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October 29, 2014
Federal Grants
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program. Deadline is November 14, 2014. Learn more.
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HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH): Physician Scientist Award (K12). Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health. Deadline for letters of intent is December 5, 2014. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Research Program – Cooperative Agreements (U19). Hepatitis C Cooperative Research Centers: Immunity to HCV Infection. Deadline for letters of intent is January 3, 2014. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
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Gerber Foundation: Request for proposals for Pediatric Research Projects. Grants will be awarded for research projects that will improve the health, nutrition, and/or developmental outcomes for infants and young children. Deadline is December 1, 2014. Learn more.
- Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF): Lions SightFirst Research Grants. LCIF provides funds to support public health research that evaluates and directly influences the operation of the SightFirst program. Deadline for letters of intent is December 15, 2014. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
- Medical Library Association (MLA): Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship. This fellowship will fund research aimed at expanding the knowledge base linking information services provided by librarians to improved health care and advances in biomedical research. Deadline is November 15, 2014. Learn more.
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National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) and the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF): Medical Student Leadership and Mentoring Program. This program offers an opportunity to work one-on-one with a Physician Mentor and gain knowledge around the challenges and transformation of health care for Hispanics and other underserved populations. Deadline is November 21, 2014. Learn more.
Loan Repayment
- HHS/National Health Service Corps (NHSC): Students to Service Loan Repayment Program (S2S LRP). Provides funds to final year medical students in return for a commitment to provide primary health care for at least 3 years at an approved Health Professional Shortage Area of greatest need. Deadline is November 13, 2014. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, Division of Loan Repayment: Loan Repayment Programs (LRP). Repays the student loans of doctoral level, biomedical or behavioral scientists conducting research funded by nonprofit institutions. Deadline is November 17, 2014. Learn more.
- HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Insurance Marketplace: Open Enrollment for 2015 coverage starts November 15, 2014. Learn about the Marketplace and see if you qualify for savings or for a Special Enrollment Period. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/The Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and CMS: Webinar. Getting Ready to Enroll: Health Insurance Marketplace 101. October 29, 2014, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/NIH: Request for nominations for the Tribal Consultation Advisory Committee (TCAC). The NIH TCAC will provide a venue for tribal representatives and NIH staff to exchange information about NIH research policies and program priorities. NIH seeks nominations for 17 TCAC members: 12 area representatives and 5 national at-large members. Deadline is November 28, 2014. Submit nominations to Kathy Etz.
Events
- CancerCare: Connect Education Workshop. Triple Negative Breast Cancer and African American Women. October 31, 2014, 1:30 pm ET. Register.
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)/Minorities in Cancer Research Council: Registration now open for The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. November 9- 12, 2014 in San Antonio, TX. Register.
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and AVON Foundation: Registration now open for the Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program Annual Meeting, New Science, New Activism, New Opportunities. November 19-21, 2014 in San Francisco, CA. Learn more.
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Maryland
Nonprofits, in partnership with The Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers:
Registration now open for the 2014 Annual Conference, Connecting for Impact. November 5, 2014 in Rockville, MD. Learn more.
Events
- University of Hawai'i at Manoa/John A. Burns School of Medicine: Registration now open for the 4th Cross-Cultural Health Care Conference, Collaborative and Multidisciplinary Interventions. Event to be held in Honolulu, HI. Registration deadline is October 31, 2014. Register.
- Adventist HealthCare/Center for Health Equity and Wellness, in collaboration with Mission Integration and Spiritual Care: Registration now open for Our Sacred Journey: Advancing Cultural Competence and Patient-Centered Care Approaches in End of Life Care. November 12, 2014 in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
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Social Security Administration: New website. Faces and Facts of Disability. This public awareness campaign seeks to dispel
misconceptions about the Social Security disability program and demonstrate its
critical importance through the personal stories of individuals who receive
benefits. Learn more.
- University of Maryland/Health Sciences and Human Services Library: New resource. Project SHARE Curriculum. This program aims to empower high school students as community health advocates and promote improved health in communities. The curriculum includes downloadable lesson plans, assignments, handouts and experiential learning activities. Learn more.
Events
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Massachusetts General Hospital/Disparities Solutions Center (DSC): Seminar. Musculoskeletal Health Disparities: The Role of Language and Psychosocial Factors in Determining Upper-Extremity Disability. This seminar will disseminate the latest information on interventions, research findings, and health policy updates regarding efforts to reduce disparities. October 30, 2014, 12:30 - 1:30 pm ET. RSVP to disparitiessolutions@partners.org.
- Howard University/Armour J. Blackburn University Center: Registration now open for the International Conference on Stigma 2014, Lean on Me! Standing Together for Human Rights in Health. November 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. Register.
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- HHS/CMS and Medicare Learning Network (MLN): Conference call. MLN Connects National Provider Call: Transitioning to ICD-10. November 5, 2014, 1:30 pm ET. Learn more.
Events
- Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology: Call for abstracts for Cell Biology of the Heart: Beyond the Myocyte-Centric View (X2). Deadline is November 4, 2014. Learn more.
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National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA): Call for abstracts and nomination of key speakers for the 19th Annual NHMA Conference, Effective Strategies to Improve Health Care in Our Local Communities. Deadline is October 31, 2014. Learn more.
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Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH): Request for nominations for Board Members. CUGH seeks six new Board Members for three-year terms that will start in March 2015. Only individuals from CUGH member institutions can submit nominees. Submit nominations to the Secretariat at nominations@cugh.org. Deadline is November 5, 2014.
- Autism Women's Network (AWN): Call for submissions for the Autism & Race Anthology. AWN seeks non-fiction or poetry written by autistic people of color about their lives and experiences. Deadline is November 15, 2014. Learn more.
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HHS/Healthy People 2020: Request for Public Comments. HHS is soliciting written comments regarding new objectives proposed to be added to Healthy People 2020 since the last public comment period in fall 2013. Deadline is November 7, 2014. Learn more.
Events
- North Carolina Hospital Association, the South Carolina Hospital Association, and The Duke Endowment: Registration now open for the 14th Annual Small and Rural Hospital Conference. Please be advised that this event is exclusively for hospital, health system, association and governmental employees and hospital and health system trustees. November 11-12, 2014 in Charlotte, NC. Learn more.
- HHS/Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and LTG Associates: New resources. ORR recognized Domestic Violence Awareness Month by having LTG Associates share their Pathways to Intimate Partners Violence Prevention: Strengthening What Works webinar. You can now view the webinar presentation and audio online.
Events
- National Sexual Assault Coalition Resource Sharing Project: Webinar. Comprehensive Sexual Assault Services within a Rural Context. November 4, 2014, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC)
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OMHRC (AMTIS, Inc) is recruiting for a Receptionist position. Bilingual Spanish required. Open until filled. Apply.
Federal Government
- CDC/Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS) is recruiting for a FT, permanent Associate Director for Tribal Support (HHS-CDC-D1-15-1241167) position in Atlanta, GA. Deadline is November 6, 2014. Apply.
- Advances in information and communications technology have had a profound impact on the evolution of health communications strategies. Health Communication in the 21st Century offers up-to-date guidance on health promotion theory and practice. This text has a companion website. To find this book and other recent health communications publications, search the online catalog.
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