On Friday, December 17, officials representing the Population Association of America (PAA) and the Association of Population Centers (APC) met with the directors and senior program staff at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD),...
PAA joined 314 organizations and institutions sign-on letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership, urging swift passage of the House-passed $46.4 billion for the NIH base budget for FY 2022. The attached letter was delivered November 15, and is available on the Ad Hoc Group...
Ad Hoc Group Letter Urging Swift Passage of FY22 Appropriations_Final.pdf
This letter is to leaders on the Senate and House Appropriations Committees in support of providing the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development with the highest possible funding level in the final Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bill. #LettersandComments #GPAC2021 #NIH
11-08-21 FoNICHD FY22_Omnibus_Letter_FINAL.pdf
On behalf of the organizations we lead, the Population Association of America and Association of Population Centers, we thank Dr. Francis Collins, Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), for his many years of dedication and committed public service. NIH is the primary source of...
With the summer and Jewish holidays behind them, Congress has returned to what promises to be a very busy fall! The agenda includes several major federal spending bills, including all 12 Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations bills, a budget reconciliation package, and an infrastructure bill. What...
On August 16, PAA President Dr. Robert A. Hummer participated in a listening session (Listening Session 10: Advocates for Research on Neurology and Mental Health) that the White House Office and Science Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director...
On July 15, the U.S. House of Representatives reported the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education bill and its accompanying report . The report included provisions that the Population Association of America (PAA) proposed regarding population research activities...
As population scientists, most of our data come from large, government-collected or supported surveys or registries. Our members are very involved in developing surveys, testing respondent strategies, and making comparisons across large population surveys. Our scientists also value the ability...
PAA APC comments to NIH re CDE RFI 5-21 FINAL.pdf
PAA and APC are pleased to submit comments in response to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Request for Information (RFI) (NOT-OD-21-066), “Inviting Comments and Suggestions to Advance and Strengthen Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Biomedical Research Workforce and Advance...
PAA comments on NIH UNITE RFI 4-21.pdf
PAA and APC joined a sign-on letter in support of $50 million in funding to the CDC and NIH in FY2022 to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention. The letter illustrates the broad support of 202 national, state, and local medical, public health, and...
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