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New Publications from RCMAR

Ethnicity & Disease
Vol. 17, No. 1, Supplement 1
The articles in this supplement
represent some of the scientific knowledge available on community-based participatory research (CBPR) at the RCMARs.
Measurement in a Multi-Ethnic Society
November 2006, Volume 44, Issue 11,Suppl 3
Journal of Applied Gerontology
Research on American Indian and Alaska Native Aging. Supplement to Vol. 25 No. 1, February 2006 5S-8S
Beyond Red Lake — The Persistent Crisis in American Indian Health Care
The New England Journal of Medicine. Vol. 353:1881-1883
Pain Medicine
Published on behalf of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
January 2005 - Volume 6 Issue 1
Journal of Aging and Health
November 1, 2004, Vol. 16, Number 5 Supplement

Recruiting and Retaining People of Color in Health Research Studies
Understanding Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life:  A Research Agenda
In and Out of Our Right Minds:  The Mental Health of African American Women
Religion in the Lives of African Americans:  Social, Psychological and Health Perspectives


Funding Opportunities
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts

Promoting Careers In Aging and Health Disparities Research (K01)
(PAR-08-033)
The Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) provides support for a sustained period of “protected time” for intensive research career development under the guidance of an experienced mentor, or sponsor, in the biomedical, behavioral or clinical sciences leading to research independence.

April 28ii, 2008      

2007 Archive Index





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  NIA announces its third round of RCMAR's. For more information visit our Centers page. For a listing of all former RCMAR Centers, visit our Alumni Centers page.

Profile: Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable
Tackling Cancer Disparities in the Latino Community
LINKS: Minority Research & Training

RCMAR Mentorship
LINKS: Minority Research & Training

RCMAR Awardees at GSA

2007 Award for the Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology
Spero M. Manson, PhD
(Native Elder Research Center (NERC) | UCHSC)

2007 Outstanding Mentorship (honorable mention):
Anita Stewart, PhD
(Center for Aging in Diverse Communities (CADC) | UCSF)
20th Anniversary Leadership Award
James Jackson, PhD
(Michigan Cetner for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) | Univ. of Michigan)

20th Anniversary Special Consultant Award
Pamela Jackson-McCall
(National Coordinating Center at UCLA | UCLA)

      Conferences and Meetings

Research Fellow Opportunity at AARP: Health Care Policy & Hispanics
June - August 2008, Washington, D.C.
For more information

National Institute on Aging: Technical Assistance Workshop
November 20-21, prior to the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, in Washington, D.C.
For more information

14th Annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health : Men's Health Disparities
Tuesday, June 3, 2:00-4:00pm EDT
Webcast, C-band satellite, and Tate-Turner-Kuralt building auditorium and www.minority.unc.edu
For more information: http://www.minority.unc.edu/institute/2008/


15th Annual RAND Summer Institute
July 7-10, 2008
Santa Monica, CA

NIA Summer Institute on Aging Research
July 12-18, 2008
Queenstown, MD

Visit the References section of our website for materials from our pre-conference workshops.


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