Event Type:
Meeting
Category:
Field Perspectives
Date:
April 28, 2014
Time:
2:00-3:00 PM ET
Presenters provide background on NIH's efforts to support rigorous evaluation of natural experiments in policy, environment/communities, and healthcare related to obesity and diabetes. They then discuss study design considerations, review the current funding announcements, and highlight progress and lessons learned.
Speaker
Dr. Christine M. Hunter
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, NIH
Dr. Robin McKinnon
Food and Drug Administration