Announcements

Clinical Digest: Yoga for Health

Many people practice yoga for health-related reasons, such as for well-being and fitness, to help control stress, or to help manage or prevent a health problem. Results of studies on the effects of yoga on health have found that yoga may be more beneficial for some health conditions than for others. This issue of the digest summarizes the current research on yoga for several health conditions and in different populations.

In the News: Coronavirus and “Alternative” Treatments

The media has reported that some people are seeking “alternative” remedies to prevent infection with SARS-CoV-2 or to treat the 2019 coronavirus disease now called COVID-19. Some of these purported remedies include herbal therapies and teas. There is no scientific evidence that any of these alternative remedies can prevent or cure the illness caused by this virus. In fact, some of them may not be safe to consume.

Resources for Researchers

New Funding Opportunities

Request for Information (RFI): Input on a Proposed Research Initiative to Decrease Maternal Mortality (NOT-20-OD-063)

Two Pre-Application Webinars To Be Held in March

NCCIH will hold two pre-application webinars related to new funding opportunities in March. The purpose of these events is to provide information for potential applicants and to answer questions. Please register if you want to participate.

HEAL Initiative: Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trials Optional) RFA-AT-20-004

On Monday, March 2, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. ET, NCCIH will host a technical assistance videocast on RFA-AT-20-004, the reissue of the NIH HEAL (Helping To End Addiction Long-Term) Initiative funding opportunity “Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain To Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM).” This funding opportunity announcement encourages phased cooperative research applications to conduct large-scale studies in “real world” health care delivery systems. Register here.

Emotional Well-Being: High-Priority Research Networks (U24, Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-AT-20-003

On Tuesday, March 17, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET, NCCIH, the National Institute on Aging, and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development will host a technical assistance webinar on RFA-AT-20-003, “Emotional Well-Being: High-Priority Research Networks.” This funding opportunity will facilitate research networks on emotional well-being through meetings, conferences, small-scale pilot research, multidisciplinary cross training, and information dissemination. Register here.

Upcoming Events

NCCIH Strategic Planning Webinar: Whole Person Health

February 19, 2020; 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. ET

Join NCCIH and our director, Dr. Helene Langevin, as we launch NCCIH’s strategic planning process for the next 5-year plan (2021–2026). We will kick off this year-long process with a webinar for the complementary and integrative health community on the topic of “Whole Person Health.” Dr. Langevin will share her thoughts on this topic, which considers the whole person and the relationships among numerous factors, including biologic, environmental, behavioral, mental, and social factors, in determining health. She will also focus on how this concept fits into and expands upon NCCIH’s current strategic plan and may serve as a way to inform our strategic planning and future research directions. Register now.