Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Interdisciplinary Education in Pediatric Pulmonary Centers (PPCs)

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-15-074 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.110Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Mar 23, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 6Creation Date: Jan 20, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Interdisciplinary Education in Pediatric Pulmonary Centers (PPCs).?

The purpose of the PPC program is to improve the health status of infants, children, and youth with chronic respiratory conditions.? PPCs achieve this objective by addressing four (4) aims:

1)????? Providing interdisciplinary leadership training at the graduate and post-graduate levels in five (5) core disciplines of pediatric pulmonary medicine, nursing, social work, nutrition, and family leadership.? PPCs serve as models of excellence in interdisciplinary training, systems integration, and research related to chronic respiratory conditions in infants, children, and youth;

2)????? Engaging with families as full partners to support family-centered practice, policies, and research;

3)????? Impacting policies and practices at the regional and national levels, including working with state and local health agencies and providers through a public health/population-based a...

Source: Grants.gov - January 22, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding