Promoting Delivery of Preventive Services to Children and Families: APA Young Investigator Awards, Phase 2

Award Amount: $160,206
Approval Date: July 14, 2009
Start Date: December 1, 2009
End Date: November 30, 2011
Academic Pediatric Association
6728 Old McLean Village Drive
McLean, Virgina 22101
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Minkovitz, M.D., M.P.P.

While preventive services are a critical component of high-quality health care, research into effective preventive services for children is seriously lacking. Over the past two years, the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) has initiated a Young Investigator Awards program to identify and support six promising researchers working in the field of child development and preventive care. The APA will continue this program in 2010 and 2011 by selecting six new young investigators pursuing research projects in preventive health care for children. In addition to financial support, the researchers will receive mentoring, networking opportunities, and a forum to present their findings and receive feedback from peers.