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April 6, 2016
Live-stream the Health Equity Forum Commemorating National Minority Health Month 2016 and the 30th Anniversary of the HHS Office of Minority Health: Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation. Watch live on April 7 at 1:30 pm ET.
In This Issue:
OMH
Grants
- HHS/Office
of Minority Health (OMH): National Health Education Lupus Program
(NHELP). A technical assistance webinar was held March 8, and can be
accessed here. Deadline is April 18, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/OMH: Communities
Addressing Childhood Trauma (ACT). A technical assistance webinar was
held March 9, and can be accessed here. Deadline is April 18, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/OMH: Re-Entry
Community Linkages (RE-LINK) Program. A technical assistance webinar
was held March 10, and can be accessed here. Deadline is April 21, 2016. Learn more.
Federal Grants
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HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund Initiative: Discovery of the Genetic Basis of Childhood Cancers and of Structural Birth Defects: Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (X01) Resource Access Award. Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is May 17, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Targeted Capacity Expansion: Medication Assisted Treatment - Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (MAT-PDOA). Provides funds for state agencies to expand or enhance access to medication assisted treatment services for individuals with opioid use disorder. Deadline is May 31, 2016. Learn more.
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Department of Transportation (DOT)/Federal Transit Administration: Rides to Wellness (R2W) Demonstration and Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Grants Program. The goal of the R2W Demonstration Grants is to find and test promising, replicable public transportation healthcare access solutions that support increased access to care, improved health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. Deadline is May 31, 2016. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Workforce Improvement Projects (WIPs). Funds workforce development in various areas of public health practice, including tobacco control and surveillance of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The WIPs are available to AAMC members, as well as members of AACN, APTR, and ASPPH. Deadline is April 28, 2016. Learn more.
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming. Supports research grants and career development opportunities for researchers from diverse, underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds. Deadline is May 4, 2016. Learn more.
- Elsa U. Pardee Foundation: Cancer Research Projects Grant. Funds investigators at non-profit US institutions proposing research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. Deadline is June 1, 2016. Learn more.
- Kansas Health Institute/Center for Sharing Public Health Services: Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing (CJS) Mini-Grant Program. The Center has up to five mini-grants available for public health agencies or their designated agents that wish to explore, plan, implement or improve some aspects of a CJS arrangement. Deadline is June 10, 2016. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
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Elaine Chapin Fund (ECF): 2016 Elaine Chapin Scholarship Fund Program. Supports the postsecondary education of students affected by multiple sclerosis, either directly or as a family member of someone with MS. Deadline is April 30, 2016. Learn more.
- American Psychological Foundation (APF): 2016 Violet and Cyril Franks Scholarship. Supports graduate-level projects that use a psychological perspective to help understand and reduce stigma associated with mental illness. Deadline is May 15, 2016. Learn more.
Events
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NIHB: Call for abstracts for the National American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Behavioral Health Conference, Creating Trauma Informed Systems in AI/AN Communities. Deadline is April 15, 2016. Submit.
- White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI): New report. Open Hearts, Open Minds - An Accomplishments Report of the Pacific Island Task Force. This report reflects on the progress and details the successes and future plans of the WHIAAPI Pacific Island Task Force member agencies. Learn more | Download full report (PDF).
Events
- CancerCare: Connect Education Workshop. Living with Lung Cancer Part I: Advances in the Treatment of Lung Cancer. April 12, 2016, 1:30 pm ET. Register.
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HHS/NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Viral Kinetics, Interferon Stimulated Genes (ISGs) and mirRNA among Subjects Infected with Different Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes during Therapy with Sofosbuvir and GS-5816 (Study #15-DK-0143). NIH seeks adults 18 years of age and older who are infected with hepatitis C, particularly genotypes 2, 3 and 4, who have either never been treated or treated previously with an interferon regimen (with or without ribavirin) and failed to clear the virus. Trial to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
Events
- Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services/Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI), in partnership with the African American Health Program (AAHP), Latino Health Initiative (LHI), and Community Action Agency (CAA): Empowering Community Health Organizations (ECHO) Workshop. Basics of Program Evaluation. Deadline is April 27, 2016. Register.
Events
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University of the Incarnate Word/Ettling Center for Civic Leadership, in collaboration with OMHRC and the City of San Antonio's Diversity & Inclusion Office: Improving Latino Student Success in the Health Professions Symposium. Engaging Our Latino Health Professional Students Workshop. This workshop will build cultural competencies in health professions faculty and engage our Hispanic/Latino future health professionals in meaningful interactive workshops. May 12, 2016 in San Antonio, TX. Register.
- Latino Commission and Nuevo Comienzo: Registration now open for the 2016 Central Valley Latino Conference, Strengthening the Roots. This conference will focus on mental and behavioral health issues affecting Latino families. August 25-26, 2016 in Visalia, CA. Learn more.
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HHS/Food and Drug Administration (FDA): New resource. Seven Things Pregnant Women and Parents Need to Know about Arsenic in Rice and Rice Cereal. Learn more | Download full publication (PDF, 122 K).
Events
- HHS/NIH, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR): Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Lecture Series. Culture and Psychosis. April 11, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
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HHS/NIH and the FDA: Request for public comments. Draft Clinical Trial Protocol Template for Phase 2 and 3 Investigational New Drug (IND)/Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Studies. NIH and FDA are developing a template with instructional and sample text for NIH funded investigators to use in writing protocols for phase 2 or 3 clinical trials that require IND or IDE applications. The agencies' goal is to encourage and make it easier for investigators to prepare protocols that are consistently organized and contain all the information necessary for the clinical trial to be properly reviewed. Deadline is April 17, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/OMH, OMHRC: Preconception Peer Educators (PPE) webinar. A Broader Look at (Lifelong) Preconception Care. Amy Ogle, author of Before Your Pregnancy: A 90-Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception, will speak on the importance of exercise, nutrition and education for the preconception health of both women and men. April 6, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- American Public Health Association (APHA), the Aetna Foundation, and the National Association of Counties (NACo): Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge. Small and mid-sized US cities and counties as well as federally recognized tribes will compete over the course of several years to develop practical, evidence-based strategies to improve measurable health outcomes and promote health and wellness, equity and social interaction. Deadline is May 31, 2016. Learn more.
Events
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APHA: Social media event. Sixth Annual National Public Health Week Twitter Chat. Follow @NPHW and use the official hashtag #NPHWchat to participate. April 6, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Learn more.
Events
- Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) and the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis: Webinar. Integrating Health and Human Services in Rural Communities. This webinar will introduce a new Rural Services Integration Toolkit designed by NORC on behalf of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to help rural communities improve access to health and human services. April 14, 2015, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
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HHS/SAMHSA: New resource. Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Pocket Guide. This guide discusses the various types of approved medications, screening and assessment tools, and best practices for patient care. Learn more | Download full publication (PDF, 1 MB).
- Prevent Blindness/National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health: New report. Children’s Vision and Eye Health: A Snapshot of Current National Issues. Learn more | Download full report (PDF)
Events
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HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): Training. Health Disparities Research Institute. Supports the development of individual research projects by promising scientists early in their careers and will stimulate research in the disciplines supported by science on minority health and health disparities. Deadline is June 1, 2016. Learn more.
Community-Based
Organizations / Non-Profits
- The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy is recruiting for a Vice President of Marketing and Communications (VP, MarCom) position in Washington, DC. Open until filled. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to recruitment@thenc.org.
- The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy is recruiting for a Senior Manager of Programs position in Washington, DC. Open until filled. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, writing sample and salary history to recruitment2@thenc.org.
- Kicking off National Minority Health Month, the Knowledge Center is featuring this new addition to the collection: 150 Years of Obamacare, written by Daniel E. Dawes, takes an in-depth look at the history of health care reform within the United States and how specific events led to the creation and implementation of the Affordable Care Act. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
- See the latest article about the Knowledge Center, recently published by the WebJunction Health Happens in Libraries program. Read full article.
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