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February 10, 2016
In This Issue:The Office of Minority Health (OMH) celebrates Black History Month 2016 with the theme Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories
OMH Grants
- HHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of Minority Health (OMH): National Health Education Lupus Program (NHELP). A technical assistance webinar will be held March 8, 2016. Deadline is April 18, 2016. Learn more.
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HHS/OASH, OMH: Communities Addressing Childhood Trauma (ACT). A technical assistance webinar will be held March 9, 2016. Deadline is April 18, 2016. Learn more.
Federal Grants
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Integrated HIV Planning Implementation. Deadline is March 1, 2016. Learn more.
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Rural Development: Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grants. Deadline is March 14, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Cooperative Agreements to Benefit Homeless Individuals (CABHI). Deadline is March 15, 2016. Learn more.
- USDA/Food and Nutrition Service: Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education (FDPNE) Grant. Indian Tribal Organizations and State agencies that are current Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) allowance holders are eligible to apply. Deadline is March 15, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/SAMHSA: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. Deadline is March 18, 2016. Learn more.
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US Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Sex Offender Monitoring Apprehending Registering and Tracking (SMART): FY 16 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program. Deadline is April 7, 2016. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Policy-Relevant Insurance Studies (PRIS). This call for proposals will focus on empirical and policy–relevant analysis that address the issue of affordability of health insurance. Deadline is February 19, 2016. Learn more.
- AstraZeneca Healthcare Foundation: Connections for Cardiovascular Health (CCH) Program. Provides funding for innovative, community-based approaches to improving cardiovascular health. Deadline is February 25, 2016. Learn more.
- Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation: Another Look: Better Health for Elders in Care Facilities Grant. Deadline is February 29, 2016. Learn more.
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)/Council on Community Pediatrics: Call for nominations for the 2016 Council on Community Pediatrics Annual Awards. Deadline is March 1, 2016. Learn more.
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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): Addressing Disparities Research Grants - Cycle I. Deadline for letters of intent is March 2, 2016. Learn more.
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RWJF: Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (AMFDP). Offers research awards to increase the number of physicians, dentists, and nurses from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. Deadline is March 15, 2016. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
- American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO): Minority Summer Fellowship Award. Deadline is March 4, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Million Hearts®, in partnership with Men's Health Network: Twitter chat. What African American Men Need for a Healthy Heart. Join the chat by using #HeartMonthChat. February 17, 2016, 3:00 pm ET.
- HHS/CDC, National Influenza Vaccination Disparities Partnership (NIVDP): Listening Session with African American Partners. To participate, dial 1-866-740-1260 and enter code 3420676. For more information, please contact Carlos Velázquez. February 25, 2016, 1:00 pm ET.
Events
- Piscataway Conoy Nation/Cedarville Band, Wild Turkey Clan: Heart Health Awareness Month event. 4th Annual Valentine's Round Dance and Potluck. February 13, 2016, 6:00 pm ET in Waldorf, MD. Register.
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Hughes Healthcare Disparities Group and the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC), supported by OMHRC: Registration now open for the first Southwest Hepatitis C Tribal Summit. The focus of the summit is bringing together Native advocates to develop HCV culturally responsive education and outreach programs and to discuss National Tribal HCV priorities and strategies on combating HCV in tribal communities. For questions and more information, contact: Elton Naswood. March 2-3, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM. Register.
- National Indian Health Board (NIHB): Registration now open for the 2016 National Tribal Public Health Summit, Achieving Health Equity: Re-envisioning Tribal Public Health for Seven Generations. April 11-13, 2016 in Atlanta, GA. Register.
Events
- Susan G. Komen Columbus: Training. Ohio Breast Patient Navigation Training. Twenty-two CNE credits are available through the Oncology Nursing Society. Deadline is February 11, 2016. Register.
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HHS/OMH: New blog post. Healthy Weight for Healthy Women: Disrupting a Lethal Legacy. One of the biggest public health battles that have emerged since OMH's inception is the obesity epidemic in America. Since 1980, US obesity rates have more than doubled and remain the highest among all high-income countries worldwide. And black women fare the worst, leading all adult groups in combined overweight and obesity rates. Read full blog.
- HHS/OMH: New blog post. Healthy is Strong: Help African American Men Be Strong and Put Their Heart Health First. American Heart Month offers an opportunity for you to double your efforts to improve heart health in your community and encourage those you serve to adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle. Read full blog.
Events
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Health Equity Initiative (HEI): Summit. Implementing Systems-Level Change for Health Equity. February 25-26, 2016 in New York, NY. Register.
- HHS/US Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Public meeting. Progress on Enhancing the Collection, Analysis and Availability of Demographic Subgroup Data. February 29, 2016 in Silver Spring, MD. Learn more.
- Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)/Office of Health Disparities & Health Equity: Registration now open for the 2016 Nebraska Minority Health Conference, Practice, Research and Partnerships: Threading it All Together to Achieve Health Equity. April 10, 2016 in Kearney, NE. Register.
Events
- Howard University/College of Medicine: Call for abstracts for the Advancing Computational Biology @ Howard University (ACB@HU) Symposium. Event to be held in Washington, DC. Deadline is February 19, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/CDC: Online resource. Zika Virus. Get the most current information on the Zika Virus--including prevention, symptoms, treatment, and information for pregnant women--as well as fact sheets, posters, and other resources. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR): Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Lecture Series. To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Community-based Participatory Research Approaches to Advance Wellness. February 11, 2016, 2:00 pm ET in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
- Morehouse School of Medicine/Georgia Health Information Technology Extension Center (GA-HITEC): Webinar. Engaging Primary Care Providers in Older Adult Mental Health. February 12, 2016, 12:00 pm ET. Register.
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA): Request for Public Comment on the 2016-2020 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan. Deadline is February 14, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC): Request for Information (RFI). Certification Frequency and Requirements for the Reporting of Quality Measures under CMS Programs. Deadline is February 16, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/OMH, OMHRC: Preconception Peer Educators (PPE) webinar. Maternal and Child Oral Health Advocacy and Promotion. February 24, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): Registration now open for the 2016 Preparedness Summit, Planning Today for Rebuilding Tomorrow: Resiliency and Recovery in the 21st Century. Event to be held in Dallas, TX. Deadline for early registration is February 19, 2016. Register.
- American Public Health Association (APHA): Call for abstracts for the APHA 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo. Event to be held in Denver, CO. Deadline is February 26, 2016. Learn more.
Federal
- US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)/Veterans Health Administration is recruiting for a FT, permanent Health Science Officer - Deputy Director of Health Services Research and Development (GS-0601-15) position in Washington, DC. Deadline is February 18, 2016. Apply as a Status Candidate or Veteran.
Academic
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania is recruiting for a Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor of Health - Community Health (Job# 16-141) position in West Chester, PA. Open until filled. Apply.
- In honor of Black History Month, the Knowledge Center highlights a new addition to the collection. Body and Soul, written by Alondra Nelson, takes a look at a lesser-known aspect of the Black Panther Party's struggle for social justice – the issue of healthcare disparities. Subtitled The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination, the author discusses how access to healthcare was deeply rooted within the foundations of the Black Panther Party, and what actions it took to combat health inequalities among the African American population. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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