Funding Opportunities
Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R21)
Expires on May 2, 2009 unless reissued
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Projects
American Time Use Survey (ATUS)
The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) is an annual household telephone survey launched in 2003 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics to assess how individuals in the U.S. (ages 15 years and older) spend their time. Respondents sequentially recall the type and duration of each activity that was performed on the previous day (across a 24-hour period). Follow-up questions assessed where and with whom each activity occurred. The Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture along with the National Cancer Institute recently sponsored an Eating and Health Module on the 2006 ATUS. This module assesses time spent in eating and drinking activities, grocery shopping, and meal preparation. Measures of the health status and Body Mass Index are also included. The ATUS is a public use dataset that offers exciting potential for research on a broad array of health, social, and policy topics.
Health Disparities in Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer Working Group
The propose of this NCI multidisciplinary working group is to examine the state of the science in ER negative breast cancer and to identify research objectives with the goal of narrowing the gap in breast cancer health disparities and contributing to the progress in prevention, control, and treatment of estrogen receptor negative (ERN) breast cancer. The working group sponsored a "Health Disparities in Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer Think Tank" held at NIH on November 1-2, 2007. The meeting featured a multidisciplinary array of leading researchers and clinicians who have a keen interest in ERN breast cancers. The working group is developing an RFA that offers a trans-disciplinary approach to prevent and reduce ER negative breast cancer morbidity and mortality in African American women.
Family Care Givers (coming soon)
Meetings & Workshops
Sun Safety Investigators Workshop
Meeting Date: December 2005
Dr. Karen Glanz from Emory Prevention Research Center and Dr. Amy Yaroch from the National Cancer Institute convened an investigators workshop in Atlanta on developing consensus measures of skin cancer prevention behaviors. The participants in this workshop included NCI-funded investigators, along with CDC and ACS scientific staff. Part of the workshop was dedicated to presenting new research in the area and consisted of 16 presentations in three thematic content areas: reliability and scaling, indoor tanning practices, and validity and new technologies. The rest of the workshop consisted of two working groups to develop consensus self-report measures on sun exposure/sun protection and indoor tanning practices. As part of next steps, work group members volunteered to conduct cognitive interviews with 10 respondents for one or more of the target groups (adults, adolescents, adults with young children). The final set(s) of items were developed after the cognitive testing was completed and two papers were published on development and testing of these measures in the Feb 2008 issue of Archives of Dermatology.
American Time Use Survey Early Results Conference
Meeting date: December 9-10, 2005
The new American Time Use Survey (ATUS) is a time diary study that covers the population age 15 plus. The public use datasets from the 2003 ATUS carry exciting potential for research on a broad range of social and policy topics.
Workshop on Behavioral Methodologies in Cancer Research for Underrepresented Investigators
Meeting date: March 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this workshop was to provide intensive training in behavioral research methodology to investigators from racial/ethnic groups, from disadvantaged backgrounds, or who have disabilities. Promising scientists with limited grant experience (i.e., have not been a PI on a National Institutes of Health R01 funded grant) were selected to participate in this meeting. The overall goal of this meeting was to improve the diversity of the research workforce by increasing the research skills of underrepresented groups with interests in behavioral science and cancer research.
Reports & Publications
Glanz et al. Measures of sun exposure and sun protection practices for behavioral and epidemiologic research. Arch Dermatol. 2008 Feb;144(2):217-22.
Lazovich et al. Measuring nonsolar tanning behavior: indoor and sunless tanning. Arch Dermatol. 2008 Feb;144(2):225-30.
Resources & Contact Information
Contact:
Audie Atienza, PhD
atienzaa@mail.nih.gov
Linda Nebeling, PhD, MPH, RD
nebelinl@mail.nih.gov
Amy Yaroch, PhD
yarocha@mail.nih.gov
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