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January 20, 2016
In This Issue:
Federal Grants
- HHS/Office of Adolescent Health (OAH): Providing Capacity Building Assistance to OAH Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Grantees. Deadline for letters of intent is February 1, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Targeted Capacity Expansion-Peer-to-Peer (TCE-PTP). Deadline is February 15, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP): Sodium Reduction in Communities Program. Deadline is March 15, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Accountable Health Communities. Deadline is March 31, 2016. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team (SBST) - Spring 2016 Recruitment. One-year fellowship in Washington, DC. Deadline is January 24, 2016. Learn more.
Internships / Mentoring
- Columbia University/College of Physicians and Surgeons: Summer Public Health Scholars Program (SPHSP). Designed for undergraduate students to increase interest in and knowledge of public health and biomedical science careers. Deadline is January 31, 2016. Learn more.
- Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI): Public Health Leadership and Learning Undergraduate Student Success (PLLUSS) Program. Deadline is January 31, 2016. Learn more.
- Morehouse College/Public Health Sciences Institute: Project Imhotep. Eleven-week summer internship in bio-statistics, epidemiology, and occupational safety and health. Deadline is January 31, 20216. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), in collaboration with the Office of Minority Health Research Coordination: Diversity Summer Research Training Program (DSRTP). Deadline is February 15, 2016. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, National Cancer Institute (NCI): 2016 Health Communications Internship Program (HCIP). Deadline is March 14, 2016. Learn more.
Loan Repayment
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HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program. Licensed registered nurses who are employed full-time (FT) in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) may be eligible to apply for up for payment of up to 60 percent of their nursing student loans in return for a two-year service obligation in a HPSA. Deadline is February 25, 2016. Learn more.
Grant
Application - Technical Assistance
- White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHIHBCU), in collaboration with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA): Webinar. Federal Funding Opportunities at the United States Department of Agriculture. January 21, 2016, 1:30 pm ET. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/Office on Women's Health (OWH), in collaboration with the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors and the National Coalition of STD Directors: Social media event. Know The Facts First (KTFF) Thunderclap. KTFF is a public health awareness campaign that provides teen girls with accurate information about STDs and STD prevention. February 1, 2016, 12:00 pm ET. Learn more.
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Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM): Registration now open for the 2016 SAHM Annual Meeting, Youth in Context: Interactions among Adolescents, Environments, and Healthcare. March 9-12, 2016 in Washington, DC. Learn more.
- HHS/CMS: New PSA video. The Health Insurance Marketplace: Key Points To Tell Your Patients. This video features a message to health professionals from Dr. Edith Mitchell, President of the National Medical Association. View full video.
Events
- Asian Women for Health (AWFH): Registration now open for the 4th Annual State of Asian Women's Health in Massachusetts, Using Technology to Improve Health Outcome and Health Care Delivery. May 25, 2016 in Boston, MA. Register.
Events
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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)/Office of Women’s Health: Social media event. Make a Difference: Diverse Women in Clinical Trials Thunderclap. January 27, 2016, 1:00 pm ET. Learn more.
Events
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HHS/NIH, Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH): Webinar. Healthy Homes. January 21, 2016, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH): Webinar. Rules for the Road: Global Health, Safety and Security for Deploying Students, Staff, and Clinicians Overseas. January 27, 2016, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
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HHS/OMH, National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA), the Federal Interagency Health Equity Team (FIHET), and the Association for State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO): Webinar. Rhode Island: Health Equity Zones. January 28, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/NIH, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR): Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Lecture Series. To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Community-based Participatory Research Approaches to Advance Wellness and Violence Prevention via Social Media. February 11, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
- Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Disparities Solutions Center (DSC), in partnership with the Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE): Webinar. Going Beyond REaL Data Collection: Collecting Social Determinants of Health. February 23, 2016, 12:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
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Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC)/High-Impact Prevention (HIP) in Healthcare: Webinar. Sexual Health and HIV Prevention: A Patient-Centered Approach for Primary Care. January 27, 2016, 12:00 pm ET. Register.
- 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.
- HHS: Call for nominations for the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAG) Advisory Committee. The committee will plan the 2nd edition of the PAG. Deadline is February 5, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/HRSA, Region X Office of Regional Operations and Office of Minority Health (OMH), in collaboration with EthnoMed: Registration now open for the Northwest Regional Conference on African Immigrant Health (NWRCAIH): Addressing the Social Determinants of African Immigrant Health. March 19-20, 2016 in Seattle, WA. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/NIH, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Meeting. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) National Action Plan 2016 Town Hall Meeting. February 29-March 1, 2016 in Bethesda, MD. Register.
Events
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National American Indian and Alaska Native Addiction Technology Center: Webinar. Referral, Service Coordination, and Documentation. Part of the Essential Substance Abuse Skills: A Guide for Professionals series. January 20, 2016, 10:00 am PT. Register.
State / Local Government
- Prince George's County Department of Family Services is recruiting for a FT, permanent Community Developer IV (16-007-37-BL) position, grade G-27, to serve as its Coordinator for the local Office of Veterans Affairs in Hyattsville, MD. Deadline is January 28, 2016. Apply.
- Prince George's County Health Department is recruiting for a FT, permanent Public Health Program Chief (16-008-70-BL) position, grade G-29, within its Family Health Services Division in Largo, MD. Deadline is January 28, 2016. Apply.
Academic
- University of California, Davis/UC Davis Medical Center is recruiting for an Academic Neuropsychologist (JPF00772) position in Walnut Creek, CA. Deadline is February 11, 2016. Apply.
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Food Advertising Targeted to Hispanic and Black Youth, published by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut, examines disparities within marketing practices that contribute to poorer diets and higher obesity rates within African American and Hispanic communities. This report also identifies opportunities for companies to reduce disparities by offering healthier options, and connecting to public health resources that encourage consumers to make healthier choices. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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