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May 18, 2016
 In This Issue:
Federal Grants
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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): Studies Program on Trauma and Justice-Involved Youth. Deadline is June 23, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER2) - Clinical Sites with Enhanced Diversity (U01) Research Project – Cooperative Agreements. Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is July 6, 2016. Learn more.
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HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Leadership Training for People of Color Living with HIV. Deadline is July 8, 2016. Learn more.
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HHS/HRSA: Improving Access to Care: Using Community Health Workers to Improve Linkage and Retention in HIV Care. Deadline is July 12, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH: Health Services Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01) Research Project Grant. Deadline is August 9, 2016. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Planning, Implementation, and Resident Grants. Deadline is July 29, 2016. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
- Foundation for Child Development (FCD): Young Scholars Program. Supports child health and development researchers from historically disadvantaged or underrepresented groups. Deadline for LOI is June 1, 2016. Learn more.
Mentoring / Internships
- HHS/NIH: Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08) Clinical Investigator Award. Deadline is June 12, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23). Deadline is June 12, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Howard University, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine: Registration now open for Preparing a Competitive HBCU Applicant Pool for Health Science Careers. June 27-28, 2016 in Nashville, TN. Register.
Events
- HHS/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Webinar. Tribal Nursing Homes: Traditional Foods, Traditional Lives. May 25, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
- College Board/Native American Student Advocacy Institute (NASAI): Registration now open for the 2016 NASAI Conference. This conference aims to connect American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students to college success and opportunity. June 6-7, 2016 in Tempe, AZ. Register.
Events
- CancerCare: Connect Education Workshop. Living with Breast Cancer: Treatment Updates, Part I - Updates in the Treatment of Estrogen Receptor (ER) Positive, Progesterone Receptor (PR) Positive & HER2 Positive Breast Cancer. May 18, 2016, 1:30 pm ET. Register.
Events
- Maryland Nonprofits, in collaboration with the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers: Save the date for the 23rd Annual Maryland Nonprofits Conference, Connecting for Impact: Excellence in Action. September 29, 2016 in Baltimore, MD. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI): ClinSeq - A Large-Scale Medical Sequencing Clinical Research Pilot Study (NCT00410241). NIH researchers are seeking African, African American, and Afro-Caribbean volunteers ages 45-65 and who do not smoke. Trial to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Energy Expenditure Responses to Different Temperatures (NCT01568671). NIH researchers are seeking healthy African American men ages 18-35. Trial to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
Events
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Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD): Call for proposals for the AUCD 2016 Conference, Navigating Change: Building our Future Together. Event to be held in Washington, DC. Deadline is June 20, 2016. Learn more.
Events
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HHS/NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH): Webinar. Urban Gardening. May 26, 2016, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
- American Public Health Association (APHA) and ecoAmerica: Webinar. Making the Connection: Climate Changes Children's Health. May 26, 2016, 1:30 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/US Surgeon General: New video. ATTN: Here are 3 Ways to Protect Yourself from the Zika Virus. View full video.
Events
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HHS/HRSA: Webinar. Addressing the Behavioral Health Needs of Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming Patients. June 13, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
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College of Saint Rose/Institute for Community Research and Training: Registration now open for the EVER Changing World: 4th International Conference. June 8-9, 2016 in Albany, NY. Register.
- 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.
Events
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine/Institute of Medicine (IOM): Workshop. Community Violence as a Population Health Issue. June 16, 2016 in Brooklyn, NY. Register.
- Johns Hopkins/Bloomberg School of Public Health: Continuing education. Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. June 13-July 1, 2016. Learn more.
Federal Government
- HHS/CMS, Consortium for Financial Management & Fee-For-Service Operations (CFMFFSO) is recruiting for a Program Manager position within the Atlanta Division of Financial Management and Fee-For-Service Operations in Atlanta, GA. Deadline is May 25, 2016. Apply.
- HHS/Indian Health Service (IHS) is recruiting for a Nurse Specialist position within the Jicarilla Service Unit (JSU), Public Health Nursing Department in Dulce, NM. Deadline is June 17, 2016. Apply.
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Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer is a fact sheet distributed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This summary focuses on the escalating incidence of liver cancer in the United States, and the resulting increase in deaths from liver cancer. It points out the disproportionate rates of hepatitis B for Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, as well as the added risk of hepatitis C for people born between 1945 and 1965. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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