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May 2015
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
The Office of Minority Health and the Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion have partnered to launch a new Health Disparities
Tool,
which summarizes
health disparities and displays changes in health disparities over time for
measurable, population-based Healthy People 2020 objectives with available
data.
Learn more about these new Office of Minority Health
grants to improve minority health and reduce health disparities.
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.
A new
report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
finds that cost of services and lack of insurance coverage is the most common
reason for not using mental health services across all racial/ethnic groups.
Believing that mental health services would not help was the least cited reason
across all racial/ethnic groups. View the report.
The month of May is full of opportunities to educate and inform our communities about various health concerns. Here are a few of our best picks to help raise awareness about prevention during May.
National Women’s Health Week (May 10-16)
Led by the HHS Office on Women’s Health, the goal of National Women’s Health Week is to empower women to make their health a priority.
Asthma Awareness Month
While asthma is one of the most common long-term diseases of children, the disease affects adults, too, particularly in minority communities.
Hepatitis Awareness Month: Fighting the Silent Killer
Hepatitis refers to a group of viral infections that affect the liver and can lead to chronic liver diseases. It is called the silent killer because too often it goes unnoticed by the public and undetected by health care providers and patients.
Lupus Awareness Month
Even though an estimated 1.5 million Americans have lupus, knowledge about the disease remains staggeringly limited, with nearly two-thirds of the public having little or no knowledge of lupus. The illness is also two to three times more prevalent among women of color compared to white women. See how you can get involved during Lupus Awareness Month this May.
Stroke Awareness Month
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States for adults of all races. However, there are big differences in the rates of heart disease and stroke between different racial and ethnic groups.
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Take part in the @MillionHeartsUS #StrokeMonth Twitter chat on women and stroke, May 27 at 3 pm.
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Read the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s 2014 Systematic Evidence Reviews on cardiovascular risk, and managing cholesterol, blood pressure and overweight/obesity in adults.
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Visit the Office of Minority Health website for national statistics on heart disease and stroke disparities, and detailed health profiles for racial and ethnic minority groups.
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The 2014 Native Youth Report from the Executive Office of the President covers a wide variety of topics, including health disparities, education and socioeconomic problems faced by American Indian and Alaska Native children.
To find this document and additional information, search our online catalog.
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