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Research Resources
A monthly newsletter of the
AOTF Institute for the Study of Occupation and Health
January 2009
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An early Happy New
Year to you from the AOTF Institute for the Study of Occupation and
Health! As we enter 2009, we remain very grateful for your
continued support of our programs, and we wish you and your colleagues
every success in your own work.
The new year will
see the AOTF Institute continue to expand its scanning of the research,
education, and leadership environments and build strategically on
existing and new networks, especially in the context of the Healthy People 2020 initiative of
the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP). This month's external
spotlight - on the NIH-supported resource called 4researchers -
is one among many new partnerships you will see emerge in 2009. We are
grateful to Rebecca R. Kameny, PhD, for her time and her assistance in
designing this spotlight.
Also on the
horizon are AOTF Institute programs that will take place April
2009 in Houston, Texas, during the annual
conference and exhibition of the American Occupational Therapy
Association (AOTA). The month's AOTF Institute Spotlight
focuses on our Research Colloquium, entitled "Life in Space:
Research on Occupational Performance and Reflections of a NASA
Astronaut" and featuring Leroy Chiao, PhD, veteran NASA astronaut
of four space flights and former Commander and Science Officer of the
International Space Station. The program, to be moderated by Linda
Tickle-Degnen, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, of Tufts University, will take place
on Friday, April 24 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Finally, please
look in this issue for a new feature that highlights an
"Occupational Therapy Image of the Month" from the archives
of the AOTA, which are housed in the AOTF Wilma L. West Library. With
the guide to this special collection
now available online, we encourage individuals from within and beyond
occupational therapy to explore this resource and consider using the
archives for research, education, and leadership.
Thank you again
for subscribing to Research
Resources and for encouraging your colleagues to connect to
AOTF through this monthly publication and its associated news alerts.
Sincerely and with
all best wishes in this New Year,
Jeffrey S.
Reznick, PhD
Director, AOTF Institute for the Study of Occupation and Health
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AOTF Institute Cooperation Spotlight:
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What
is 4researchers?
4researchers is a project funded by the National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH). In disseminating
practical "how-to" information about conducting research,
4researchers seeks to provide a rich and easily accessible resource for
early, mid-level, and senior researchers from a range of disciplines
who are confronted with the inevitable challenges of conducting
research in the real world. Topics covered on the 4researchers web site
include funding, research design, study management, study participants
and management, collaboration, dissemination, and career advancement.
Over 90% of the information on the 4researchers web site is free and
open to the public.
Who
contributes content?
Contributors
to 4researchers include well-respected experts in a variety of fields
who share valuable advice and knowledge on topics such as research
design, participant issues, collaboration, study management,
dissemination, and career advancement. For a full list of contributors
and short biographies, visit the Contributor
Bios page. If you are
interested in becoming a contributor, please contact
4researchers.
Who
developed 4researchers?
4researchers is developed and maintained by the 3-C
Institute for Social Development (3-C ISD). 3-C ISD creates
scientifically validated assessment and intervention tools for professionals
and parents who wish to help children build positive peer relationships
and social coping skills.
How
is it funded?
4researchers has been funded in part with federal funds from NIMH, NIH, and HHS under contracts
#N43MH32060 and #H9SN278200443100C.
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AOTF Institute Program Spotlight:
Research Colloquium & Tea
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Life
in Space: Research on Occupational Performance and Reflections of a NASA
Astronaut
Join the AOTF Institute for the Study of Occupation and
Health for a unique Research Colloquium and Tea. The program will
feature Leroy Chiao, PhD - veteran NASA astronaut of four space flights
and former Commander and Science Officer of the International Space
Station - who will share his experiences, as well as scientists from
occupational therapy and allied disciplines whose research intersects
with NASA as the agency addresses not only the challenges of living
outside earth and after reentry from space, but also the benefits of
such research for understanding daily activity on our planet. Joining
Dr. Chiao in this dynamic program will be Jeffrey P. Sutton, MD, PhD,
Director, National Space Biomedical Research Institute; Helen S. Cohen,
EdD, OTR, FAOTA, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and
Neck Surgery (Baylor College Medicine); Jacob J. Bloomberg, PhD,
Senior Research Scientist, Neuroscience Laboratories, Human Adaptation
and Countermeasures Division (NASA/Johnson Space Center); Lauren
Leveton, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Behavioral Health and
Performance Division, (NASA/Johnson Space Center). Linda Tickle-Degnen,
PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, of Tufts University, will moderate the program and
the subsequent discussion period.
Registration includes tea: $30.00 per person
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AOTF Institute Program
Reminders
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Next
deadline: February 1, 2009.
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Watch
for AOTF Events at the AOTA 2009
Conference in Houston, Texas
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Events in
red are sponsored by the AOTF Institute for the Study of Occupation
and Health
Wednesday,
April 22
8 - 11:30 a.m. AOTA/AOTF Postdoctoral Research and
Networking Forum
12
- 5 p.m. Moody Garden Tour and Lunch
12
- 6:30 p.m. Institute 002 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
12
- 6:30 p.m. Institute 003 AOTA/AOTF Meet the Grant Makers
8:30
- 11:30 a.m. Qualitative Research Exchange (QRE) - see spotlight
above
7:30
- 9 a.m. Breakfast with a Scholar - poet Jan Epton Searle
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Research Colloquium & Tea - Life in Space: Research on
Occupational Performance and Reflections of a NASA Astronaut
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Web-Based & Related
Resources
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Leadership Research Network (LRN)
The
Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN) has added another resource -
the Leadership Research Network will provide
leadership scholars with access to current work in their field
and facilitating research and scholarship. The LRN will
provide a worldwide, online community for research in all areas of
leadership studies, following the model of other subject matter
networks within SSRN. Initially, LRN will begin with seven
eJournals, and subscriptions will be free during the start-up phase
until June 2009.
Education
for Health - Educational Underpinning for Healthy People 2020
The Healthy People Curriculum Task Force (HPCTF) has
proposed the Education for Health framework as an educational
underpinning for Healthy People 2020. The Education for Health
framework highlights the need for vertical integration of education
from K through 20 as well as the horizontal integration by
clinicians, public health professionals, and educators. The framework
brings together three focus areas that have gained prominence in the
first decade of the 21st century: health literacy, undergraduate
public health, and evidence based practice. More information can
be found at the website of the Association
for Prevention Teaching and Research.
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Remember AOTF
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Think of AOTF when you
search the internet or shop online. Use these sites by entering the
American Occupational Therapy Foundation and AOTF benefits from
every search or purchase!
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Join Our List
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Conference Announcements
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National
Association of County and City
Health Officials (NACCHO) 2009 Conference
The NACCHO Annual Conference Workgroup is seeking
sharing session proposals for the NACCHO Annual 2009 Conference, set
for July 29 - 31, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. "The New Public
Health-Working Across Sectors to Leverage Investment in Communities"
is the theme of NACCHO Annual 2009. This conference is being designed
to provide an interactive setting for local health officials and
their public health partners from around the country to examine
strategies, share ideas, and plan actions necessary for public health
leaders to create "the new public health. The goal of the NACCHO
Annual 2009 Conference is to enhance the ability of participants to
create "the new public health" that will result in
measurably improved health outcomes and health benefits as well as a
return on the public's investment in the health of communities. Proposals
must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.
Families USA: Health Action 2009
Health
Action 2009, sponsored by Families USA in conjunction with a wide
range of national organizations, is a grassroots health advocacy
conference that will bring together health care professionals from
across the country to discuss critical issues in the health care
field. The conference will include speakers from Capitol Hill, the
Administration, and national organizations, as well as over 30
workshops led by policy and advocacy experts. The conference will be
held in Washington, DC, on January 29 - 31, 2009.
The 8th Global Conference on Making Sense of
Health, Illness and Disease
Making
Sense of: Health, Illness and Disease revolves around an annual
series of conferences staged each July in the United Kingdom and
Europe. An active publication program supports the work of the
project, along with an email discussion group and eForum. The 2009
conference is in Oxford, United Kingdom July 3 - 5, 2009. This
inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary project aims to explore the
processes by which we attempt to create meaning in health, illness
and disease. The 2009 Conference is extending a call for papers which
must be submitted by February 6, 2009.
Making
Sense of Human Ageing
This
inter-disciplinary research and publications project examines the
idea and meaning of the human 'life course'. Making Sense Of: Human
Ageing seeks to bring together varied approaches to the study and
contemplation of the life-course, the aim being the establishment of
a forum for conversations among disciplines and areas of interest. Abstracts for this
project are due February 6, 2009.
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Publication Announcements
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Systemic Risk: A Fresh Look
The stability of the
financial system and the potential for systemic events to alter its
functioning have long been critical issues for central bankers and
researchers. Recent events, suggest that older models of
systemic shocks in the financial system may no longer fully capture
the possible channels of propagation and feedback arising from major
disturbances. Nor can existing models account entirely for the
increasing complexity of the financial system, the spectrum of
financial and information flows, or the endogenous behavior of
different agents in the system. Fresh thinking on systemic risk is
therefore required. In May 2006, a conference cosponsored by the
National Academy of Sciences and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
was convened to promote a better understanding of systemic risk.
The sessions brought together a broad group of scientists, engineers,
economists, and financial market practitioners to engage in a
cross-disciplinary examination of systemic risk that could yield
insights from the natural and physical sciences useful to researchers
in economics and finance. The report can be read free, online. Kambhu,
J., Weidman, S., & Krishnan, N. Rapporteurs, National Research
Council (2008) New
Directions for Understanding Systemic Risk: A Report on a Conference
Cosponsored by theFederal Reserve Bank of New York and the National
Academy of Sciences. Washington DC: National Academies
Press.
HHS in the
21st Century: Charting a New Course for a Healthier America
The
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) profoundly affects
the lives of all Americans. Its agencies and programs protect against
domestic and global health threats, assure the safety of food and
drugs, advance the science of preventing and conquering disease,
provide safeguards for America's vulnerable populations, and improve
health for everyone. However, the department faces serious and
complex obstacles, chief among them rising health care costs and a
broadening range of health challenges. Over time, additional
responsibilities have been layered onto the department, and other
responsibilities removed, often without corresponding shifts in
positions, procedures, structures, and resources.
At
the request of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, HHS
in the 21st Century assesses whether HHS is "ideally
organized" to meet the enduring and emerging health challenges
facing our nation. The committee identifies many factors that affect
the department's ability to address its range of responsibilities,
including divergence in the missions and goals of the department's
agencies, limited flexibility in spending, impending workforce
shortages, difficulty in retaining skilled professionals, and
challenges in effectively partnering with the private sector. This
report can be read free, online. Schaeffer, L.D., Schultz,
A.M., & Salerno, J.A. (Eds) (2008) HHS in the 21st Century:
Charting a New Course for a Healther America. Washington
DC: National Academies Press.
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Grant Announcements &
Resources
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Ringing
Rocks Foundation Supports Indigenous
Healing Practices
Ringing
Rocks Foundation believes that it is critically important to help
protect and conserve cultural and healing practices, as well as to
facilitate learning about diverse wisdom ways. The Foundation's
Discretionary Fund Grants Program provides support to grassroots
nonprofit organizations around the world that work to promote
indigenous healing practices and cultural traditions. Grants of $500
to $5,000 are provided for start-up costs and program development.
Funded projects must have support from the indigenous community
served. Letters of intent are due by February 2, 2009.
In
its second year, this national program seeks to provide professionals
in health and aging with the experience and skills necessary to make
a positive contribution to the development and implementation of
health policies that affect older Americans. The goal is to create a
cadre of professional leaders who will serve as positive change
agents in health and aging policy, helping to shape a healthy and
productive future for older Americans. The application deadline for
the 2009-2010 fellowship year is April 15, 2009.
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AOTF Institute Image
of the Month
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 From
the Archives of the AOTA,
housed in the AOTF Wilma L. West Library.
Wearing
the official reconstruction aide cape of dark grey wool lined with
maroon sateen, the Misses Randall, Mullarky, Labrie, and Phinney pose
for the camera at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, 1919.
The
AOTF Institute makes this image, as well as the Guide to the Archives of the
AOTA, available publicly as part of its mission to honor the past
and be the best possible steward of the unique body of knowledge that
is occupational therapy. To this end, the AOTF Institute warmly
welcomes individuals from within and beyond occupational therapy to
explore the guide and consider using the archives for purposes of
research, education, and leadership.
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