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May 11, 2016
 In This Issue:
Federal Grants
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): Research on the Health Determinants and Consequences of Violence and its Prevention, Particularly Firearm Violence (R21) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant. Deadline is June 16, 2016. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): Health Promotion among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R21) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant. Deadline is June 16, 2016. Learn more.
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): 2016-2017 Tribal ecoAmbassadors Grant Program. Supports environmental projects at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) and partners the TCU participants of these projects with EPA scientists to study the environmental problems most important to the participating tribal communities. Deadline is June 17, 2016. Learn more.
- Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP): Reducing Reliance on Secure Placement and Improving Community-Based Responses for Girls At-Risk of Entering the Juvenile Justice System. Deadline is June 20, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention: Epidemiology Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities. IHS is accepting competitive cooperative agreement applications for Tribal Epidemiology Centers serving American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and urban Indian communities. Deadline is June 21, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) for Paraprofessionals and Professionals. Deadline is July 1, 2016. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE). Deadline is June 1, 2016. Learn more.
- Children's Heart Foundation: Research in Congenital Heart Disease. Funds clinical research projects related to identifying causes of and improving methods for diagnosing, treating, and preventing congenital heart defects. Deadline is June 5, 2016. Learn more.
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National Dairy Council and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA): Fuel Up to Play 60. Funds healthy eating and physical activity programs at K-12 schools. Deadline is June 15, 2016. Learn more.
Internships / Mentoring
- The Praxis Project: Health Policy and Community Capacity Intern. Paid internship on health justice/policy, training and field organizing. Internship is based in Oakland, CA. Deadline is May 15, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): Health Disparities Research Institute - Summer. Fosters individual research projects of promising scientists and research scholars with the overall goal to stimulate innovative research in the minority health and health disparities sciences. Deadline is June 1, 2016. Learn more.
Loan Repayment
- National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC): Community HealthCorps. Offers funds for education or loan repayment in exchange for full-time service in a rural or underserved community. Open deadline. Learn more.
- OMHRC will be at the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) 2016 Symposium, May 18-19 in Oklahoma City, OK. Come visit us at booth #210!
- OMH
and OMHRC will be presenting on Sustainability and Resource
Development at the Gathering for Pacific Islander Health on
May 26, 10:30 am CT in Fayetteville, AK.
Events
- Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO): Registration now open for the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Summit. May 24, 2016 in Atlanta, GA. Register.
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University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Medicine/Center for Native and Pacific Health Disparities Research: Call for abstracts for He Huliau – A Turning Point: International Indigenous Health Symposium. Deadline is June 13, 2016. Learn more.
Events
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Asthma Community Network: Registration now open for the Allergy & Asthma Network 19th Annual Asthma Awareness Day on Capitol Hill. May 12, 2016, 7:00 am ET in Washington, DC. Register.
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The American Heart Association (AHA)/EmPowered To Serve recognizes American Stroke Month with the Stroke Hero initiative. Download the POWER Sunday Toolkit or join the #StrokeChat FAQ Twitter chat, May 18, 2016 at 12:00 pm CT.
Events
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California Health Care Foundation: Webinar. Doing What Works: The Role of the Citizen Voice in Reducing Overuse. This webinar presents strategies to reduce healthcare practices that can be unnecessary, wasteful, or harmful to patients. May 19, 2016, 11:00 am PT. Register.
- National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR): Recorded webinar. Updates on CDC's National Viral Hepatitis Campaigns. This webinar, originally presented on May 4, 2016, offers an overview of two CDC campaigns: Know Hepatitis B and Know More Hepatitis. Listen to the full recording.
Events
- National
Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved (NHIT Collaborative), with
support from OMHRC: Hepatitis Awareness Roundtable. This event will
bring together federal, private and community leaders to discuss best
practices in engaging and educating African American, African immigrant,
American Indian and Alaskan Native, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities about hepatitis
prevention. Event to be held in in Washington, DC. Deadline for
registration is May 15, 2016. Register.
Events
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Carlos Albizu
University: Expo and lectures. 9th Annual Mental Health Awareness Expo,
Complex Trauma: Implication and Treatment Across the Lifespan. May 19,
2016, 5:00 pm ET in Doral, FL. For further information, please contact Dr. Tania Diaz.
Events
- HHS/HRSA and the Region VIII Federal Partners: Webinar. 2016 Webinar Series Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living through Partnerships and the National Prevention Strategy - The Role of Early Learning Centers, Schools, Colleges and Universities. May 19, 2016, 4:00 pm ET. Register.
- 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,
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.
Federal Government
- HHS/USPHS Commissioned Corps is recruiting for Physician Assistant, Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), and Medical Technologist positions. Deadline is June 15, 2016. Apply.
State / Local Government
- Washington State Department of Health/Office of the Secretary is recruiting for a Deputy Secretary, Public Health Operations/Chief Health Equity Officer (DOH3195) position in Tumwater, WA. Open until filled. Apply.
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