Submit your abstract online here! What: Healthy LifeStars Childhood Obesity Prevention Conference When: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 Where: Virtual Webinar Who: Physicians, nurses, public health educators, researchers, teachers, social workers, dieticians, community members, and more! …
Month: June 2021
HDRS trainee, Dr. Bikki Tran Smith, receives AHEAD Pilot Award
Dr. Bikki Tran Smith, a postdoctoral trainee at UWPRC affiliate Health Disparities Research Scholars (HDRS) Program, is one of three UW investigators awarded the 2021 UW ICTR Advancing Health Equity and Diversity (AHEAD) Pilot Program grant. …
Father’s Day Weekend: AABN in the news
UWPRC partner, the African American Breastfeeding Network (AABN) recently announced their new research initiative which places fathers front and center to help address maternal and infant health. Their work was featured in a Milwaukee Journal …
Request for Proposals: UWPRC Small Grants Funding
DEADLINE: July 29, 2021 The UW-Madison Prevention Research Center (UWPRC) is pleased to announce the second annual small grant competition to support research promoting maternal and child health and health equity. Grants are intended to …
Vaccines, pregnancy, menstruation, lactation and fertility (WHO)
What is the guidance for vaccination of women with breastfeeding infants, women who are pregnant or planning to get pregnant and women who are menstruating? What about vaccines and fertility? WHO’s Dr Soumya Swaminathan explains …
Call for Posters: 9th International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health (IMICH)
DEADLINE: June 11, 2021 From mental health to infectious diseases, early childhood to adolescence, the IMICH is a forum for exploring a range of health-promoting programs and strategies. The 2021 virtual edition is inviting posters …
2021 Virtual Summer Institute in Adolescent Health
DEADLINE: July 16, 2021 Register here Promoting Healthy Youth Development in Tumultuous Times Over the last 18 months, young people have experienced tremendous levels of social change. Today’s adolescents are coming of age amidst a global …
Maternal and Child Health Grant Program (WPP)
Letter of intent due: June 28 Invitation to submit full proposal: July 22 The Wisconsin Partnership Program will provide up to $2 million to strengthen and expand the capacity of community-based organizations and community …
2021 Physical Activity and Public Health Courses
The course organizers have noted that the June 1 deadline is flexible. More information here: https://web.asph.sc.edu/paph/