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August 12, 2015
- 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.
Federal Grants
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HHS/National Institutes of Health (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/Office of the National Coordinator (ONC): Tracking Electronic Health Record Adoption and Capturing Related Insights in US Hospitals. Deadline is September 14, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/ONC: Measuring Progress Regarding Interoperability through Individuals' Access and Use of their Electronic Health Data. Deadline is September 16, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Research and Methods in Health Statistics (R03). Deadline is October 7, 2015. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- Families of SMA: Basic Research - Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Deadline is September 4, 2015. Learn more.
- US Soccer Foundation: Safe Places to Play Grants - 2015 Fall Grant Cycle. Funds soccer programs and field-building initiatives nationwide. Deadline is October 2, 2015. Learn more.
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)/Accelerating Health Equity Advancing through Discovery (AHEAD), in partnership with the Patrick Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation: Advancing Implementation Science in Community/Academic Partnered Research. Deadline is October 16, 2015. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Future of Nursing Scholars. Deadline is September 17, 2015. Learn more.
- National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA): National Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship Program. Deadline is September 18, 2015. Learn more.
Internships / Mentoring
- The Bush Foundation, in partnership with the Native Nations Institute: Native Nation Rebuilders Program - Cohort 7. Applicants must currently live in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota or one of the 23 Native nations in the Bush Foundation region. Deadline is August 27, 2015. Learn more.
- 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.
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Disparities Solutions Center (DSC): Gold Foundation’s Humanism in Medicine Internship. The DSC seeks an individual to help with a project on interprofessional education in the health professions entitled Through the Veil of Language: Addressing the Hidden Curriculum to Promote Quality, Safety and Humanism in the Care of Patients with Limited English Proficiency. For further information and to apply, please contact Alexander Green.
- 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.
Events
- National Indian Health Board (NIHB): Registration now open for the Annual Consumer Conference, Native Health 2015: Policy, Advocacy and the Business of Medicine. September 21-24, 2015 in Washington, DC. Register.
Events
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Administration for Native Americans/Pacific Region T/TA Center: Training. Project Planning & Development (PPD) Training. August 26-28, 2015 in Oahu, HI. Learn more.
- 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 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.
- HHS/Administration on Children & Families (ACF), Children's Bureau: New resource. Supporting Youth in Foster Care in Making Healthy Choices: A Guide for Caregivers and Caseworkers on Trauma, Treatment, and Psychotropic Medications. This guide contains helpful information for caregivers and caseworkers, including a message from youth, understanding trauma and different treatments, seeking help for youth, and monitoring treatment and supporting progress. Learn more | Read full guide (PDF, 1,596KB).
Events
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Webinar. Protecting Children’s Health for a Lifetime. August 12, 2015, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- Tennessee Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators (TAPIT) and the Tennessee Association of Medical Interpreters and Translators (TAMIT): Registration now open for the 2015 TAPIT-TAMIT Joint Annual Conference, Enhancing the Professional Skills of Interpreters and Translators in the 21st Century. September 12-13, 2015 in Nashville, TN. Register.
- Cross Cultural Health Care Program: Training. Closing the Gap: Cultural Competency Training of Trainers Institute. October 19-23, 2015 in Seattle, WA. Register.
- HHS/NIH, NIEHS, Division of Extramural Research and Training (DERT): New report. Advancing Environmental Justice. This report provides a brief history of the environmental justice movement, the role of grant programs supported by DERT, an analysis of those contributions, conclusions, and suggested next steps to continue advancing environmental justice. Learn more | Read full report (PDF, 3MB).
- 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.
Events
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HHS/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)/National Training Program: Medicare Learning Series webinar. Understanding Medicare. August 13, 2015, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
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National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy: Webinar. Families Talking Together (FTT): Working With Promotores to Teen Pregnancy. August 27, 2015, 1:30 pm ET. Register.
Events
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American Hospital Association (AHA)/Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE): Webinar. Ensuring Access and High-Quality Care for LGBT Patients. August 20, 2015. 1:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/NIH: Request for Information (RFI). Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program (the National Children's Study Alternative). Deadline is August 14, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH: RFI. Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-wide Strategic Plan. The goal of this 5-year plan is to outline a vision for biomedical research that ultimately extends healthy life and reduces illness and disability. Deadline is August 16, 2015. Learn more.
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HHS/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.
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA): Request for public comments on the Third Round of the Promise Zones Initiative. Comments are being accepted on the proposed selection process, criteria, guides and submissions. Deadline is September 28, 2015. Learn more.
Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC)
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HHS/OMH, OMHRC is recruiting for a Digital Media Coordinator based in Landover, MD. Apply.
- This week, the Resource Center is highlighting an article from the Journal of Epidemiology, titled Profile of Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors among Young People in Palau. The article details a study conducted in Palau which investigated the status of non-communicable diseases (NCD) within the population. The study revealed a high prevalence of NCD risk factors among the young people in Palau. To find this document and additional information, search our online catalog.
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