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January 4, 2016
In This Issue:
OMHRC
Funding
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HHS/OMHRC: HIV and Hepatitis Social Marketing
Campaign Subcontracts. OMHRC is awarding subcontracts to organizations to
increase awareness of HIV and hepatitis co-infections in minority
populations. Deadline is January 11, 2016. Learn more.
Federal Grants
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): FY16 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) Grants. Deadline is January 14, 2016. Learn more.
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HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Michigan Lupus Epidemiology and Surveillance (MILES) Program Longitudinal Cohort Study. Deadline is February 5, 2016. Learn more.
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HHS/CDC: Evaluating Locally-Developed or Adapted (Homegrown) Combination HIV Prevention Interventions for Transgender Persons who have Sex with Men. Deadline is February 12, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) Program. Eligible applicants are education programs that provide registered nurses with nurse practitioner and nurse-midwife education. Deadline is February 15, 2016. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PCAN): 2016 Translational Research Program. Deadline is January 29, 2016. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
- Point Foundation: 2016-2017 Point Foundation Scholarship. Provides financial assistance and programmatic support to undergraduate or graduate LGBTQ students. Deadline is January 19, 2016. Learn more.
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)/IDSA Education and Research Foundation: Medical Scholars Program. Awards scholarships to support mentored clinical preceptorships, clinical research, epidemiology projects, international health studies, laboratory research, and prevention research. Deadline is February 10, 2016. Learn more.
- Detroit Urban Research Center: Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Partnership Academy. The CBPR is a collaborative, year-long program designed for community members and academic researchers interested in eliminating health inequities. Deadline is February 15, 2016. Learn more.
Internships / Mentoring
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Intramural Training & Education, in partnership with the Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity: 2016 Graduate Summer Opportunity to Advance Research (GSOAR) Program. Deadline is January 15, 2016. Learn more.
- Columbia University Medical Center: 2016 Summer Program for Underrepresented Students (SPURS). Designed to expand the pool of medical and biomedical research applicants from diverse and economically disadvantaged groups, including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders. Deadline is February 5, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- Center for Healthy Communities, in partnership with the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB): Informational webinar. Become a Certified Native STAND Educator. Native STAND is a positive youth development program that builds decision making skills on healthy relationships, STD/HIV prevention, and reproductive health. January 13, 2015, 11:00 am PT. Join.
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HHS/Administration for Children & Families, Child Welfare Information Gateway: New factsheet. What Is Child Welfare? A Guide for Domestic Violence Services Advocates. Learn more | Download full factsheet (PDF, 179 KB).
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Palmitate Breath Test to Assess Fatty Acid Oxidation in Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Trial to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
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University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): Men Together Making a Difference: Health Promotion for Black Men. Currently recruiting Black or African American men, 40 years or older. Trial to be conducted at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Learn more.
- Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, in collaboration with NIDDK and Davita Clinical Research: Malnutrition, Diet and Racial Disparities in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) (MADRAD). Currently recruiting African American, Hispanic, and Asian men and women, 18-85 years old. Trial to be conducted at the Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research & Epidemiology in Torrance, CA. Learn more.
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)/Human Genome Sciences: Efficacy and Safety of Belimumab in Black Race Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) (EMBRACE). Trial is currently recruiting at Covina, CA, Aventura and Miami Lakes, FL, Columbia, SC, Dallas, TX, and Arlington, VA. Learn more.
- Medstar Research Institute: The ACS Ethnicity Platelet Function Study. Currently recruiting African American men and women, 18 years or older. Trial to be conducted at the Medstar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Learn more.
Events
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HHS/OMH: Meeting. Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH). January 28-29, 2016 in Washington, DC. This meeting will be open to the public. Preregistration is required for both public attendance and comment. To register, please contact Minh Wendt or call (240) 453–8222.
Events
- California Telehealth Network: Registration now open for the 2016 Telehealth Summit, Connect. Collaborate. Communicate. April 17-19, 2016 in San Diego, CA. Register.
Events
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HHS/NIH, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR): Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Lecture Series. Cultural Neuroscience: Closing the Gap in Population Mental Health Disparities. January 8, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
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HHS/CDC: Request for comments on Proposed
2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. Deadline is
January 13, 2016. Learn more.
- Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Request for comments on Proposed
Rule Instituting Smoke-Free Public Housing. Deadline is January 19,
2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Office
of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy: Request for Information
(RFI). Viral Hepatitis Action Plan-Community Stakeholder Activities.
Deadline is February 8, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE): Registration now open for SOPHE's 67th Annual Meeting, Building Capital: Investing in the Future of Health Education. March 30-April 1, 2016 in Charlotte, NC. Register.
Events
- Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI): Webinar. Improving Care Transitions in Rural Settings. January 21, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- Smoking Cessation Leadership Center and Truth Initiative: Webinar. Digital and Social Media Interventions for Smoking Cessation among Young Adults. January 12, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
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HHS/US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Women's Health (OWH): New report. Women's Health Research Roadmap: A Strategy for Science and Innovation to Improve the Health of Women. This Roadmap outlines seven priority areas where new or enhanced research is needed in areas of critical importance to women’s health. The Roadmap will serve as a catalyst for future collaborations across FDA and with partners from other government agencies, academia, industry, and women’s health organizations. Learn more | Read full report (PDF).
OMHRC
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HeiTech Services is recruiting for a FT Capacity
Building Manager within the Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC).
Position based in Landover, MD. Open until filled. Apply.
- To begin the year, the Knowledge Center is highlighting the report Continuity and Change. Published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this report documents housing needs and conditions facing American Indians and Alaska Natives. Subtitled Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Housing Conditions of American Indians and Alaska Natives, the document examines trends surrounding the American Indian and Alaska Native populations by utilizing U.S. Census Bureau data sources. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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