FYI: Weekly Health Resources for January 7, 2015

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January 7, 2015

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In This Issue:

Funding

Federal Grants

  • HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): T32 Training Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity Grant. Deadline for letters of intent is January 18, 2015. Learn more
  • HHS/NIH: System-Level Health Services and Policy Research on Health Disparities (R01) Grant. Deadline is January 20, 2015. Learn more.
  • HHS/NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): High Priority Immunology Grants (R01). Deadline is February 5, 2015. Learn more
  • HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D Grants for Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (WICY) - Existing Geographic Service Areas. Deadline is February 18, 2015. Learn more.

Non-Federal Grants

  • National Kidney Foundation (NKF): Young Investigator Program. NKF will award grants to support research projects in the field of nephrology and related disciplines. Deadline is February 13, 2015. Learn more
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS): Translational Research Program. Deadline for letters of intent is February 15, 2015. Learn more
  • Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation/Together Counts: Smart from the Start Awards. This award aims to create practical, long-term improvements in nutrition and physical activity for preschool children. Deadline is February 27, 2015. Learn more.

Scholarships / Fellowships

  • HHS/NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Biomedical Research Training Program for Individuals from Underrepresented Groups (BRTPUG). Deadline is January 15, 2015. Learn more.
  • Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): AAMC-CDC Public Health Policy Fellowship. Accepting applications for a fellow in the Office of Chief of Staff (OCoS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. Deadline is January 22, 2015. Learn more
  • HHS/NIH: Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP). Students in their 3rd and 4th year of medical, dental and veterinary programs are encouraged to apply. Deadline is January 31, 2015. Learn more.
  • Columbia University Medical Center: Summer Program for Under-Represented Students (SPURS). Deadline is February 6, 2015. Learn more.
  • Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Brigham and Women's Hospital: Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP). FDSRP is an 8 week Native American community health program. Deadline is February 9, 2015. Learn more
  • University of Utah School of Medicine: Native American Research Internship (NARI). NARI is a 10 week summer research internship for Native American undergraduate students interested in the biomedical and health sciences. Deadline is February 9, 2015. Learn more

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

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  • Open Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace is underway. More than 1.3 million consumers have selected plans since November 15. More issuers this year means more choices for individuals and families to find the plan the best suits their budget and health care needs. Open enrollment ends February 15Have questions or need help? Call 1-800-318-2596 or visit HealthCare.gov or CuidadodeSalud.gov.

Events

  • HHS/Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS), CuidadoDeSalud.gov: Webinar en español. Seguros de salud para los trabajadores agrícolas y sus familiasEl seminario explicará cómo obtener un seguro médico en el Mercado de Seguros Médicos durante el período de inscripción abierta que termina el 15 de febrero. El 8 de enero del 2015, 3:00 pm ET. Regístrese

Aging

Events

  • HHS/Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP): Call for abstracts for the 2015 Healthy Aging Summit. Event to be held in Washington, DC. Deadline is February 2, 2015. Learn more.

American Indian/Alaska Native Health

  • HHS/OMH: Request for nominations. American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research Advisory Council (HRAC). Nominations are requested for the following Areas: Nashville, Phoenix, and National-at-Large. Deadline is February 6, 2015. Please submit nominations to Rick Haverkate

Cancer

Events

  • HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB): Registration now open for the 2015 Minority Cancer Survivorship Symposium: African Americans the Focus of Inaugural Symposium. March 13-14, 2015 in Birmingham, AL. Register

Capacity Building

Events

  • Administration for Native Americans (ANA)/Pacific Region Training and Technical Assistance Center: Webinar. Breaking Down the Super Circular. Learn the ins and outs of the recently-updated Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars rules for Federal funding. January 8, 2015, 10:00 am HT. Register.   
  • ANA/Pacific Region Training and Technical Assistance Center: Training. ANA Pre-Application Training. Learn how to put together a strong ANA grant application. January 14-15, 2015 in Honolulu, HI. Register

Environmental Health

  • National Academy of Sciences/Institute of Medicine (IOM): New report. Applying a Health Lens to Decision Making in Non-Health Sectors – Workshop Summary. Read full report.

Health Disparities

Events

  • Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy/Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education: Call for abstracts for the 8th Health Disparities Conference, From Cataloging Health Disparities to Creating Health Equity: Effective Interprofessional Models to Equalize Outcomes. Deadline is January 30, 2015. Learn more

HIV/AIDS

Events

  • Community Health and Awareness Ministry, in collaboration with Gilead Sciences, the New York City Council Faith Based HIV/AIDS Initiative, and the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS of NYC: Seminar. A Teaching Moment: Inflammation and HIV. This seminar will teach attendees how to verbalize what is inflammation and its importance to HIV management. Event is for HIV Health Providers/Peer Educators only. Event to be held in New York, NY. Registration deadline is January 16, 2015. Please contact Rev. Londro B. Wilson.

Maternal and Child Health

Events

  • Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), in collaboration with the CDC and CityMatCH: Training. Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology. June 1-5, 2015 in Baltimore, MD. Register

Opportunity for Public Comment

  • HHS/Office of the Secretary (OS): Information Collection Request (ICR). National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care: Evaluation of Awareness, Adoption, and Implementation. Deadline is January 20, 2015. Learn more.

Vision

Women's Health

Events

  • California Center for Research on Women & Families (CCRWF) and the Region IX Office on Women’s Health (OWH): Conference. 2015 California Women’s Policy Summit: Advancing Women’s Health, Wealth & Power. January 14, 2015 in Sacramento, CA. Learn more

Job Opportunities

Federal Government

  • HHS/NIH, Department of Clinical Research Informatics (DCRI) is recruiting for a FT Supervisory Clinical Informaticist (NIH-CC-DE-15-1254539) position in Montgomery County, MD. Deadline is January 12, 2015. Apply
  • HHS/Indian Health Service (IHS) is recruiting for a FT Nurse/Clinical Nurse (IHS-15-OK-1294451-DH) position in Lawton, OK. Deadline is January 14, 2015. Apply
  • HHS/CDC is recruiting for a FT Supervisory Public Health Advisor (HHS-CDC-D3-15-1274774) position in Atlanta, GA. Deadline is January 14, 2015. Apply.

Academic

  • University of California, Davis/Department of Neurology is recruiting for a Cerebrovascular Neurologist (Job #JPF00407) position in Sacramento, CA. Deadline is January 23, 2015. Apply.

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