The OBSSR is seeking broad input on important new directions for health-related behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR). On February 18, we released a Request for Information (NOT-OD-20-059) and launched a crowd-source submission website seeking your input on research directions that will support the achievement of the scientific priorities in the OBSSR Strategic Plan 2022-2026, and that will advance or transform the broader health impact of BSSR. OBSSR is interested in focusing on research directions that are trans-disease and cross-cutting in nature and address critical gaps in the field.
The role of the OBSSR is to coordinate and promote BSSR research across the NIH and assist the NIH Institutes and Centers in developing research and training resources to advance the field. OBSSR supports a broad range of BSSR disease, condition, population, and setting specific priorities across the NIH covering the spectrum, from basic to implementation science research.
We would like input on the most important or cutting-edge, trans-disease research directions that would accelerate progress in these three strategic priority areas:
1. Synergy in Basic and Applied BSSR
2. BSSR Resources, Methods, and Measures
3. Adoption of Effective BSSR in Practice
To ensure consideration, responses must be submitted by 11:59pm ET March 29, 2020 through OBSSR’s crowd-source submission website. Once your IdeaScale account is created and you are logged in, you can submit an idea, browse and respond to comments that have already been submitted, and vote for your other ideas.