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12/2/11 - Dr. Sherrie Aitken retires as President of CSR after 34 years! She will remain as Chair of the Board and Mr. John Foster-Bey will take over as President and CEO.
Past and present CSR staff will be forever grateful to Dr. Aitken for all her hard work, dedication, and for providing the opportunity to be a part of the CSR team.
Recent News
10/29-11/2/2011 - CSR Presents at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting (APHA)
At APHA, CSR is making a presentation on “Developing a Fidelity Index to Evaluate a Community Based Participatory Research Program Aimed at Reducing Cancer Health Disparities.”
In addition, CSR researchers will also present “An Evaluation of the NCI Community Networks Program-a Multi-Site Community Based Participatory Research Initiative to Address Cancer Health Disparities (2005-2010)" at a round-table presentation.
10/12-10/14/11 - CSR staff presented on performance measurement and related subjects at the OJJDP’s 2011 Children’s Justice & Safety Conference in National Harbor, MD.
CSR helped to plan and facilitate OJJDP’s Research Preconference: Celebrating and Sustaining OJJDP's Research Legacy. In addition CSR staff will present on Performance Measurement Reporting at the OJJDP’s 2011 Children’s Justice & Safety Conference in National Harbor, MD.
9/30/11 - CSR wins contract to continue work with NIH NIAAA to provide support to their National Alcohol Education Program (NAEP)
CSR will continue to support the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Communications and Public Liaison Branch (CPLB), Office of Science Policy and Communications for the NAEP in developing, producing, and disseminating a variety of publications/materials for a broad audience; developing innovative information technology solutions to help disseminate that information; coordinating logistics and staffing for a full schedule of promotional exhibits at conferences throughout North America; providing storage and fulfillment services for NIAAA’s publications and other materials; and implementing careful management and quality control measures. CSR has supported this work for NIAAA since 1987.
9/30/11 - CSR AEDS contract staff co-authored article on alcohol consumption and cancer-specific mortality published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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9/15/11 - CSR AEDS contract staff co-authored article on hospitalizations for alcohol and drug overdoses in young adults ages 18–24 in the United States, published in Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
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6/11/11 - CSR Presents at the Academy Health Annual Meeting
CSR presented a poster entitled “Changing Policy to Reduce the Obesity Epidemic: 2009-2010 State Activities” to the State Health Research and Policy Interest Group on June 11, 2011 at the Academy Health Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington.
2/25/11 - CSR at the Second Chance Act Conference
CSR staff presented on performance measurement and related subjects at the Second Chance Act Conference in Washington, DC.
2/7/11 - CSR Staff Trains BJA Tribal Grantees
CSR staff trained attendees on performance measurement reporting at the grantee orientation meetings for BJA's Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (IASAP) and Tribal Assistance Courts Program (TCAP). The training sessions were held in Reno, NV; San Diego, CA; and Tulsa, OK.