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Come celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the establishment of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health. Learn about our decade of progress and promise.

The OBSSR 10th Anniversary is supported by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health through generous gifts from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , American Psychological Association and the Decade of Behavior Initiative , Association of American Medical Colleges , Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research , American Anthropological Association , American Psychosomatic Society , American Sociological Association , Association for Psychological Science , Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors , Association of Population Centers , Council on Social Work Education , Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research , International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies , National Association of Social Workers , Population Association of America , Society for Prevention Research, Society for Research in Child Development , Society for Social Work and Research and Society of Behavioral Medicine .


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"Where have we been?"

"What is known and has been accomplished
within behavioral and social sciences?" 

"Where are we now?"

"Where are we going?"
 
   
GOALS

:: To highlight the role of OBSSR within the context of NIH—OBSSR’s
   history, accomplishments, and goals.

:: To showcase, in a highly visible manner, the last decade’s major
   contributions of behavioral and social sciences research to health
   promotion and disease reduction.

Cover three major crosscutting perspectives or themes:
    1. Cells to societal levels of inquiry;
    2. Fundamental to clinical to population sciences; and
    3. Life-span developmental phases.

:: To present examples of cutting edge fundamental research,
   trans-disciplinary, translational, dissemination, and policy research.
   Especially, to highlight some of the areas and programs that have
   been developed as trans-NIH activities with OBSSR collaboration.

:: To recognize and display the OBSSR programs within the
   NIH Institutes and Centers.

:: To use a “Town Hall Meeting” format to present a draft OBSSR
   strategic plan to guide future priorities for research funding of:: ::
   behavioral and social sciences research at NIH and obtain input
   and feedback on that plan from the audience.

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