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Home > About OBSSR > Strategic Plan > Original Strategic Plan
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Strategic Plan 1997
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Contents
In 1993, the United States Congress established the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). The NIH has a long history of funding health-related behavioral and social sciences research, and the results of this work have contributed
significantly to our understanding, treatment, and prevention of disease. Indeed, much of our recognition of the health risks associated with smoking,
physical inactivity, alcohol and drug abuse, poverty, and unhealthy diets is the result of NIH-funded research. The establishment of the OBSSR furthers
the ability of the NIH to capitalize on the scientific opportunities that exist in behavioral and social sciences research, thereby increasing the
effectiveness of the NIH as a whole. In addition, the office provides a focal point for the coordination of trans-NIH activities on health and behavior.
The OBSSR officially opened on July 1, 1995, following my appointment of Dr. Norman Anderson as its first director. In its two years of operation, the
office has effectively highlighted the intellectual excitement and scientific opportunities that exist in behavioral and social sciences research and
has emphasized its potential to advance public health. Because the office is relatively new to the NIH, it is important for it to have a blueprint for
accomplishing its goals. The strategic plan outlined in this document provides such a blueprint, and should help to ensure the continued success of the
office.
I would like to express my sincere thanks to the OBSSR, and to the scientists and administrators who worked to develop this plan.
Harold E. Varmus, M.D.
Former Director, 1993-1999
National Institutes of Health
As the first Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), it is my pleasure to
present the first OBSSR Strategic Plan. This plan is designed to guide the office's activities for the next three to five years. The development of this
plan was a multifaceted process, initiated by two meetings in February and March of 1996 with over 70 scientists and administrators. These meetings
generated hundreds of recommendations that were reviewed and consolidated by the OBSSR staff, from which a draft plan was developed. This draft was then
sent for comment to the governing boards of over 20 scientific societies, and to the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Coordinating Committee. Finally,
the plan was then revised based on the comments of these groups.
I would like to express my appreciation to the many scientists and administrators who participated in our strategic planning meetings, and whose work is
reflected in this document (see list of participants at the appendix). I would also like to thank the OBSSR staff for its diligence throughout this
process, and our consultants, John Bryson and Charles Finn, whose expertise in strategic planning was critical to the success of this initiative.
Norman B. Anderson, Ph.D
Founding Director, 1995-2000
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
August 1997
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