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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Minority Health

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June 8, 2016

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In This Issue:

Funding

Federal Grants

  • HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM): HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Project 2016. Seeks proposals from libraries and other organizations to improve awareness of, access to, and use of HIV/AIDS medicine and public health information by organizations, institutions, and agencies working in any phase of HIV/AIDS management. Deadline is June 13, 2016. Learn more.
  • HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Surveillance, Intervention, and Referral to Services Activities for Infants with Microcephaly or Other Adverse Outcomes Linked with the Zika Virus. Eligibility is limited to state, territory, and District of Columbia governments. Deadline is June 24, 2016. Learn more.
  • HHS/Indian Health Service (IHS): Medical Professionals Recruitment and Continuing Education Program. Eligibility limited to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Deadline is June 27, 2016. Learn more.
  • HHS/NIH and IHS: Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06) Research-Related Program. Deadline for letter of Intent (LOI) is June 27, 2016. Learn more.
  • HHS/Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program. Deadline is June 29, 2016. Learn more.  
  • HHS/Administration for Community Living (ACL): Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Accessible Transportation. Deadline is August 1, 2016. Learn more
  • HHS/NIH: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award - Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity). Deadline is August 13, 2016. Learn more

Non-Federal Grants

  • Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF): Research Grants. Provides funding for research focused on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of lung cancer. Eligibility is limited to junior investigators, senior faculty, physicians, and/or nurse researchers. Deadline is July 1, 2016. Learn more
  • National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (NIHCM): 2016-2017 Investigator-Initiated Research Grants. Supports health services research with the potential to advance knowledge in the areas of healthcare financing, delivery, management, and/or policy. Deadline for LOI is July 11, 2016. Learn more.

American Indian/Alaska Native Health

  • University of Washington/Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI): Training. Ethics Training for Health in Indigenous Communities (ETHICS). This program aims to strengthen research capacity and increase community involvement in NIH-funded research by developing a culturally-adapted ethical research training that is relevant and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native communities. For more information, please contact goethics@uw.edu

Events

  • Down East Aids Network and the Maine Health Equity Alliance: Webinar. Implementing a Needle Exchange Program in Native Communities. June 15, 2016, 2:30 pm ET. Register

Capacity Building

Events

  • HHS/OMH, OMHRC: Registration now open for the Higher Education Technical Assistance Project (HETAP) U-VDC Technical Grant Writing Workshop. Learn to write winning grants and build sustainable partnerships to improve minority health. June 28-29, 2016 in Montgomery, AL. Register.

Civil Rights

  • HHS/Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in partnership with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT: New consumer resources. Your Health Information, Your Rights. The following videos and infographic provide easy-to-understand guidance on HIPAA rights. The videos have been recorded in English; Spanish captioning available. Learn more

Clinical Trials

  • HHS/NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Energy Expenditure Responses to Different Temperatures. NIH researchers seek healthy African American men and women, ages 18-35. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
  • HHS/NIH, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI): ClinSeq: A Large-Scale Medical Sequencing Clinical Research Pilot Study. NIH researchers seek non-smoking men and women, ages 45-65. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more

Cultural Competence and CLAS

  • HHS/OMH: New report. National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care: Compendium of State-Sponsored National CLAS Standards Implementation Activities. Learn more | Read full report (PDF).

Events

  • HHS/OMH and Think Cultural Health: Webinar. The National CLAS Standards in ActionJune 30, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register

Disability and Rehabilitation

  • Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and the National Council on Disability (NCD): New resource. Parenting with a Disability: Know Your Rights Toolkit. Covers issues parents and prospective parents with disabilities face every day, including adoption and foster care, reproductive health, child welfare, family law, and what is required by law from government services. Learn moreDownload full toolkit (PDF). 

Environmental Health

  • US Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Updated resource. FEMA Weather App. As we head into hurricane season, keep up-to-date with storm information before, during, and after disasters. Download for iOS | Download for Android

Health Disparities

Events

  • Health Equity Initiative (HEI): New report and event. Implementing Systems-Level Change for Health Equity: A Partnership Summit. HEI will officially launch and discuss the report at a special event on June 22, 2016, 6:00 pm ET in New York, NY. Register for the event | Read full report (PDF). 

HIV/AIDS

  • Greater than AIDS: Updated online resource. Get PrEP Directory. This tool allows you to locate PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) providers by state. Learn more

Infectious Diseases

  • HHS/OMH: New web page. Zika Virus - Resources Page. Provides easy to access, up-to-date information on Zika with an emphasis on specific groups such as pregnant women, men, travelers, and health care providers. It links to the CDC, FDA, and other federal agency webpages on Zika as well as to trusted organizations. Additionally, Resources in Your State/Territory provides links to state sponsored information on Zika. The OMH Zika Resource Page will continue to be updated with information and resources as they become available. Learn more | Esta página está disponible en español
Save the Date! Zika Twitter Chat, June 23 at 2 pm EDT / #StopZika

Men's Health

Events

2016 Men's Health Month Twitter Chat / June 8, 2PM / #MHMonth16, @PPE_program, @minorityhealth, @menshlthnetwork
  • 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@menshlthnetwork and @PPE_program 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.

Oral Health

Events

  • HHS: Public Health Reports webinar. The Oral Health Strategic Framework. This webinar will discuss the strategic alignment of HHS operating and staff divisions' resources, programs, and leadership commitments to improve oral health with activities of other federal partners. June 21, 2016, 1:00 pm ET. Register

Refugee and Immigrant Health

Events

  • 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): Registration now open for the 4th US Conference on African Immigrant Health (USCAIH-4), Social Determinants of African Immigrant & Refugee Health: Rethinking Integration, Challenges, and EmpowermentSeptember 15-18, 2016 in East Elmhurst, NY. Register.

Workforce Development

Events

  • US Census Bureau: Training. 2016 Summer Camp Webinar Series. Attendees will learn how to access demographic, socioeconomic, housing and business data from the decennial census, American Community Survey, Local Employment Dynamics, economic programs and more. June 8-August 31, 2016. Learn more

Job Opportunities

Federal Government

  • HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is recruiting for a Scientific Director to lead the NIMHD Division of Intramural Research (DIR) in Bethesda, MD. Deadline is July 1, 2016. Apply.  

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

  • Changing Places, edited by Christopher Edley Jr. and Jorge Ruiz de Velasco, discusses the health and wellness of boys and young men of color. Subtitled How Communities Will Improve the Health of Boys of Color, this book examines various factors that contribute to health disparities within in this population including, socioeconomic status and level of education. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.