News and Announcements
Statement Announcing FY24 NDD United Sign-On Letter
The Coalition for Health Funding issues the following statement announcing a 760 organization (include APC and PAA) sign-on letter urging Congress to reject cuts to non-defense discretionary appropriations: The Coalition for Health Funding, an alliance of 84 nonprofit...
NIH OBSSR Connector Monthly May 2023
Director's Voice Blog Celebrating a Career in the Behavioral and Social Sciences at NIH. When I took on the role of Acting Director of OBSSR, I was daunted by multiple responsibilities that came with the role, but particularly the task of writing a monthly blog....
NICHDEVELOPMENTS – MAY 2023
News "Eat, Sleep, Console" reduces hospital stay and need for medication among opioid-exposed infants The “Eat, Sleep, Console” (ESC) care approach may be more effective than using the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool (FNAST) to assess and manage...
DBASSE Recently Released Reports
Consensus Study Report Addressing the Long-Term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families This new report from the Board on Children, Youth, and Families identifies social, emotional, behavioral, educational, mental, physical, and economic effects of...
COSSA Washington Update – May 2, 2023
Featured News House-Passed GOP Budget Would Decimate Science Funding On April 26, the House passed along party lines the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. The bill, which was developed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other GOP members a week prior, represents...
COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STATISTICS MAY 2023
Upcoming Events May 16–17, 2023 Impacts of Alternative Compensation Methods on Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Retention and Safety Performance Meeting No. 4 See this site for more information May 22, 23, 25, 2023 Register here Workshop on Approaches to Sharing...
2020 Census Data Products: Demographic and Housing Characteristics File
New Publication 2020 Census Data Products: Demographic and Housing Characteristics File The U.S. Census Bureau’s Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC) file is an important source of data for local governments - particularly those with small populations – as...
Policy Update: NIA’s Clinical Research Operations and Management System
NIA recently issued a policy update that provides additional guidance on compliance procedures for reporting human subjects enrollment data using NIA’s Clinical Research Operations and Management System (CROMS). We are writing to encourage you to review this guidance...
April 2023 Census Project Update
The Census Project Mourns the Passing of Dr. Steve Murdock, Census Bureau Director, 2008-2009 On April 11, the Associated Press confirmed the passing of former Census Bureau Director Dr. Steve Murdock. In a personal blog, Census Bureau Director Robert Santos described...
Statement on House Debt Ceiling and Spending Cut Proposal
As the principal professional societies representing the population sciences, the Population Association of America and Association of Population Centers wish to express their strong opposition to a proposal introduced on April 19, 2023, in the U.S. House of...