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March 2016
 Get ready for National Minority Health Month in April!
Post your event to the online events calendar.
The HHS Office of Minority Health has released three new funding opportunity announcements.
Opportunity Title: National Health Education Lupus Program (NHELP)
Announcement Number: MP-CPI-16-001
Estimated Funding Level: $2 million total ($1 million total for each priority)
Opportunity Title: Communities Addressing Childhood Trauma (ACT)
Announcement Number: MP-CPI-16-002
Estimated Funding Level: $3 million per budget period
Opportunity Title: Re-Entry Community Linkages (RE-LINK) Program
Announcement Number: MP-CPI-16-003
Estimated Funding Level: $2 million per budget period
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In the wake of the public health crisis in Flint, MI, HHS has been on the ground to lead the federal government response and recovery efforts. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, U.S. Suregon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health and OMH Director Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, and other HHS officials traveled to Flint last month to hear first handfrom members of the community and to share resources that are being made available to them. |
Below is Secretary Burwell’s blog post on the HHS response, and the heroic efforts of the many individuals working to support the state and local community in the recovery that lies ahead.
Pictured Above: Dr. Vivek Murthy, Dr. J. Nadine Gracia and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha in Flint, MI
Last week, I traveled to Flint to hear from members of the community about the challenges that they are facing and to share information about the federal government's work to respond. And I had the chance to meet Cynthia, a working mom with a 6-year-old son.
Cynthia had heard about Flint's water on the news, but she didn't think going to the doctor was something she needed to do. And working two jobs made it hard to find the time.
Read more on the HHS.gov Blog.
On March 17, the HHS Office of Minority Health will kick off the first in a series of webinars on the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards).
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Fundamentals of the National CLAS Standards Webinar
March 17, 2016 at 3 p.m. (ET)
Register
Featured Speaker:
J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
Director, Office of Minority Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Congratulations to the HHS Office on Women's Health (OWH), celebrating 25 years of improving the health and well-being of all U.S. women and girls. Read about advances in women's health over the last quarter century and what OWH is doing to mark this historic occasion. More on the Office on Women's Health Blog.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released the Black Health Care Chartbook as part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). The chartbook includes a summary of trends across measures of black/African American health care from the QDR. A PowerPoint version is also available that users can download for presentations. Download the chartbook.
Open Enrollment ended on January 31 with about 12.7 million Americans having selected plans through Health Insurance Marketplaces, including 3.1 million who signed up through State-based Marketplaces and over 9.6 million through the HealthCare.gov platform. This does not include about 400,000 people who signed up on the New York and Minnesota Marketplaces for coverage through the Basic Health Program during this Open Enrollment. Read more on the CMS Blog.
 Healthy Eating in 20 Languages
The popular MyPlate nutrition icon, designed to promote healthier eating, is available in 20 different languages, including Spanish, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Vietnamese, French and Korean. The multilingual icons were developed by the USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) in partnership with the HHS Office of Minority Health.
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Pregnancy Provider Training
The Healthier Pregnancy Tool was designed to assist providers in implementing the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommendations around obesity, alcohol, depression and other issues in prenatal and perinatal care settings. The training module reflects a partnership between HHS, AHRQ, HRSA, SAMHSA and The Ohio State University.
Supporting LGBTQ Youth
As part of the Preconception Peer Educators program, Northwest Network of Bisexual, Transgender, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse presented February 9 on Supporting LGBTQ Youth: What Peer Educators Need to Know. Speakers Shannon Perez-Darby and Fatima Arain discussed innovative approaches to engaging LGBTQ youth on the subject of health and health care. The Northwest Network also shared information about its curriculum and explored what peer educators can do to support LGBTQ youth. Watch the webinar replay.
National Kidney Month
National Nutrition Month
National Women's and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10)
Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 20)
Women's History Month
 Recommended Reading
Childhood Obesity in America, written by Laura Dawes, discusses complex issues surrounding childhood obesity in the U.S. The book studies the evolution of increased childhood obesity and explains associated factors, such as metabolism, genetics, gender and social determinants of health.
To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog.
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