develop programs and policies that are informed by evidence on what's effective, replicable, scalable, and sustainable. How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
U.S. Food & Drug Administration A comprehensive toolkit designed to help health educators, dietitians, physicians, other health care and nutrition professionals, social workers, youth counselors, and program directors teach consumers about the Nutrition Facts label and how to use the information it provides to make healthier food choices. |
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Recent WebinarsMethods: Mind the Gap Webinar Series Prevention in Focus Webinar Series Pre-Submission Webinar for the Quit & Thrive Challenge The 2024 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Report to CongressThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) 14th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services focuses on promoting health across the lifespan, in all communities. The report highlights USPSTF efforts to call out research needs and gaps and better summarize key bodies of evidence needed to make recommendations. The USPSTF is prioritizing topics that are likely to advance health equity and calling for more research for disproportionately affected populations that are not typically well-represented in health research. |
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Feedback Requested for the NIH Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research FY26–FY30NIH is seeking feedback on the draft framework for the NIH Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research! The framework sets forth several themes, goals, and potential opportunities for promoting the health and well-being of people with disabilities. Responses will be used to help shape the framework and the ensuing strategic plan that is anticipated to be released in summer 2025. Comments are due by March 12, 2025. Announcing the New ODS Strategic Plan 2025–2029The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) Strategic Plan 2025–2029 outlines a visionary framework for creating an expansive dietary supplement research agenda, which will promote greater collaboration and coordination of innovative dietary supplement research across NIH and the federal government. This plan also articulates ODS’ scientific priorities of diverse populations, healthy lifespan, and resilience, along with ODS’ primary goals—advance research, expand research capacity, and foster stewardship, collaboration, and accountability. Office of Nutrition Research Releases NIH Nutrition Research Report 2022–2023The NIH Nutrition Research Report 2022–2023, released by the NIH Office of Nutrition Research, details nutrition research activities supported across 24 NIH institutes and centers and the Office of the Director in Fiscal Years (FY) 2022 and 2023. It details FY22–FY23 funding levels for NIH-supported nutrition research and training, and highlights selected accomplishments and future directions for nutrition research. NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative 2024 Annual ReportThe 2024 NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative (CCHI) Annual Report is now available! This report details the accomplishments of the Initiative’s research centers, grantees, and program staff in FY24. This NIH-wide Initiative is committed to advancing the science of climate change and health through the development of a growing research portfolio and engaged community of practice. |
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Staff AchievementsWishing ODP’s Bobby Gibson a Happy Retirement 
We are thrilled to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our colleague Bobby Gibson on his well-earned retirement! With more than 30 years of dedicated federal service and professional experience, Bobby has made a lasting impact in every role he’s taken on. Bobby joined ODP as a Management Analyst in November 2021, where he has enhanced our work in several administrative areas, including employee training and career development, future of work planning, and developing and maintaining office-wide standard operating procedures and guidelines. Bobby has dedicated his career to serving the country and the public. After retiring from the U.S. Navy, he went on to work for both the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He came to NIH in 2009 as a Special Assistant to the Chief Nurse Officer at the NIH Clinical Center. Before joining ODP, Bobby worked as a Management Analyst in the Office of Hospital Administrative Support (OHAS) at the NIH Clinical Center. In this capacity, he served as the Lead Coordinator for several administrative functions supported by OHAS, such as the Integrated Time and Attendance System, Leave Bank, Travel, Organizational Change, and the Administrative Policy Committee. Bobby’s commitment to excellence, enthusiasm for helping, and unfailing good humor has been an inspiration to his colleagues. Congratulations on your retirement, Bobby! |
Staff PublicationsTobacco Biomarkers by Latino Heritage and Race, US, 2007 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Duong C, Rodriquez EJ, Hinerman AS, Hooshmand S, Claudel SE, Benowitz NL, Pérez-Stable EJ. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Dec 2;33(12):1586-1597. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-24-0744. PMID: 39348098. New StaffRenee Minnick
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