Apr 20, 2005 In 2005 the ICPSR Summer Program will be offering two new courses of potential interest to researchers in demography and population studies: “The American Community Survey,” and “Data Sharing and Dissemination.” Both courses are 3 days in … Read more
Apr 19, 2005 The behavioral and social sciences offer significant fundamental insightsinto the comprehensive understanding of human health, including diseaseetiology and treatment, and the promotion of health and well-being. Toencourage the investigation of the impact of social and behavioral factorson … Read more
Apr 6, 2005 “Early Disparities in School Readiness: How do Families Contribute to Successful and Unsuccessful Transitions into School?” will be the focus of Penn State University’s 13th annual Symposium on Family Issues, to be held October 13-14, 2005. The … Read more
Apr 6, 2005 The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research is sponsoring a Summer Institute to address essential conceptual, methodological and practical issues involved in planning and carrying out research on psychosocial interventions. The Institute will take place … Read more
Mar 7, 2005 The Data Sharing for Demographic Research project began at the end of last summeras a partnership of NICHD with ICPSR and the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan, the Carolina Population Center, and the Minnesota … Read more
Mar 2, 2005 Addressing Health, Educational, and Socioeconomic Disparities of Children in Immigrant Families will be held on May 25 and 26, 2005, Wednesday and Thursday (half day) at 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The funders for this workshop are … Read more
Feb 25, 2005 The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is described as the most comprehensive source of important health information on Californians. Conducted every two years, CHIS provides information for the entire state and most counties on a variety of … Read more
Feb 21, 2005 CALL FOR PAPERS Population Research and Policy Review Special Issue on Spatial Demography Paul R. Voss University of Wisconsin-Madison Guest Editor July 29, 2005 – Deadline for paper proposals (Send to spatialprpr@olemiss.edu.) Aims … Read more
Feb 7, 2005 A new website dedicated exclusively to the M&E of population, health, nutrition and poverty programs is now on-line. The Latin American Network of Evaluation Programs (REDEVAL) website has also been created. Please visit http://redeval.insp.mx. This effort is … Read more
Feb 2, 2005 This announcement invites applications to (a) elucidate basic social and cultural constructs and processes used in health research, (b) clarify social and cultural factors in the etiology and consequences of health and illness, (c) link basic research … Read more
