Funding Opportunity: Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The purpose of this grant is to encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention.
Due September 8, 2016.
Tag Archives: Disabilities
Developmental Screening with Recent Immigrant and Refugee Children
Resource: Developmental Screening with Recent Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Preliminary Report
Ethnomed
Project represents an initial attempt to describe barriers to developmental screening in a population which is missing from the bulk of the developmental screening literature.
“Opening Doors” Disability Booklets
Resource: “Opening Doors” Disability Booklets
Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association
These booklets examine the perceptions of disability within particular culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia and are available in multiple languages.
Orientation For, and About, Refugees with Disabilities (Archived Webinar)
Resource: Orientation For, and About, Refugees with Disabilities (Archived Webinar)
Cultural Orientation Resource Center, Center for Applied Linguistics
Webinar provides case examples of challenges and resources for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, as well as an overview of U.S. resources and programs available to refugees with disabilities.