Health e-Technologies: Building the Science of eHealth
Grant ID: IBR
The mission of Health e-Technologies is to advance the discovery of scientific knowledge regarding the effectiveness of interactive applications (i.e., Internet, interactive TV and voice response systems, kiosks, personal digital assistants, CD-ROMs, DVDs) for health behavior change and chronic disease management. In addition, this program aims to find out whether these applications improve the processes and outcomes of care for culturally diverse groups of consumers and support provider adherence to evidence-based care. Its Web site includes information about grantee research and an online collaboration community of eHealth researchers, as well as resources and news related to technology and health.

Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Grant ID: HER
Launched in December 2005, Healthy Eating Research supports research that identifies, analyzes and evaluates environmental and policy approaches to increasing healthy eating among children. Special emphasis will be given to research projects that will benefit children in the low-income and racial/ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Learn more about Healthy Eating Research current activities on its Web site.

Helping Young Smokers Quit
Grant ID: HSQ
Helping Young Smokers Quit (HYSQ) is a program that works to fill a gap in knowledge about the numbers and distribution of youth smoking cessation programs as well as the types of treatment approaches and program components that are currently offered across the United States. Through program evaluations, HYSQ aims to identify effective models to help states, communities, schools and other community-based and youth-serving organizations adopt and implement programs that work, and provide standards and tools for self-evaluations. Findings from HYSQ also will assist researchers and funding organizations plan future youth smoking cessation programs and activities. In addition to facts and resources related to youth smoking, the HYSQ Web site features information on the program, its research products and program evaluation. As HYSQ progresses, the Web site plans to include a toolkit for the self-evaluation of programs.

Home Care Research Initiative: Concept Papers on Home Care Policy and Practice
Grant ID: 31099
The Home Care Research Initiative (HCRI) provided support for researchers and policy analysts to explore key issues in the area of home and community-based care for the chronically ill. The initiative encouraged research and policy analysis on three specific topics about home and community-based services for the chronically ill: (1) issues concerning targeting and allocation mechanisms; (2) issues concerning efficiency of delivery approaches; and (3) issues concerning synthesis and consensus development related to existing research and demonstrations. The Web site describes HCRI research projects, commissioned papers and journal articles.

Improving Chronic Illness Care
Grant ID: CDM
RWJF's Improving Chronic Illness Care program is dedicated to assisting large numbers of health systems throughout the United States in transforming their care for patients with chronic illnesses. ICIC's Web site provides health systems with the research evidence, improvement methods and practical tools needed, all utilizing the chronic care model, which summarizes the essential elements for improving care at the community, organization and individual practice levels.

Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research
Grant ID: IHP
The Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research program funds highly qualified individuals to undertake broad studies of the most challenging policy issues in health and health care facing America. Each year, grants of up to $275,000 are awarded to approximately 10 investigators from a variety of disciplines who are affiliated with educational institutions or non-profit organizations located in the United States. Successful proposals combine creative and conceptual thinking with innovative approaches aimed at enhancing understanding of difficult health problems and the complexities of health care delivery and financing. Visit the Web site for more information about the program and its funding opportunities as well as profiles and abstracts of current and past investigators' work.

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