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January 21, 2015
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Post and Promote Your Events
- Are you organizing a health insurance enrollment event in your community? Post it to the free online events calendar on the Office of Minority Health website. Visitors can search the calendar 24/7 to find upcoming events in their city or town and sign up!
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Federal Grants
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HHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH): Capacity Building to Support Replication of Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Programs (Tier 1A) Grant. Deadline for letters of intent is February 1, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/OASH: Replicating Evidence-Based TPP Programs to Scale in Communities with the Greatest Need (Tier 1B) Grant. Deadline for letters of intent is February 1, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/OASH: Supporting and Enabling Early Innovation to Advance Adolescent Health and Prevent Teen Pregnancy (Tier 2A) Grant. Deadline for letters of intent is February 1, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/OASH: Rigorous Evaluation of New or Innovative Approaches to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (Tier 2B) Grant. Deadline for letters of intent is February 1, 2015. Learn more.
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HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Grant. Deadline is March 6, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/HRSA: AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC) Cooperative Agreement. Deadline is March 6, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) - Enhancing Diversity in Biomedical Data Science (R25) Grant. Deadline is March 19, 2015. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- Prevent Blindness: 2015 Joanne Angle Investigator Award. This award provides funding for research investigating public health related to eye health and safety. Deadline is March 6, 2015. Learn more.
Internships /
Mentoring
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Health Career Connection (HCC): 2015 Paid Comprehensive Summer Internship Program. HCC places talented, diverse undergraduate students in summer internships, providing them with invaluable exposure, experience, and mentoring to pursue health careers. Deadline is February 9, 2015. Learn more.
- Children’s National Health System/Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation: 2015 Summer Student Innovator Program. The Sheikh Zayed Institute offers graduate, medical, undergraduate, and advanced high school students a rigorous research experience, along with an academic program focused on innovation management in a pediatric hospital environment. Deadline is February 15, 2015. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Universities: USDA/1890 National Scholars Program. Provides full tuition, employment, employee benefits, fees, books, and room and board to students pursuing a bachelor's degree at Historically Black Land-Grant Universities. Deadline is February 1, 2015. Learn more.
- OMHRC will be at the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Annual Conference January 24-27 in Washington, DC. Come visit us at our booth!
 - Open Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace is underway. Nearly 6.8 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 15. Have questions or need help? Call 1-800-318-2596 or visit HealthCare.gov or CuidadodeSalud.gov.
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- HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), From Coverage to Care (C2C): New resource. A Roadmap to Better Care and a Healthier You. C2C is an initiative designed to help people with new health coverage understand their benefits and connect to primary care and the preventive services that are right for them. The C2C Roadmap is now available to download and print in Chinese/中文, Haitian Creole/Kreyòl Ayisyen, Korean/한국어 and Vietnamese/TIẾNG VIỆT). Learn more.
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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.
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National Resource Center on Nutrition & Aging: Webinar series. Positioning Your HCBS Organization in the Healthcare Market, Part 2: Market Analysis - Determine Health Reform Initiatives in Your Market Area. January 22, 2015, 3:30 pm ET. Register.
- 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.
Events
- The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders/Region 3 Interagency Working Group, in partnership with OMHRC and the Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Metro DC: Training. Resource Development and Grant Writing Training. February 9, 2015, 11:00 am ET in Washington, DC. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH Clinical Center: Effects of Colchicine in Non-Diabetic Adults With Metabolic Syndrome (Study 14-CH-0119). NIH is seeking overweight volunteers ages 18 and older to join a research study about the effects of the anti-inflammatory drug, colchicine on weight-related conditions. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
Events
- Cross Cultural Health Care Program: Training. Closing the Gap: Cultural Competency Training Of Trainers Institute. This Training of Trainers Institute provides an intensive 5-day course for organizations to meet mandates and recommendations for culturally and linguistically appropriate services. March 23-27, 2015 in Seattle, WA. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the American Public Health Association (APHA): Webinar series. ATSDR: Safeguarding our Communities from Harmful Chemicals Part I - Introducing ATSDR. January 28, 2015, 1:30 pm ET. Register.
- Children's Environmental Health Network (CEHN): Registration now open for the CEHN 2015 Research Conference. This conference will explore how the interaction between food and environmental factors affect children's health. February 4-6, 2015 in Austin, TX. Register.
Events
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University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill/Gillings School of Global Public Health, Minority Student Caucus (MSC): Registration now open for the 36th Annual Minority Health Conference at UNC, Reaching for the American Dream - Economic Mobility and Minority Health. Deadline is February 13, 2015. Register.
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Disparities Solutions Center: Request for applications for the 2015-2016 Disparities Leadership Program (DLP). Deadline is February 13, 2015. Learn more.
- HHS recognizes February 7 as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). For further information, events, testing centers, social media and print campaigns, and other tools, please visit the NBHAAD Strategic Planning Committee, AIDS.gov, and the CDC.
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- Salud America! and Community Commons: Contest. #SaludHeroes. Watch and vote for your favorite play-promoting #SaludHeroes and be entered in a random drawing to win a T-shirt and jump rope. Deadline is January 27, 2015. Learn more.
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Events
- HHS/OMHRC: Webinar. Fathers Matter. During this webinar, Kenneth Thompson Sr. will discuss three main causes of fatherlessness: socioeconomics, education and self-worth, followed by Q&A from the audience. January 29, 2015, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
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- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): New resource. A Year of Health 2015 Health Planners. Order or download planners with tailored health advice for African Americans, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans, and Hispanics/Latinos. Learn more.
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National Quality Forum (NQF): Request for comments. Measuring HCBS Quality. NQF is conducting a project to develop a conceptual framework and perform an environmental scan to address performance measure gaps in home and community-based services to enhance the quality of community living. An important part of the project is the external stakeholder committee to review the work of the project and to make recommendations. NQF recently announced the draft roster for the stakeholder committee members and is seeking public comments. Deadline is January 22, 2015. Learn more.
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The White House/Office of the Press Secretary: New resource. Presidential Memorandum: Creating Welcoming Communities and Fully Integrating Immigrants and Refugees. The President's memorandum announces the creation of an interagency White House Task Force on New Americans. Learn more.
Events
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HHS/ACF Region 6 and OWH: Meeting. Going Past the Basics: A Human Trafficking Information Meeting. January 29, 2015, 9:00 am CT in Dallas, TX. Learn more.
Academic
- University of Maryland, Baltimore/Department of Epidemiology & Public Health is recruiting for a Research Analyst (Requisition #9687) to assist in health disparities data collection, analysis and reporting in coordination with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's (DHMH) Minority Health Disparities Initiative. Deadline is January 22, 2015. Apply.
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Department of Health, Behavior & Society is recruiting for a Director for the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion in Baltimore, MD. Applicants should send a statement of interest, curriculum vitae, and names of three references to Reginia Hawkins. Deadline is January 31, 2015.
Community-Based Organizations / Non-Profits
- United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is recruiting for a Regional Development Director position in Los Angeles, CA. Please submit your resume to Stefani D. Jackson. Open until filled.
- On November 14, 2012, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities held a workshop in Seattle, WA to explore the ideas at the heart of the medicine wheel. Leveraging Culture to Address Health Inequalities summarizes the workshop. To find this book and additional information, search our online catalog.
- See the latest list of new additions to the Knowledge Center collection at http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=4&lvlid=9.
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