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National Institutes of Health Funding for Tobacco Control: 2006 and 2016.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:The study objective was to describe and compare changes in newly funded National Institutes of Health (NIH) tobacco-related awards between fiscal year (FY) 2006 and FY2016. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of NIH data. SETTING:National Institutes of Health Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool database was used. SUBJECTS:National Institutes of Health tobacco-related awards newly funded during FY2006 and FY2016. MEASURES:Search terms included tobacco, smoking, nicotine, secondhand smoke, and e-cigarettes. Grants and funding amounts were retrieved. ANALYSIS:We calculated frequency distributions to determine the number and percentage of total NIH grants funded overall and by specific institute, and inflation-adjusted total and median funding amounts. We computed percentage differences in number of new grants, funding amounts, and percentage of funding allocated overall, and by institute. RESULTS:There was a 187% increase in the percentage of total NIH funding allocated to new tobacco-related awards from 0.09% in FY2006 to 0.25% in FY2016. Total number of awards increased by 67% in FY2016 (n = 144; $56 015 931) compared to FY2006 (n = 86; $22 076 987), and there was a 154% increase in inflation-adjusted total funding for tobacco control. The top funding institutes were National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Cancer Institute; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism was third in FY2006; and National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in FY2016. Research grants were the most frequently funded. Smoking cessation was a common topic area and increased by 64%. CONCLUSION:NIH funding is critical for advancing the science of nicotine and tobacco research.

SUBMITTER: Merianos AL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6026566 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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National Institutes of Health Funding for Tobacco Control: 2006 and 2016.

Merianos Ashley L AL Gordon Judith S JS Wood Kelsi J KJ Mahabee-Gittens E Melinda EM

American journal of health promotion : AJHP 20180530 2

<h4>Purpose</h4>The study objective was to describe and compare changes in newly funded National Institutes of Health (NIH) tobacco-related awards between fiscal year (FY) 2006 and FY2016.<h4>Design</h4>Secondary analysis of NIH data.<h4>Setting</h4>National Institutes of Health Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool database was used.<h4>Subjects</h4>National Institutes of Health tobacco-related awards newly funded during FY2006 and FY2016.<h4>Measures</h4>Search terms included tobacco, smoki ...[more]

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