 January 25 – HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson, joined by Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL), co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, launched a year-long Enhancing Maternal Health Initiative. The initiative will strengthen, expand, and accelerate HRSA’s maternal health work to address maternal mortality and maternal health disparities in partnership with mothers, grantees, community organizations, and state and local health officials across the country.
The kick-off event at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC, convened HRSA maternal health grantees from 11 states and the District of Columbia, as well as key national organizations and experts, providers, and individuals with lived experience. Attendees shared personal perspectives on maternal health care and support, the innovative ways HRSA grantees are making an impact on maternal health, and how they are addressing maternal mental health.
Read the release.
January 29 - 31 – HRSA’s Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program all-grantee meeting with approximately 600 attendees took place in Arlington, VA in January. Grantees shared best practices, discussed opportunities for collaboration, and attended interactive learning sessions. HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson and Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Associate Administrator Dr. Michael Warren highlighted HRSA's work with Congress to secure a five-year reauthorization of the program that will double funding, recognized the commitment of those involved in home visiting services, discussed how MIECHV improves maternal health across the nation, and shared the impact of the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline.
Since its launch in May 2022, the 24/7, free, confidential hotline has offered support from professional counselors to more than 27,000 pregnant and postpartum individuals who struggled with mental health concerns, and their loved ones. Support is available by phone or text, and in English and Spanish at 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262).
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February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Check out HRSA’s website throughout this month to learn how parents, caregivers, and health care professionals can advance oral health for everyone in a family.
You’ll also find tips about brushing, flossing, and seeking regular dental checkups. We welcome you to explore and share our suite of related oral health resources.
Learn more about oral health for young children.
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HRSA’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program will commemorate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Wednesday, February 7.
This commemoration is an opportunity to raise awareness about the availability of HIV care and treatment services for Black/African American people, to reduce HIV stigma and HIV-related health disparities, and to encourage those who are undiagnosed to get tested. In the U.S., Black/African American people continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV.
HRSA’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) is working to address barriers to HIV care and create supportive communities for Black/African American people with HIV. In 2022, 87.1% of Black/African American RWHAP clients receiving medical care were virally suppressed, which is a significant increase from 63.3% virally suppressed in 2010. This means they cannot sexually transmit HIV to their partners and can live longer and healthier lives.
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January 25 - HRSA's Office of Women's Health recently participated in a panel at the White House Cervical Cancer Forum. The forum was hosted by the Biden Cancer Moonshot in observance of Cervical Health Awareness Month and highlighted advancements in prevention, HPV vaccination, screening, and treatment. HRSA participants discussed how the Federal Cervical Cancer Collaborative is working to improve equitable cervical cancer prevention for safety-net care settings and better facilitate innovation. HRSA also highlighted the partnership with the National Cancer Institute on the Accelerating Cancer Screening (AxCS) program, which ensures patients receive high quality care across the cancer continuum from screening to treatment.
Watch a recording of the White House Cervical Cancer Forum.
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HRSA’s Office of Women’s Health invites you to participate in CERV-Net: A Cervical Cancer ECHO Learning Series for Safety-Net Settings.
CERV-Net is a free, virtual, collaborative learning series that prepares and empowers safety-net settings of care to engage partners, patients, and communities to improve cervical cancer care. Complete the interest form by Tuesday, February 13.
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The HRSA Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program application is open! The program provides funds to registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses working in an eligible public or private Critical Shortage Facility, or nurse faculty at an eligible school of nursing.
Join the FY24 Nurse Corps LRP New Application Technical Assistance webinar on Tuesday, February 13, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. ET.
Application closes Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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HRSA's DoNation Campaign is uniting workplaces across the U.S. to help the more than 100,000 people in need of an organ transplant by signing up to be organ, eye, and tissue donors.
Your workplace can save lives! Enroll in the 2024 DoNation Campaign today.
Learn more about the DoNation Campaign and how your workplace can participate.
National Donor Day is coming up on Wednesday, February 14.
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