AHRQ Views Blog Post – Seeking Applications To Curb the Public Health Impact of Unhealthy Alcohol Use

Francis Chesley, M.D., AHRQ’s Acting Deputy Director and Director of the Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations, highlights new funding available for research to improve screening and treatment for unhealthy alcohol use. A Funding Opportunity Announcement outlines AHRQ’s plans to invest up to $13.5 million over three years to support up to six awards. The initiative is aimed at supporting primary care clinicians, who are the most likely to first see patients engaged in unhealthy alcohol use. Dr. Chesley emphasizes the need to address the public health impacts of unhealthy alcohol use, which is the third leading cause of early death after tobacco use and unhealthy diet combined with physical inactivity. Access the blog post.