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Agricultural Health Study
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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NCI
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A study exploring potential causes of cancer and other diseases among farmers and their families and among commercial pesticide applicators.
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Agricultural Health Study: Respiratory Disease Studies
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Health Survey
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CDC
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NIEHS, NCI
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Collaboration on respiratory disease analyses from the Agricultural Health Study. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) contributes to survey implementation and provides an American Public Health Association (APHA) fellow to conduct analysis.
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AHRQ Evidence Based Review - Meditation Programs for Stress and Well-being
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Resource Development
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AHRQ
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NCCAM
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This is an NIH/AHRQ collaboration driven by a nomination from the Division of Extramural Research of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH to review the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions across the broad range of stress outcomes, as well as develop information related to the understanding of the mechanisms by which these therapies operate. It was submitted through the public domain, and thus does not require NIH funding, but NCCAM is serving in a scientific advisory capacity.
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AHRQ Technical Expert
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Research Initiative
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AHRQ
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CC
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Serve as a technical expert for AHRQ on an AHRQ healthcare-associated infection contract; the contract is for a systematic review of the literature and a multicenter clinical trial for prevention of surgical site infections with resistant gram-positive organisms.
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AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) Supplements
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Training Initiative
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CDC
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FIC
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The goal of the AITRP program is to build multi-disciplinary biomedical, behavioral, and social science research capacity for the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV/AIDS and HIV-related conditions in adults and children in low-and middle-income countries. Research training will be provided to scientists at institutions in countries defined by the World Bank criteria as low- and middle-income. PEPFAR/CDC-COP funded supplements to parent AITRP awards in Zambia through Vanderbilt; Cote d''Ivoire and Vietnam through Berkeley; Tanzania through Baylor, Dartmouth, and Boston University; and South Africa through Columbia.
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AIDS Vaccine 2011
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Meeting/ Workshop
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CDC
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OD/DPCPSI/OAR, NIAID, OD
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AIDS Vaccine 2011 is the premier annual HIV Vaccine Meeting that is held alternately in the U.S. and other countries that are conducting HIV vaccine strategies.
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AIDSinfo/InfoSIDA
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Resource Development
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CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA
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NLM, NIAID, OD
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These English- and Spanish-language websites assist in the dissemination of the Public Health Service Treatment Guidelines.
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Air Force Medical Service CTSA Collaboration Workshop: Opportunities in Translational Science Research
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Meeting/ Workshop
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AHRQ, FDA, HRSA
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NCATS, CC, NCI, NHGRI, NIAID, NIBIB, NICHD, NIDDK, NLM, OD
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On May 13, 2011, members of the government (military and civilian), academia, and industry convened a one-day conference at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to generate collaborative research opportunities and discuss ways to share data resources. Meeting attendees represented the following entities: Air Force Medical Service (AFMS), Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Veterans’ Administration (VA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), industry, care providers and research investigators. The participants focused specifically on enabling new research for patient centered research including comparative effectiveness research, health economics, and biomedical informatics.
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Alaska Native Tumor Registry
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Resource Development
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CDC, IHS
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NCI
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In collaboration with CDC and HIS, NCI, with technical assistance from SEER, collects information on cancer cases among Alaskan Native populations residing in Alaska.
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Alcohol Clinical Trial Initiative (ACTIVE)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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FDA
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NIAAA, NIDA
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Consortium that includes academia and representatives from the FDA, NIAAA, NIDA and the pharmaceutical industry working together to identify and clarify clinical trials methodology to evaluate medications for treating alcohol dependence.
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