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April 29, 2015
 Take Action for Health Equity Thunderclap
Tomorrow, join OMH for a Health Equity Thunderclap at 2:00 pm ET, and take action for health equity. A Thunderclap is a social media tool that amplifies a message when you and your friends say it together. Health disparities impact us all and we all must do our part, and through our collective efforts we can accelerate momentum toward achieving a nation free of disparities in health and health care. April 30th is the last day of National Minority Health Month -- let's thunder it out! Sign up for the Health Equity Thunderclap today.
Office of Minority Health (OMH) FY 2015 Funding Opportunity Announcements
OMH at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) administers grant programs to support projects that implement innovative models to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. OMH currently has four funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for which applications are being accepted:
- HHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), OMH: National Health Education Program on Lupus Grant. Deadline is May 18, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/OASH, OMH: National Workforce Diversity Pipeline Program. Deadline is May 18, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/OASH, OMH: Partnerships to Increase Coverage in Communities (PICC) II Initiative Grant. Deadline is May 22, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/OASH, OMH: State Partnership Initiative to Address Health Disparities Grant. Deadline is May 24, 2015. Learn more.
Federal Grants
- HHS/Administration for Community Living (ACL): Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)/State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Hard-to-Reach Beneficiary Project. Deadline for letters of intent is April 30, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young: Population Based Studies (U01). Deadline for letters of intent is May 15, 2015. Learn more.
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HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight: Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces. Deadline for letters of intent is June 3, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): HIV Vaccine Research and Design (HIVRAD) Program (P01). Deadline for letters of intent is June 15, 2015. Learn more.
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HHS/Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR): Direct Services for Survivors of Torture. Deadline is June 24, 2015. Learn more.
Internships /
Mentoring
- HHS/NIH, Office of Minority Health Research Coordination, and the National Medical Association (NMA): NIH-NMA Travel Award Program. Provides an opportunity for selected academic medicine residents and fellows to attend the 114th NMA Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly in Detroit, MI. For additional information please contact Jennifer Curry.
- US Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP): Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative. Deadline is June 23, 2015. Learn more.
- DOJ/Office of Justice Programs, OJJDP: Mentoring for Youth - Underserved Populations. Deadline is June 23, 2015. Learn more.
Grant Application - Technical Assistance
- HHS/CMS, Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight: Pre-Application Webinar for the Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces grant. April 29, 2015, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- HHS/NIH, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR): Webinar. Transnationalism, Networks and Culture - Implications for Health and Behavior. April 29, 2015, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
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HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): NIH Minority Health Promotion Day - Health Disparities Science Café. April 30, 2015, 11:00 am ET in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
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- HHS and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) recognize May as Older Americans Month with the theme Get Into the Act. For further information, outreach guides, logos, and posters, please visit ACL.
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Events
- HHS/CDC and EPA: Asthma TwitterChat. To join the conversation follow @CDCEnvironment and @EPAlive on Twitter and use the hashtag #AsthmaChat2015 in messages during the chat. No registration is required. May 5, 2015, 2:00 pm ET.
- American Heart Association: New resource. State Fact Sheets. Mortality, heart disease and stroke statistics. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI): CLINSEQ: A Large-Scale Medical Sequencing Clinical Research Pilot Study. This genetic sequencing study seeks to learn about the role that genes play in health. Study recruitment will focus on the metropolitan Washington DC and Baltimore areas. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Expectation of Unpleasant Events in Anxiety Disorders (Study 03-M-0093). Researchers want to understand how people who struggle with anxiety respond to different stressful situations. This study will attempt to examine these body processes in people 18-60 years old with different levels of anxiety. Trial will be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): Effects of Interrupting Sedentary Behavior on Metabolic and Cognitive Outcomes in Children (Study 13-CH-0169). Researchers want to learn how short periods of activity improve children’s metabolism and attention. This study may help researchers find new ways to prevent obesity in children. Trial will be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
Events
- Hispanic Health Council, in collaboration with the Yale School of Public Health and the Southwest AHEC: Symposium. Community Health Worker Symposium. May 27, 2015 in Hartford, CT. Learn more.
- University of Wisconsin/Population Health Institute, in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): New resource. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. This resource examines 30 factors that influence health—including adult obesity rates, physical inactivity rates, access to exercise opportunities, and a food environment index that measures both food insecurity and access to healthy food. Learn more.
- Center for American Progress (CAP): New fact sheets. Economic Benefits of Reducing Racial and Ethnic Inequality. These fact sheets provide state statistics on demographic changes and the statewide economic gains of eliminating racial and ethnic disparities. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): Registration now open for the 2015 NIMHD Translational Health Disparities Course, Integrating Principles of Science, Practice and Policy in Health Disparities Research. Course to be held in Bethesda, MD. Application deadline is May 26, 2015. Register.
Events
- Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS): Request for abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the Professional Development Workshop: Linking Data Systems and Professional Opportunities. Event to be held in Bethesda, MD. Deadline is May 4, 2015. Submit.
- Johns Hopkins University/Centro SOL, and the Urban Health Institute: Registration now open for the Latino Health Conference 2015, Land of Opportunity? Latino Immigrants and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). May 12, 2015 in Baltimore, MD. Register.
- National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN): Registration now open for the 15th Annual International NHSN Conference. June 24-26, 2015 in San Antonio, TX. Register.
Events
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB): Webinar. DataSpeak - Vitally Important: Improving the Timeliness of Vital Statistics to Advance MCH. This webinar will focus on how states are working to improve vital statistics timeliness and data sharing, and how this is helping to inform and improve programs and health outcomes for women and infants. April 30th, 2015, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- Adventist HealthCare/Behavioral Health & Wellness Services: Registration now open for the Behavioral Health Symposium. This symposium will explore trauma assessment tools, provide evidence-based approaches to treatment, and discuss how to support parents and/or caregivers. May 19, 2015 in Rockville, MD. Register.
- US Department of Education, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS): The 4th Annual Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. Children aged 8-12 are invited to join a parent or guardian in creating an original MyPlate-inspired recipe that is healthy, tasty, and affordable. Deadline is April 30, 2015. Learn more.
Events
- OMHRC, in collaboration with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF): PPE Webinar. Promoting Healthy and Safe Relationships - Addressing and Preventing Dating Violence, Sexual Violence on College Campuses. This webinar will equip Peer Health Educators (PPE) with a background on intimate partner violence (IPV), as well as tools and resources that they can use to start conversations with students about healthy behaviors in relationships. April 30, 2015, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- HHS/CDC, Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP), and the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association (ASTDA): STD Prevention Science Series. Public Health in a Hostile Environment - Racial Inequality and STD/HIV in the US. Participants can attend live or join the event online. June 4, 2015, 1:00 pm ET in Atlanta, GA. Learn more.
- HHS/Substance Abuse and mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): New resource. Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Brief Guide. This guide provides guidance for the use of medication-assisted treatment for alcoholism and alcohol abuse in clinical practice. Learn more.
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Health and Inequality, edited by Angela M. Tod and Julia Hirst, discusses closing the gap between public health theory and public health practice. Subtitled Applying Public Health Research to Policy and Practice, the book addresses health concerns throughout the life course and offers case studies showing specific impacts of social determinants of health on the health status of the general population. To find
this document and additional information, search our online catalog.
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