Celebrating 30 Years

August 28, 2025, 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET
Robert A. Hummer, Ph.D., will explore Add Health’s history, theoretical and substantive motivations, empirical contributions, innovations in recent data collection, and preliminary findings from soon-to-be publicly available data.

More than 50 million U.S. adults experience chronic pain, defined as pain lasting three months or longer. Of these, 17 million experience high-impact chronic pain, which often limits daily activity. Chronic pain is more common among older adults, women, American Indian or Alaska Native people, those living in rural areas, and adults who are publicly insured, unemployed, or living in poverty.

September 8, 2025, 12:00–4:30 p.m. ET
The NIH’s Health Behavior Theories (HBT) Project aims to identify core needs for advancing HBT quality and use and establish a foundation for future progress. In this conference, HBT Project members and other NIH leaders will report on recent efforts and facilitate collaborative discussions to explore cross-cutting challenges and opportunities for HBT.