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April 27, 2016
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In This Issue:
Federal Grants
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HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC): Enhanced State Surveillance of Opioid-Involved Morbidity and Mortality. Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is May 13, 2016. Learn more.
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Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP): Evaluations of Trauma-Informed Care in Juvenile Justice. Deadline is May 23, 2016. Learn more.
- DOJ/OJJDP: Assessing the Impact of Juvenile Justice Reforms Program. Deadline is May 23, 2016. Learn more.
- Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Federated Identity in Healthcare Pilot Program. Seeks to streamline the way patients and providers access health information online from different organizations. Deadline is June 1, 2016. Learn more.
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HHS/National
Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine
(NLM): HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Project 2016. NLM
seeks quotations from organizations and libraries to design and
conduct projects for improving HIV/AIDS information access for patients
and the affected community. Deadline is June 13, 2016. Learn more.
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Rural Development: Community Connect Grants. Helps fund broadband deployment into rural communities where it is not yet economically viable for private sector providers to deliver service. Deadline is June 17, 2016. Learn more.
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National Science Foundation (NSF): Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP). Provides awards to develop, implement, and study evidence-based models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. Deadline is July 26, 2016. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Minnesota's State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC): State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) Grant Program. 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.
- American Pain Society (APS) and Pfizer Independent Grants for Learning & Change (IGLC): Implementing the National Pain Strategy in an Era of Accountable Care: Improving Chronic Pain Care in America. Deadline for LOI is June 13, 2016. Learn more.
- Prevent Blindness/National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health: 2016 Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award. This award recognizes efforts by an individual, or group of individuals, to improve public health approaches for children's vision and eye health at the state or national level. Deadline is June 17, 2016. Learn more.
Internships / Mentoring
- HHS/Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE): Family Strengthening Scholars. Supports dissertation research on healthy marriage/responsible fatherhood policy issues. Deadline for LOI is May 9, 2016. Learn more.
- Department of Education/White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities: HBCU All-Star Students Program. Students will serve as ambassadors of the White House Initiative on HBCUs by providing outreach opportunities and communications to their fellow students about the value of education and the Initiative as a networking resource. Deadline is May 13, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Programs to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE). This is an all-expense-paid research career advancement opportunity for scientists and research-oriented faculty who are from backgrounds currently under-represented in the biomedical sciences and those with disabilities. Learn more.
- Duke University/Superfund Research Center (SRC): Summer Internship. This summer internship will support the development of the SRC community garden engagement project. For further information, please contact Bryan Luukinen.
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University of Oklahoma/Health Science Center, Indian Country Child Trauma Center (ICCTC): Training. Avatar Simulation Mental Health Training for Indian Country. This program uses free video-game training simulations to support Native teens and their high school teachers in identifying the signs and symptoms of emotional distress and building motivational interviewing skills to help youth access care. For further information, please contact ICCTC@ouhsc.edu.
Events
- Breast Cancer Action: Webinar. Think Before You Pink: Exercise Your Mind. This webinar will address the politics of breast cancer walks and runs and how communities can demand accountability and transparency in breast cancer fundraising. April 27, 2016, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- HHS/OMH,
National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA),
Southeastern Health Equity Council (SHEC): Cultural Competency
Resource Guide Spotlight Webinar Series. South Carolina Commission
for Minority Affairs and South Carolina's Rural and Minority
Populations. April 27, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
- Amputee Coalition: New resource. Take a Seat, Check Your Feet. Being diabetic greatly increases your risk of losing toes, a foot, or leg to amputation. Learn how to protect yourself and others at risk with this brochure. It provides information on how to check your feet and reduce your risk of amputation. To order brochures call 1-800-444-6472 or email info@minorityhealth.hhs.gov.
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Events
- HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), in partnership with OMH and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Social media event. #MinorityResearch Twitter chat. April 27, 2016, 2:00 pm ET.
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HHS/OMH, NPA, Federal Interagency Health Equity Team (FIHET), in partnership with the Association for State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO): Webinar. In Health Matters, Place Matters - The Health Opportunity Index (HOI). April 28, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Center for Integrated Health Solutions: Webinar. Creating a Culture of Wellness: A 360 Degree View. May 4, 2016, 2:30 pm ET. Register.
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The US Department of Justice recognizes April 24-30, 2016 as National Reentry Week. For further information and events, please see the Attorney General's Reentry Initiative.
- RTI International, with support from the Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): New resource. Reentry Education Tool Kit. This tool kit offers guidelines, tools, and resources to help education providers implement the Reentry Education Framework. The Framework promotes the development of an education continuum spanning facility- and community-based reentry education programs. Learn more.
- HHS/CDC: Website. Zika Virus. This
website provides the most up-to-date information on the Zika Virus,
including prevention, treatment, and ongoing clinical research. Learn more.
Events
- Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA): Call for abstracts for the 34th GLMA Annual Conference on LGBT Health, Intersectionality in LGBT Communities - Gateways to New Understandings. Event to be held in St Louis, MO. Deadline is May 4, 2016. Learn more.
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HHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Effective Health Care (EHC) Program: Call for comments on the Technical Brief on Strategies for Improving the Lives of Women Aged 40 and Above Living with HIV/AIDS. Deadline is May 16, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/OMH: Preconception Peer Educator (PPE) Training. Faculty: discover how to implement a PPE program on your college campus from current faculty advisors, network with local health organizations and identify key resources within the community to promote the reduction of infant mortality and preterm birth. Students: join your peers to meet each other and learn together as we 1) raise preconception health awareness for both men and women; 2) recruit peer educators and advisors for YOUR campus program; and 3) participate in activities on how to be a successful PPE! May 2-3, 2016, 1:00 pm ET at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, OR. For more information, please contact Teddy Owusu.
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HHS/OMH, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the African Services Committee: Call for abstracts for the 4th US Conference on African Immigrant Health (USCAIH-4), Social Determinants of African Immigrant & Refugee Health: Rethinking Integration, Challenges, and Empowerment. Deadline is June 23, 2016. Learn more.
Academic
- University of Wisconsin-Madison/Population Health Institute is recruiting for a Health Technology Specialist (PVL #85757) in the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Program. Position is based in Madison, WI. Deadline is May 14, 2016. Apply.
- University of California, Davis/Department of Neurology is recruiting for a board eligible/certified Sleep Medicine neurologist for a FT Director of the Outpatient Sleep Medicine Program (#JPF00903) position in Davis, CA. Deadline is June 10, 2016. Apply.
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Duke University/Superfund Research Center (SRC) is recruiting for an SRC Project Coordinator position in Durham, NC. To apply, please contact Bryan Luukinen. Open until filled.
- The Knowledge Center recently posted a bibliography featuring key historical and policy reports illustrating the progression of studies on health disparities in the nation. See the National Minority Health Month Health Disparities - Bibliography.
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In recognition of National Reentry Week, as designated by the Department of Justice, this report highlights some key issues on the topic. They All Come Home, published by the National Council of La Raza, discusses work that the council continues to do within the criminal and juvenile justice fields. Subtitled Breaking the Cycle between Prison and the Community, this paper provides strategies that successfully reintegrate former inmates into the community. To
view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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