ANNOUNCE Health Care Modeling Grants

[""Milstein, Bobby (CDC/CCHP/NCCD]

Posted by ""Milstein, Bobby (CDC/CCHP/NCCDPHP)"" <bym2@cdc.gov> Hello All,

Earlier this week, the National Institutes of Health (in the U.S.) announced the availability of $3M to fund approximately 10 projects designed to facilitate ""Interdisciplinary Research via Methodological and Technological Innovation in the Behavioral and Social Sciences.""
Complete details about the grant program are available online at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa- ... -004.html/

The Request for Applications includes several explicit statements encouraging submissions grounded in various forms of simulation modeling, including SD (albeit misspelled in the announcement). The long list of examples of research sought includes the follow excerpts...

* Methodologies and/or technologies that improve or develop new
approaches to nonlinear analysis e.g., recurrence quantification analysis, fractal analyses, systems dynamic modeling, agent-based modeling and other simulation techniques.

* Mathematical modeling of behavior (e.g., mathematical models to
direct treatment of individuals over time and across development).

* Methodologies and/or technologies that improve our understanding
of syndemics (synergistic or co-occurring epidemics), by using social-level data integrated with individual behavioral and/or biological data. This could include methodologies or technologies to improve integration and interpretation of data from environmental sensors with data from other levels.

* Methodologies and/or technologies that increase availability of
systems dynamic modeling, agent-based modeling or other modeling or simulation methodologies designed to integrate social and behavioral data with data from other areas (e.g., genetics, biology, economics, media campaigns, policy).

* Methodologies and/or technologies that enable prediction of
potential consequences of policy changes on behavior and health, particularly in the area of research on disparities in health outcomes among different socioeconomic and racial/ethnic groups.

* Methodologies and/or technologies that improve our understanding
of how ongoing demographic changes, such as migration and alterations in the distribution of economic resources, associate with developing patterns of health risks and service access. Ideally, new methods of observation and data analysis will support claims about causal relationships, not just correlations, between social factors and health status.

See the full announcement for more examples, application forms, selection criteria, and contact info. This is a rare source of non-categorical funding focused on methodological innovation and integration. An ideal fit for those doing studying health dynamics through simulation modeling.

Best of luck,

Bobby
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Bobby Milstein
Syndemics Prevention Network
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Posted by ""Milstein, Bobby (CDC/CCHP/NCCDPHP)"" <bym2@cdc.gov> posting date Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:50:57 -0400 _______________________________________________