National Minority Health Month | April 2015 Newsletter

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April 2015

National Minority Health Month 2015 30 Years of Advancing Health Equity; The Heckler Report: A Force for Ending Health Disparities in America

As National Minority Health Month comes to a close, we thank you for helping to make this year’s observance and the launching of the year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Heckler Report a memorable occasion – one that re-invigorated communities across the nation to continue the work that lies ahead to achieve health equity. 

Join us TODAY April 30 at 2 pm EDT to end National Minority Health Month with a Health Equity Thunderclap.

In this issue:

From the OMH Director: Now is the Time to Answer the Call

J Nadine Gracia

At a recent commemorative event I heard a historian say that history is not a steady stream of events, but rather a series of punctuation points, like ripples from stones tossed into water. I believe that we are at the cusp of just such a punctuation point today as we commemorate National Minority Health Month and the 30th anniversary of the landmark Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health (the first comprehensive study of the health status of minorities also known as the Heckler Report). This legacy health equity tome continues to serve as a driving force for the monumental changes in research, policies, programs and legislation to end health disparities in America. Read more on the OMH Director’s Blog.

National Minority Health Month Statement from HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell

April is National Minority Health Month, and while health equity is always a top priority at the Department of Health and Human Services, it’s an important time to highlight how far we’ve come, and how far we have left to go. Read the statement from the Secretary.

National Minority Health Month Blog Series, Part 1: Perspectives from across HHS

Deadlines Approaching: New Funding Opportunity Announcements

Learn more about these new Office of Minority Health grants to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. Please take a moment and explore these opportunities.

Announcement Number: MP-CPI-15-001
Opportunity Title: National Health Education Program on Lupus (NHEPL)
Application Deadline: 05/18/2015 by 5 pm Eastern Time

Announcement Number: MP-CPI-15-002
Opportunity Title: National Workforce Diversity Pipeline Program (NWDP)
Application Deadline: 05/18/2015 by 5 pm Eastern Time 

Announcement Number: MP-CPI-15-003
Opportunity Title: Partnerships to Increase Coverage in Communities II (PICC II) Initiative
Application Deadline: 05/22/2015 by 5 pm Eastern Time

Announcement Number: MP-STT-15-001
Opportunity Title: State Partnership Initiative to Address Health Disparities (SPI)
Application Deadline:  05/24/2015 by 5 pm Eastern Time 

View the announcements and get application information

TODAY: Dating and Partner Violence on College Campuses Webinar

Campus peer health educators – as trusted resources to students – are in a unique position to promote education about healthy relationships, and the impact of intimate partner violence on male and female students. This webinar will provide peer health educators with background on intimate partner violence, as well as tools and resources that they can use to start these important conversations on campus. Join the Office of Minority Health Resource Center’s Preconception Peer Educators Program, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and several ACF grantees on April 30 at 3 pm EDT. Register for the webinar

What's New in the Knowledge Center

The Knowledge Center at the Office of Minority Health Resource Center maintains a collection of 50,000 documents, reports, books, journals, media and articles related to the health status of racial and ethnic minority populations. The library collection also includes sources of consumer health material in more than 35 languages. 

Contact the Knowledge Center to learn more.

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