Health Promotion and Interventions at the Individual Level – HPII
NOTE: Starts with the October 2026 Council round submission dates (Cycle I due dates). This study section was evaluated as part of CSR’s ENQUIRE process to align study sections with advances in science. Learn more about ENQUIRE.
The Health Promotion and Interventions at the Individual Level (HPII) Study Section reviews social and behavioral applications and intervention studies focused on the uptake/adoption of health behaviors to prevent chronic and infectious diseases or health conditions. Applications include a wide range of bio-behavioral, psychological, cultural/social, and clinical interventions and approaches designed to change behavior. Interventions may be delivered in clinical or non-clinical settings and often target prevention, early action or behavior change prior to disease onset. The study section does not review applications using animal models, or studies with a focus on community-level or population-level variables.
Review Dates
A roster for the panel will be posted here, at least 30 days prior to the review meeting
Topics
- Interventions to promote cardiovascular health (e.g., prevention and screening for risk factors)
- Interventions to promote healthy sleep (e.g., minimizing sleep problems, healthy sleep habits);
- Quality of life interventions focused on health promotion for the elderly (e.g., fall-prevention, reducing sedentary behavior);
- Interventions to promote maternal health, improve pregnancy outcomes and reproductive health (e.g., prenatal care, breastfeeding);
- Interventions targeting suicide prevention (e.g., identifying individuals at risk, minimizing risk factors);
- Interventions to increase uptake of preventive health services and screenings (e.g., HPV vaccination, cancer screening);
- Digital, media, and communication-based interventions (e.g., social media, messaging campaigns) designed to influence health beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors, such as stigma reduction, or preventive health decision-making;
- Individual-level interventions to reduce harmful environmental exposures (e.g., air quality, allergen avoidance) and improve respiratory and other related health outcomes.
