id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-335720-pfo5oup7 Riley, William T National Institutes of Health social and behavioral research in response to the SARS-CoV2 Pandemic 2020-07-27 .txt text/plain 2863 128 30 Research: The National Institutes of Health has developed a range of behavioral and social science research initiatives to address the evaluation of COVID-19 mitigation strategies, their economic, social, and health impacts, interventions to bridge health care access disruptions, and the uptake and interpretation of virus testing, particularly in vulnerable and underserved communities. Early in the pandemic, NIH institutes, centers, and offices issued several calls for research using rapid funding mechanisms to communicate interest and priorities addressing research questions regarding mitigation effects, economic, and social impacts, downstream health effects, and the disproportionate effects in vulnerable and health disparities populations. The Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19, Particularly in Vulnerable and Health Disparities Populations Workgroup has developed funding opportunities to implement and evaluate digital and community-based interventions to extend the health care workforce, bridge health care access limitations, and engage communities to understand and reduce the adverse impacts of the pandemic on the health of underserved and vulnerable populations (NOT-MH-20-53, https://grants.nih. ./cache/cord-335720-pfo5oup7.txt ./txt/cord-335720-pfo5oup7.txt