AHRQ is especially interested in research involving collaborative efforts between researchers and medical and public health or healthcare provider, purchasers or payer organizations. The Foundation research grants are awarded to individuals or teams conducting studies that promise to advance our understanding of specific therapeutic applications of massage, public perceptions of and attitudes toward massage therapy, and the role of massage therapy in health care delivery. This joint announcement is intended to support the formation of multidisciplinary teams working in close collaboration on integrated projects to illuminate pathways by which climate may affect human health, and which explore the potential for applying climate forecast information in the public health arena.
Climate refers to climate variability across time scales.
Understanding how short term climate variability affects human health may improve our knowledge of potential consequences of, and adaptation to, longer term changes in the climate system. The overarching goal of this announcement is to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of new approaches or field studies that investigate or validate well-formed hypotheses or models of climate variability and health interactions. This announcement is offered as part of an interagency effort to build an integrated climate and health community. The purpose of this RFP is to provide opportunities for public and private sector agencies, institutions, direct care providers and other interested individuals to conduct workshops, training sessions, and conferences that are directed at enhancing the quality of life for families and individuals with disabilities in their community and reflect the Council's mission and goals. The amount of each contract will be developed during contract negotiations.