DIRECTOR, USAMRAA, MCMR-AAA, BLDG 820, FORT DETRICK, FREDERICK MD 21702-5014

A -- SOURCES SOUGHT POC CRAIG D. LEBO (Site Code DAMD17) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT/DEFENSE WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAM {administrative details} - Approximately $20 million is available for extramural research efforts on issues of importance to the health and performance of servicewomen. A Broad Agency Announcement concerning this program will be available in approximately 15 days. Proposals will be sought in four broad research areas: 1) Operational Effectiveness for Mission Accomplishment; 2) Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; 3) Psychological Research Problems; 4) Access to and Delivery of Health Care. Proposed research relevant to these areas should focus on issues that are: 1) unique to military women; 2) especially prevalent among military women; or 3) related to the ability of military women to perform their mission responsibilities. Specific areas of interest include: reproductive health; surveys of operational medical practitioners; multi-situational elimination devices for body wastes; environmental stressors; physical standards linked to occupations; clothing and equipment; drug metabolism and effects; prevention of musculoskeletal injuries related to military jobs and training; prevention of vaginitis, cystitis, urinary tract infections, STDs, and bladder and uterine prolapse; aging; effectiveness of smoking cessation and drug treatment programs; methods of health education; prevalence of disordered eating and its relationship to military fitness standards; combat stress reactions; impact of family issues; integration of women into a hierarchical male environment; training of medical personnel in gynecologic and reproductive health; accessibility of direct medical care; and utilization of civilian medical care. Military-civilian collaborations are encouraged. To receive a copy of the Broad Agency Announcement, FAX a formal request to (301) 619-7907. For additional information, call (301) 619-7790. {An original plus nineteen copies should be submitted to Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, ATTN: MCMR-PLF-DE, Building 1076 (Defense Women's Health Research Program), Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5024.} (0244)

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