In March 2023, HRSA Administrator Johnson joined HHS Secretary Becerra to mark the release of the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024; the Administrator also joined with House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member, Congressman Pallone, to visit a new grantee focused on training more primary care physicians; HRSA announced a new organ procurement and transplantation network modernization initiative; HRSA Rural leadership testified on Capitol Hill; the HRSA Health Workforce team applauded medical residents matching at HRSA-funded sites on Match Day 2023; and HHS/HRSA celebrated health coverage expansion on the 13^th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.

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We are excited to announce the Phase 2 winners of our Building Bridges to Better Health: A Primary Health Care Challenge.

Fifteen winners spanning 10 states each received $20,000 for their innovative ideas to enhance access to care, improve care coordination, and address social determinants of health among HRSA-supported health centers. These 15 teams will compete in the final phase of the Challenge and have until July 2023 to scale their solution to improve health outcomes for health center patients.

Learn more about the winners and their winning submissions, which focus on technology solutions (e.g., artificial intelligence, chatbots, electronic health records, and telehealth), payment and reimbursement reform, workforce solutions, and community engagement!

On Monday, April 10, HRSA commemorates National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It’s a day to recognize the impact of HIV on youth.

The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program is committed raising HIV awareness, providing care, and supporting the unique needs of youth people with HIV.

In 2021, 82.7% of young people aged 13-24 in the program were virally suppresses, a big increase from 46.6% in 2010. This means they cannot transmit HIV, and can also live healthier lives.

Find HIV care on our Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program website.

HRSA will celebrate Black Maternal Health Week from Tuesday, April 11 - Monday, April 17. Throughout the week we’ll share grantee stories and their work. These illustrate HRSA’s commitment to a world in which Black women do not have to fear for their safety, their well-being, their dignity, and their lives before, during, and after pregnancy.

Be sure to join the conversation online and share HRSA’s winning photos, videos, and written stories. Engage with @HRSAgov on social media using the hashtags #BMHW2023, #TheDoulaDifference and #HRSAhelpsmoms and tell us how your work advanced Black maternal health.

April is National Donate Life Month, and we are celebrating the magical moments that take place when someone in need of an organ transplant matches with a generous donor!

Join us as we celebrate and honor the kindness and generosity of organ, eye, and tissue donors, donor families, and all the lives saved through donation.

Learn more and sign up as an organ donor at organdonor.gov or donaciondeorganos.gov. 

Like and follow  Organdonor.gov and Donaciondeorganos.gov on Facebook today!

Join our Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs and HRSA’s Division of Transplantation for a webinar in observance of National Donate Life Month on Tuesday, April 18, 1-2:00 p.m. ET.

Speakers will discuss healthy living and disease prevention, highlight the need for minority organ donors, and share personal experiences with organ donation.

Attendees will also learn about HRSA programs and resources available to Hispanic and Latino communities and organizations serving this population. The webinar will be broadcast in Spanish with live English interpretation.

Register for the webinar.

HRSA’s new oral health literacy and education campaign, A Healthy Mouth for Every Body, highlights the importance of taking care of one’s oral health at home and seeing a dentist regularly for checkups. From quick tips to patient education tools, the campaign has resources to help everyone protect their mouths and live well at any age.

Congress established National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW) in 1961 to promote poison prevention.

To celebrate this year’s NPPW, Dr. Sara Kinsman, Director of MCHB’s Division of Child Adolescent and Family Health, along with other members of the NPPW Council, gathered at America’s Poison Centers to recognize the winners of a children’s artwork contest that raises awareness about poisons.

Dr. Kinsman congratulated the students for being poison prevention champions and highlighted HRSA’s role in funding poison centers across the country, establishing the national toll-free number (1-800-222-1222), and educating the public through a national media campaign.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) released a funding opportunity to support testing interventions that screen for and address adverse social determinants of health (SDoH) during a health care visit.

Patients’ social needs can be addressed by resources located at external social service organizations or co-located in the healthcare system. The proposed pilot should lay the foundation for larger clinical trials to integrate social care and medical care with the goal of improving health outcomes and reducing disparities related to the prevention or treatment of diseases within the mission of NIDDK.

Letters of Intent are due Tuesday, September 19.