FYI: Weekly Health Resources for November 19, 2014

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November 19, 2014

National Native American Heritage Month

In This Issue:

Funding

Federal Grants

  • HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) - Practice Transformation Networks (PTNs) Grant. Deadline for letter of intent is November 20, 2014. Learn more.
  • HHS/CMS, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) - Support and Alignment Network (SAN) Grant. Deadline for letters of intent is November 20, 2014. Learn more
  • HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): Research Project – Cooperative Agreements (U01). Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) Data and Operations Center (DOC). Deadline for letters of intent is December 2, 2014. Learn more
  • HHS/NIH and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research (P50) Grant. Deadline for letter of intent is December 9, 2014. Learn more
  • US Department of Education/Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Request for Designation as an Eligible Institution for Title III and Title V Programs; and Request for a Waiver of the Non-Federal Cost Share Requirement. Deadline is December 18, 2014. Learn more

Non-Federal Grants

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Policy-Relevant Insurance Studies (PRIS). This solicitation seeks to fund quantitative studies that address the macro or micro effects of policies related to health insurance. Deadline is December 3, 2014. Learn more.
  • National Gardening Association and KidsGardening.org: 2015 Youth Garden Grant. Awards funds to schools or non-profit organizations that demonstrate a relationship between a garden program and education related to the environment, health and nutrition issues, and character education. Deadline is December 5, 2014. Learn more.

Internships / Mentoring 

  • Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS): Student Mentorship Program for Hispanic Health Research (sMPH2r). Provides mentoring to undergraduate juniors and seniors interested in applying, planning to apply, have already applied or have been accepted to graduate school. Deadline is December 1, 2014. Learn more.

Scholarships / Fellowships

  • Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS): Graduate Fellowship Training Program - Spring 2015. Provides paid and unpaid training for graduate and doctoral students interested in working on Hispanic health research. Deadline is December 1, 2014. Learn more
  • The White House: 2015-2016 White House Fellows. This program will provide young Americans first-hand experience in the process of governing the Nation and a sense of personal involvement in the leadership of society. Deadline is January 15, 2014. Learn more
  • University of California, San Francisco (UCSF): Visiting Professor (VP) Program - Training Program for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV/STI Health Disparities. Deadline is January 16, 2014. Learn more.  

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

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  • HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Insurance Marketplace: Open Enrollment is here! Find insurance, learn about the Marketplace, and see if you qualify for savings or for the Special Enrollment Period. Learn more

Events

  • HHS/CMS, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Small Business Majority: Webinar. What the New Healthcare Law Means for Your Small Business. November 20, 2014, 2:00 pm ET. Register

Aging

Events

  • California Elder Mental Health and Aging Coalition (CEMHAC): Meeting. Town Hall Meeting: Behavioral Health Care Under The Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI). November 19, 2014, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm PT in Los Angeles, CA. Learn more.      

American Indian/Alaska Native Health

  • 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

  • HHS/HRSA, Office of Regional Operations, Region 10: Webinar. Behavioral Health Resources for American Indian/Alaskan Native Veterans. December 1, 2014, 10:00 am PT. Register

Asian/Pacific Islander Health

Events

  • The Arc of the Greater Twin Cities: Webinar. Learn the Signs, Act Early. Presenters will discuss the CDC’s Learn the Signs: Act Early program, and culturally competent approaches to serving and building relationships with Hmong families with children with autism spectrum disorders. November 21, 2014, 1:00 pm CT. Learn more.

Children's Health

  • HHS and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) recognize November 20 as Universal Children's Day. For further information, tools, and resources, please visit ACF, the CDC, the United Nations, UNICEF, and the Human Rights Education Associates (HREA).   

Disability and Rehabilitation

  • The Zero Project: New report. Zero Project Report 2014: Focus on Accessibility. This report presents the findings of an international study on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 130 countries, including the US. Learn more | PDF

Health Disparities

  • HHS/Healthy People 2020: New resource. Social Determinants of Health. This resource gives an overview of Healthy People 2020 objectives, as well as national and local resources and data on the key determinants of health: Economic Stability, Education, Health and Health Care, Neighborhood and Built Environment, and Social and Community Context. Learn more

Events

  • HHS/Healthy People 2020: Webinar. Who’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators?: Injury and Violence. November 20, 2014, 12:00 pm ET. Register.  
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Disparities Solutions Center (DSC): Request for applications for the 2015-2016 Disparities Leadership Program. Deadline for letter of intent is December 12, 2014. Learn more.  
  • HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): Registration now open for the 2014 NIMHD Grantees' Conference, Transdisciplinary Collaborations: Evolving Dimensions of US and Global Health Equity. December 1-3, 2014 in National Harbor, MD. Register

Healthcare

Events

  • HHS/NIH and AcademyHealth: Registration now open for the 7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Transforming Health Systems to Optimize Individual and Population Health. Deadline for online registration is December 1, 2014. Register

HIV/AIDS

  • HHS/OHAIDP: Webinar. Towards an AIDS-free Generation: Healthcare Outreach and Enrollment for People Living with HIV. The webinar will feature HIV and viral hepatitis leaders from HHS offices who will highlight benefits of the health care law particularly in communities of color. November 24, 2014, 2:00 pm ET. Register. 

Infectious Diseases

  • General Board of Church and Society: Conference Call. Ebola, Prophetic Faith Advocacy, and Infectious Diseases. Guest speakers from Liberia, Nebraska and Washington, DC, will present. November 21, 2014, 12:30 pm ET. Register. 

Maternal & Child Health

Events

  • HHS/OMH and OMHRC: Webinar. Preconception Peer Educators Program (PPE): Strategic Approaches to Resource Development, Part 1. Jay Blackwell, Director of OMHRC's Capacity Building, will discuss how PPEs can locate, evaluate and implement resources to develop lasting on-campus programs. November 19, 2014, 1:00 pm ET. Register

Refugee and Immigrant Health

  • HHS/ACF, ORR: New resource. Refugee Health Initiatives. Offers a range of culturally and linguistically targeted videos/materials promoting health literacy, women’s health, healthcare access, and emergency preparedness. Learn more

Job Opportunities

State / Local Government

  • Washington State Department of Health/Division of Health Systems Quality Assurance is recruiting for a Nursing Consultant, Institutional – Patient Safety & Performance Inspector (DOH2528) position in Tumwater, WA. Deadline is November 30, 2014. Apply.

Academic

  • Florida Gulf Coast University/Department of Health Sciences is recruiting a Founding Program Director (Requisition #2173) for a new Physician Assistant Studies program. Open until filled. Apply

Community-Based Organizations / Non-Profits

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) is recruiting for a FT Research Assistant, Health Policy (Job ID 2255996) position in Boston, MA. Open until filled. Apply

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

  • Black Middle-Class Women and Pregnancy Loss: A Qualitative Inquiry is the first qualitative research case study of its kind on Black Infant Mortality (BIM) to focus on a target group of Black American-born, middle-class professional married women who have all lived through the experience of infant loss. To find this book and other information, search the online catalog