• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO) requests nominations for NIH s 2023 SGM Research Investigator Awards Program. (nih.gov)
  • Cite this: Strength Training Promotes Knee Health, Lowers OA Risk - Medscape - Nov 02, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • Describe why you would like to participate in the 2023 BOLD Initiative summer camp and what you hope to gain from the experience. (cinj.org)
  • The initiative was identified by a 2019 review as involving the public in every stage of the research. (wikipedia.org)
  • As part of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar's cross-cutting Department initiatives to address the opioid epidemic, the National Institutes of Health today selected four research sites for the HEALing Communities Study in four states hard hit by the opioid crisis. (sfn.org)
  • Research on other critical health challenges like aging, the opioid epidemic, and pandemic preparedness deserves similar urgency. (fas.org)
  • Purpose The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) aims to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis by supporting the development of therapies and technologies directed at enhanced pain management through the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. (sbir.gov)
  • Background This FOA is part of the NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative-an aggressive, trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis. (sbir.gov)
  • On this page, you'll find links to health issues that affect American Indians and Alaska Natives. (medlineplus.gov)
  • However, the error can be substantial for small racial/ethnic subgroups (for example, American Indians/Alaska Natives) or for sub-national geographic areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Staudt cited The Cancer Genome Atlas , a joint program of the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute as well as the AACR's Project GENIE and Count Me In , administered by the Emerson Collective, the Broad Institute, the Biden Cancer Initiative, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. (aacr.org)
  • Along with the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the United States Department of Agriculture, the NIH has chosen to fund six projects to help develop co-robotics that can assist researchers, patients, and clinicians. (nih.gov)
  • Find out about the exciting discoveries being made by NIEHS and NIEHS-supported researchers that are helping to improve health and save lives. (nih.gov)
  • Participants in All of Us can choose to give researchers access to their electronic health records (EHR), which includes information about their individual health problems and treatment they have received. (wikipedia.org)
  • Select data collected by the initiative, including electronic health records and survey responses from the first 225,000 program participants, will be available to approved researchers through the workbench. (wikipedia.org)
  • With funding through the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative, researchers developed a way to deliver an artificial blood supply to the isolated postmortem brain of a pig, preventing the degradation that would otherwise destroy many cellular and molecular functions and render it unsuitable for study. (sfn.org)
  • The initiative is a transdisciplinary collaborative partnership between researchers, practitioners , and environmental and health experts working on governance interlinkages between climate change, biodiversity loss, and health, through a planetary health lens. (yorku.ca)
  • Eligibility of nominees is open to national and foreign researchers at domestic and foreign Institutions. (nih.gov)
  • Its distinguished faculty and researchers ensure that tomorrow's nurses and scientists are ready to advance the nursing profession as interprofessional health care team leaders, as clinicians, and as educators. (nyu.edu)
  • The All of Us Research Program (previously known as the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program) is a research program created in 2015 during the tenure of Barack Obama with $130 million in funding that aims to make advances in tailoring medical care to the individual. (wikipedia.org)
  • What is the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program? (businessofgovernment.org)
  • In June 2020, the NIH announced that research materials collected as part of the All of Us initiative will be used to address the COVID-19 pandemic. (wikipedia.org)
  • The proposed project aims to develop a novel robotic actuator that can generate more power and store a larger amount of energy in a compact and light-weight robotic prosthesis, with the objective of significantly enhancing the health and life quality of the 400,000 trans-tibial (below-knee) amputees in the United States. (nih.gov)
  • The initiative also aims to raise awareness among nurses, obstetricians, pediatricians, and other health care providers. (nih.gov)
  • The Great Plains Initiative has two primary aims. (nih.gov)
  • The project aims to collect genetic and health data from one million volunteers. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Childhood Cancer Data Initiative aims to establish more efficient ways to share and use childhood cancer data. (cancer.gov)
  • Increasing access to essential drugs, monitoring the emergence of anti-infective drug resistance, and creating a safer environment for drug prescription, distribution, and consumption as well as the development of national drug policies within the framework of national health policies, constitute the main aims of the support provided by WHO/Mozambique within the area of essential drugs. (who.int)
  • The PESS III aims at providing strategic guidance on the coordination of policies and programmes in the health sector. (who.int)
  • Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., served in the medical and research communities for decades before becoming the second Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) in 2015. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Dr. Pérez-Stable shared highlights from his career and discussed advancing the science of minority health and health disparities with NIH MedlinePlus Magazine. (medlineplus.gov)
  • How did you first become interested in minority health and health disparities? (medlineplus.gov)
  • My interest in minority health began in my third year as a resident when all of the residents in my year were asked to do a talk [on a topic of our choice]. (medlineplus.gov)
  • A One Health approach can also inform priorities for human infectious diseases. (onehealthinitiative.com)
  • This plan highlights three scientific priorities: (1) improve the synergy of basic and applied behavioral and social sciences research, (2) enhance and promote the research infrastructure, methods, and measures needed to support a more cumulative and integrated approach to behavioral and social sciences research, and (3) facilitate the adoption of behavioral and social sciences research findings in health research and in practice. (springer.com)
  • Melinda Gates Foundation has addressed selected priorities in its Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. (who.int)
  • To help the country to achieve the MDGs, this program encourages and helps the preparation of long term multi-sectoral investment plans, securing financing for its implementation, and the coordination of health interventions' scaling up, on the basis of health priorities, within a sound macroeconomics framework. (who.int)
  • 1World Health Organization Country Office, Islamabad, Pakistan (Correspondence to N. Abid: [email protected]). 2Expanded Programme on Immunization, Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan. (who.int)
  • In addition to the PESS, Mozambique also has several disease specific & health programme and systems related strategic plans such as the Integrated MDG 4 & 5 plan, Strategic Plan for Malaria 2012-2016 , and Human Resources Development Plan 2008-2015 . (who.int)
  • On October 23, Dr. Ted Trimble, Director of the Center for Global Health at the U.S. National Cancer Institute met with counterparts at the Federal Office of Public Health and the State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation to exchange views and explore areas for collaboration on cancer-related initiatives. (usembassy.gov)
  • The way we currently use solitary confinement and other forms of extreme isolation is counterproductive to the safety of our prisons and communities, costly to taxpayers, and far too harmful to the health and dignity of the thousands of people who experience it," said Fred Patrick, director of Vera's Center on Sentencing and Corrections. (vera.org)
  • The National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR), which directs the National Institutes of Health's part in the Human Genome Project (HGP), is poised to become an institute. (the-scientist.com)
  • B. NIH Institute and Center Interests and Guidance National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) The mission of NINDS is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease. (sbir.gov)
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) will support research on development and optimization of technologies relevant to complementary and integrative health approaches and of nonpharmacological therapies for the management of acute or chronic pain conditions. (sbir.gov)
  • Dr. Mawson was also a professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he served as principal investigator of the National Children's Study for Mississippi. (scienceblogs.com)
  • The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has announced that the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) will relocate to the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) at the New York University College of Nursing, effective January 2016. (nyu.edu)
  • In order to fully benefit from the forward momentum of the growing National Hartford Center membership and synergy with the mission of the HIGN, the John A. Hartford Foundation and the NHCGNE Executive Committee decided to move the grant's operations. (nyu.edu)
  • The NYU College of Nursing has long been a leader in geriatric nursing and we are thrilled to partner with the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence to further increase the capacity of nurses and health professionals to address the growing need for the highest quality of life for older adults," said NYUCN Dean Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN. (nyu.edu)
  • National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics. (medscape.com)
  • Co-Chairs are Institute or Center (IC) directors or IC senior staff who lead the Working Group and have the authority to approve major activities and funding actions. (nih.gov)
  • The study was funded in part by the VA Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, and by donations to the Tupper Research Fund at Tufts Medical Center. (medscape.com)
  • The BOLD initiative is offered by the LIFE Center (Ladies Professional Golf Association In the FIGHT to Eradicate breast cancer) at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Center for School and Community-Based Research and Education, Rutgers School of Public Health. (cinj.org)
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey is the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. (cinj.org)
  • In the course of identifying specific data sources and quantifying data definitions for each objective, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) identified numerous objectives for which the baselines specified in Healthy People 2000 required revision. (cdc.gov)
  • At the request of farm parents seeking guidance in assigning appropriate work to youth, the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultur al Health and Safety created the North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultur al Tasks (NAGCAT). (cdc.gov)
  • The Healthier Workforce Center for Excellence is one of four "Centers of Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce" funded through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (cdc.gov)
  • Founded in 2006 by Dr. James Merchant, an international expert in occupational health and safety, the Healthier Workforce Center, through its research and outreach initiatives addresses the implementation, evaluation and dissemination of Total Worker Health(R). During the first five years of funding, various activities laid the groundwork for current research and outreach. (cdc.gov)
  • More information about the HEAL Initiative is available at: https://heal.nih.gov. (sbir.gov)
  • For additional funding opportunities under the HEAL Initiative, please see: https://heal.nih.gov/funding/open. (sbir.gov)
  • NICHD's STRIVE, which complements broader NIH efforts such as the NIH UNITE initiative , focuses on taking action to improve DEIA within NICHD and the scientific community, and expand health disparities research to develop solutions that mitigate inequities. (nih.gov)
  • He talked about NIMHD's unique role within NIH, how the landscape for health disparities research changed with COVID-19, and what he's most excited about moving forward. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Developed by the NICHD's National Child & Maternal Health Education Program (NCMHEP) , the initiative brings together representatives from federal agencies, health provider associations, and nonprofit organizations. (nih.gov)
  • The strong call to fulfill the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly with regards to maternal mortality and female education, the reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy by President Trump, call for strong women leaders in global health. (kit.nl)
  • The General Services Administration has agreed to help with IT modernization at one of the National Institutes of Health focused on child and maternal health in a partnership announced Monday. (fedscoop.com)
  • In priority area 14 (Maternal and Infant Health), 11 subobjective baselines were revised to reflect a change in the method of tabulating births based on the race of the mother instead of the race of the child. (cdc.gov)
  • check also tag CHILD or specific HN - 2008 FX - Adolescent Nutrition FX - Infant Nutrition DH - Maternal Nutrition DI - 052505 MN - SP6.021.072 MS - Nutrition of a mother which affects the health of the INFANT as well as herself. (bvsalud.org)
  • The report is from Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative aimed at saving "100 million lives from cardiovascular disease and to prevent epidemics, according to its website . (wogx.com)
  • NIEHS is committed to conducting the most rigorous research in environmental health sciences, and to communicating the results of this research to the public. (nih.gov)
  • NIEHS offers a broad range of job opportunities, career enhancement programs, and research training grants and programs in environmental health sciences and administration. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is expanding and accelerating its contributions to scientific knowledge of human health and the environment, and to the health and well-being of people everywhere. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and the Division of Mathematical Sciences in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the National Science Foundation (DMS) plan to support research in mathematics and statistics related to mathematical biology research. (nih.gov)
  • Dr. Mawson is a social scientist and epidemiologist, and is a visiting professor in the School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University in Mississippi. (scienceblogs.com)
  • The National Institutes of Health's Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) recently released its Strategic Plan for 2017 to 2021. (springer.com)
  • Riley, W. T. (2017) Behavioral and social sciences at the National Institutes of Health: methods, measures, and data infrastructures as a scientific priority. (springer.com)
  • This Web site is provided by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ONLY as an historical reference for the public health community. (cdc.gov)
  • The consortium of 35 universities and research institutes is part of a major initiative, which will establish 11 four-year Programs for Genomic Applications (PGAs) nationwide. (jcvi.org)
  • The mission of All of Us is to accelerate health and medical breakthroughs, enabling individualized prevention, treatment and care. (wikipedia.org)
  • Associate Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Member and Principal Investigator of the Synergies of Planetary Health Research Initiative and Lab, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University. (yorku.ca)
  • Sign up to receive email updates about the Precision Medicine Initiative. (nih.gov)
  • All of Us , the All of Us logo, Precision Medicine Initiative, PMI and The Future of Health Begins with You are service marks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (nih.gov)
  • In particular these have focused on the lack of commercial research and development on subjects arousing major health concerns, such as antibiotics and infectious diseases, due to insufficient profit margins. (who.int)
  • Throughout its history, NICHD has led efforts to optimize health for all and to foster an inclusive, diverse workforce. (nih.gov)
  • The awardees for the National Robotics Initiative (NRI) will work on projects that would accelerate the development of the next generation of robotics, in what is called co-robotics. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of NIH, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (nih.gov)
  • Countering the stigma and isolation often felt with depression and anxiety disorders around pregnancy is central to a new initiative launched in May, Moms' Mental Health Matters . (nih.gov)
  • Moms' Mental Health Matters provides resources for moms-to-be and new mothers experiencing postpartum depression, as well as guidance for partners, family members, and friends who want to know how to help. (nih.gov)
  • Pregnant women make trips to the obstetrician to ensure a safe birth and to the pediatrician to ensure a healthy child, but nobody is in charge of moms' mental health," she said. (nih.gov)
  • Moms' Mental Health Matters helps address that gap, providing concerned loved ones, providers, and new moms or mothers-to-be the information and resources to identify concerns, validate their experience, and get help. (nih.gov)
  • Some women may experience more severe mental health conditions, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis, and post-traumatic stress disorder. (nih.gov)
  • The research program was launched for national enrollment on May 6, 2018. (wikipedia.org)
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. National Toxicology Program, the U.S. Surgeon General, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer have classified secondhand smoke as a known human carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) ( 5 , 11 , 12 ). (cancer.gov)
  • The NIH Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Research Investigator Awards Program was developed to recognize investigators who have made substantial, outstanding research contributions in areas related to SGM health and well-being. (nih.gov)
  • The Office was officially established in September 2015 within the NIH Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) in the Office of the Director. (nih.gov)
  • Throughout the funding period, our Outreach program has worked with and through employers and practitioners within the region to identify and disseminate information relevant to Total Worker Health(R). (cdc.gov)
  • On October 24, Drs. Trimble and Chao met with leadership of the University of Geneva's Institute of Global Health to discuss collaboration on the 2018 Geneva Health Forum, which will focus on digital health approaches with relevance for global health. (usembassy.gov)
  • The goals of the initiative are also aligned with efforts underway at NCI to implement the research provisions of the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act of 2018. (cancer.gov)
  • In February 1993, the Public Health Service (PHS) Healthy People 2000 Steering Committee accepted the NCHS recommendation to revise the baselines for approximately 100 objectives (Table 1). (cdc.gov)
  • Six projects have been awarded funding to develop robots that can interact and work cooperatively with people and respond to changing environments in a variety of healthcare applications, the National Institutes of Health, collaborating with three other federal agencies, announced last week. (nih.gov)
  • In the latest twist, several US universities are expected this month to announce the actions they have taken against foreign scientists caught breaking rules concerning National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, according to comments made by agency director Francis Collins to the Senate Appropriations Committee last week. (sfn.org)
  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds some of the world's most innovative biomedical research, but rising administrative burden and extended wait times-even in crisis-have shown that its funding system is in desperate need of modernization. (fas.org)
  • Examples of promising alternative models exist: in the last two years, private "fast science funding" initiatives such as Fast Grants and Impetus Grants have delivered breakthroughs in responding to the coronavirus pandemic and aging research on days to one-month timelines, significantly faster than the yearly NIH funding cycles. (fas.org)
  • Direct NIH institutes and centers to independently develop and deploy new research programs with faster funding timelines. (fas.org)
  • Beyond acute crises, there are strong longer-term public health motivations for achieving faster funding of science. (fas.org)
  • Since the announcement of the proposed new funding for childhood cancer research in February, we have been working with Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and the White House to help inform the public about the new initiative. (cancer.gov)
  • NIH has established the Clear Communication initiative that focuses on achieving two key objectives of health literacy: Providing information in the form and with the content that is accessible to specific audiences based on cultural competence, and incorporating plain language approaches and new technologies. (cdc.gov)
  • Guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, our work focuses on health, gender, economic development and intercultural cooperation. (kit.nl)
  • This commentary focuses on the challenges and opportunities to facilitate the adoption of research findings in health research and in practice. (springer.com)
  • NCI has been busy laying the groundwork for a plan to develop an innovative childhood cancer initiative with an aggressive focus on data sharing. (cancer.gov)
  • The Administrator of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), working with the Director of the Department of the Interior (DOI) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other partners as appropriate, should develop a nationally notifiable animal disease list and implement a reporting system for states, localities, territories, tribes, and other owners of disease information. (onehealthinitiative.com)
  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Science of Behavior Change Initiative funded basic research on how to develop and maintain healthier behaviors. (anticancerlifestyle.org)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) NIAMS supports research to develop therapies and technologies directed at enhanced pain management within the NIAMS mission. (sbir.gov)
  • Among others, the WLGHD fellows will be facilitated to enhance their personal effectiveness, to develop their leadership competencies and to leverage social networks for global health. (kit.nl)
  • The Accelerating Covid-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) directed public-private partnership to develop a coordinated research strategy for prioritizing and speeding development of the most promising treatments and vaccines. (businesswire.com)
  • In the context of the United States' National Institutes countries of Health Roadmap for medical research, an initiative through public-private has been created to develop molecular libraries in order collaboration to facilitate the identification of drug targets and screening of compounds, to focus on structural biology, and to promote the development of bioinformatics, computational biology and nanomedicine. (who.int)
  • Through our Education/Translation Project we have developed and disseminated tools and resources that can be applied across industries, workplaces, and populations to develop, implement, and evaluate programs, policies and practices that benefit workers' safety, health and well-being, increase productivity, and impact the bottom line. (cdc.gov)
  • ROCKVILLE, MD -- The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), a not-for-profit research organization, has joined a groundbreaking consortium funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). (jcvi.org)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (medscape.com)
  • He also oversees his lab at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), where his research explores health differences among racial and ethnic groups and how social factors such as migration and the environment affect health. (medlineplus.gov)
  • CONCLUSIONS At baseline, most CPC initiative practices used traditional staffing models and did not report having dedicated staff who may be integral to new primary care models, such as care coordinators, health educators, behavioral health specialists, and pharmacists. (annfammed.org)
  • Electronic health records shared by All of Us participants will also be evaluated for potential patterns associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • During the breakout groups, participants provided input on the topics of future National Conversation work groups. (cdc.gov)
  • This guide is written for web designers, content specialists, and other public health communication professionals. (cdc.gov)
  • We describe staffing patterns for primary care practices in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative. (annfammed.org)
  • METHODS We undertook a descriptive analysis of CPC initiative practices' baseline staffing using data from initial applications and a practice survey. (annfammed.org)
  • Compared with other CPC initiative practices, designated patient-centered medical homes were more likely to have care managers/coordinators but otherwise had similar staff types. (annfammed.org)
  • A Transdisciplinary Research Project has generated preliminary results supporting the benefit of integrating health protection with policies, programs and practices to improve worker health and well-being. (cdc.gov)
  • But a growing body of evidence suggests that segregation leads to unwanted and harmful outcomes for the mental and physical health of those in isolation. (vera.org)
  • NUMBER 5 - REVISIONS TO HP 2000 BASELINE - JULY 1993 Introduction Healthy People 2000 (1) presents 523 specific (unduplicated) objectives and special population subobjectives to improve the health of Americans by the year 2000. (cdc.gov)
  • Affordable, accessible robotic technology can facilitate wellness and personalized, home-based health care, especially for the growing elderly and disabled population. (nih.gov)
  • The study is the first to examine the effect of strength training on knee health in a community population sample not selected for a history of elite weight lifting. (medscape.com)
  • The 1986-87 baselines for population-based mortality objectives tracked with data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) originally used postcensal population estimates based on the 1980 census. (cdc.gov)
  • Insecurity, operational issues, governance lapses, low routine immunization coverage, inadequate trickle-down of the political commitment existing at the national level to sub-national level and extensive population movement are the main barriers to the process. (who.int)
  • Les principaux obstacles au processus d'éradication sont l'insécurité, les problèmes opérationnels, les défaillances de la gouvernance, la faible couverture de la vaccination systématique, l'insuffisante propagation de l'engagement politique du niveau national au niveau infranational et enfin, les larges mouvements de population. (who.int)
  • Mozambique's health information systems include a variety of population-based and health facility-based data sources. (who.int)
  • The main population-based sources of health information are census, household surveys and registration systems. (who.int)
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, University of Utrecht. (yorku.ca)
  • KIT Royal Tropical Institute is an independent centre of expertise and education for sustainable development. (kit.nl)
  • The SDG house at KIT Royal Tropical Institute hosts a diverse range of forward-thinking entrepreneurs, NGOs and organisations all working towards achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (kit.nl)
  • The NHLBI, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), issued grants on September 30 totaling $37 million to launch the PGAs. (jcvi.org)
  • The initiative seeks to actively promote women as future leaders and change makers in the global health development arena. (kit.nl)
  • Through a concerted strategy this initiative facilitates access to opportunities for professional and personal development, supports networking and mentoring opportunities, creates platforms and opportunities for profiling and recognition, and collaborates with like-minded institutions and individuals to promote the next generation of women leaders in global health development. (kit.nl)
  • They promote evidence-based health policymaking through a comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of the health situation and health system in the country. (who.int)
  • At the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Canton Aargau, Dr. Trimble discussed cancer imaging technologies adapted for use in developing countries with PSI's Chief Medical Physicist Tony Lomax and visited the Institute's proton therapy facilities. (usembassy.gov)
  • New York, NY-The U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance today announced a grant of $2.2 million to the Vera Institute of Justice to continue and expand its Safe Alternatives to Segregation Initiative , currently working in five jurisdictions to reduce the use of solitary confinement, also known as segregation or restrictive housing. (vera.org)
  • His path to NIH was guided by his unique experiences and partnerships, which prepared him to lead NIMHD in its mission to reduce health disparities and improve the health of minority and disadvantaged populations. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Support is provided for the strengthening of the Ministry of Health capacities to optimize development and utilization of its human resources for health. (who.int)
  • Associate Researcher, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). (yorku.ca)
  • The Distinguished Investigator Award is given to an established researcher leading the field of SGM health research, marked by the impact of their contributions. (nih.gov)
  • Nikhil Wagle, MD , director of Count Me In and an oncologist and researcher at the Broad Institute and Dana-Farber, described the project's vision for more patient-centered research. (aacr.org)
  • WHO/Mozambique has also the responsibility to collaborate with the Ministry of Health in the generation and use of appropriate health information to support decision making, health care delivery and management of health services, at all levels. (who.int)