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July 13, 2016
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In This Issue:
Federal Grants
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HHS/Indian
Health Service (IHS), Office of Clinical and Preventive Services:
Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI) Purpose Area 4: Generation Indigenous Support. Projects under this purpose area concentrate efforts on Native youth and families by focusing on promoting early intervention strategies and implementation of positive youth development programming to reduce risk factors for suicidal behavior and substance abuse. These funding opportunities are available to Tribes, Tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, and IHS federal facilities. Deadline is August 1, 2016. Learn more.
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Rural Development: Socially Disadvantaged Group Grants. Provides technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers. Deadline is August 1, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Health Center Program's Service Area Competition (SAC). Supports public and private non-profit organizations that provide primary and preventive health care services to the medically underserved. Deadline is August 16, 2016. Learn more.
- Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): FY 2016 Countering Violent Extremism Grants. Deadline is September 6, 2016. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- Avon Breast Cancer Crusade: Breast Health Outreach Program (BHOP). Provides grants to non-profit organizations that conduct outreach, provide breast cancer education, and link medically underserved populations to clinical screening services. Eligibility includes organizations based in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Deadline is August 19, 2016. Learn more.
- American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA)/Institute for Oral Health: Wrigley Company Foundation Community Service Grants. Deadline is October 1, 2016. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
- American Public Health Association (APHA): 2017 APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government. Fellows will have the option of working in the House or Senate on legislative and policy issues concerning public health. Deadline is August 15, 2016. Learn more.
- Winston-Salem Foundation: Healthcare Scholarships. The foundation offers medicine and nursing scholarships to residents of Forsyth County, NC. Deadline is August 15, 2016. Learn more.
Internships / Mentoring
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): Leadership Development Program. Deadline is September 23, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi): Workshop. Trauma-Informed Care and Cultural Competency in Working with African Americans. Offered as a pre-conference workshop during ABPsi's 48th Annual International Convention. August 10, 2016 in Arlington, VA. Learn more.
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF): Registration now open for the 46th Annual Legislative Conference, Defining the Moment. Building the Movement. September 14-18, 2016 in Washington, DC. Register.
- HHS/OMH:
Request for nominations. American Indian and Alaska Native Health
Research Advisory Council (HRAC). Nominations are requested for the
following areas: Albuquerque, Billings, California, Great Plains, Navajo,
Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, Tucson, and National-at-Large. Deadline
is July 15, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- Comanche Nation Prevention & Recovery Center (CNPRC)/IAMNDN Native Drug-Free Nations: Registration now open for the Culture is Prevention Native American Summit. For further information and to register, please contact Raquel Ramos. August 3, 2016 in Lawton, OK.
- Great Plains Indian Health Service, in partnership with the Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis, Dakota AIDS Education and Training Center, and the North and South Dakota Departments of Health: Registration now open for the 3rd Great Plains Area Public Health Training Conference. For further information and to register, please contact Gregory E. Welch. August 4-5, 2016 in Bismarck, ND.
Events
- HHS/OMH,
National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA): SHEC's
Cultural Competency Resource Guide Spotlight webinar series. Asian
American & Pacific Islanders in the Southeast. This webinar
will focus on the work of the Center for Pan Asian Community Services with
the AAPI immigrant and refugee community in Georgia. July 28, 2016, 2:00
pm ET. Register.
Events
- Healthy Schools Campaign/Green Clean Schools Leadership Council: Registration open for the Green Clean Schools Leadership Institute. July 28-29, 2016 in Ellicott City, MD. Register.
Events
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HHS/OMH, NPA: Promoting Health Equity through Programs and Policies webinar series. Equity and Empowerment Lens: A Tool to Create Equitable Policies and Programs. July 21, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine/Roundtable on Health Literacy: Call for authors. The Roundtable seeks nominations for individuals who could author a commissioned paper that examines how health care quality measures related to health literacy, cultural competence, and language access could be better integrated and then incorporated into ongoing efforts to develop value-based outcomes and payment strategies. For further information, please contact Lyla Hernandez. Deadline is July 29, 2016.
Events
- Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI): Registration open for the IMI Clinical & Research Conference. The conference will address issues of opioid abuse, maternal child health, hepatitis C, and oral health. September 21, 2016 in Washington, DC. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/OMH, OMHRC, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS (NBLCA): Webinar. Strategies to Address Hep C in African American Communities. July 20, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- HHS/HRSA: Registration now open for the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment, Forward Momentum: Accelerating Access. Optimizing Care. Transforming Public Health. Event to be held in Washington, DC. Deadline for registration is July 25, 2016. Register.
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HHS/Office of Population Affairs (OPA): Webinar. Zika Toolkit: Expanding Access to Quality Family Planning and Zika-related Care. OPA has developed a toolkit for healthcare providers that care for non-pregnant women and men of reproductive age. They will hold a webinar to introduce this toolkit to a broad audience of Title X and other providers of family planning services. July 13, 2016, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
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Events
- Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE): Workshop. The Society for Public Health Education's Smoking Cessation and Reduction in Pregnancy Treatment (SCRIPT)® Program. SOPHE will offer full and half-day train-the-trainer and provider workshops designed to train health professionals to promote, implement and evaluate SCRIPT as part of routine prenatal care. Deadline for registration is July 15, 2016. Learn more.
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HHS/Office on Women's Health (OWH): Request for comments on a pilot intimate partner violence (IPV) e-learning course, Making the Connection: The Education and Training of Health Providers as a Coordinated Public Health Response to Intimate Partner Violence. Deadline is July 24, 2016. Learn more.
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Positive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Groups, edited by Edward C. Chang, et al., provides a comprehensive reference that focuses on how a culturally-informed approach to psychology can benefit minority groups. This publication includes discussions on Asian, Hispanic, African American, and American Indian cultures. Subtitled Theory, Research, and Practice, this book assists clinicians with their use of positive psychology to inspire minority patients to become engaged within their environment and community. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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