New research supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) aims to deepen public understanding of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on population health and inform the response.
Summary of Seed Grant Funding by Major Topic Area Economic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities Ohio State University (Grant # P2CHD058484) Household Formation and Inequalities in Financial Coping in the COVID-19 Crisis: Building Demographic Insight with New Credit Report Panel Data (PIs: Meta Brown, Economics; Rachel Dwyer, Sociology; Stephanie Moulton, John Glenn School of Public Affairs). University of Colorado…
Read MoreUrgent public health measures are needed to control the spread of the novel coronavirus. Scientific research to improve basic understanding of COVID-19 and to develop the necessary tools and approaches to better prevent, diagnose, and treat this disease is of paramount importance. The NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research, released on July 13, 2020, provides…
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As coronavirus cases rise in less densely populated states in the Midwest and West, the disease, combined with high levels of obesity in rural America, could pose major challenges for health care systems, suggests Mark Lee at the University of Minnesota. People of any age with obesity face a greatly increased risk of severe illness…
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As Mother’s Day 2020 fast approaches, the coronavirus pandemic—coupled with ongoing demographic trends—is making family life even more complicated for Americans. Millions of families are at increased risk of falling into poverty due to pandemic-related job losses, and social distancing protocols are separating some children from their parents who live in a different household. American…
Read MoreThe Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the National Institutes of Health has particular interest in studies of health patterns among vulnerable populations, including research on Americans who may be at high risk of becoming critically ill with a coronavirus infection. PRB created a list of illustrative grants…
Read MoreNIH recently updated their Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients website with FAQs, new funding opportunities, and other materials. NIH also published a notice announcing that grant applications submitted late for due dates between March 9, 2020, and May 1, 2020, will be accepted through May 1, 2020. This notice applies to all relevant…
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