Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:  Fresh Ideas: Community-Based Approaches to Improve Care for Vulnerable Populations grant program.
Deadline: Rolling
The purpose of this program is to promote community-based approaches to health and health care problems that interact with social problems. Examples include inadequate housing, poor education and poverty. Priority is given to projects that focus on hard-to-reach populations such as new immigrants and refugees and at-risk adolescents. Eligible applicants include organizations that are outside the formal network of healthcare providers, such as grassroots organizations, faith-based organizations and advocacy organizations that are public entities or nonprofit organizations. Awards will be up to $300,000 for up to three years duration. For complete program information and application guidelines, please visit http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19480
 

The 24th annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) conference will be held March 24-28, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Decatur, in Decatur, GA just outside of Atlanta. The BRFSS Conference Committee seeks oral and poster proposals that address important operational and methodological research questions, share key findings from BRFSS data, increase the knowledge and skills of conference attendees, and promote public health. Proposals on any topic in public health, epidemiology, and survey research are welcome for consideration. We are particularly interested in proposals related to our conference theme: “BRFSS: Promoting Healthier, Safer People.” The conference website for future conference updates: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/conference/index.htm.