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Social and Economic Systems Program Area

This program area addresses the social and behavioral sciences—including anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology—to understand and address complex relationships among people, communities, and their environments.

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8th Edition of Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Future Directions for Social and Behavioral Science Methodologies in the Next Decade: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Workshop on Health and Disability among Working-Age Adults: Trends, Disparities, and Implications for Employment and Federal Programs

Workshop

Recently Completed

Identifying Midlife Social Exposures that might Modify Risk for Cognitive Impairment Associated with Early Life Disadvantage: A Workshop

Workshop

Recently Completed

The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Alcohol at Sea

Consensus/Advisory Activity

In Progress
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Federal Policy Impacts on Child Poverty

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

K-12 Threat Assessment Efficacy and Implementation Evaluation Research: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Understanding Breastfeeding Promotion, Initiation and Support Across the United States: An Analysis

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Costs and Approaches for Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Cybercrime Classification and Measurement

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Energy

Consensus/Advisory Activity

In Progress

Research and Application in Team Science

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at NASA

Consensus/Advisory Activity

In Progress
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