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School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies

Submitted by Jenifer on 11 February 2010 - 10:01pm
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Application deadline: 
8 January 2013

Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes
Applications using the ATUS and Eating Module Welcome

National Cancer Institute is delighted to announce new obesity policy-related research funding opportunities, issued by NCI, NHLBI, NICHD, OBSSR, and CDC.

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.

Additional details are available at the links below. Note that standard receipt dates apply.

R01: School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes
R21: School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes
R03: School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes

Funding Opportunity for Obesity Policy Research in the USA

Submitted by Jenifer on 11 February 2010 - 9:55pm
Further details
Application deadline: 
8 January 2013

Evaluation and Measures (R01/R03/R21)
Applications using the ATUS and Eating Module Welcome

The USA National Cancer Insitute is delighted to announce new obesity policy-related research funding opportunities, issued by NCI, NHLBI, NIDDK, NICHD, OBSSR, and CDC.

Grant applications are encouraged that propose to:

  1. Conduct evaluation research of obesity-related “natural experiments” (defined here as research on community and other population-level policy interventions) that may affect diet and physical activity behavior, and/or
  2. Develop and/or validate relevant community-level measures (instruments and methodologies to assess the food and physical activity environments at the community level).

Additional details are available at the links below. Note that standard receipt dates apply.

R01: Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R01)
R21: Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R21)
R03: Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R03)