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October 2023
Quarterly updates 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.
We want this information to be valuable to you, so please send your feedback and suggestions to [email protected].
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Helping Our Partners Fund Collaborative Prevention Research Activities
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The ODP mission is to improve public health by increasing the scope, quality, dissemination, and impact of prevention research supported by NIH. One way we work toward this mission is by contributing funds to NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) and federal agencies to help support prevention research activities that might not otherwise be funded. ODP co-funds many projects in response to ICO requests for prevention research activities that address evidence gaps, improve methodology, and train the next generation of investigators from diverse backgrounds.
We recently analyzed ODP’s co-funded projects from Fiscal Years 2012–2021 (FY12–21) to identify trends and characterize projects. Learn how ODP’s co-funding grew from FY12–21 and what types of activities we supported.
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Due Soon: Nominations for the 2024 ODP Early Stage Investigator Lecture
Are you or is someone you know an early stage investigator who has made innovative and significant research accomplishments in applied prevention research? Submit a nomination for the 2024 ODP Early Stage Investigator Lecture by November 3, 2023!
The award is given every year to early career scientists who have made significant research contributions in prevention but who have not yet been awarded an R01 or R01-equivalent NIH research grant.
The awardee will have an opportunity to share their research in an online lecture hosted by ODP. They will also have the opportunity to meet and network virtually with NIH program directors and scientists.
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ODP Art Challenge: How Prevention Can Create Better Health for Everyone
ODP is excited to launch our first ever challenge prize competition! We are inviting teens and young adults between the ages of 13 and 22 to share original artwork showing how prevention can help improve health equity. Their artwork may be featured on ODP's website and social media, and they could even win up to $3,500!
If you know a teen or young adult with ideas about what people or communities can do to prevent disease and injury and promote more equitable health outcomes for everyone, encourage them to submit their artwork to ODP by January 31, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
By sparking their creativity and curiosity about how prevention can improve the health of all people, we hope this challenge will stimulate the next generation’s interest in STEM and health equity!
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New Publications on Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes
Two new publications based on the NIH Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes are now available:
- The federal partners meeting report highlights opportunities and resources to help federal agencies and the research community address the independent panel’s recommendations.
- The portfolio review: data snapshot describes current NIH research activities in the topic area. It can be used to identify research and funding gaps and opportunities and will serve as a baseline to measure future progress.
Coming Soon! ODP FY24–28 Strategic Plan – Prevention Research: Creating a Healthier Future for All
ODP’s Strategic Plan for FY24–28 is going to be published in the coming months! The plan, Prevention Research: Creating a Healthier Future for All, outlines how our office will work to increase the scope, quality, dissemination, and impact of prevention research supported by NIH over the next five years. We are looking forward to sharing this strategic plan and will be sending out more information once it is published.
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Prevention Research Funding Opportunities
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Featuring recent funding opportunities and notices in tobacco regulatory research, multimorbidity, and health disparities. Find more than 300 other funding opportunities on our website related to topics and research methods in the field of prevention.
Public Health Communication Messaging about the Continuum of Risk for Tobacco Products (U01 Clinical Trial Required) [RFA-OD-23-021]
Application due date: December 6, 2023
Advancing Research to Develop Improved Measures and Methods for Understanding Multimorbidity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) [PAR-20-179]
Expiration date: January 8, 2024
Identifying Innovative Mechanisms or Interventions that Target Multimorbidity and Its Consequences (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) [PAR-20-180]
Expiration date: January 8, 2024
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment or Prevention (SBIRT/P) for alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) use and misuse in adult populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required) [PAR-23-270]
First available due date: February 5, 2024
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data is now available. The BRFSS is the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.
Health Educator’s Nutrition Toolkit: Setting the Table for Healthy Eating
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
A 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.
Social Determinants of Health Database
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Social determinants of health (SDOH)-focused data to use in patient centered outcomes research, inform approaches to address emerging health issues, and ultimately contribute to improved health outcomes. The database provides readily linkable SDOH variables across five key domains: social context, economic context, education, physical infrastructure, and health care context.
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November 3, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET
The Perils and Pitfalls of Complex Clustering in Pragmatic Trials
Sponsored by the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory
November 28–29, 2023
Pharmacotherapy for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: State of the Science, Research Gaps and Opportunities
Sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
December 1, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET
Guidelines for Design and Analysis of Stepped-Wedge Trials
Sponsored by the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory
Recent Webinars
Prevention in Focus Webinar Series
Methods: Mind the Gap Webinar Series
Advances in the Design and Analysis of Pragmatic Clinical Trials NIH Collaboratory Webinar Series
Tobacco Regulatory Science Program Announces CASEL 2.0 and TCORS 3.0
NIH and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are pleased to announce the recent awarding of eight new Center grants.
The Center for Coordination of Analysis, Science, Enhancement, and Logistics (CASEL 2.0) in Tobacco Regulatory Science is the coordination and dissemination hub for all FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP)-funded extramural research at NIH. New to CASEL 2.0 is an Opportunity Fund that will solicit rapid-response projects from the extramural community to address CTP’s high priority, time-sensitive research needs.
Additionally, seven institutions have been awarded a third cohort of the multidisciplinary Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS 3.0), a long-standing component of the Tobacco Regulatory Science Program. Scientists with a broad range of expertise (e.g., epidemiology, economics, toxicology, addiction, and marketing) will generate critical research to inform FDA’s regulation of tobacco products.
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Request for Information: Inviting Comments and Suggestions on Updating the NIH Mission
NIH is the nation’s medical research agency—making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. NIH’s current mission statement is “to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.”
NIH issued a Request for Information (RFI) inviting feedback on a proposed update to the NIH mission statement: “To seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and to apply that knowledge to optimize health and prevent or reduce illness for all people.”
Input is sought broadly from NIH staff, NIH-funded institutions, scientific and professional societies, the clinical practice community, advocacy organizations, and the public. Please take a moment to review the RFI and share your input.
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NIH Designates People With Disabilities as Population With Health Disparities
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., Director of the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), designated people with disabilities as a population with health disparities for research supported by NIH. A health disparity designation helps to encourage research specific to the health issues and unmet health needs of the population. The decision was made in consultation with Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, after careful consideration of a report (PDF) delivered by an NIMHD advisory council, input from the disability community, and a review of the science and evidence.
Request for Information: Developing Consent Language for Research Using Digital Health Technologies
NIH is seeking comment on a draft resource, “Informed Consent for Research Using Digital Health Technologies: Points to Consider and Sample Language,” which is focused on bolstering consent language for research involving digital health technologies. The draft resource, when final, is intended to assist the research community in developing and reviewing informed consent documents involving digital health technologies.
The RFI is now open and will close on December 12, 2023. Please take a moment to review the RFI and share your input.
Announcing a Simplified Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant Applications
NIH will begin implementing changes to its peer review process for the majority of competing research project grant applications submitted on or after January 25, 2025. These changes, informed by extensive input from the biomedical research community, will help reviewers focus on assessing the scientific and technical merit of the proposed research and reduce the potential impact of reputational bias. NIH will also host a webinar on Friday, November 3, 2023, to provide an overview and answer questions on the framework.
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Staff Achievements
Dr. Melissa Green Parker Inducted Into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame
ODP’s Melissa Green Parker, Ph.D., was recently inducted into the National Black College Alumni (NBCA) Hall of Fame. Each year, NBCA honors alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities for significant contributions they have made in their respective fields. Fifteen individuals were inducted this year, in categories including Athletics, Education, and Civil Rights. Nominated for this recognition by the president of her alma mater, Claflin University, Dr. Green Parker was selected as the 2023 honoree in the category of Science. Congratulations, Dr. Green Parker, on this much-deserved recognition!
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Bramaramba Kowtha Receives Award at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Innovative Research and Development
ODP’s Bramaramba Kowtha, M.S., RDN, LDN, received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Excellence in Innovation, Research, and Leadership in Clinical Nutrition for her work at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Innovative Research and Development 2023. The conference aims to bring together innovative academics and experts in the fields of science, engineering and technology, arts, social sciences, law, and education. It also promotes scientific information and exchange among researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working in India and overseas. Congratulations to Ms. Kowtha on the great recognition for her work in health and nutrition!
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Staff Publications
Advancing Biomarkers for Treatment of Smoking and Nicotine Dependence: An Overview Pollock JD, Wanke K, Compton WM. Addiction Neuroscience. 2023 Dec;8:100117. doi: 10.1016/j.addicn.2023.100117. Epub 2023 Jul 8. PMID: 37577177; PMCID: PMC10421606.
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