Pfizer Health Literacy Initiative

Posted by on January 23, 2004

Pfizer Health Literacy Initiative Grant Program Invites Applications

Deadline: Various

The Pfizer Health Literacy Initiative Grant Program is part of pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s (<a href="http://www.pfizer.com/">http://www.pfizer.com/</a>) commitment to advance healthcare professionals’ efforts to improve health literacy.

The grants are designed to generate knowledge, create solutions, support research, raise awareness, and attract new scholars to the service of the health literacy issue. For 2004, there are three grant categories:

Scholar Awards provide post-doctoral candidates committed to advancing health literacy and clear health communication an opportunity to study and conduct research under the guidance of a recognized expert in the field. Up to two awards of $130,000 each over two years will be made. Applicants will be considered from a variety of fields, including (but not limited to) education, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and social work. The applicant must be a citizen or a noncitizen national of the U.S., or have been lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence and have a permanent resident visa. (Deadline: February 6, 2004.)

Research Grants are designed to support established researchers working to advance the understanding of health literacy and clear health communication interventions and their impact of these interventions on health outcomes. Up to three grants will be awarded. Each grant is for up to $150,000 over two years. Applications are invited from healthcare professionals who are postgraduate investigators in diverse fields, such as adult education, anthropology, environmental health, ethics, health economics, health education, health law, health literacy, health policy, the management sciences, medicine, nursing, occupational health, pharmacy, public health, and social work. The applicant must be a citizen or a noncitizen national of the U.S., or have been lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence and have a permanent resident visa. (Deadline: February 6, 2004.)

Visiting Lecturer Grants offer applicants the opportunity to have a recognized health literacy expert visit their organization and provide lectures and workshops on health literacy. Fifteen grants of up to $4,500 each will be made. Applications from organizations in diverse fields are encouraged, including adult education, consumer advocacy, health economics, health literacy, health policy, managed care, medicine, nonprofit community organizations, nursing, pharmacy, public health, social work, and voluntary health associations. (Deadline: January 30, 2004.)

For complete application guidelines and eligibility information for each program, see the Pfizer Health Literacy Web site.

RFP Link: <a href="http://pfizerhealthliteracy.com/partnerships_awards.html">http://pfizerhealthliteracy.com/partnerships_awards.html</a>

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