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New Publications

• A new article by Xuemei Zhu and Jim Sallis, titled Designing for Healthy Communities: Active Living and Comprehensive Community Development, in the Journal of Comprehensive Community Development, offers a summary of evidence that can be used by community developers to add a publich health component to their work. Posted: 12/13/11

• The November 2011 issue of Health Affairs, sponsored by RWJF, explores how the community development and health sectors can join forces to build healthier neighborhoods. Posted:  11/16/11

Funding Opportunities 

• The American Heart Association, in partnership with RWJF, has released the Childhood Obesity Rapid Response Fund to support grants that can impact advocacy and policy. The mission of these grants is to make effective strategic investments in ongoing state and local campaigns in order to increase public policy impact on healthy weight and living among children. 

• The NCI, NHLBI, NICHD, OBSSR, and CDC have released a funding opportunity titled School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes. Grant applications are encouraged that propose to: (1) foster multidisciplinary research that will evaluate how policies (federal, state and school district levels) can influence school physical activity and nutrition environments, youths’ obesogenic behaviors (e.g., nutrition and physical activity behaviors), and weight outcomes; (2) understand how schools are implementing these policies and examine multi-level influences on adoption and implementation at various levels (e.g., federal, state, school district, and school); and (3) understand the synergistic or counteractive effect of school nutrition and physical activity polices on the home and community environment and body weight. This funding announcement has R01, R21, and R03 grant opportunities.

• The NCI, NHLBI, NIDDK, NICHD, OBSSR, and CDD have released a funding opportunity titled Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures.  The grants can evaluate natural experiments or develop and/or validate community-level measures. This funding announcement has R01, R21, and R03 grant opportunities.

• The William T. Grant Foundation has a number of research grant opportunities available, including investigator-initiated research and other Call for Proposals, related to active living, physical activity, and obesity research.  To learn more about these opportunities, visit the William T. Grant Foundation Grant Opportunities page.

• The NCI, NHLBI, NIA, NICHD, NIDDK, NINR, and ODS have released a funding opportunity to enhance the quality of measurements of dietary intake and physical activity.  The R01 grant program is titled Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment.

Conferences

• The 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board is being held January 22-26, 2012 in Washington, DC.  The Environmental Justice in Transportation Committee has a call for papers focused on health and transportation. For more information, view the Conference Web site.

• The 11th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference will be held February 2-4, 2012 in San Diego, CA. Theme for the conference is Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities.  For more information, view the Conference Web site.

• The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is holding the 2012 National Health Promotion Summit: Prevention. Promotion. Progress on April 10-11, 2012 in Washington, DC. For more information, view the conference Web site.

• The 33rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine is being held April 11-14, 2012 in New Orleans, LA. The theme of the meeting is Engaging New Partners and Perspectives. For more information, view the conference Web site.

• The CDC will host the Weight of the Nation conference on May 7-9, 2012 in Washington, DC. For more information, view the conference Web site.

• The 8th International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods (ICDAM8) is being held on May 14-17, 2012 in Rome, Italy. For more information, view the conference Web site.

• The 20th Congress for the New Urbanism is being held May 9-12, 2012 in West Palm Beach, FL.  The theme of the conference is The New World. For more information, view the conference Web site.

• The 49th International Making Cities Livable Conference is being held in Portland, OR on May 20-24, 2012. The theme of the conference is Planning Healthy Communities for All.  For more information, view the conference Web site.

• The 2012 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity is being held May 23-26, 2012 in Austin, TX. For more information, view the conference Web site.  ISBNPA is holding a Pre-Conference Workshop titled Parenting Measurement: Current Status and Consensus Reports.  For more information, visit the Workshop page.

• The Built Environment Assessment Training (BEAT) Institute is holding the 2012 BEAT-Plus Institute on June 24-29, 2012 in Boston, MA. The BEAT-Plus Institute will train participants to use measures and incorporate online training and post-Institute webinars. Applications are due February 1, 2012. For more information, view the 2012 BEAT-Plus Fact Sheet.

• The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, NIH, in partnership with NCI, NIMH, and US Department of Veterans Affairs, is sponsoring the Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health on July 9-13, 2012 in San Jose, CA. Applications for the training are due March 2, 2012. For more information, view the Training Web site.

• The National Cancer Institute is holding the 6th Annual Advanced Training Institute on Health Behavior Theory for new or early investigators on July 14-21, 2012 in Madison, WI. Applications are due February 1, 2012. For more information, view the Training Institute's Web site.

• The 2012 NRPA Leisure Research Symposium is being held October 16-18, 2012 in Anaheim, CA. The Symposium includes both theoretical and applied research that transcends disciplinary boundaries. Abstracts for presentation are due January 10, 2012. For more information, view the Call for Abstracts.

• The 4th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health is being held Oct 31 - Nov 3, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. The theme of the conference is Be Active 2012. For more information, view the conference Web site.

Job Announcements

• The Sydney Medical School seeks applications for Research Fellow in the area of physical activity and public health. Applications are due February 2, 2012. For more information, view the Job Announcement.

• The Department of Health Sciences at Northeastern University seeks applications for Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in the area of exercise science. For more information, view the Job Announcement. Posted: 12/09/11

• The Department of Health Disparities Research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center seeks application for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in the area of health disparities research. For more information, view the Job Announcement. Posted: 12/06/11

• The Department of Health and Human Performance at the University of Houston seeks applications for a tenture-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of nutrition and obesity studies. For more information, view the Job Announcement.  Posted: 12/05/11

• The College of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha seeks applications for a tenture-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of exercise science and physical activity.  For more information, view the Job Announcement. Posted: 12/02/11

• The Department of Public Health in the College of Health Professions and Social Work at Temple University seeks applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of environmental health with a focus on policy.  For more information, view the Job Announcement. Posted: 12/01/11

• The School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks applications for a tenture-track position at the rank of Chair and Full Professor in the area of health behavior and health education.  For more information, view the Job Announcement. Posted: 11/30/11

• The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School seeks applications for Post-doctoral Fellowship in the area of health disparities research. For more information, view the Job Announcement.  Posted: 11/30/11

• The Nutrition and Exercise & Wellness Programs in the School of Nutrition and Health Promotion at Arizona State University seek applications for 3 tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in the area of nutrition and physical activity. Review of applications begins January 10, 2012. For more information, view the Job Announcement.

• The Alpert Medical School, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences of Brown University seeks applications for a tenure-track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor with expertise in obesity prevention/treatment, with a preferred focus on children and/or on prevention/treatment in community-based settings. Applications are due by February 1, 2012. For more information, view the Job Announcement.

• The Iowa State University Department of Kinesiology seeks applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the areas of physical activity epidemiology or health promotion.  Review of applications begins December 9, 2012. For more information, view the Job Announcement.

Other News

• The Graduate School of Public Health and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health Services at San Diego State University is holding a nationwide mentoring program designed to train and advance the research careers of new faculty and scientists with ongoing research interests in cardiovascular disease in Latino populations. The training, Investing in America's Future: Mentoring Researchers in Latino Health Disparities, is July 20 - August 3, 2012 in San Diego, CA. For more information, view the Training Announcement.

• Janice Johnson-Dias, in collaboration with Tariq "Black Thought" of the Roots and other socially conscious artists, have launched GrassROOTS Community Foundation (GCF) designed to support health and well-being among vulnerable women and girls - especially in the areas of healthy eating and physical activity promotion.

• The National Institutes of Health has released Best Practices for Scientists Conducting Mixed Methods Health Research.

• The Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure, and Events has released a call for papers for a special issue focused on "Advancing Healthy Communities Through Tourism, Leisure, & Events." Deadline for manuscript submission is January 23, 2012. For more information, view the call for papers.

• ALR has started creating a Picasa Web Photo Album to share what we've been up to.