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June 1, 2016
 Submit your Men's Health Month events to
the Office of Minority Health's
Events Calendar.
In This Issue:
Federal Grants
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Rural Development: Community Connect Grants. Helps fund broadband deployment into rural communities. Deadline is June 17, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Leadership Training for People of Color Living with HIV. Deadline is July 8, 2016. Learn more.
- 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.
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HHS/HRSA: Jurisdictional Approach to Curing Hepatitis C among HIV/HCV Coinfected People of Color - Jurisdictional Sites. Deadline is July 14, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/HRSA: Jurisdictional Approach to Curing Hepatitis C Among HIV/HCV Coinfected People of Color - Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center. Deadline is July 14, 2016. Learn more.
- National Science Foundation (NSF)/Directorate for Education & Human Resources: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP). Provides awards to develop, implement, and study models and approaches for making improvements in the STEM disciplines preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students. Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is July 26, 2016. Learn more.
- US Department of Eduaction: Asian American and Pacific Islander Data Disaggregation Initiative (D2 Program). Provides grants to State educational agencies in consortia with local educational agencies to obtain and evaluate disaggregated data on English Learner (EL) AAPI subpopulations beyond the existing seven racial and ethnic categories within the school community. Deadline is August 1, 2016. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- Elton John Aids Foundation (EJAF): 2016 Grantmaking. Deadline for LOI is July 1, 2016. Learn more.
- American Public Health Association (APHA)/Community Health Workers (CHW) Section: CHW Scholars 2016. APHA will award scholarships for community health workers to attend their 2016 Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. Deadline is July 8, 2016. Learn more.
- The American Heart Association (AHA): Innovative Research Grants. Funds cardiovascular and stroke research that introduces new paradigms, challenges current paradigms, or looks at existing problems from new perspectives. Deadline is July 26, 2016. Learn more.
Loan Repayment
- HHS/HRSA: Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP). Offers loan repayment to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who serve as faculty at eligible health professions schools for a minimum of two years. Deadline is June 30, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI): New research portal. Cancer Research Ideas. As part of the Vice President’s National Cancer Moonshot Initiative, NCI has launched an online engagement platform to enable the research community and the public to submit cancer research ideas. Any member of the public is encouraged to submit their ideas for reducing the incidence of cancer and developing better ways to prevent, treat and cure all types of cancer. Learn more.
Events
- CancerCare: Connect Education Workshop. Managing the Costs of Living with Cancer. June 8, 2016, 1:30 pm ET. Register.
- Massachusetts Comprehensive Cancer Prevention & Control Network, the Cancer Registry, and the Women's Health Network: Save the date for the 3rd Annual Comprehensive Cancer Statewide Meeting. June 9, 2016 in Norwood, MA. Learn more.
Events
- Maryland Governor's Grants Office: Registration now open for the 2016 Maryland Governor's Grants Conference. November 14, 2016 in Hyattsville, MD. Register.
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel Center for Health and Healing: New app. Diabetes: Your Way/Diabetes: Su Forma. This free app was designed to fill a gap in support for Black and Hispanic people living with type 2 Diabetes. It is available for Android devices in both English and Spanish. Learn more.
Events
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Washington DC Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE): Screening. Free Blood Lead Screenings. Open to DC residents. June 1-August 6, 2016. For testing locations and times, please call (202) 535-2600.
- APHA and ecoAmerica: Webinar. Making the Connection: Changing Climate through Healthy Community Design and Transportation. June 7, 2016, 1:30 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): New toolkit. Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit. CANDOR is a process that healthcare professionals can use to respond in a timely, thorough, and just way when unexpected events cause patients harm. Learn more.
- HHS and Let's Kick ASS (LKA) recognize June 5 as HIV Long-Term Survivors Day with the theme "Moving Forward Together." For further information, events, social media messages, HIV services, and other resources, please visit HLTSAD.org and AIDS.gov.
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Events
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CityMatCH/Science Action Group: Webinar. Local Maternal-Child Health (MCH) Response to Zika. June 6, 2016, 2:00 pm CT. Register.
Events
- HHS/OMH,
OMHRC and the Men's Health Network (MHN): Social media
event. #MHMonth16 Twitter Chat. In
observance of Men's Health Month, OMHRC's Preconception Peer Educator
(PPE) Program and MHN will highlight current issues and upcoming
initiatives addressing men's health. If you are interested in
participating please follow @minorityhealth and @menshlthnetwork on Twitter and e-mail
the name of your organization and Twitter handle to Shana
Griffith or Teddy Owusu. June 8, 2016, 2:00 pm
ET.
Events
- North American Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers (NASRHP)/Center for Refugee Health: Registration now open for the 6th Annual North American Refugee Health Conference. June 12-14, 2016 in Niagara Falls, NY. Register.
- HHS/OMH Region II,
in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene, the African Services Committee, and the Bronx Community Health Network (BCHN): 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.
Healthcare
- Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Mongan Institute Health Policy Center is recruiting for a Research Finance Administrator (Job Number 3012743) position in Boston, MA. Open until filled. Apply.
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Regional Cultures and Mortality in America discusses the struggles that minority groups face in regard to their health and where they reside. Written by Stephen J. Kuntz, this book looks at several different factors associated with the disparities, including; income, class inequality, the history of each groups' settlement, and regional differences. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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