FYI: Weekly Health Resources for August 5, 2015

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August 5, 2015

HE-TAP: Higher Education Technical Assistance Project
  • Meet federal grantmakers, learn strategies to make your research proposals more competitive and find opportunities to partner and work to reduce health disparities. The Higher Education Technical Assistance Project (HE-TAP) training series kicks off this summer, targeting institutions of higher education, including minority serving institutions. Regional trainings will take place in San Antonio, TX; Denver, CO; Washington, DC; and San Francisco, CA.
  • REGISTER NOW for HE-TAP Regional Training on August 26-28, 2015 at the University of Denver, CO

In This Issue:

Funding

Federal Grants

  • HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): Development and Testing of Novel Interventions to Improve HIV Prevention, Care, and Program Implementation (R34). Deadline for Cycle II is September 7, 2015. Learn more
  • HHS/NIH: Harnessing Big Data to Halt HIV (R01). Deadline for Cycle II is September 7, 2015. Learn more.
  • HHS/NIH: Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R01). Deadline for Cycle II is September 7, 2015. Learn more
  • HHS/NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): Career Development Program in Emergency Care Research (K12). Deadline for letters of intent is September 9, 2015. Learn more.  
  • HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): Building Population Health Research Capacity in the US Affiliated Pacific Islands (U24) Grant. Deadline for letters of intent is November 9, 2015. Learn more.  

Non-Federal Grants

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity - Round 9. Deadline is August 12, 2015. Learn more.
  • Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F)/Native Strong - Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures: Capacity Building Grant - Seeds of Native Health. Deadline is August 19, 2015. Learn more.  


Internship / Mentoring 


  • HHS/NIH, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR): Residency in Dental Public Health. Provides formal training opportunities for dentists planning careers in dental public health, with an emphasis on oral and craniofacial, health-related epidemiologic research. Deadline is October 16, 2015. Learn more.  

American Indian/Alaska Native Health

  • HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Call for nominations. Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC). All TTAC nominees must be elected or traditionally appointed tribal officials acting in their official capacity as elected representatives of their tribes. For more information or to submit nomination letters, please contact Sheila Cooper.

Asian American/Pacific Islander Health

Events

  • Pacific Island Health Officers Association (PIHOA): Meeting. 58th PIHOA Executive Board Meeting. This meeting will bring together PIHOA executives, affiliated & associated members, and key national and regional stakeholders to discuss a selection of set topics of regional significance. August 5-7, 2015 in Honolulu, HI. Register
  • Administration for Native Americans/Pacific Region T/TA Center: Training. Project Planning & Development (PPD) Training. August 26-28, 2015 in Oahu, HI. Learn more.

Children's Health

  • Annie E. Casey Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and The Atlantic Philanthropies: New leadership development program. Children’s Health Leadership Network. Over a series of nine seminars, this program will convene up to 15 advocates to broaden their vision, increase their base of knowledge, strengthen their existing networks and expand and refine the adaptive leadership skills critical to advancing their child health policy reform and advocacy results. Deadline for application to join is September 21, 2015. Learn more.

Environmental Health

Events

  • American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Webinar series. Informing Decision-Making though Health Assessment. This is Part III of a five-part series, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) - Safeguarding Communities from Harmful Chemicals. August 12, 2015, 1:30 pm ET. Register

Health Disparities

Events

  • Geographic Health Equity Alliance: Registration now open for the 2015 Geographic Health Equity Symposium, #WhereMattersSeptember 10-11, 2015 in New Orleans, LA. Register

Health Fairs

  • Jewish Renaissance Medical Center: Health fair. Free medical and dental screenings will be provided. August 14, 2015, 10:00 am ET in Newark, NJ. For more information, please contact Alex Leff

Health Insurance

Events

  • HHS/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Webinar. Medicare Learning Series - Understanding Medicare. August 13, 2015, 1:00 pm ET. Register.

Maternal and Child Health

Events

  • Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP): Call for session proposals for the 2016 AMCHP Annual Conference, The Future is Now: Integrating MCH Transformations. Event to be held in Washington, DC. Deadline is September 4, 2015. Learn more.

Mental Health

Events

  • Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention: Webinar. Exploring the Impact of Suicide Prevention Research in Social MediaAugust 14, 2015, 11:00 am PT. Register

Opportunities for Public Comment

  • HHS/Administration on Children & Families (ACF), Office of Head Start Policy and Planning Division: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). Head Start Performance Standards. Deadline is August 18, 2015. Learn more

Sickle Cell Disease

  • HHS/NIH, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Recorded forum. Engaging the Community: Developing Solutions. View full recordings of Day 1 and Day 2 of the June 25-26 forum. 

Job Opportunities

Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC)

  • HHS/OMH, OMHRC is recruiting for a Digital Media Coordinator based in Landover, MD. Apply.

Academic

  • University of California, Davis/Department of Neurology is recruiting for a FT Epileptologist - Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (Job #JPF00629) position in Sacramento, CA. Deadline is September 1, 2015. Apply.
  • University of California, Davis/Department of Neurology is recruiting for a Director of the Sleep Medicine Program (Job #JPF00634) position in Sacramento, CA. Deadline is October 30, 2015. Apply

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

  • Since the Affordable Care Act was enacted, surveys show significant declines in the uninsured population. The Rise in Health Care Coverage and Affordability since Health Reform Took Effect, published by the Commonwealth Fund, details new information received from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey. The survey examines financial challenges Americans face when dealing with medical issues. To find this document and additional information, search our online catalog.