National Opinion Research Center

COHORT DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL LIFE AND HEALTH: REFRESHING THE NSHAP SAMPLE

NATIONAL SOCIAL LIFE HEALTH AND AGING PROJECT: WAVE 3

GSS: GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY COMPETITION 2022/2024

A NATIONAL DATA PROGRAM FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY AND INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SURVEY PROGRAMME

A PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE 'A NATIONAL DATA PROGRAM FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES'

NATIONAL SOCIAL LIFE, HEALTH, AND AGING PROJECT

CATEGORY B: WORKFORCE SEGMENTS IN GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS: EVALUATORS IN STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL, AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS - APPROACH. NORC IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THE CAPACITY-BUILDING ASSISTANCE (CBA) NEEDS OF AN OVER-BURDENED PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE. NORC WILL DEVELOP TRAINING MODULES AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE EVALUATION AND HEALTH COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL, AND TERRITORIAL (STLT) HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. NORC HAS DEVELOPED A SYSTEMATIC CBA PROGRAM MODEL ADAPTED FROM EVIDENCE-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN FRAMEWORKS WITH A FOCUS ON DIVERSITY, RACIAL EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DREI). NORC WILL USE THIS MODEL TO GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVEN TASKS IN YEAR 1, WHICH WILL BE REPEATED IN YEARS 2 – 5: TASK 1. CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY CBA TOPICS (E.G., EVALUATION 101). TASK 2. IDENTIFY 6-10 RECIPIENTS TO RECEIVE TRAINING AND WORK WITH THEM TO DEVELOP A COLLABORATIVE WORK PLAN FOR CBA IN TASK 4 (E.G., DEVELOPING AN EVALUATION PLAN). TASK 3. DEVELOP AND DELIVER CBA MODULES. TASK 4. WORK WITH RECIPIENTS TO IMPLEMENT COLLABORATIVE WORK PLANS (E.G., VIA 1:1 MEETING, WEBINARS). TASK 5. EVALUATION OF CBA ACTIVITIES (E.G., COLLECT DATA ON RECIPIENT KNOWLEDGE GAINS) AND DISSEMINATION. TASK 6: IDENTIFY CBA TOPIC AREAS AND ACTIVITIES FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS. TASK 7. PROVIDE ONGOING PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT. TO EVALUATE CBA EFFORTS, NORC WILL TRACK ENGAGEMENT IN CBA ACTIVITIES, FIELD A PRE-/POST-TEST SURVEY, AND CONDUCT INTERVIEWS WITH RECIPIENTS. EVALUATIONS WILL ASSESS PERFORMANCE MEASURES (PMS) SUCH AS INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AFTER TRAINING. NORC WILL SOLICIT INPUT FROM CDC AND INTENDED EVALUATION USERS TO ENSURE PMS ARE APPROPRIATE. NORC WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THIS EVALUATION, IF NEEDED. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT THE APPROACH. NORC IS AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN PUBLIC HEALTH CBA PROGRAMS WITH A NATIONAL REACH. FOR EXAMPLE, NORC WORKED WITH THE OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH (OMH) FROM 2008-2023 TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER A TOOL FOR EVALUATING OMH-FUNDED INTERVENTIONS. NORC DEVELOPED AN EIGHT-MODULE TRAINING PROGRAM TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF EVALUATION AREAS AMONG OMH RECIPIENTS AND IMPROVE EVALUATION EFFORTS. NORC HAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS CBA NEEDS, SUCH AS VIRTUAL PLATFORMS, MEDIA SUPPORT, ADVANCED SYSTEMS FOR PROJECT MONITORING AND REPORTING, CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC TRANSLATION AND GRAPHICS AND WRITING SERVICES. NORC IS A TRUSTED, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, AND REPUTABLE CBA PARTNER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WITH LONG-STANDING STLT HEALTH AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS. BASED ON NORC’S EXPERIENCE WITH CURRENT AND RECENT PROGRAMS, WE UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT CBA SERVICES NEEDED AMONG STLT AGENCIES. STLT HEALTH AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS SEE VALUE IN AND WILL READILY ENGAGE WITH NORC FOR CBA, AS EVIDENCED BY THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT. NORC OFFERS AN UNPARALLELED LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH A RECORD OF CONDUCTING CBA PROJECTS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND SCOPE. NORC’S LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS THE METHODOLOGICAL AND TOPIC AREA EXPERTISE NEEDED TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY CBA. IN ADDITION, EACH CBA TASK LEAD BRINGS SPECIFIC CONTENT AND CBA EXPERTISE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO EFFECTIVELY PRODUCE AND DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS. THERE IS A PRESSING NEED TO ARTICULATE THE VALUE PROPOSITION OF PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH ROBUST EVALUATION FRAMEWORKS AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION TOOLS. DATA GATHERED DURING EVALUATION ENABLE PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS TO DESIGN THE BEST POSSIBLE PROGRAMS, MAKE CHANGES AS NECESSARY, MONITOR PROGRESS TOWARD PROGRAM GOALS, AND MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THEIR PROGRAMS. LIKEWISE, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS RECOGNIZE COMMUNICATION AS VITAL TO PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS DISEASE PREVENTION, HEALTH PROMOTION, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THROUGH THIS WORK, NORC CAN PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN BUILDING A SKILLED AND EMPOWERED PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE CAPABLE OF DRIVING IMPACTFUL EVALUATION AND HEALTH COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES.

A NATIONAL DATA PROGRAM FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY AND INTERNATIONAL SURVEY PROGRAMME

GSS: THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY, DATA PLATFORM, METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATION, AND DISSEMINATION ENHANCEMENT -THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY (GSS) PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE CHANGING ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS, AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AMERICAN POPULATION SINCE 1972. THESE DATA ARE USED WIDELY TO EXAMINE THE COMPLEX DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE OVER TIME, AND ARE CENTRAL TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLUTION OF US SOCIETY. THE RESEARCH PLAN HAS THREE PRIMARY AIMS. AIM 1: ENHANCE THE GSS DATA AS A PLATFORM FOR FURTHER SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY BY EXPANDING CONTENT WHILE CONTINUING TO TRACK MAJOR SOCIAL TRENDS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND OTHER SURVEY PROGRAMS, THE GSS MODERNIZES CONTENT BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONSORED MODULES, WHILE NOT INCREASING RESPONDENT BURDEN, LINKING SURVEY DATA TO ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES, AND CONTINUING UPDATES TO THE GSS BASELINE INSTRUMENT. AIM 2: INVEST IN ONGOING METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM RELEVANCE AND STABILITY OF THE GSS. WHILE MAINTAINING CONSISTENT MEASURES, THE GSS IS IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIONS IN SAMPLE DESIGN AND IS INCORPORATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING METHODS TO SUPPORT DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT. AIM #3: FOSTER A GLOBAL LEARNING COMMUNITY THROUGH BROAD DATA DISSEMINATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF USER ENGAGEMENT. DATA DISSEMINATION IS ENHANCED THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GSS DATA EXPLORER, THE GROWTH OF GSS DATA USERS VIA OUTREACH TO THE STEM EDUCATION COMMUNITY, AND AN INCREASED PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE GSS FOSTERS A GLOBAL LEARNING COMMUNITY OF RESEARCHERS THROUGH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, COUPLED WITH GSS FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, THE CONTINUATION OF THE OPEN GSS MODULE COMPETITION, AND OPEN CALL FOR SPONSORED MODULES FROM THE BROADER SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. THE GSS 2026 INCORPORATES INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES, SAMPLE DESIGN, AND TECHNICAL OPERATIONS. AN IMPORTANT INNOVATION IS THE INTEGRATION OF AI INTO THE PROJECT IN SEVERAL WAYS. THESE INCLUDE EXPANSION OF ANALYTICAL POSSIBILITIES SUCH AS AI APPLIED TO OPEN-ENDED SURVEY DATA; AI-ENABLED ENHANCEMENT OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INTERVIEWING TO SUPPORT FIELD INTERVIEWERS; AND AI-AUGMENTATION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO USERS OF THE GSS DATA EXPLORER, THE DISSEMINATION TOOL FOR THE GSS. BASED ON EVIDENCE FROM THE RANDOMIZED SURVEY MODE EXPERIMENT IN THE 2022 AND 2024 GSS SURVEYS, THE GSS 2026 USES A WEB-FIRST MULTIMODE DESIGN THAT FEATURES COST SUSTAINABILITY AND POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF THE SAMPLE SIZE WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE SCIENTIFIC VALIDITY OF THE SURVEY. THE MAIL PUSH-TO-WEB METHODOLOGY ALLOWS RESPONDENTS TO RESPOND TO THE SURVEY IN A WAY THAT IS OPTIMAL FOR THEM WHILE REDUCING COSTS. VIDEO INTERVIEWING CAPABILITIES AND POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION ALSO ARE BEING EXPLORED. THE GSS 2026 SAMPLE AND MULTIMODE SURVEY DESIGN TARGETS 4,000 COMPLETES PER ROUND. GSS DATA ARE RELEASED USING A CUMULATIVE DATA FILE STRUCTURE WHICH HARMONIZES AND RELEASES ALL YEARS OF THE CORE GSS SURVEY ITEMS ALONGSIDE THE NEW DATA. THIS ENHANCES THE GSS RESEARCHERS? ABILITY TO STUDY CHANGE OVER TIME FROM ONE DATA FILE. THE GSS DATA EXPLORER, AMONG OTHER PLATFORMS, PROVIDES ACCESS TO GSS DATA AND SOME SIMPLE TOOLS FOR ANALYZING CORE GSS CONTENT. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

TOBACCO CONTROL IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT

WSFR: NORC, 2022 NATIONAL SURVEY OF FISHING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE-ASSOCIATED RECREATION

A PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE 'A NATIONAL DATA PROGRAM FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES'

CENTER FOR ADVANCING RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (ARC)

TO MEASURE THE TOTALITY OF RECREATIONAL BOATING IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY.

NSHAP WAVE II PARTNER DATA COLLECTION

A PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE "A NATIONAL DATA PROGRAM FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES"

COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS

NORC WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF FISH WILDLIFE AGENCIES (THE ASSOCIATION) AND THE PROJECTCOORDINATOR TO CONDUCT THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY OF FISHING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE-ASSOCIATED RECREATION (NATIONAL SURVEY).NORC WILL WORK WITH THE ASSOCIATION AND PROJECT COORDINATOR TO MAKE REVISIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THEQUESTIONNAIRE IN ADVANCE OF DATA COLLECTION. THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY WILL COMPRISE FOUR TOTAL WAVES OF DATACOLLECTION SPANNING ABOUT 15 MONTHS. THE FIRST WAVE CONSISTS OF A SCREENER SURVEY THAT ASKS THE HOUSEHOLDRESPONDENT ABOUT EACH HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE PRIOR YEARS OF2022-2026, AS WELL AS THEIR OWN ANTICIPATED PARTICIPATION IN HUNTING, FISHING, AND WILDLIFE-ASSOCIATED RECREATIONFOR 2027. BASED ON THEIR REPORTED ANTICIPATED PARTICIPATION, THE HOUSEHOLD RESPONDENT WILL BE SELECTED TO RECEIVEONE OF THE THREE DETAILED ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRESHUNTING, FISHING, OR WILDLIFE WATCHINGIN THREE SUBSEQUENTWAVES OF DATA COLLECTION. THE DETAILED QUESTIONNAIRES WILL ASK ABOUT THE RESPONDENTS PARTICIPATION ANDASSOCIATED EXPENDITURES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ACTIVITIES DURING THE 2027 CALENDAR YEAR.THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY WILL USE A MIXED-MODE AND MULTI-SAMPLE SURVEY OF HOUSEHOLD-DWELLING RESIDENTS IN ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. NORC WILL COMBINE SAMPLE FROM THREE SAMPLE FRAMES FOR OPTIMAL COVERAGE: AMERISPEAK (NORCS PROBABILITY-BASED PANEL), THE USPS CDS FILE (USED TO SELECT AN ABS SAMPLE), AND NONPROBABILITY PANELS. IN ADDITION, NORC WILL EXPLORE AND TEST THE POSSIBILITY OF USING LISTS OF HUNTERS OR ANGLERS COMPILED BY A COMMERCIAL VENDOR FROM LICENSE DATA TO BOLSTER THE NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS WITH HUNTERS OR ANGLERS. SURVEY OUTREACH AND DATA COLLECTION WILL VARY BY SAMPLE TYPE. NORC WILL USE A COMBINATION OF MAILINGS, EMAILS, TEXT MESSAGES, AND PHONE CALLS TO INVITE RESPONDENTS TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY, AND RESPONDENTS FROM THE PROBABILITY SAMPLES WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY ONLINE OR VIA THE PHONE.THE SAMPLING DESIGN WILL TARGET 55,000 COMPLETED INTERVIEWS FOR THE SCREENER SURVEY AND 75,000 COMPLETEDINTERVIEWS FOR WAVE 3 OF THE DETAILED ACTIVITY SURVEY BEFORE ACCOUNTING FOR STATE BUY-IN SAMPLES. NORCS APPROACH TO THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY AIMS TO MINIMIZE TOTAL SURVEY ERROR, AND THE DESIGN EMPHASIZES MITIGATING POTENTIAL RECALL AND NONRESPONSE BIAS. NORC RECOGNIZES THAT SOME STATES MAY WISH TO PAY TO OBTAIN STATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, AND THE NATIONAL SURVEY METHODOLOGY IS DESIGNED SO THAT IT CAN BE ADAPTED TO PROVIDE COST-EFFECTIVE STATE-LEVEL ESTIMATES FOR ANY STATE. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DATA AT THE STATE LEVEL, STATE BUY-IN HELPS INCREASE THE PRECISION OF THE NATIONAL SURVEY.NORC WILL DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL WEIGHTS TO ESTIMATE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND EXPENDITURES OF RECREATIONALFISHING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE WATCHING ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. NORC WILL INCORPORATE MANY ASPECTS OFTHE WEIGHTING APPROACH FROM THE 2022 NATIONAL SURVEY TO FACILITATE COMPARABILITY OF ESTIMATES ACROSS TIME.WHILE ACCOUNTING FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND INPUT FROM THE ASSOCIATION AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS, NORC WILL STRUCTURE THE CODING AND FINAL DATASETS IN A WAY THAT ENSURES THAT THE OVERALL STRUCTURE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DATA FILES NORC PRODUCED FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL SURVEY.NORC WILL DELIVER A NATIONAL PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW, THE TABLES INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENTS D AND E IN THE RFP, ANATIONAL TECHNICAL REPORT, AND COMPLETE DATASETS FROM THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY TO THE PROJECT COORDINATOR. NORC WILL ALSO HELP THE ASSOCIATION AND PROJECT COORDINATOR WITH THE PRODUCTION OF THE 2027 NATIONAL PUBLICATIONTHROUGH ASSISTANCE WITH DATASETS, DETAILS OF SURVEY METHODOLOGY, AND ANYTHING ELSE NEEDED IN THEIR WRITING OFTHIS PUBLICATION. IN ADDITION, NORC IS COMMITTED TO THE DISSEMINATION AND PROMOTION OF THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY.

ESTABLISH A VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR THE NATION

EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAM

CHILD LABOR

ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF CIGAR AND CIGARILLO SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION ON TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA USE - PROJECT SUMMARY WHILE DIGITAL MARKETING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON, THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN TOBACCO CONTROL IS STILL UNDERSTUDIED. THERE IS A GROWING BODY OF RESEARCH SUGGESTING THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION OF CIGAR PRODUCTS IS RAPIDLY INCREASING.1-3 WITH REGULATION LAGGING BEHIND INNOVATIVE DIGITAL MARKETING TACTICS, SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES HAVE BECOME AN IMPORTANT PROMOTIONAL VEHICLE FOR TOBACCO BRANDS. COMMERCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES OFTEN TARGET YOUTH AND POPULATIONS TRADITIONALLY EXPERIENCING TOBACCO-RELATED DISPARITIES.4, 5 THUS, DISPARITIES IN THE USE OF CIGAR AND CIGARILLO PRODUCTS ARE PERSISTENT IN THE U.S., WITH NEARLY ONE IN TEN AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BEING CIGAR SMOKERS IN 2018.6, 7 YOUTH, AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND LATINOS ALSO USE SOCIAL MEDIA AT HIGHER RATES THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION, WHICH POTENTIALLY MULTIPLIES THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING AND CONTRIBUTES TO DISPARITIES IN TOBACCO MARKETING EXPOSURE. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO MESSAGES ABOUT CIGAR, LITTLE CIGAR AND CIGARILLO PRODUCTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN OFFER MEANINGFUL INSIGHTS FOR TOBACCO CONTROL AS SOCIAL MEDIA DATA PROVIDE VALUABLE MEASURES OF POPULATION NORMS, TARGETED MARKETING, AND OTHER PREVIOUSLY UNMEASURED CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH OUTCOMES. UNFORTUNATELY, TO DATE, NO STUDIES HAVE EXAMINED THE POPULATION LEVEL IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING OF CIGAR AND CIGARILLO PRODUCTS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON CIGAR PRODUCTS BY FILLING THIS CRITICAL RESEARCH GAP. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXAMINE THE DIRECT EFFECTS AND THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT RELATED TO CIGARS, LITTLE CIGARS, AND CIGARILLOS AND PROVIDE TIMELY SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR REGULATORY ACTIONS ON RESTRICTING MARKETING FOR CIGAR PRODUCTS, INCLUDING LITTLE CIGARS AND CIGARILLOS (LCCS). THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE: 1) TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO LITTLE CIGAR AND CIGARILLO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT ON LCC USE, ATTITUDES TOWARDS LCCS, HARM PERCEPTIONS, PERCEIVED PREVALENCE OF USE, INITIATION, AND INTENTIONS TO USE LCCS; 2) TO ASSESS THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF LCC-RELATED CONTENT EXPOSURE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, EXAMINING ITS IMPACT ON ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND BEHAVIORS RELATED TO OTHER COMBUSTIBLE PRODUCTS SUCH AS CIGARETTES AND HOOKAH; AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE ON MARIJUANA USE AND INITIATION; 3) TO STUDY WHETHER OR TO WHAT EXTENT STATE AND LOCAL TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES AND MARIJUANA REGULATIONS MODIFY THE DIRECT EFFECTS AND UNINTENDED IMPACT OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT. THESE AIMS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY APPLYING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYTIC METHODS TO A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF DATA SETS, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA FROM TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM, NIELSEN STORE SCANNER DATA ON LCC AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCT SALES, AND SURVEY DATA ON TOBACCO-RELATED OUTCOMES. THE FINDINGS FROM THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE HIGHLY POLICY-RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE ON THE POPULATION LEVEL IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING OF LCC PRODUCTS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO THE DIRECT EFFECTS AND UNINTENDED INFLUENCES OF DIGITAL CIGAR PROMOTION AND BUILD A SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL BASE FOR SURVEILLANCE AND REGULATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING.

ESTABLISH CENTRAL REGION INNOVATION HUB TO IMPLEMENT, EVALUATE, AND DISSEMINATE TECH-ENHANCED ADOPTION RECRUITMENT AND MATCHING PRACTICES THAT IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE - NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH THE CENTRAL REGION TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED ADOPTION RECRUITMENT AND MATCHING (TE-ARM) INNOVATION HUB TO IMPROVE ADOPTION RECRUITMENT AND MATCHING OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AWAITING PERMANENCY. THE PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU'S GOAL OF ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED, DATA-INFORMED SOLUTIONS THAT STRENGTHEN CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES' CAPACITY TO RECRUIT, IDENTIFY, AND MATCH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES WHILE IMPROVING PLACEMENT QUALITY, TIMELINESS, AND STABILITY. THE CENTRAL REGION HUB WILL INITIALLY PARTNER WITH THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL PILOT JURISDICTION SECURED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF AWARD. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, THE HUB WILL EXPAND IMPLEMENTATION AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL REGION. THE PROJECT WILL USE ADOPTION-SHARE'S FAMILY-MATCH PLATFORM, AN EXISTING, CONFIGURABLE, WEB-BASED DECISION-SUPPORT TOOL THAT HELPS CHILD WELFARE PROFESSIONALS IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, AND PRIORITIZE POTENTIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILY OPPORTUNITIES WHILE PRESERVING PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND LOCAL DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY. RATHER THAN DEVELOPING A NEW TECHNOLOGY FROM THE GROUND UP, THE PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE A PROVEN PLATFORM TO ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION, TESTING, LEARNING, AND DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES. THE HUB WILL EXAMINE A CENTRAL QUESTION: WHAT DO HIGH-QUALITY, TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED ADOPTION RECRUITMENT AND MATCHING PRACTICES LOOK LIKE, AND HOW CAN THEY IMPROVE RECRUITMENT EFFECTIVENESS, MATCH QUALITY, TIMELINESS TO PERMANENCY, PLACEMENT STABILITY, AND ADOPTION OUTCOMES. THE PROJECT WILL EMPLOY HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND RIGOROUS EVALUATION METHODS TO SUPPORT PILOT JURISDICTIONS IN ADOPTING AND EFFECTIVELY USING TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED RECRUITMENT AND MATCHING PRACTICES. THE CENTRAL REGION HUB WILL ALSO ADVANCE THE FIELD'S CAPACITY FOR SECURE DATA SHARING, DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND INTEROPERABILITY BY DEVELOPING GUIDANCE, RESOURCES, AND BEST PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT INFORMED DECISION-MAKING WHILE PROTECTING PRIVACY AND MAINTAINING JURISDICTIONAL CONTROL OF DATA. THROUGH LEARNING COLLABORATIVES, CROSS-JURISDICTION WORKING GROUPS, WEBINARS, TOOLKITS, IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES, AND OTHER DISSEMINATION PRODUCTS, THE CENTRAL REGION HUB WILL PROMOTE SHARED LEARNING ACROSS PILOT JURISDICTIONS, OTHER REGIONS, AND THE BROADER CHILD WELFARE FIELD.

IMPROVING AND ENHANCING THE US VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - SINCE 2015, NORC AND CDC HAVE ESTABLISHED AND ENHANCED THE VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (VEHSS). VEHSS CREATES AND PRESENTS SURVEILLANCE INFORMATION USING SECONDARY DATA SOURCES, INCLUDING NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SURVEYS, ADMINISTRATIVE PAYMENT CLAIMS, ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHRS), AND COMPOSITE ESTIMATES FOR HIGH IMPORTANCE CONDITIONS. TODAY, VEHSS IS THE LARGEST REPOSITORY OF VISION AND EYE HEALTH PREVALENCE INFORMATION GLOBALLY, PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO 246 INDICATORS OF VISION IMPAIRMENT AND BLINDNESS, EYE HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND SERVICE UTILIZATION MEASURED ACROSS 11 DATA SOURCES. THE NEXT THREE YEARS PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE VEHSS THROUGH 1. INCREASING THE SYSTEM'S SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) AND COMORBIDITY INFORMATION, 2. ADDING DATA FROM POPULATIONS NOT INCLUDED IN VEHSS, 3. IMPROVING THE VEHSS WEBSITE'S ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY, 4. STREAMLINING VEHSS INDICATORS, 5. MAINTAINING AND ADDING ADDITIONAL YEARS OF DATA FOR EXISTING VEHSS INDICATORS, AND 6. PUBLISHING VEHSS RESULTS AND PROMOTING THEIR AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC. WE OFFER SOLUTIONS FOR EACH OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. NORC PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO NEW DATA FROM THE VETERAN'S HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, MEDICARE ADVANTAGE, THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND AGING TRENDS STUDY, UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO CURRENT VEHSS DATA SOURCES AND MODELS, AND THE ANALYSIS CODE AND EXPERTISE TO PUT THESE DATA SOURCES TO WORK. WE ADDITIONALLY PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING NEW SOURCES OF SDOH AND EHR DATA FOR INCLUSION AND PROVIDE OPTIONS TO INCLUDE DATA FROM THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. HELPING USERS FIND THE INFORMATION THEY NEED IS A PRIMARY CHALLENGE FOR VEHSS. THE SCHEDULED VEHSS 3.0 (FALL 2022 RELEASE) UPDATE PARTIALLY ADDRESSES THIS CHALLENGE BY REORGANIZING VEHSS INDICATORS BY CONDITION INSTEAD OF DATA SOURCE AND VASTLY IMPROVING INDICATOR SEARCH AND SITE NAVIGATION. WE WILL DEVOTE THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO ADDITIONAL STEPS TO ADD DATA DISCOVERY AND VISUALIZATION FEATURES AND IMPROVE THE VEHSS 3.0 ARCHITECTURE AND CONTENT. WE PROPOSE A HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030 DASHBOARD TO PROVIDE QUICK ACCESS TO THE NATION'S VISUAL HEALTH PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND SDOH VISUALIZATION SOLUTIONS. WE WILL REVIEW AND REVISE WEBSITE TEXT AND CONTENT TO INCREASE READABILITY, STREAMLINE VEHSS INDICATORS USING OBJECTIVE CRITERIA, AND IDENTIFY SURVEILLANCE GAPS AND IMPORTANT NEW INDICATORS. NORC'S DISSEMINATION PLAN INCLUDES PUBLICATIONS, LAY-PERSON SUMMARIES, VIDEOS, WEBINARS, PRESENTATIONS, AND AMPLIFICATION BY OUR PARTNERS USING THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND EMAIL LISTS. WE PROPOSE USING ADOBE ANALYTICS REPORTS MORE AGGRESSIVELY TO IDENTIFY THE VEHSS INFORMATION THAT IS MOST OFTEN ACCESSED AND USE THIS INFORMATION TO INFORM OUR DISSEMINATION PRODUCTS. NORC'S STAFF AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS OFFER CDC UNMATCHED EXPERIENCE WITH THE VEHSS SYSTEM AND CONTENT AREA KNOWLEDGE IN VISION AND EYE HEALTH, CHRONIC DISEASE SURVEILLANCE, BIOSTATISTICS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATICS, DATA VISUALIZATION, AND IMPLEMENTING CREATIVE WEB DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS WITHIN THE AGENCY-WIDE SECURITY AND ACCESSIBILITY CONSTRAINTS OF THE CDC.GOV WEBSITE. WE PROVIDE AN ARTICULATED WORK PLAN THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHEN EACH STEP OF THE PROJECT WILL OCCUR AND A DETAILED EVALUATION PLAN LINKING PROJECT ACTIVITIES TO THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED, MAINTAINED, AND ENHANCED VEHSS OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS AND CAN CONTINUE TO DO SO OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. NORC PROVIDES CDC WITH A PARTNER THAT ENSURES UNINTERRUPTED MAINTENANCE OF VEHSS AND CAN INVEST THE NEXT THREE YEARS TOWARDS CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEMENTS RATHER THAN RE-BUILDING.

SOCIAL NETWORK DYNAMICS, HIV, AND RISK REDUCTION AMONG YOUNGER BLACK MSM

ACTIVITY SPACE, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND HEALTH TRAJECTORIES IN LATER LIFE

2020 CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH PROGRAM (CHRARP)

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE

USING INNOVATIVE MACHINE LEARNING TO DETECT ORGANIZED SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION TO E-CIGARETTE USE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN MESSAGING ON TWITTER AND TIKTOK - USING INNOVATIVE MACHINE LEARNING TO DETECT ORGANIZED SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION TO E-CIGARETTE USE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN MESSAGING ON TWITTER AND TIKTOK IN RECENT YEARS SHARP INCREASES IN THE CONSUMPTION OF NON-CIGARETTE TOBACCO PRODUCTS, INCLUDING VAPING PRODUCTS OR ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS (ENDS), HAVE LARGELY OFFSET THE SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN CIGARETTE SMOKING RATES IN THE US OVER THE PAST FIVE DECADES. IN RESPONSE, SEVERAL STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS HAVE DEVELOPED PREVENTION CAMPAIGN MESSAGES FOR YOUTH VAPING AND E-CIGARETTE USE. SOME OF THESE CAMPAIGNS HAVE ALSO PROVOKED SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION ON SOCIAL MEDIA FROM TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION ADVOCATES. STRONG EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-SMOKING MEDIA CAMPAIGNS IN PREVENTING YOUTH CIGARETTE SMOKING, BUT LITTLE RESEARCH HAS EXAMINED THE EFFECTS OF CAMPAIGNS THAT AIM TO PREVENT OTHER TYPES OF TOBACCO USE, SUCH AS ANTI-VAPING CAMPAIGNS. FURTHER, PREVIOUS EVIDENCE ABOUT PREVENTION CAMPAIGN EFFECTS DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT CLUTTERED MEDIA ENVIRONMENT, WHERE CAMPAIGN MESSAGES COMPETE FOR AUDIENCE ATTENTION WITH TOBACCO PRODUCT PROMOTION MESSAGES AND BOTH SUPPORTIVE AND OPPOSITIONAL MESSAGING ABOUT THE CAMPAIGNS THEMSELVES. THUS, SOCIAL MEDIA INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT E-CIGARETTE USE ARE NECESSARY BUT HAVE UNKNOWN POTENTIAL EFFECTS IN A COMPETITIVE COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY AN INFLUX OF ENDS PRODUCT MARKETING AND ADVOCACY, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AUDIENCE CONFUSION AND MISINFORMATION. THEREFORE, MEASURING ENGAGEMENT WITH E-CIGARETTE USE PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND UNDERSTANDING THE PATTERNS OF SUCH ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION FLOW REPRESENT IMPORTANT ADVANCEMENTS IN THE SCIENCE OF PREVENTION AND LEND EVIDENTIAL SUPPORT FOR TOBACCO REGULATORY POLICY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ASSESS THE E-CIGARETTE USE PREVENTION-RELATED CONTENT AMOUNT, REACH, AND ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA (AIM 1); IDENTIFY SOURCES AND MAJOR THEMES ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH SUPPORTIVE AND OPPOSITIONAL MESSAGES USING MACHINE LEARNING (AIM 2); AND APPLY SOCIAL NETWORK THEORIES AND APPROACHES TO EXAMINE PATTERNS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USERS’ INFORMATION SEEKING, EXPOSURE, DISSEMINATION, AND GATEKEEPING IN THE CAMPAIGN PERIODS OVER TIME (AIM 3).

CENTER ON DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS OF AGING (COA)

INITIAL EFFICACY EVALUATION OF AN ACTION CIVICS PROGRAM

RESEARCH TO ENHANCE THE US VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

SAMPLING STRATEGIES AND MEASURE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LGBT AGING PROJECT (SAMLAP) - PROJECT ABSTRACT THE SIZE OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) POPULATION IS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 9 AND 11 MILLION (3.5–4.5%). THE LGBT POPULATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING POORER HEALTH THAN THEIR NON-LGBT PEERS ON MANY DIMENSIONS. ALTHOUGH WE KNOW LESS ABOUT OLDER LGBT ADULTS, THEY ARE OF SPECIAL INTEREST SINCE CHRONIC DISEASE AND DISABILITIES INCREASE WITH AGE AND DISPARITIES OFTEN EMERGE OR WIDEN, MAKING OLDER LGBT ADULTS AN AT-RISK POPULATION. THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE (NAM) HAS ISSUED TWO REPORTS ON THE STATE OF LGBT HEALTH, BOTH OF WHICH CALL FOR MORE TARGETED RESEARCH AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THESE HEALTH DISPARITIES, PARTICULARLY AMONG OLDER LGBT ADULTS. A REPRESENTATIVE NATIONAL STUDY OF OLDER LGBT ADULTS WOULD PERMIT THE TYPE OF WORK RECOMMENDED BY THE NAM COMMITTEE. THE PURPOSE OF THE CURRENT SAMPLING STRATEGIES AND MEASURE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LGBT AGING PROJECT (SAMLAP) IS TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE A PLATFORM AND A PROCESS THAT WILL PERMIT THE EXECUTION OF A FUTURE, SEPARATELY-FUNDED NATIONAL PROBABILITY-BASED LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AGING IN THE OLDER LGBT POPULATION (THE NATIONAL LGBT AGING PROJECT (NLAP)). OUR SPECIFIC AIMS ARE: (1) TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STRATEGY TO IDENTIFY AND RECRUIT A PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF LGBT OLDER ADULTS; (2) TO COMPARE AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SCREENING STRATEGY AND THE QUALITY OF THE RESULTING SAMPLE, USING THE RESULTS OF THE RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENTS AS APPROPRIATE; (3) TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP SURVEY MEASURES OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN THE FUTURE NATIONAL LGBT AGING PROJECT (NLAP) AND ADMINISTER THESE VIA 300 FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEWS IN HOUSEHOLDS IDENTIFIED AS CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE LGBT OLDER ADULT; AND, (4) CONDUCT A CONTROLLED RANDOMIZED FIELD TEST OF IN-HOME VERSUS REMOTE INTERVIEWING FOR THE FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEWS, USING A SEQUENTIAL ADAPTIVE DESIGN THAT WILL PERMIT A ROBUST COMPARISON OF RESPONSE RATES, DIFFERENTIAL NONRESPONSE BIAS, AND COSTS. THE PRODUCT OF THIS WORK WILL BE A SAMPLING METHODOLOGY, SCREENING PROCESS, SET OF MEASURES, AND FIELD APPROACH—OPTIMIZED WHERE APPROPRIATE THROUGH RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENTS—TAILORED TO CONDUCT THE FIRST EVER U.S. NATIONAL STUDY OF LGBT OLDER ADULTS USING AN ADDRESS-BASED PROBABILITY SAMPLE WITH A HIGH RESPONSE RATE (NLAP), TO BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THIS APPLICATION. NLAP WILL PERMIT INFERENCE TO THE POPULATION OF LGBT INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS THE POPULATION OF PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE LGBT INDIVIDUAL; IT WILL ANSWER CRITICAL HEALTH AND POLICY QUESTIONS CONCERNING LGBT INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS ENHANCE OUR METHODS FOR STUDYING AND UNDERSTANDING ISSUES INVOLVING THE HEALTH AND AGING OF ALL AMERICANS.

CONVERSION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS INTO RESEARCH DATABASES

DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA IN THE UNITED STATES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS (ADRD) AFFECT AS MANY AS 5.7 MILLION AMERICANS AND WILL COST THE U.S. ECONOMY BETWEEN $379 AND $500 BILLION PER YEAR BY 2040. GOAL 5 OF THE 2020 UPDATE TO THE NATIONAL PLAN TO ADDRESS ALZHEIMER'S, "IMPROVE DATA TO TRACK PROGRESS", RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR INCREASED SURVEILLANCE OF ADRD. THE GOAL STATES, "DATA AND SURVEILLANCE EFFORTS ARE PARAMOUNT TO TRACKING THE BURDEN OF ADRD … AND ASSIST WITH UNDERSTANDING HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG POPULATIONS SUCH AS RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, LOW- INCOME POPULATIONS, RURAL RESIDENTS, AND SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES." NO DATA OR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM CURRENTLY EXISTS FOR ADRD SURVEILLANCE. HOWEVER, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID DATA OFFER A PROMISING SOURCE OF INFORMATION TO TRACK ADRD DIAGNOSES. MEDICARE COVERS MOST AMERICANS OVER THE AGE OF 65, AND MEDICAID COVERS LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH ADRD. IN 2016, THE DATA INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING (NIA) IDENTIFIED "WAYS TO REDUCE THE SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES FACED BY RESEARCHERS IN USING MEDICAL CARE CLAIMS AND ENCOUNTER DATA" AS A PRIMARY NIA OBJECTIVE, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID DATA. WE PROPOSE TO CREATE A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE SYSTEM TO (1) TRACK ADRD DIAGNOSES IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID; (2) CONDUCT RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND THE CORRELATION BETWEEN DIAGNOSED AND ASSESSED DEMENTIA; AND (3) DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE OF THE NEW SYSTEM BY USING ITS DATA TO EVALUATE AN IMPORTANT RESEARCH QUESTION. IN AIM 1, WE PROPOSE TO LEVERAGE AN ESTABLISHED SET OF PARTNERS AND METHODOLOGIES TO DEVELOP A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE SYSTEM TO MONITOR AND SURVEIL ADRD DIAGNOSES IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, PROVIDING INFORMATION AT THE NATIONAL, STATE AND COUNTY LEVEL AND BY AGE, SEX, RACE/ETHNICITY, COMORBIDITY, ELIGIBILITY AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS AND STRATIFICATION FACTORS. MEDICAL CLAIMS DO NOT IDENTIFY ALL PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, SO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE BIASES EMBEDDED IN PAYMENT CLAIMS INFORMATION. IN AIM 2, WE WILL EVALUATE THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF MEDICARE CLAIMS IN IDENTIFYING PERSONS WITH ASSESSED DEMENTIA USING LINKED DATA FROM MEDICARE AND THE NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY (HRS). AIM 2 WILL ESTIMATE THE SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF MEDICARE CLAIMS IN DETECTING HRS ASSESSED DEMENTIA AND EXPLORE DIFFERENCES ACROSS SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC, HEALTH, AND COGNITIVE FACTORS. FINALLY, IN AIM 3, WE PROPOSE TO USE THE NEW SURVEILLANCE PLATFORM TO PERFORM A DEMONSTRATION ANALYSIS; ESTIMATING RATES OF COVID-19 MORTALITY AMONG PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH ADRD IN MEDICARE. WHEN COMPLETED, THE SYSTEM WE DESCRIBE WILL PROVIDE A MUCH-NEEDED ADRD SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, VASTLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ADRD INFORMATION FOR THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND GENERAL PUBLIC.

NSHAP CAREGIVER STUDY -- NETWORKS, EXPERIENCES, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE - ABSTRACT INFORMAL CAREGIVING HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY COMMON AND DEMANDING, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS ILLNESSES OR CONDITIONS. TO CAPTURE HOW CAREGIVERS’ SUPPORT NETWORKS EVOLVE AND AFFECT THEIR HEALTH, WE WILL LEVERAGE AND SUPPLEMENT ROUND 5 OF THE NATIONAL SOCIAL LIFE, HEALTH, AND AGING PROJECT (NSHAP; 2R01 AG048511-11; WAITE) WITH A COMPREHENSIVE FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF NSHAP CAREGIVERS. WE WILL COLLECT ORIGINAL DATA USING TWO NEW INSTRUMENTS: A CARE NETWORK MEASURE (CNM; R56 AG083174; PIEDRA) AND A LIFE HISTORY CALENDAR (LHC). THE CNM WILL BE ADMINISTERED TO CURRENT CAREGIVERS TO MAP THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS BY IDENTIFYING HELPERS, ROLES, AND COORDINATION STRATEGIES. THE LHC WILL RECORD BASIC DETAILS—TIMING, DURATION, AND INTENSITY— OF EVERY CAREGIVING EPISODE SINCE AGE 18 FOR CURRENT AND FORMER CAREGIVERS; THEN, FOR UP TO THREE OF EACH RESPONDENT’S MOST RECENT EPISODES WE WILL ELICIT IN-DEPTH QUALITATIVE DATA ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CONTEXT, SUPPORT DYNAMICS, AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES WITHIN THEIR NETWORKS (E.G., HELPER ROLES AND TASK COORDINATION). WE WILL ALSO COLLECT ADDITIONAL DATA FOR THOSE WHO HAD CAREGIVING EXPERIENCES BEFORE THE AGE OF 18. THESE QUALITATIVE DATA WILL UNDERGO CONTENT ANALYSIS AND BE QUANTIFIED. BOTH CNM AND LHC INTERVIEWS WILL INCLUDE STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS OF CAREGIVER BURDEN, TASK COORDINATION, AND STRAIN—ALIGNED WITH THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND AGING TRENDS STUDY (NHATS), THE NATIONAL STUDY OF CAREGIVING (NSOC), AND THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (BRFSS)—TO GENERATE DIRECTLY COMPARABLE, POPULATION-LEVEL CAREGIVING METRICS. ANALYSES WILL ALSO LEVERAGE NSHAP’S LONGITUDINAL DATA ON CAREGIVERS COLLECTED IN PREVIOUS ROUNDS. OUR STUDY PURSUES THREE CORE AIMS. FIRST, WE WILL COLLECT NEW DATA ON NSHAP CAREGIVERS, CAPTURING BOTH THE NETWORKS OF CURRENT CAREGIVERS AND THE CAREGIVING HISTORIES OF ALL CURRENT AND FORMER CAREGIVERS TO DOCUMENT EXPERIENCES ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE. SECOND, WE WILL CHARACTERIZE THESE NETWORKS AND TRAJECTORIES TO IDENTIFY COMMON PATTERNS. THIRD, WE WILL ASSESS HOW INDIVIDUAL AND CONTEXTUAL FACTORS SHAPE NETWORKS AND TRAJECTORIES, AND HOW THESE, IN TURN, INFLUENCE CAREGIVER HEALTH AND WELLBEING. BY CONDUCTING THIS INTENSIVE FOLLOW-UP ONE YEAR AFTER NSHAP’S FIFTH ROUND, WE WILL GENERATE A UNIQUELY RICH, CAREGIVER-CENTERED DATASET THAT ILLUMINATES THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF CAREGIVING ON HEALTH, REVEALS HOW SHIFTING NEEDS INFLUENCE SUPPORT MOBILIZATION, AND UNCOVERS SOCIAL MECHANISMS THAT BOLSTER OR UNDERMINE CAREGIVER RESILIENCE. THESE INSIGHTS CAN INFORM PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF ADULT CAREGIVING AND GUIDE INTERVENTIONS TO STRENGTHEN CARE NETWORKS AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES ACROSS THE ADULT LIFESPAN.

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

2015 CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH PROGRAM (CHRARP)

THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR CREDIBLE, NATIONAL DATA ON THE LINKAGES BETWEEN THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INCLUDING PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACHES AND THE SYSTEMATIC COLLECTION OF DATA FROM JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. THUS, NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND THE AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION ARE EXCITED TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BJS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE DESIGN AND TESTING PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY AND FILL GAPS IN THE STATISTICAL COVERAGE OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THROUGH THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT, WE WILL REVIEW, DEVELOP, AND RIGOROUSLY TEST THE CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS SURVEY (CLNS) WITH A REPRESENTATIVE ADDRESS-BASED SAMPLE, AND IDENTIFY, DEVELOP, AND TEST OTHER DATA COLLECTIONS RELATED TO ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS.

MOST REPRESENTATIVE ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP ABUSE (ARA) RESEARCH HAS REFLECTED HETEROSEXUAL, CISGENDER, WHITE POPULATIONS. WHILE OVER TWO DECADES OF ARA RESEARCH HAS MOVED THE FIELD FORWARD, SIGNIFICANT GAPS REMAIN IN UNDERSTANDING HOW MARGINALIZED SOCIAL GROUPS, SPECIFICALLY YOUTH OF COLOR (YOC) AND LGBTQ+ YOUTH, ARE AFFECTED BY ARA, AND HOW UNIQUE PROTECTIVE AND RISK FACTORS AT ALL LEVELS OF THE SOCIAL ECOLOGY MAY SHAPE DIFFERENTIAL ARA EXPERIENCES. THE POSITIVE ADOLESCENT INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS (PAIR) STUDY IS DESIGNED TO ELUCIDATE MODIFIABLE FACTORS AT THE INDIVIDUAL AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP LEVELS AS WELL AS IDENTIFY CONCERNS THAT MAY BE RESPONSIVE TO INTERVENTION AND SECONDARY PREVENTION AT THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETAL LEVELS EARLY IN THE TRANSITION FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADOLESCENCE. THE STUDY TEAM WILL CONVENE AN EXPERT PANEL AND A YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD (YAB) TO CO-CREATE A THREE-WAVE ANNUAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE CHRONICITY, SEVERITY, AND TRAJECTORIES OF ARA IN THE CONTEXT OF POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (PYD) AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL FACTORS. INVESTIGATORS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS (YMCA OF THE US, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA, ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH) WILL RECRUIT A NATIONAL MAJORITY MINORITIZED COHORT (N=3000, SUPPLEMENTED BY A PROBABILITY-BASED PANEL FOR CALIBRATION OF NATIONAL WEIGHTS) TO COUNTERBALANCE RESEARCH THAT HAS FAILED TO APPLY THEORETICAL MODELS RELEVANT TO MINORITIZED YOUTHS RELATIONSHIP EXPERIENCES AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL MODEL INPUTS RELATED TO DATING RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS, INCLUDING PATTERNS OF ARA. THE PAIR STUDY ALSO SETS THE STAGE FOR TRACKING LONGITUDINAL OUTCOMES OF HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP PATTERNS. THESE DATA WILL BE ANALYZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORKING WITH PRACTITIONERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE RECOGNITION, EMPATHY, AND ACTION IN SUPPORT OF THRIVING YOUTH RELATIONSHIPS. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ADDRESS (1) LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIP TAXONOMIES AND VARIATION ACROSS MARGINALIZED IDENTITIES; (2) THE EXTENT TO WHICH SOCIAL STRUCTURES SUGGEST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TARGETED INTERVENTIONS ADDRESSING ARA AT THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, PROFESSIONAL (SCHOOLS, CLINICAL, JUVENILE JUSTICE), AND COMMUNITY LEVELS; AND (3) CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH ARA EXPERIENCES AND PATTERNS IN TERMS OF PYD, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND SUBSEQUENT RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS INFORMING IDENTIFIABLE GAPS FOR PARENTING AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING EARLY RECOGNITION AND DECISIONS TO LEAVE UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. RESULTS WILL BE CO-INTERPRETED WITH THE YAB AND EXPERT PANEL TO PRODUCE PRACTICAL RESEARCH PRODUCTS FOR CONTEMPORANEOUS DISSEMINATION IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO REACH IMPORTANT AUDIENCES INCLUDING YOUTH, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, SCHOOLS, YOUTH SERVICE AGENCIES AND PRACTITIONERS. PAIR STUDY DATA WILL ALSO INFORM SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND A LONGITUDINAL DATA ARCHIVE TO BROADEN RESEARCHER ACCESS. CA/NCF

RFA-CE-22-004, FIREARM VIOLENCE PERPETRATION: A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE MULTI-WAVE SURVEY OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

UPDATING, EXPANDING, AND INTERPRETING PERRY PRESCHOOL DATA THROUGH MIDLIFE

THE EFFECTS OF ALTERNATIVE TOBACCO PRODUCT MARKETING ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, AND TIKTOK ON TOBACCO USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS - ENTER THE TEXT HERE THAT IS THE NEW ABSTRACT INFORMATION FOR YOUR APPLICATION. THIS SECTION MUST BE NO LONGER THAN 30 LINES OF TEXT. WHILE DIGITAL MARKETING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS INCREASINGLY COMMON, THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN TOBACCO CONTROL IS STILL UNDERSTUDIED. THERE IS A GROWING BODY OF RESEARCH SUGGESTING THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION OF NON-CIGARETTE OR “ALTERNATIVE” TOBACCO PRODUCTS (E.G., E-CIGARETTES, HEATED TOBACCO, NEWER NICOTINE POUCH PRODUCTS) IS RAPIDLY GROWING. THESE MESSAGES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER-REGULATED, TARGET YOUTH AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND FEATURE BRANDED MERCHANDISE, CELEBRITY OR “INFLUENCER” PROMOTION, INCENTIVIZED USER ENGAGEMENT ENHANCING “VIRALITY” AND DISSEMINATION OF CONTENT. YOUTH USE SOCIAL MEDIA AT HIGHER RATES THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE U.S., WHICH POTENTIALLY MULTIPLIES THE EFFECT OF TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING. THE EXISTING REGULATORY IMBALANCES IN TREATMENT OF ALTERNATIVE TOBACCO PRODUCTS (ATPS) AND DIGITAL MARKETING MAY EXPLAIN PERSISTENT DIFFERENCES IN TOBACCO USE AND IN MARKETING EXPOSURE AMONG U.S. POPULATION SUBGROUPS. IN PARTICULAR, THE RECENT EXPONENTIAL RISE IN SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING COINCIDED WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN ATP USE AMONG U.S. YOUTH, AS WELL AS EMERGENCE OF NEWER NICOTINE PRODUCTS (E.G., SYNTHETIC NICOTINE), WHICH HAS UNDERMINED RECENT PROGRESS IN REDUCING OVERALL TOBACCO PRODUCT USE AMONG YOUTH. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CAN INFORM TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY AND PRACTICE, AS THESE MESSAGES REFLECT POPULATION NORMS, TARGETED MARKETING, AND OTHER PREVIOUSLY UNMEASURED CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH OUTCOMES. UNFORTUNATELY, TO DATE, NO STUDIES HAVE EXAMINED THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING OF SUCH ATPS AS HOOKAH, HEATED TOBACCO, AND OTHER EMERGING ATPS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON ATPS BY FILLING THIS CRITICAL RESEARCH GAP. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO ATP-RELATED SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT AND PROVIDE TIMELY SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR REGULATORY ACTIONS ON RESTRICTING MARKETING OF THESE PRODUCTS. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE: TO IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE POTENTIALLY REGULATABLE SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGE CONTENT RELATED TO ALTERNATIVE TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY SOURCE, MAJOR THEMES (E.G., NEW USER TARGETING, HEALTH RISKS, VIRAL MARKETING STRATEGIES), AND REGION (AIM 1); TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO ATP SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT ON ATP USE, INITIATION, AND RELATED OUTCOMES AND EXAMINE HOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXPOSURE AND ATP USE DIFFERS ACROSS RACIAL/ETHNIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS (AIM 2); TO STUDY WHETHER/TO WHAT EXTENT TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES MODIFY THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT (AIM 3). THESE AIMS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY APPLYING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYTIC METHODS TO A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF DATA SETS, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA FROM INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, AND TIKTOK, GOOGLE MAPS, GOOGLE SEARCH, AND SURVEY DATA ON TOBACCO-RELATED OUTCOMES. FINDINGS WILL PROVIDE HIGHLY POLICY-RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE ON THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING OF ATPS. THIS PROJECT WILL OFFER UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO THE INFLUENCE OF DIGITAL ATP PROMOTION ON INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND BEHAVIORS AND BUILD A SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL BASE FOR SURVEILLANCE AND REGULATION OF MARKETING MESSAGES ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

SCA FOLLOW-UP STUDY: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF 2009 SECOND CHANCE ACT ADULT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

CHICAGO SCHOLARS PROGRAM RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

THE ELDER ABUSE SURVIVOR EQUITY (EASE) STUDY AIMS TO STUDY THE EXPERIENCES OF A DIVERSE POPULATION OF OLDER ADULTS INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY POPULATIONS, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS IN TERMS OF THEIR EXPOSURE TO ELDER ABUSE AND POLYVICTIMIZATION, INCLUSIVE OF IN-PERSON AND TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE. THIS IS THE FIRST STUDY TO SHED LIGHT ON EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS OF POLYVICTIMIZATION EXPERIENCES AMONG UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSTUDIED OLDER ADULTS. EASE HAS FOUR MAIN OBJECTIVES: (1) DEVELOP INSTRUMENTATION AND RESEARCH PROTOCOLS TO MEASURE (POLY)VICTIMIZATION IN LATER LIFE; (2) TEST INSTRUMENT AND PROTOCOL QUALITY THROUGH COGNITIVE INTERVIEWS WITH PERSONS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF ELDER (POLY)VICTIMIZATION AND PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING OF PILOT DATA FROM A CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; (3) COLLECT THREE WAVES OF LONGITUDINAL DATA FROM A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF ADULTS AGE 60+; AND (4) DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE ACTION-ORIENTED RESEARCH PRODUCTS TO SHARE RESULTS WITH PRACTITIONERS AND THE PUBLIC (I.E., OLDER ADULTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CAREGIVERS). THE STUDY DESIGN AND APPROACH WILL INVOLVE AN ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTING EIGHT ORGANIZATIONSUTHEALTH, AARP, NAPSA, NCALL, NCVC, NNEDV, SAGE, AND STONEWALL CDCAND VOICES OF AMERICANS AGES 60+ WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF ABUSE TO ENSURE THAT THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT AND DISSEMINATION PRODUCTS DEVELOPED FROM THIS RESEARCH ARE CULTURALLY INFORMED AND CONSTRUCTIVE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES. FIRST, IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH ELDER (POLY)VICTIMIZATION SURVIVORS TO ELICIT INPUT ON THE CONSTRUCTS AND MEASURES TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR LONGITUDINAL SURVEY AND TO DISCUSS METHODS TO MAXIMIZE STUDY RETENTION FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO MAY FACE CHALLENGES INDEPENDENTLY PARTICIPATING IN A LONGITUDINAL STUDY. SUBSEQUENTLY, FINDINGS FROM THE INTERVIEWS WILL BE REVIEWED WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD TO IDENTIFY ELEMENTS TO REFLECT IN THE INSTRUMENT. BEFORE LAUNCHING THE SURVEY, WE WILL REFINE THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH COGNITIVE INTERVIEWS AND PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING. ONCE THE INSTRUMENTS ARE FINALIZED, THREE WAVES OF DATA COLLECTION WILL BE CONDUCTED USING THE AMERISPEAK PANEL, RECRUITING A SAMPLE OF ADULTS 60+ AND OVERSAMPLING FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES (I.E., BLACK, ASIAN, HISPANIC, LGBTQ+, AND INDIVIDUALS FROM RURAL AREAS). WE WILL USE KEY FINDINGS FROM EACH WAVE OF DATA COLLECTION AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH ORGANIZATIONS IDENTIFIED FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN TO DEVELOP PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF PRACTITIONERS, ADVOCATES, AND THE PUBLIC, DRAWING UPON INPUT FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD AND SURVIVORS. THIS RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICE APPROACH WILL ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF ELDER ABUSE AND STRENGTHEN POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY AGING AND PREVENT ELDER ABUSE. CA/NCF

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS - THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) HIV/AIDS BUREAU’S (HAB) SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE (SPNS) INITIATIVE SUPPORTING INTERVENTIONS WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ADDRESSES CRITICAL BARRIERS FACING RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM (RWHAP)-FUNDED SITES SEEKING TO ADAPT OR REPLICATE EFFECTIVE HIV CARE INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CLIENTS, PARTICULARLY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDIAGNOSED OR OUT OF CARE. NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND ITS PARTNERS, AIDS UNITED AND BANYAN COMMUNICATIONS, WILL INTEGRATE IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, CONTINUOUS EVALUATION, HIV CAPACITY BUILDING, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS INTO A SINGLE DELIVERY MODEL THAT WILL PROVIDE TAILORED, PRECISION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) AND ACCESS TO MODEST STARTUP FUNDING TO PROMOTE THE ADAPTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-INFORMED AND EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS AT RWHAP SITES, EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT TA, AND DISSEMINATE KEY FINDINGS AND TOOLS TO THE BROADER RWHAP COMMUNITY. KEY BARRIERS TO INTERVENTION UPTAKE INCLUDE LIMITED ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, WORKFORCE CONSTRAINTS, COMPETING PRIORITIES, FUNDING INSTABILITY, AND IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES RELATED TO WORKFLOWS, DATA USE, STAFFING, PARTNERSHIPS, STARTUP COSTS, AND SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING. TO ADDRESS THESE BARRIERS, THE NORC TEAM WILL USE A DATA-INFORMED TA FRAMEWORK TO DELIVER PRECISION, TIERED TA AT NO FEWER THAN 20 RWHAP-FUNDED SITES, OFFERING MINIMAL, MODERATE, AND INTENSIVE TA SUPPORT DEPENDING ON SITE NEED; AVAILABLE SERVICES WILL INCLUDE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND PEER LEARNING NETWORKS, STARTUP COST AND SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION COACHING, WORKFLOW REVIEWS, PERFORMANCE MONITORING, ROOT-CAUSE ANALYSIS, AND SITE VISITS. SITES WILL BE STRATEGICALLY MATCHED WITHIN A POOL OF EXPERT TA COACHES BASED ON ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, IMPLEMENTATION READINESS, SELECTED INTERVENTION, SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL, TARGET POPULATIONS, AND COACH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE. NORC’S INTEGRATED, REAL-TIME EVALUATION WILL PROVIDE RAPID FEEDBACK, MEASURE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS, AND CONTINUOUSLY INFORM TA REFINEMENT AND DECISION-MAKING. GROUNDED IN THE HAB IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE FRAMEWORK AND THE PROCTOR MODEL, IT WILL MEASURE IMPLEMENTATION AND SERVICES OUTCOMES AND SEEK TO UNDERSTAND: 1. HOW TA SUPPORT WAS IMPLEMENTED, WHETHER IT WAS IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY, AND KEY DIFFERENCES BY TA LEVEL, INCLUDING OPTIMAL TA MODELS AND MODALITIES; 2. TA EFFECTIVENESS, INCLUDING TO WHAT EXTENT TA IMPACTED INTEGRATION AND UPTAKE OF INTERVENTIONS AT RWHAP SITES; 3. HOW TA SUPPORT IMPROVED SERVICES OFFERED BY SITES; AND 4. WHAT WERE THE COSTS, INCLUDING FIDELITY TO ORIGINAL SPENDING PLANS, AND ESTABLISHING THE MINIMUM EFFECTIVE DOSE OF TA AND FUNDING REQUIRED. IN PARALLEL, THE TEAM’S CONTINUOUS, MULTIMEDIA DISSEMINATION STRATEGY WILL TRANSLATE IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE INTO PEER LEARNING, PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCES, AND EVIDENCE-INFORMED TOOLS TO ACCELERATE INTERVENTION ADAPTATION, ADOPTION, REPLICATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE RWHAP COMMUNITY. PROPOSED INTERACTIVE, MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS INCLUDE INTERACTIVE, DIGITAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES, IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS FOR PRACTITIONERS (E.G. SELF-ASSESSMENTS, WORKFLOW EXAMPLES, RESOURCE GUIDES), SITE SPOTLIGHT PROFILES, MARKETING SHEETS, AND INFOGRAPHICS. THE NORC TEAM’S DATA-DRIVEN TA IS DESIGNED TO ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTAIN IMPACT, ENSURING SITES RECEIVE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT INTENSITY MATCHED TO THEIR NEEDS. THIS STRUCTURED APPROACH WILL EQUIP RWHAP SITES WITH THE TOOLS, CAPABILITIES, AND IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO OPTIMIZE CARE DELIVERY, INTEGRATE EMERGING HIV TREATMENT AND PREVENTION INNOVATIONS, AND SUSTAIN IMPROVEMENTS OVER TIME, THEREBY ADVANCING HIV OUTCOMES AND SUPPORTING LONG-TERM PROGRESS TOWARD ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC.

NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND ITS PARTNERS THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE (IACP), AND NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN COURT JUDGES ASSOCIATION (NAICJA), AND THE TRIBAL POLICY AND LAW INSTITUTE (TLPI) PROPOSE TO CONDUCT THE 2022 CENSUS OF TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND CENSUS OF TRIBAL COURT SYSTEMS (CTLEA-CTCS) ON BEHALF OF THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS (BJS).  THE GOAL OF THE CTLEA-CTCS IS TO COLLECT INFORMATION FROM TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND JUSTICE SYSTEMS USING A CORE SET OF QUESTIONS AND AN ACCOMPANYING SET OF CUSTOMIZABLE QUESTIONS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE TYPE OF TRIBAL JUSTICE AGENCY. DATA WILL BE COLLECTED FROM TWO ORGANIZATION TYPES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND TRIBAL COURTS, AND WITHIN EACH ORGANIZATION, THREE SUB-AGENCIES.  NORC, IACP, NAICJA, AND TLPI WILL VALIDATE AND UPDATE THE EXISTING UNIVERSE FILES OF ALL TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS (BIA) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND ALASKA STATE TROOPERS (AST) ON BEHALF OF ALASKAN VILLAGE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS (VPSOS) AND AS WELL AS VALIDATE AND UPDATE THE UNIVERSE FILE FOR ALL TRIBALLY OPERATED COURT SYSTEMS IN THE LOWER 48, JUDICIAL FORUMS IN ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES (ANVS), AND CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION COURTS (CFR COURTS). NORC AND PARTNERS WILL ALSO UPDATE THE DIRECTORY OF FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES. SURVEY QUESTIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH BJS, EXPERT PANEL MEMBERS AND TRIBAL JUSTICE SYSTEM EXPERTS.  QUESTIONS WILL COLLECT INFORMATION ON TOPICS SPECIFIC TO TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRIBAL COURT SYSTEMS.  TWO SEPARATE MULTI-MODE DATA COLLECTIONS WILL OCCUR CONCURRENTLY, USING A STRATEGY THAT EMPHASIZES WEB COMPLETION, BUT THE SURVEY WILL ALSO SUPPORT HARDCOPY AND TELEPHONE SURVEY OPTIONS. FOLLOW UP STRATEGIES WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA EMAILS, TELEPHONE CALLS, MAILINGS, AND FAXES. DATA FILES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO BJS AND TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA.  NORC WILL DRAFT A TECHNICAL REPORT THAT WILL INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF ALL WORK PERFORMED, INCLUDING SURVEY PROTOCOLS, DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURES, DATA COLLECTION PROGRESS, AND DATA FILE PREPARATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE REPORT WILL INCLUDE IMPLICATION FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE WORK. ALL PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER A 48-MONTH TIMELINE.

ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO INFLUENCER MARKETING IN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT

THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER (NORC) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WILL BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (CVI) FIELD TO EFFECTIVELY UNDERSTAND AND COMMUNICATE CVI STRATEGIES. THIS WILL BE DONE BY DEVELOPING TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT GRANTEES AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS IN THE FIELD CAN USE TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH A RANGE OF AUDIENCES ABOUT THEIR WORK. THESE TOOLS AND RESOURCES WILL INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COHESIVE SET OF MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL STORYTELLING PRODUCTS TO ELEVATE THE VOICES AND STORIES OF THE CVI FIELD. THE NORCS MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH ENCOMPASSES SEVEN TASKS AND INCLUDES AUTHENTIC STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ITERATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS WITH FEEDBACK LOOPS, AND CREATION OF EFFECTIVE MESSAGES AND COMMUNICATION RESOURCES TAILORED TO DIFFERENT AUDIENCES TO RAISE CAPACITY AND AWARENESS FOR CVI STRATEGIES. DURING THE 36-MONTH PROJECT, NORC WILL CONDUCT A COMMUNICATIONS LANDSCAPE SCAN, DEVELOP STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS GUIDANCE, DEVELOP RESOURCES, TRAININGS PROGRAMS AND TOOLKITS, DEVELOP A COHESIVE PORTFOLIO OF MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND CONDUCT TRAININGS. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT NORCS INCLUSIVE RESEARCH FRAMEWORK WILL UNDERPIN ALL ACTIVITIES. THESE TASKS WILL FOCUS ON COLLECTING DATA ABOUT HOW VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS COMMUNICATE ABOUT CVI STRATEGIES AND WILL DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY, INCLUDING MESSAGING, GUIDANCE, RESOURCES, AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA). THESE ACTIVITIES WILL LEVERAGE NORCS DEEP ROOTS IN RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED CONTENT TO DEVELOP TAILORED MESSAGES ABOUT CVI AND PROVIDE COST-EFFECTIVE, RESPONSIVE TTA TO CVIPI GRANTEES AND THE CVI FIELD AT LARGE.

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CE25-027 - EVALUATE STEADI-BASED FALL PREVENTION IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON COMMUNITY INFUSED PROBLEM-ORIENTED POLICING IN CRIME HOTSPOTS

THE EFFECTS OF BRANDED AND INFLUENCER SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS (FTP) ON FTP USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS - PROJECT SUMMARY WHILE DIGITAL MARKETING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON, THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN TOBACCO CONTROL IS STILL UNDERSTUDIED. AN EMERGING BODY OF RESEARCH SHOWS THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS (I.E., ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS (ENDS), CIGARS, CIGARILLOS, LITTLE CIGARS, HOOKAH/WATERPIPE, PIPE, SMOKELESS TOBACCO, HEAT-NOT-BURN PRODUCTS) IS RAPIDLY GROWING. THESE MESSAGES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER-REGULATED, TARGET YOUTH, OFTEN CONTAIN MISINFORMATION, AND FEATURE BRANDED MERCHANDISE AND CELEBRITY OR “INFLUENCER” PROMOTION. YOUTH USE SOCIAL MEDIA AT HIGHER RATES THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE U.S., WHICH POTENTIALLY MULTIPLIES THE EFFECT OF TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING. THE EXISTING REGULATORY IMBALANCES IN TREATMENT OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS (FTPS) AND DIGITAL MARKETING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS MAY EXPLAIN RECENT TRENDS IN YOUTH FTP USE. IN PARTICULAR, THE RECENT EXPONENTIAL RISE IN SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING COINCIDED WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN ENDS AND OTHER FTP USE AMONG U.S. YOUTH, WHICH HAS ERASED RECENT PROGRESS IN REDUCING OVERALL TOBACCO PRODUCT USE AMONG YOUTH. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CAN INFORM TOBACCO REGULATORY SCIENCE. UNFORTUNATELY, TO DATE, NO STUDIES HAVE EXAMINED THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING OF SUCH FTPS. THIS PROJECT WILL FILL THIS CRITICAL RESEARCH GAP. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO FTP-RELATED SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT AND PROVIDE TIMELY SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR REGULATORY ACTIONS ON RESTRICTING MARKETING OF THESE PRODUCTS. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE AIM 1: TO IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE POTENTIALLY REGULATABLE SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGE CONTENT RELATED TO FTPS BY SOURCE (E.G., BRAND, INFLUENCER/COMMUNITY, REGULAR CONSUMER) AND MAJOR THEMES (E.G., NEW-USER TARGETING, HEALTH RISKS, FLAVOR-TYPE); AIM 2: TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO COMMERCIAL AND INFLUENCER FTP CONTENT ON PRODUCT SALES AND ON YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT AWARENESS, RISK PERCEPTIONS, INTENTIONS TO USE, INITIATION, AND PATTERNS OF USE OF FTP PRODUCTS; AND AIM 3: TO STUDY WHETHER/TO WHAT EXTENT FTP REGULATORY POLICIES MODIFY THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT ON FTP PRODUCT SALES AND YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT AWARENESS, RISK PERCEPTIONS, INTENTIONS TO USE, INITIATION, AND PATTERNS OF USE OF FTP PRODUCTS. THESE AIMS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY APPLYING CLASSIC THEORIES OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND ADVERTISING, ALONG WITH INNOVATIVE ANALYTIC METHODS, TO A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF DATA SETS, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA FROM TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM, INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL DATA ON EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO MARKETING, TOBACCO ATTITUDES, AND TOBACCO USE FROM THE POPULATION ASSESSMENT OF TOBACCO AND HEALTH (PATH) SURVEYS, FTP SALES VOLUME DATA FROM NIELSEN STORE SCANNER DATA, AND STATE/LOCAL FTP POLICY DATA COLLECTED BY NORC. THE FINDINGS FROM THIS PROJECT WILL (A) INFORM REGULATORY SCIENCE BY HIGHLIGHTING POTENTIAL REGULATORY ACTIONS FOR FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, B) CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH COMMUNICATION THEORY, AND C) BE TRANSLATABLE TO OTHER HEALTH BEHAVIOR RESEARCH.

NORC WILL CONDUCT A PREVALENCE STUDY THAT PROVIDES RIGOROUS, EMPIRICAL DATA, ALONG WITH FORMATIVE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, THAT WILL INFORM CPC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AREAS AND PROMOTE HIGH-IMPACT INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES.

ENHANCING NSHAP CAREGIVING & SOCIAL NETWORK MEASURES TO CONTEXTUALIZE AGING & FAMILY CAREGIVING OF AD/ADRD AMONG ENGLISH- AND SPANISH-SPEAKING LATINO OLDER ADULTS - PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT RESEARCHERS ESTIMATE AN 832 PERCENT GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF LATINOS WITH AD FROM 379,000 IN 2012 TO 3.5 MILLION BY 2060. WHILE FAMILIES FREQUENTLY SUPPORT THE COMMUNICATION IN PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RELATED DEMENTIAS (AD/ADRD), LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES CAN CREATE PARTICULARLY COMPLEX SITUATIONS FOR CAREGIVERS WHO MUST NAVIGATE A DOMINANT ENGLISH-LANGUAGE SYSTEM FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS REVERTED TO THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE. THIS ISSUE IS PARTICULARLY ACUTE FOR LATINOS, GIVEN THAT THE MAJORITY ARE BILINGUAL, AND MANY FAMILIES ARE (AND WILL BE) AFFECTED BY COMPLEX CAREGIVING NEEDS. FREQUENTLY, THE TRANSLATION OF MATERIALS SERVES TO PROMOTE SERVICE ACCESS FOR LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE GROUPS. BUT TO REFLECT UNDERLYING CULTURAL NUANCES AND TO IDENTIFY THE BEST SECULAR PHRASING AND/OR IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE, CONSTRUCTING VALID MEASURES REQUIRES MORE THAN MERE TRANSLATION. MOREOVER, BECAUSE LANGUAGE IS COMMUNAL, IT IS CLOSELY TIED TO IDENTITY FORMATION AND ACCULTURATION, WHICH CAN AFFECT PEOPLE’S SOCIAL NETWORK FORMATIONS AND REINFORCE LANGUAGE SKILLS. ARGUABLY, ANALYSES OF VALID MEASURES SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER HOW THE SOCIAL (LINGUISTIC) CONTEXT MIGHT INFLUENCE RESPONSES. WE PROPOSE TO ENRICH THE NATIONAL SOCIAL LIFE, HEALTH, AND AGING PROJECT (NSHAP), A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF OLDER ADULTS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, COGNITIVE, SENSORY, AND MOTOR FUNCTION, AND MEDICATION USE. NSHAP OVERSAMPLED LATINOS, COLLECTED DATA IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND INTERVIEWED RESPONDENTS IN FOUR ROUNDS (2005-06, 2010-11, 2015-16 AND 2021-22). HOWEVER, THESE DATA HAVE RARELY BEEN USED TO STUDY LATINO OLDER ADULTS’ HEALTH AND SOCIAL LIVES. NO RESEARCH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED THAT COMPARES THE SOCIAL NETWORKS OF ENGLISH- AND SPANISH-SPEAKING LATINOS AND WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CAREGIVING WITHIN THESE NETWORKS. NSHAP LACKS QUESTIONS ON LANGUAGE USAGE IN DAILY LIFE AND CONTAINS FEW QUESTIONS ON HOW LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS MIGHT IMPEDE ACCESS TO HEALTH AND OTHER IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS. TO CONTEXTUALIZE AGING AND FAMILY CAREGIVING OF AD/ADRD AMONG SPANISH- AND ENGLISH-SPEAKING LATINO OLDER ADULTS WE AIM TO AUGMENT THE NSHAP SOCIAL NETWORK ROSTER AND CAREGIVING QUESTIONS, IMPROVE NSHAP SPANISH-LANGUAGE MEASURES OF CAREGIVING AND SOCIAL NETWORKS, AND ADMINISTER THE ENHANCED NSHAP PROTOCOLS TO LATINO AD/ADRD CAREGIVERS IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH.

PACIFIC WEST REGIONAL CENTER

THE DEMENTIA DATAHUB: BUILDING A LONG-TERM SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION - DISEASE SURVEILLANCE IS A CORE FUNCTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH. IT ALLOWS US TO UNDERSTAND THE DISTRIBUTION OF DISEASE, MONITOR DISPARITIES BETWEEN GROUPS, AND TRACK PROGRESS ON PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OBJECTIVES. WITHOUT TIMELY SURVEILLANCE DATA, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PLAN FOR THE ALLOCATION OF SCARCE RESOURCES OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES. IN 2024, NORC AND OUR PARTNERS LAUNCHED THE DEMENTIA DATAHUB (HTTPS://DEMENTIADATAHUB.ORG). THIS ONLINE, INTERACTIVE SURVEILLANCE VISUALIZATION TOOL INCLUDES MAPS AND DASHBOARDS THAT PROVIDE ESTIMATES OF DIAGNOSED ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE-RELATED DEMENTIAS (AD/ADRD) IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND COUNTY LEVELS. WE PROPOSE TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE DEMENTIA DATAHUB AS PART OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING’S (NIA) INFRASTRUCTURE UNTIL 2030, PROVIDING OPEN, FAIR, AND DEMOCRATIZED SURVEILLANCE DATA ON DEMENTIA THROUGH FOUR SPECIFIC AIMS: MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE EXISTING SYSTEM TO PROVIDE SURVEILLANCE DATA FOR DIAGNOSED AD/ADRD THROUGH 2028; ADD NEW OUTCOME DATA, NEW CONTEXTUAL DATA, AND NEW VISUALIZATIONS; AND PUBLISH ONGOING VALIDATION RESEARCH AND SYSTEMS REPORTS. ESTIMATE THE PREVALENCE OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA (DIAGNOSED AND UNDIAGNOSED) USING SMALL AREA ESTIMATION METHODS AND NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE DATA SOURCES. THESE NEW ESTIMATES WILL ALLOW DATAHUB USERS TO EXAMINE THE UNDERLYING PREVALENCE OF AD/ADRD ACROSS GEOGRAPHIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE DIAGNOSED IN THE MEDICARE SYSTEM.  SUPPORT EARLY-CAREER AND NONTRADITIONAL RESEARCHERS IN CONDUCTING DEMENTIA EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH VIA PILOT GRANTS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT THAT REMOVE FINANCIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO USING COMPLEX DATA. THIS MECHANISM WILL EXPAND THE SCOPE OF WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH ON IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. ENGAGE EXPERTS FOR SYSTEM GUIDANCE AND PRIORITIZATION BY CONVENING AN ADVISORY BOARD OF END USERS AND EXPERTS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON ANNUAL PRIORITIES AND ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS THE DATA THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO END USERS. WE WILL ALSO CONDUCT DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE DEMENTIA DATAHUB SO THAT THE SYSTEM IS KNOWN AND USED CORRECTLY. PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTHCARE POLICY, AND HEALTH SYSTEMS HAVE GROWN MORE DEPENDENT ON TECH-SAVVY, INFORMATION-DRIVEN SURVEILLANCE DATA PIPELINES TO DRIVE DECISION-MAKING. A CENTRALIZED, ANNUALLY UPDATED, AND SUSTAINED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM OF AD/ADRD DATA IS CRITICALLY NEEDED, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE MONUMENTAL, ONGOING CHANGES IN DISEASE UNDERSTANDING, DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENT, AND CARE MODELS AROUND DEMENTIA. OUR PROPOSED WORK MEETS THIS NEED BY TRANSFORMING AN EXISTING NIA R01-FUNDED SURVEILLANCE PROJECT INTO A SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM COMPONENT OF THE NIA INFRASTRUCTURE.

2011 NATIONAL SURVEY OF INDIGENT DEFENSE SYSTEMS

BIODEMOGRAPHY OF EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY IN THE UNITED STATES

METHODS TO COST CRIME VICTIMIZATION: STATISTICAL MODELLING WITH INTEGRATED AND SURVEY DATA TO COMPREHENSIVELY MEASURE HARM

TO HELP IDR IMPLEMENTERS DESIGN, TEST AND ADAPT INTERVENTION PROTOTYPES TO PRODUCE AND ARTICULATE EFFECTIVE, REPLICABLE MODELS

EDUCATION RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL METHODOLOGIES

A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF POLICE PRESTIGE JOB SATISFACTION RESILIENCE AND STRESS THROUGH THE OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS PLATFORM (OSAW-B)

RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN EDUCATION

2012 CENSUS OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF ADOPTION AND GUARDIANSHIP SUPPORT AND PRESERVATION (ASAP) SERVICES IN ILLINOIS: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN - THIS STUDY EVALUATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ILLINOIS ADOPTION AND GUARDIANSHIP SUPPORT AND PRESERVATION (ASAP) PROGRAM AMONG ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. THE EVALUATION OUTCOMES INCLUDE ADOPTION STABILITY, LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE ADOPTION DISRUPTION, AND CHILD SAFETY (E.G., MALTREATMENT ALLEGATIONS, OPEN CASES, AND OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS). THE INTERVENTION IS COMPRISED OF A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES, INCLUDING CLINICAL THERAPY, CRISIS INTERVENTION, PARENTING SUPPORT, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. SERVICES ARE PRIMARILY DELIVERED THROUGH A HOME-VISITING MODEL. THE STUDY EMPLOYS A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN UTILIZING ILLINOIS ADMINISTRATIVE DATA AND BRIGHTPOINT PROGRAM RECORDS AMONG FAMILIES FORMED THROUGH CHILD WELFARE ADOPTION AND SUBSIDIZED GUARDIANSHIP IN ILLINOIS. THE STUDY WILL EMPLOY BOTH INTENT-TO-TREAT AND TREATMENT-ON-THE-TREATED DESIGNS AND WILL FOLLOW FAMILIES FOR 24 MONTHS. THE PLANNED ANALYSES INCLUDE MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES AND THE USE OF GENERATIVE AI TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL VARIABLES FROM CASE NOTES.

CULTIVATING A HIGH-QUALITY AND COMMITTED RURAL STEM TEACHER WORKFORCE IN ILLINOIS -THE PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL NEED TO RETAIN HIGH-QUALITY SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS (SMTS) IN RURAL HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. IT IS LIKELY THAT SMT SHORTAGES WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE DUE TO LIMITED INTEREST IN TEACHING AS A CAREER AND THE LINGERING IMPACTS OF COVID-19. ONE IN FIVE STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ATTENDS A RURAL SCHOOL; THEREFORE, ADDRESSING THE RURAL TEACHER SHORTAGE IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR THESE STUDENTS. ALTHOUGH THE IMPACT OF HIGH-QUALITY SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING ON STUDENT LEARNING IS WELL DOCUMENTED, AND RETAINING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS IS CRITICAL FOR IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES, LESS IS KNOWN ABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE TEACHER RETENTION IN RURAL SCHOOLS. IMPROVEMENTS IN TEACHERS? WORKING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING STRONG AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATIVE COLLEAGUES, POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURES, PARENT AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, AND AMBITIOUS INSTRUCTION, CAN HAVE A LARGE POSITIVE IMPACT ON TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS, STUDENT LEARNING, AND TEACHER RETENTION. GIVEN THE DEARTH OF RESEARCH AT SCALE ON RURAL TEACHER RETENTION, THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND HOW RURAL DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEADERS CAN CREATE POSITIVE WORKING CONDITIONS AND CONNECTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, THUS LEADING TO GREATER RETENTION OF EFFECTIVE SMTS. THIS PROJECT AT THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER (NORC) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ILLINOIS WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE AND THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE THE IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SMT RETENTION IN RURAL SCHOOLS, WITH A FOCUS ON WORKING CONDITIONS IN RURAL DISTRICTS THAT LEAD TO HIGHER RATES OF RETENTION OF EFFECTIVE SMTS. DRAWING ON ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS THEORY AND A PLACE-CONSCIOUS EDUCATION FRAMEWORK, THE PROJECT WILL CONSIDER BOTH SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TEACHER WORKING CONDITIONS AND THUS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TRENDS IN RURAL SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. THIS MIXED METHODS STUDY WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH QUESTIONS: (1) WHAT ARE THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RURAL SMT RETENTION AND EFFECTIVENESS? (2) WHAT SCHOOL AND DISTRICT POLICIES, STRATEGIES, AND PRACTICES CONTRIBUTE TO RURAL SMT RETENTION AND EFFECTIVENESS? THE PROJECT TEAM WILL COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA FROM SEVERAL SOURCES: TEACHER RETENTION AND VACANCY RATES; SCHOOL CLIMATE AND TEACHER SURVEYS; INTERVIEWS WITH SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERS, SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS; AND OBSERVATIONS OF SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHING IN FIVE ?BRIGHT SPOT? RURAL DISTRICTS. FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY WILL GENERATE INSIGHTS INTO THE ROLE OF SCHOOL-, DISTRICT-, AND COMMUNITY-LEVEL FACTORS IN EFFECTIVE RURAL TEACHER RETENTION. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO SEEK TO CONTRIBUTE INSIGHTS INTO HOW RURAL DISTRICT INVESTMENTS TOWARD CULTIVATING EFFECTIVE AND COMMITTED RURAL TEACHERS MAY HELP SUPPORT RURAL STUDENTS? INTEREST IN PURSUING CAREERS IN STEM AND STEM EDUCATION. THIS TRACK 4: NOYCE RESEARCH PROJECT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NOYCE). THE NOYCE PROGRAM SUPPORTS TALENTED STEM UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE K-12 STEM TEACHERS AND EXPERIENCED, EXEMPLARY K-12 TEACHERS TO BECOME STEM MASTER TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION OF K-12 STEM TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

LIFE-SPAN EVOLUTION OF THE CAPABILITIES OF RHESUS MONKEYS

HEARTMATH FOR YOUTH RESILIENCY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION--A COMMUNITY-BASED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSES (CSAR): INFORMING TRAUMA-INFORMED POLICIES PROTOCOLS AND TRAINING

THERE IS A GLARING NEED FOR CREDIBLE, NATIONAL DATA ON PUBLIC DEFENSE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS 2007 CENSUS OF PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES (CPDO) IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DATA COLLECTION ON PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES CONDUCTED TO DATE. FINDINGS FROM THE SURVEY CONTINUE TO BE REGULARLY REFERENCED DESPITE BEING FIFTEEN YEARS OLD, AND EFFORTS AT REFORM IN SOME STATES HAVE BEEN STALLED FOR YEARS FOR LACK OF RELIABLE DATA ABOUT THE WORK OF PUBLIC DEFENDERS. THUS, NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE URBAN INSTITUTE, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC DEFENSE, AND DR. ANDY DAVIES ARE EXCITED TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BJS AND A PANEL OF PUBLIC DEFENSE EXPERTS TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER THE SECOND CENSUS OF PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES TO PROVIDE UPDATED NATIONAL STATISTICS ABOUT PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES AND THEIR STRUCTURES, STAFFING, EXPENDITURES, STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, CASELOADS, AND ATTORNEY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AMONGST OTHER THINGS. THROUGH THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT WE WILL 1) DEVELOP AND TEST A CPDO QUESTIONNAIRE, 2) UPDATE THE 2007 CPDO FRAME, 3) ADMINISTER THE CPDO SURVEY, AND 4) CLEAN, ANALYZE, AND DELIVER RAW AND FINAL DATASETS, AND A FINAL REPORT TO BJS.

A PLACE-BASED APPROACH TO ADDRESS YOUTH-POLICE OFFICER INTERACTIONS IN CRIME HOTSPOTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

POWERING PROACTIVE CARE: FHIR SUBSCRIPTIONS AS THE FOUNDATION FOR TIME-SENSITIVE PATIENT-CENTERED DECISION SUPPORT - APPLICANT ADDRESS: 55 EAST MONROE STREET, 30TH FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL 60603 CONTACT NAME, PHONE, AND EMAIL: PRASHILA DULLABH; (202) 280-9294; DULLABH-PRASHILA@NORC.ORG WEBSITE: NORC.ORG NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (NORC) AND OUR PARTNERS AT ELIMU INFORMATICS, INC. AND EMORY HEALTHCARE ARE PLEASED TO SUBMIT OUR PROPOSED PROJECT “POWERING PROACTIVE CARE: FHIR SUBSCRIPTIONS AS THE FOUNDATION FOR TIME-SENSITIVE PATIENT-CENTERED DECISION SUPPORT” IN RESPONSE TO SPECIAL EMPHASIS NOTICE AREA 1: DEMONSTRATE READINESS OF FHIR®-BASED SUBSCRIPTIONS CAPABILITY AS A FOUNDATIONAL HEALTH IT CAPABILITY FOR IMPROVED INTERACTIVITY WITH THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS. OUR PROJECT PROPOSES TO ENHANCE AN EXISTING PROTOTYPE HYPERTENSION APPLICATION BY INTEGRATING HEALTH LEVEL SEVEN® (HL7) FAST HEALTHCARE INTEROPERABILITY RESOURCES® (FHIR)-BASED SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DEMONSTRATING SUBSCRIPTION CAPABILITIES THROUGH TWO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT REAL-WORLD USE CASES: 1) AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS FOR TIMELY ENROLLMENT INTO A TARGETED CARE PROGRAM, AND 2) REAL-TIME FOLLOW-UP WITH PATIENTS AND THEIR CLINICIANS TO ENABLE PROMPT CLINICAL RESPONSE. WE WILL CONDUCT A PILOT STUDY USING THE ENHANCED PROTOTYPE APPLICATION TO ASSESS ITS FEASIBILITY AND SCALABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE THE READINESS OF FHIR-BASED SUBSCRIPTION CAPABILITY AS A FOUNDATIONAL TO HEALTH IT CAPABILITY FOR IMPROVED INTERACTIVITY WITH THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS. THE PROPOSED ENHANCED HYPERTENSION APPLICATION WILL AUTOMATE IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE REMOTE PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION MONITORING PROGRAM AND PROVIDE REAL-TIME FOLLOW-UP WITH PATIENTS THAT REPORT ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE. OUR PROJECT WILL EXPLORE THE REAL-TIME EXCHANGE OF CLINICAL DATA BETWEEN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHRS) AND THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS AND DEMONSTRATE FHIR-BASED SUBSCRIPTIONS AS A FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITY IN REMOTE MONITORING. OUR PROPOSED APPROACH LEVERAGES THE STRENGTHS OF A TEAM OF EXPERTS IN CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT, FHIR STANDARDS, HEALTH IT IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS WHO HAVE AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF COLLABORATION ON DIGITAL HEALTH AND HEALTH IT PROJECTS. NORC WILL SERVE AS THE LEAD INSTITUTION TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND SUPPORT OVERALL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, WORKING WITH PARTNERS (ELIMU INFORMATICS, INC. AND EMORY HEALTHCARE) TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE THE ENHANCED PROTOTYPE HYPERTENSION APPLICATION ACROSS SIX KEY STEPS: 1) STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN REQUIREMENTS GATHERING, 2) APPLICATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, 3) PATIENT-INFORMED TESTING AND REFINEMENT, 4) INTEGRATION, 5) PILOT IMPLEMENTATION IN CLINICAL SETTINGS, AND 6) EVALUATION. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, WE WILL ENGAGE HEALTH IT EXPERTS AS A PART OF A TECHNICAL EXPERT PANEL (TEP) TO UNDERSTAND INDUSTRY NEEDS RELATED TO INTEROPERABLE HEALTH IT, ASSESS TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE ENHANCED APPLICATION, AND IDENTIFY FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADOPTION AND SCALING. THROUGH OUR PROPOSED PROJECT, WE AIM TO DEMONSTRATE FHIR-BASED SUBSCRIPTION CAPABILITY AS FOUNDATIONAL HEALTH IT BY LEVERAGING USE CASES RELEVANT TO OTHER PATIENT POPULATIONS AND CLINICAL SCENARIOS AND STRENGTHENING POTENTIAL SCALABILITY FOR OTHER CLINICAL USE CASES OR EHR SYSTEMS. OUR PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A REPORT OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PILOT AND EVALUATION, A MANUSCRIPT, AND PUBLISHED PROTOTYPE SPECIFICATIONS IN GITHUB. TOGETHER WITH ELIMU INFORMATICS, INC. AND EMORY HEALTHCARE, WE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCING MATURITY OF FHIR-BASED SUBSCRIPTIONS AND EXPANDING API-BASED DIGITAL HEALTH CARE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

LONGITUDINAL FOLLOW-UP IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY FOR TEEN RELATIONSHIPS AND VIOLENCE (STRIV2)

THE PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO INVESTIGATE THE SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF ANTI-LGBTQ+ HATE CRIME REPORTING AND CLASSIFICATION FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING REPORTING AND PROCESSING OF SUCH INCIDENTS.  THIS PROJECT HAS THREE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: (1) IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY BIAS-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE AND ASSESS HOW THOSE RELATE TO VICTIMS’ DECISIONS TO REPORT CRIMES AND TO WHOM; (2) EVALUATE LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES RELATED TO RESPONDING TO VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQ+ VICTIMS AND ASSESS HOW THOSE RELATE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT DECISIONS TO CATEGORIZE SUCH INCIDENTS AS HATE CRIMES; AND (3) DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY STANDARDS AND PROCEDURAL TOOLS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE ACCURATE REPORTING AND CLASSIFICATION OF ANTI-LGBTQ+ HATE CRIMES.  THIS STUDY WILL EMPLOY A THREE-STAGE, MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH APPROACH WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN FOUR REGIONALLY DIVERSE JURISDICTIONS: ATLANTA GA (SOUTHEAST), DALLAS TX (SOUTHWEST), SAN DIEGO CA (WEST), AND MILWAUKEE WI (MIDWEST). STAGE 1 OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE CONDUCTING A QUANTITATIVE WEB-SURVEY OF RELEVANT COMMUNITY, INTERPERSONAL, AND INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LOCAL LGBTQ+ ADULTS, AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATED TO HATE CRIME REPORTING IN LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.  STAGE 2 OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH LGBTQ+ VICTIMS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO EVALUATE INDIVIDUAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES OF HATE CRIME REPORTING AND CLASSIFICATION. STAGE 3 WILL LEVERAGE RESULTS FROM STAGES 1 AND 2 TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE A SET OF EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE THE ACCURATE REPORTING AND CLASSIFICATION OF ANTI-LGBTQ+ HATE CRIMES. PROJECT FINDINGS WILL BE DISSEMINATED VIA SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AND BE USED TO DEVELOP POLICY STANDARDS AND TOOLS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS RESEARCH-TO-TRANSLATION APPROACH WILL HELP TO ADVANCE SCHOLARSHIP ON ANTI-LGBTQ+ HATE CRIME REPORTING AND WILL DIRECTLY ADVANCE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND STATUTES USED FOR IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING HATE CRIMES AGAINST LGBTQ+ POPULATIONS. NOTE: THIS PROJECT CONTAINS A RESEARCH AND/OR DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT, AS DEFINED IN APPLICABLE LAW,"" AND COMPLIES WITH PART 200 UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS - 2 CFR  200.210(A)(14). CA/NCF

OPPORTUNITY MATTERS: INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE STEM CAREER PIPELINE -THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED THE EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE OF THE UNITED STATES, OVERWHELMING SCHOOLS AND LEAVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH FEWER OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MATH AND SCIENCE CONTENT. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY TRUE FOR STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS INCLUDING STUDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY, STUDENTS OF COLOR, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND STUDENTS WHOSE PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH. REDUCED OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MATH AND SCIENCE CONTENT HAS PROFOUND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PIPELINE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, THROUGH COLLEGE, TO STEM CAREERS, NARROWING IT TO ONLY STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO ENSURE CONTINUED ACCESS TO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. BUILDING ON PRIOR RESEARCH, THIS STUDY IS DESIGNED TO EXPLORE DISRUPTIONS IN MATH AND SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE TAKING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, FOCUSING ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROJECT DRAWS UPON OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THEORY AND A MULTIDIMENSIONAL CONCEPTUALIZATION OF CULTURAL CAPITAL WHICH INCORPORATING BOURDIEU'S CONCEPT OF HYSTERESIS AND YOSSO'S THEORY OF COMMUNITY CULTURAL WEALTH. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT STUDENTS? ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SCIENCE AND MATH COURSES AT DIFFERENT TIME POINTS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. RESEARCHERS FROM THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH INFINITE CAMPUS, A LEADING SUPPLIER OF STUDENT INFORMATION AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, PROVIDING RESEARCHERS WITH ACCESS TO DATA ON OVER 1.8 MILLION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE LARGE-SCALE DATA SET WILL ENABLE ANALYSES OF POPULATIONS OFTEN EXCLUDED FROM RESEARCH BECAUSE OF THEIR SMALL POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS INTERSECTIONAL GROUPS WITH MULTIPLE SOCIAL IDENTITIES. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL USE WEIGHTING TECHNIQUES DESIGNED TO WARRANT CLAIMS ABOUT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS WITH ENROLLMENTS LARGER THAN 50 STUDENTS. DATA WILL BE ANALYZED USING CONCEPT GROUNDING, LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS, AND INTERSECTIONAL TECHNIQUES. FINDINGS FROM THIS STUDY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CRITICAL FOR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS AS THEY WORK TO MORE EQUITABLY ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN STUDENT OUTCOMES IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY NSF'S EDU CORE RESEARCH (ECR) PROGRAM. THE ECR PROGRAM EMPHASIZES FUNDAMENTAL STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH THAT GENERATES FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD. INVESTMENTS ARE MADE IN CRITICAL AREAS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL, BROAD AND ENDURING: STEM LEARNING AND STEM LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF TEEN RELATIONSHIPS AND INTIMATE VIOLENCE (STRIV)

A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE STUDY OF CONFLICTS, DYADIC INTERACTIONS, AND THE VICTIM-OFFENDER OVERLAP

IN 2010, THE OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME (OVC) AND THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) LAUNCHED THE ECM TASK FORCE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL OF BRINGING TOGETHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTORS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL, WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, IN A COORDINATED AND SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP. NORC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WHY, PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A 48-MONTH PROCESS AND OUTCOME EVALUATION OF ECM TASK FORCES TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING OF THE HOW THE TASK FORCES ARE IMPACTING THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING CASES AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO AND OUTCOMES OF SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. TASKS FOR THIS STUDY INCLUDE: 1) SELECTING 6 ECM TASK FORCES TO PARTNER WITH FOR A PROCESS AND OUTCOME EVALUATION, 2) CONDUCTING A PROCESS EVALUATION WITH EACH TASK FORCE, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH TASK FORCE STAKEHOLDERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING WHO INTERACT WITH THE TASK FORCES, 3) CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS WHO HAVE NOT INTERACTED WITH TASK FORCES, 4) DEVELOPING AN ECOLOGICAL MODEL WITH EACH ECM TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY DETERMINANTS OF RISKS AND VULNERABILITIES TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, 5) CONDUCTING A STUDY OF THE OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH TASK FORCE, INCLUDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SURVIVOR OUTCOMES, AND 6) DISSEMINATING FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY, INCLUDING BRIEFS HIGHLIGHTING THE VOICES OF SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND INNOVATIVE, PROMISING PRACTICES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVED ECM TASK FORCE IMPACT. THIS STUDY IS A BEING CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH ICF AND ERIN ALBRIGHT, AEQUITAS, SURVIVOR ALLIANCE, NATIONAL SURVIVOR NETWORK, MIKE POSANKA, AND EMILY SCHWARTZ.

EXPANDING THE NATIONAL APPROACH TO HEARING LOSS EDUCATION AND AWARENESS - CDC'S NCCDPHP SEEKS TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY CHRONIC CONDITIONS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY NCCDPHP'S BUDGET, FOR WHICH EFFORTS TO EXPAND THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE BASE COULD LEAD TO MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN PATIENT OUTCOMES. WE PROPOSE EXPANDING THE SCIENCE BASE FOR HEARING LOSS IN THE UNITED STATES ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS. HEARING LOSS IS A HIGHLY PREVALENT CONDITION THAT REDUCES QUALITY OF LIFE AND IS A LEADING RISK FACTOR FOR DEPRESSION, DEMENTIA, INJURIES, AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY. PUBLIC HEALTH CAN IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES AMONG PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS AS MULTIPLE INTERVENTIONS CAN PREVENT OR TREAT HEARING LOSS. CURRENTLY, NO STATE OR COUNTY LEVEL ESTIMATES EXIST TO GUIDE THE TARGETING OF PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS. WE PROPOSE TO CREATE COMPOSITE ESTIMATES OF THE PREVALENCE OF HEARING LOSS AT THE U.S. COUNTY LEVEL BASED ON EXISTING HIGH-QUALITY DATA SOURCES. WE WILL HOUSE THESE ESTIMATES IN AN APPEALING AND EASY-TO-USE WEBSITE, INCLUDING SUMMARIZED BEST-PRACTICE AND PREVENTION RESOURCES ON THE SAME WEBSITE. FINALLY, WE WILL DISSEMINATE THE PROJECT'S INFORMATION TO HEARING LOSS PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC USING A COLLABORATIVE PARTNER ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL MEDIA APPROACH. OUR PROPOSAL BUILDS FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF NORC AND OUR PARTNERS ON PAST PROJECTS FOR NCCDPHP AND CDC, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (VEHSS) AND THE HOW RIGHT NOW COVID-19 HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN. OUR PROJECT TEAM INCLUDES;?EXPERTS IN HEARING LOSS MEASUREMENT AND EPIDEMIOLOGY; ?INVESTIGATORS WITH HIGHLY RELEVANT RECENT EXPERIENCE CREATING SURVEILLANCE INFORMATION;?EXPERTS IN HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH; AND ?PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING HEARING LOSS NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PROJECT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND THE EVIDENCE BASE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS AND THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING COUNTY-LEVEL ESTIMATES AND BEST PRACTICE INFORMATION ON AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC W EBSITE. IN ADDITION, OUR DISSEMINATION EFFORTS AND PARTNERSHIPS OFFER NCCDPHP A SUBSTANTIAL DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE THAT THE PROJECT'S INFORMATION WILL REACH ITS INTENDED AUDIENCES. IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE TARGETING OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, INCREASE THE USE OF HEARING LOSS BEST PRACTICES, AND EXPAND AWARENESS ABOUT HEARING LOSS AMONG THE PUBLIC. EACH OF THESE OUTCOMES CAN IMPROVE PATIENT HEARING LOSS OUTCOMES, ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY AND WELLNESS: A MULTI-LEVEL STUDY

ARMS DISSEMINATION USING THE NORC DATA ENCLAVE

COMPONENT 3: ADRD PUBLIC HEALTH ADOPTION ACCELERATOR - NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BURNESS, THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION, USAGING, AND THE NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION (NRHA), WILL ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A NATIONAL ADRD PUBLIC HEALTH ADOPTION ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE THE USE, IMPLEMENTATION, AND SUSTAINED INTEGRATION OF EVIDENCE-INFORMED STRATEGIES ADDRESSING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS (ADRD). DESPITE A STRONG AND GROWING EVIDENCE BASE, THE UPTAKE OF EFFECTIVE ADRD STRATEGIES ACROSS PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS REMAINS UNEVEN AND FRAGMENTED. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THAT GAP THROUGH A COORDINATED APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING HIGH-IMPACT STRATEGIES, SUPPORTING THEIR ADOPTION, AND ACCELERATING THEIR SPREAD ACROSS STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL AND TERRITORIAL (STLT) PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND NATIONWIDE. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON STLT PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND THE BROADER NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION, AS THEY ARE WELL EQUIPPED TO SUPPORT THE UPTAKE OF ADRD STRATEGIES THROUGH EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND PARTNERSHIPS. ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED NATIONWIDE, REACHING ALL U.S. STATES, TERRITORIES, TRIBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, WITH ATTENTION TO VARIABILITY IN CAPACITY, RESOURCES, AND READINESS ACROSS JURISDICTIONS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES THREE INTEGRATED STRATEGIES. FIRST, NORC AND THEIR PARTNERS WILL APPLY DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE APPROACHES TO SYSTEMATICALLY IDENTIFY, ASSESS, AND PRIORITIZE ADRD STRATEGIES WITH STRONG POTENTIAL FOR POPULATION-LEVEL IMPACT. THIS INCLUDES CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL SCANS, EVALUATING IMPLEMENTATION READINESS, AND DEVELOPING TAILORED PLANS TO SUPPORT DISSEMINATION AND ADOPTION. SECOND, NORC AND THEIR PARTNERS WILL BUILD CAPACITY AMONG RECIPIENTS AND PARTNERS BY DELIVERING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA). ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ESTABLISHING A VIRTUAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER, LED BY USAGING, DEVELOPING PRACTICAL TOOLS, AND DELIVERING TAILORED SUPPORT DESIGNED TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS TRANSLATE ADRD EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES EFFECTIVELY IN A RANGE OF SETTINGS. THIRD, NORC AND BURNESS WILL IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING STRATEGY TO INCREASE AWARENESS, REACH, AND UPTAKE OF PRIORITIZED ADRD TOOLS AND RESOURCES. THIS INCLUDES DEVELOPING AUDIENCE-TAILORED MESSAGING, DISSEMINATING MATERIALS THROUGH TRUSTED NATIONAL NETWORKS, AND USING MULTIPLE CHANNELS TO ENSURE STRATEGIES ARE ACCESSIBLE AND ACTIONABLE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS. PARTNERS USAGING, ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION, AND NRHA WILL SUPPORT BROAD DISSEMINATION AT THE NATIONAL AND STLT LEVELS. EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT ARE EMBEDDED ACROSS ALL ACTIVITIES. USING A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH INFORMED BY IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE FRAMEWORKS, THE PROJECT WILL MONITOR REACH, ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF STRATEGIES OVER TIME. DATA SOURCES WILL INCLUDE PROGRAM RECORDS, DIGITAL ANALYTICS, PARTNER-REPORTED INFORMATION, AND TARGETED QUALITATIVE INPUT. FINDINGS WILL BE USED TO CONTINUOUSLY REFINE ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVE IMPACT. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: (1) INCREASED NATIONAL ADOPTION OF PRIORITIZED, EVIDENCE-INFORMED ADRD STRATEGIES THROUGH A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS FOR IDENTIFYING, ASSESSING, AND IMPLEMENTING HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES; (2) INCREASED SHARING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE STRATEGIES NATIONWIDE OVER TIME; (3) STRENGTHENED CAPACITY AMONG COMPONENT 1 AND 2 RECIPIENTS, LEADING TO INCREASED ADOPTION, SPREAD, AND USE OF EVIDENCE-INFORMED TOOLS AND RESOURCES ACROSS STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL, AND TERRITORIAL (STLT) PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS; AND (4) INCREASED NATIONAL SHARING, REACH, USE, AND INTEGRATION OF PRIORITIZED TOOLS AND RESOURCES THROUGH COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING EFFORTS. ULTIMATELY, THE PROJECT WILL ACCELERATE THE TRANSLATION OF EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE, CONTRIBUTING TO IMPROVED PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING ADRD NATIONWIDE.

CE25-025 - PREVENTING ACES WITH LINKAGES AND STRONGER SYSTEMS (PALSS)

A NATIONAL PROBABILITY-BASED HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ON TEEN DATING VIOLENCE

RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN EDUCATION

A DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR EACH GRADE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL: A LONGITUDINAL MULTI-LEVEL EXPERIMENT.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH

CE25-026 - AN IMPACT EVALUATION OF THE MONIQUE BURR FOUNDATION TEEN SAFETY MATTERS PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM

STEM INDICATORS: IMPLEMENTING A MODEL FOR REPORTING AND RESEARCH ON STATE ASSESSMENT POLICIES FOR K-12 SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN EDUCATION

TWENTY YEARS LATER: NATIONAL STUDY OF VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRENDS, CHALLENGES, AND SUCCESSES.

TO BUILD THE TIP OFFICE GRANTEES' CAPACITY TO DESIGN COST-EFFICIENT, EVIDENCE-BASED ANTI-TRAFFICKING INTERVENTIONS AND DOCUMENT THEM FOR REPLICATION, ENABLING DISCIPLINED GO/NO-GO FUNDING DECISIONS THAT PROTECT TAXPAYER DOLLARS

METHODS TO PROTECT PRIVACY IN STATE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEMS RESEARCH FILES

CENSUS OF TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES (CTLEA-16)

SOCIAL ECOLOGY OF MATERNAL SUBSTANCE USE