Rehabilitation Research News: July 9, 2021

I hope you all enjoyed the Fourth of July holiday weekend!
 
NICHD launched its STrategies to enRich Inclusion and achieVe Equity (STRIVE) initiative to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in all aspects of its research and workforce. STRIVE, which complements NIH UNITE, focuses on taking action to improve EDI within NICHD and the scientific community, and to expand health disparities research to develop solutions that mitigate inequities.
 
We are excited to kick off our STRIVE for Change workshop series on July 14, from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET, with “Establishing a New Frontier in Health Disparities Research Across the Lifecourse.”
 
These free, virtual workshops will bring together stakeholders from diverse sectors to discuss health disparities research, identify knowledge gaps, and help chart a bold course for future activities.  
 
To register for the July 14 and future workshops in the series, please visit https://bit.ly/3juWxtR .  
 
I would also like to draw your attention to two new Notices of Special Interest from NICHD. The first calls for research promoting vaccine access, acceptance, and uptake among people with disabilities and the second calls for research targeted at the transition from pediatric to adult health care. See the links below.