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November 20, 2009,
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Challenges and Opportunities of Interdisciplinary Research: The Case of Genetics and Demography
Neuroscience Building,
Room A,
6001 Executive Blvd,
Rockville, MD
December 2, 2009,
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM #2: EDUCATION
Neuroscience Building,
Room C,
6001 Executive Blvd,
Rockville, MD
March 15-16, 2010
3rd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Methods and Measurement
Registration now open until February 12, 2010
July 11-23, 2010
9th Annual Summer Institute on Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT) Involving Behavioral Interventions,
Application Deadline: January 15, 2010
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Contact
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room B1C19, Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301.402.1146 | Fax: 301.402.1150
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ABOUT OBSSR |
 The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) opened officially on July 1, 1995. The U.S.
Congress established the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) in the Office of the
Director, NIH, in recognition of the key role that behavioral and social factors often play in illness and
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From the Director |
 Healthy People 2020: Putting Behavioral and Social Sciences Research into Action to Improve Health
For three decades, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease. Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) will leverage scientific insights, innovations in health care, and lessons learned from public health experience to set goals for improving the nation’s health over the next decade. This undertaking is grounded in the idea that establishing objectives and benchmarks to monitor progress over time can help motivate and guide actions to improve health. On October 30, 2009, DHHS issued a call for public comment on the draft HP2020 objectives for the next decade. Comments will be accepted online through December 31, 2009.
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Scientific Areas |
 The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research’s (OBSSR) leadership is crucial at a time when exciting scientific opportunities, persistent public health needs, and emergent public health challenges face our nation.
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Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee |
 The NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee (BSSR CC) was established to enhance information exchange, communication, integration, and coordination of behavioral and social sciences research/training activities at the NIH.
Meeting Schedule
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OBSSR Strategic Prospectus |
The current OBSSR strategic prospectus, The Contributions of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research to Improving the Health of the Nation: A Prospectus for the Future, was developed over a year of consensus building and deliberation. The prospectus addresses strategic recommendations for future research priorities in the behavioral and social sciences. If addressed, these priorities can make a substantial and critical contribution to the mission of the NIH to improve the Nation's health and wellbeing.
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