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August 10, 2016

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In This Issue:

Funding

Federal Grants

  • HHS/Indian Health Service (IHS), Office of Clinical and Preventive Services: National HIV Program - HIV/AIDS Prevention and Engagement in Care Cooperative Agreement. Deadline is August 28, 2016. Learn more
  • HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): Long-Term Outcomes of Medically Assisted Reproduction (R01) Research Project Grant. Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is August 30, 2016. Learn more.  
  • HHS/NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Strategies to Increase Delivery of Guideline-Based Care to Populations with Health Disparities (R01) Research Project Grant. Deadline for LOI is September 21, 2016. Learn more

Non-Federal Grants

  • National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC): Innovations in Accessible Mobility. Supports program innovations and approaches that increase accessible transportation options for older adults and people with disabilities. Deadline is August 26, 2016. Learn more.

Scholarships / Fellowships

  • American Public Health Association (APHA): 2017 APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government. The fellow will have the option of working in the House or Senate on legislative and policy issues such as creating healthy communities, improving health equity, addressing environmental health concerns, population health or the social determinants of health. Deadline is August 15, 2016. Learn more

Internships / Mentoring

  • HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Public Health Student Volunteer Program. Provides a one-semester internship at HRSA bureaus or offices for students enrolled in a public health program. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Learn more.

OMHRC at Local Conferences

  • OMHRC will be at the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Annual Meeting, August 12-15 in San Diego, CA. Come visit us at booth #1509! 
  • OMHRC will also be at the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)'s World Library and Information Congress, August 15-16 in Columbus, OH. The OMHRC Knowledge Center will be presenting a poster session to highlight available services and online resources. Come visit us at Poster Board #90! 

African American Health

Events

  • Community Healing Network and the Association of Black Psychologists: Registration now open for Valuing Black Lives 2016: The 2nd Annual Global Emotional Emancipation Summit. September 15-16, 2016 in Washington, DC. Register

American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Health

Events

  • HHS/IHS: Live-streaming event. Virtual Participation at the 2016 AI/AN National Behavioral Health Conference. August 10-11, 2016. Learn more
  • National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH): Webinar. Best Practices in Hosting an Urban Day of Action. This webinar will provide strategies in event planning, marketing, and effective collaboration/coordination with outside entities as open enrollment for health insurance begins in November. August 24, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register.

Capacity Building

Events

  • Maryland Nonprofits: Registration now open for the Maryland Nonprofits 23rd Annual Conference: Celebrating Success – Inspiring Innovation. September 29, 2016 in Baltimore, MD. Register

Clinical Trials

  • HHS/NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Safety and Immunogenicity of a Zika Virus DNA Vaccine in Healthy Adults. NIH researchers seek healthy men and women, 18 to 35 years of age. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more

Diabetes

  • HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP): New toolkit. Working Together to Manage Diabetes: A Toolkit for Pharmacy, Podiatry, Optometry, and Dentistry (PPOD). This toolkit shows PPOD practitioners how they can work with each other, as well as with other members of the health care team, to promote better outcomes for people with diabetes. Learn more.

Health Disparities

Events

  • HHS/NIH, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Webinar. Mental Health Disparities Research - Cross-Cutting Aspects of the NIMH Strategic Plan. This webinar will discuss findings on racial/ethnic differences and disparities in biological aging and healthcare visits before suicide attempts. August 31, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register

Hepatitis

Events

  • HHS/OMH, OMHRC: Webinar. Hep B among African Immigrants: Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior. September 1, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.

Hispanic/Latino Health

Events

  • National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network: Symposium. Latinas in Recovery: Understanding the Evidence to Bridge Gaps in Service Disparities. September 14, 2016 in Coral Gables, FL. Register

HIV/AIDS

Events

  • National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC): Registration open for the 2016 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA). Event to be held in Hollywood, FL. Deadline for registration is August 16, 2016. Register

Maternal and Child Health

  • HHS and the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) recognize August as National Breastfeeding Month with the theme, "The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding at Five Years: Reflecting Back... Looking Forward." For further information, events, social media messaging, and other resources, please visit USBC, the CDC, and the Office on Women's Health. Use #NBM16 on social media posts.  

Events

  • Brown Mamas Breastfeed, the Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association (BMBFA), and Mocha Manual: 4th annual Black Breastfeeding Week. Take part in online and local events. August 25-31, 2016. Learn more.
Black Breastfeeding Week, August 25-31

Mental Health

  • HHS/CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD): New report. Community Report from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network: A Snapshot of Autism Spectrum Disorder among 8-year-old Children in Multiple Communities across the United States in 2012. Learn more | Read full report (PDF). 

Opportunities for Public Comment

  • HHS/Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Task Force: Call for comments on Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Parity. Deadline is August 31, 2016. Learn more
  • HHS/NIH, Office of Science Policy: Request for public comments on the Proposed Changes to the NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research and the Proposed Scope of an NIH Steering Committee's Consideration of Certain Human-Animal Chimera Research. Deadline is September 4, 2016. Learn more

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 open for the 4th US Conference on African Immigrant Health (USCAIH-4), Social Determinants of African Immigrant & Refugee Health: Rethinking Integration, Challenges, and Empowerment. Event to be held in East Elmhurst, NY. Extended deadline for early registration is August 10, 2016. Learn more | View the draft agenda.  

Job Opportunities

OMH

  • HHS/OMH, Office of the Director (OD) is recruiting for a FT, permanent Program Specialist (GS-0301-11) position in Rockville, MD. Deadline is August 12, 2016. Apply as a Federal Employee or Other Special Eligibility
  • HHS/OMH, Division of Program Operations (DPO) is recruiting for a FT, permanent Public Health Analyst (GS-0685-13) position in Rockville, MD. Deadline is August 12, 2016. Apply as a Status Candidate.
  • HHS/OMH, Division of Policy and Data (DPD) is recruiting for a FT, permanent Public Health Advisor (GS-0685-14) position in Rockville, MD. Deadline is August 12, 2016. Apply as a Status Candidate.

OMHRC

  • AMTIS, Inc. is recruiting for a Senior Media Relations Specialist position within the Office of Minority Health Resource Center. Position is based in Rockville, MD. Open until filled. Apply.

Federal

  • HHS/NIH, NHLBI is recruiting for several FT, permanent Health Scientist Administrator (GS-0601-12/14) positions in the Immediate Office of the Director (IOD), the Division of Lung Diseases (DLD), the Division of Extramural Research Activities (DERA), the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (DCVS), and the Center for Translational Research and Implementation Sciences (CTRIS). Positions are based in Montgomery County, MD. Deadline is August 15, 2016. Apply as a Status Candidate | Apply as a US Citizen.

Hospital, Health Center or Clinic

  • The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) is recruiting for an Associate Director position in the Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service. Position is based in New York, NY. To apply, please contact Dr Lisa Diamond

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

  • Governing How We Care, written by Susan J. Shaw, examines the relationship between government and citizens by using examples of community programs to illustrate the impacts of culture, ethnicity, and inequality in health care. Subtitled Contesting Community and Defining Difference in U.S. Public Health Programs, the author draws on ethnographic research to evaluate public health intervention efforts in the urban United States. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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