Table 2.
Examples of recent grants concerning geospatial and contextual analyses of energy balance from the United States National Institutes of Health.
| Grant Title | Investigator | Years/Total Funding Requested* | Institute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Attributes and Weight Control: Study of Over 1.3 Million Veterans | Zenk, S; Tarlov, E. | 4/$2,400,000 | NCI |
| Community Influences on NHANES Diet and Physical Activity | Scribner, R | 3/$750,000 | NCI |
| Effects of the Built Environment, Crime & Food Prices on BMI, Activity & Eating | Colabianchi, N | 3/$1,080,000 | NCI |
| Neighborhood Built and Social Environment and Physical Activity and Weight Status | Wen, M | 5/$1,250,000 | NCI |
| Obesogenic Environment: Impact on Breast, Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Risk | Cheng, I | 4/$1,370,000 | NCI |
| New Statistical Methods To Handle Spatial Uncertainty In Cancer Risk Estimation | Guan, Y | 4/$1,340,000 | NCI |
| Uncertainty In Spatial Health Analysis Due To Missingness And Aggregation Effects | Lawson, AB. | 3/$890,000 | NCI |
| IPEN: International Study Of Built Environment, Physical Activity, And Obesity | Sallis, J | 4/$2,140,000 | NCI |
| Structural & Programmatic Effects Of Bus Rapid Transit On Physical Activity | Saelens BE | 5/$2,200,000 | NCI |
| GPS Exposure To Environments & Relations With Biomarkers Of Cancer Risk | Kerr, J | 4/$2,980,000 | NCI |
| Economic Contextual Influences on Population Diet and Obesity | Powell, LM | 3/$1,180,000 | NHLBI |
| Longitudinal Associations of Neighborhood Environment with Obesity and Health | Babey, S | 5/$3,000,000 | NHLBI |
| Validating GIS-Based Methods To Address Spatial Uncertainty In Clinical Trials | Clougherty, J. | 5/$1,860,000 | NHLBI |
| Impacts of School Policies on Student Diet & Activity Behaviors & Obesity | Nanney, MS | 5/$2,190,000 | NHLBI |
| Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention in Afterschool Programs | Beets, MW | 5/$2,770,00 | NHLBI |
| Environments Impact On Children’s Diet, Activity & Obesity: A Natural Experiment | Datar, A | 5/$3,950,000 | NICHD |
| Bayesian Integration Of Biomarkers And Spatial Exposure Data | Bartell, SM | 2/$387,000 | NIEHS |
| Statistical Methods For Exposure Uncertainty In Air Pollution And Health Studies | Chang, H | 2/$442,000 | NIEHS |
| Walkability’s Impact on Senior Health | Glicksman, A | 2/$315,000 | NINR |
| Geospatial Frontiers In Health And Social Environments | Richardson, D | 2/98,000 | OBBSR |
Abstracts of these and other grants can be searched for and accessed via the NIH Reporter (http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm).
*
Actual funding levels somewhat lower