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Bulletin:
The 2008 HRA National Conference, "Accelerating Medical Discovery Through Strategic Philanthropy," on March 4-6, 2008, was an exciting event. Conference presentations have now been posted on the HRA National Conference page in the Members-Only portion of the website. CDs containing pdfs of the presentations will be mailed to participants from non-member organizations. You can still access the final agenda here. Conference proceedings are being prepared and will be posted as a pdf when they are complete.
Health Research Alliance members: Registration materials for the September, 2008 HRA Advisory Committee meeting to be hosted by The Flinn Foundation in Phoenix were emailed to members on June 9. Be sure to register by the June 30 deadline. Members click here to access an agenda as well as registration materials.
Is your organization interested in becoming a member of the Health Research Alliance? Find out more.
Health Research Alliance
P.O. Box 13901
21 T. W. Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27709
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Health research encompasses a continuum extending from basic laboratory studies through clinical trials, health services, and ideally outcomes research that takes place in communities. The Health Research Alliance recognizes that there are many other grantmaking organizations with interests at different points along this continuum; for example, federal funders such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Veterans Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Another important group is the community of "health foundations" created by the conversion of not-for-profit hospitals, health systems, and health plans to for-profit entities. Although the grantmaking purview of these health foundations is usually limited geographically, there are exciting opportunities on the horizon to link communities to improve the quality and scope of outcomes research.
The Health Research Alliance actively seeks to build strong ties of communication and collaboration with all funders of health research. The Alliance is interested in connecting funders in innovative partnerships that advance the goals of health research.
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