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The National Institutes of Health: A partner in advancing social work intervention research

The National Institutes of Health: A partner in advancing social work intervention research RESEARCH NOTE The National Institutes of Health: A partner in advancing social work intervention research Kathleen R. Ell n 1993 Congress created the Office of Behav- cluded in its mandate are efforts to engage rel- ioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at evant federal agencies in collaborating with the the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ad- social work profession by investing in research in- dress critical issues related to the funding of scien- frastructure building. tific research on the contributions of behavioral PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION RESEARCH and social factors to health and illness compared FUNDED BY NIH with funding for the biomedical sciences. Among Focusing attention on health-related psychoso- the mandates of OBSSR is the development and ongoing refinement of a standard definition of be- cial intervention research is directly responsive to havioral and social sciences research to assess and research priorities of OBSSR and NIH. An exten- monitor NIH funding in these areas, the facilita- sive body of research (much of which has been tion of behavioral and social sciences research ini- funded by NIH) documented profound effects of tiatives across NIH institutes, and the identifica- behavioral and social factors on the etiology, tion and promotion of scientific http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Social Work Research Oxford University Press

The National Institutes of Health: A partner in advancing social work intervention research

Social Work Research , Volume 21 (3) – Sep 1, 1997

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RESEARCH NOTE The National Institutes of Health: A partner in advancing social work intervention research Kathleen R. Ell n 1993 Congress created the Office of Behav- cluded in its mandate are efforts to engage rel- ioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at evant federal agencies in collaborating with the the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ad- social work profession by investing in research in- dress critical issues related to the funding of scien- frastructure building. tific research on the contributions of behavioral PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION RESEARCH and social factors to health and illness compared FUNDED BY NIH with funding for the biomedical sciences. Among Focusing attention on health-related psychoso- the mandates of OBSSR is the development and ongoing refinement of a standard definition of be- cial intervention research is directly responsive to havioral and social sciences research to assess and research priorities of OBSSR and NIH. An exten- monitor NIH funding in these areas, the facilita- sive body of research (much of which has been tion of behavioral and social sciences research ini- funded by NIH) documented profound effects of tiatives across NIH institutes, and the identifica- behavioral and social factors on the etiology, tion and promotion of scientific

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Social Work ResearchOxford University Press

Published: Sep 1, 1997

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