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July 2015
 Join us in raising awareness during National Minority Mental Health Month this July.
 Network with influential grantmakers, learn strategies to make your research proposals more competitive and find opportunities to partner and work to reduce health disparities.
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The Higher Education Technical Assistance Project (HE-TAP) regional training series, sponsored by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center, kicks off this summer. Free sessions in San Antonio, TX; Denver, CO; Washington, DC; and San Francisco, CA, target institutions of higher education, including minority-serving institutions.
Register for the next HE-TAP Regional Training in San Antonio, TX, August 3-5, 2015.
Mental illness affects one in five adults and one in 10 children in America. It is a leading cause of disability, yet nearly two-thirds of people with a diagnosable mental illness do not seek treatment. Fear of being labeled continues to be a major barrier to seeking care, especially in minority communities.
During National Minority Mental Health Month, help raise awareness in your organization or community. Encourage your family, friends, loved ones and clients to learn more about improving mental health.
Save the Date: National Minority Mental Health Month Twitter chat on July 29 at 2 pm ET.
Tweet with us using #MMHMChat.
An e-learning program to
develop culturally and linguistically competent messengers, advocates and
educators to promote health and wellness among their peers and within their
communities is now available through promotores.thinkcultural.hhs.gov.
The Promoting Healthy Choices and Community Changes program is
a key component of the HHS Promotores de Salud Initiative,
launched in 2011 as part of the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic
Health Disparities. Read the press release. Listen to the Stakeholder Call
replay.
Social determinants of health are social and environmental conditions that shape a wide range of health, functioning and quality of life outcomes. The latest in the Who’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators? series, this webinar will focus on housing insecurity as a key social determinant of health. Join Healthy People 2020 on Thursday, July 23 at 12 pm ET, to learn more about important interventions and resources to address housing insecurity.
Register for the webinar.
Populations living along the U.S.-Mexico border face dynamic health challenges that threaten their quality of life. To address these challenges, the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission launched its Healthy Border (HB) 2020 Initiative last month. HB 2020 focuses on the public health issues prevalent among binational border populations and establishes the Commission’s border regional agenda for health promotion and disease prevention. Download the report.
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