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● IPHAM Faculty Position: Implementation Scientist - Program Director

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Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) has posted a Request for Proposals for four funding opportunities intended to support and accelerate innovative research to improve human health. Awarded projects are expected to be completed within 12-24 months depending on the funding mechanism. The deadline to apply is July 9:

A recent article in the Chicago Tribune highlights how the Northwestern Mothers & Babies program's virtual visits are helping prevent postpartum depression in women who face barriers to traditional therapy. Mothers & Babies, led by CCH Co-director Darius Tandon, PhD, is based on cognitive behavioral therapy and provides online resources and (since the pandemic) virtual home visits with trained paraprofessionals to provide services to families around maternal mental health. The intervention aims to reduce stress and improve mood in pregnant women and new mothers and has been highlighted as one of the most effective interventions for the prevention of postpartum depression.

To read the full article in the Chicago Tribune, click here.

Click here for more information on the Mothers & Babies program.

Northwestern University has announced 21 Racial Equity Community Partnership grants totaling $600K for projects in Evanston & Chicago .

These grants will support projects that work to dismantle structural racism with mutually beneficial partnerships between a community-based organization and Northwestern faculty, students and staff. Organizations that will be part of the incubator program will receive coaching and support from Northwestern’s Center for Diversity and Democracy (CSDD) to develop project ideas that address racial inequity and prepare the organization to build mutually beneficial partnerships which would attract further philanthropic investments.

The Racial Equity and Community Partnership Grant program was developed by an advisory committee of Northwestern faculty and staff and local community leaders, including ARCC Steering Committee member Melvin Thompson (Endeleo Institute), and ARCC Co-director Jen Brown.

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