FYI: Weekly Health Resources for September 21, 2016

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September 21, 2016

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Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 - October 15!

In This Issue:

Funding

Federal Grants

  • HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts (R01) Research Project Grant. Deadline is October 5, 2016. Learn more
  • HHS/NIH, NINR, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): Reducing Health Disparities among Minority and Underserved Children (R01) Research Project Grant. Deadline is October 5, 2016. Learn more
  • HHS/NIH, NIAAA, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI): Research Aimed at Novel Behavioral Targets to Improve Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Interventions (R01) Research Project Grant. Deadline is October 5, 2016. Learn more
  • HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening Follow-Up Program. Deadline is November 10, 2016. Learn more

Non-Federal Grants

  • Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): Building a Systems Approach to Community Health and Health Equity for Academic Medical Centers. Funds a series of workshops focused on improving community health, population health, and health equity to make health care safer and more accessible, affordable, and equitable. Deadline is October 28, 2016. Learn more.
  • Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health: Group Therapy Research Grant. Funds can be used to support the basic costs of research, such as supplies, equipment, and research assistant salaries. Deadline is November 1, 2016. Learn more.  

Scholarships / Fellowships

  • American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD): Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability. Supports students with disabilities who are pursuing undergraduate/graduate degrees in public health, health promotion, and disability studies. Deadline is November 15, 2016. Learn more.

Grant Application - Technical Assistance

  • HHS/OMH, OMHRC: Webinar. Why All the Excitement about Logic Models? This webinar provides an overview of logic models and when to use them in both applications and evaluations. The webinar includes how to write specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely (SMART) objectives and how to access logic model designs. October 3, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register

African American Health

Events

  • Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Disparities Solutions Center (DSC): Lecture. Looking Back and Forging Ahead: A Conversation on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care with the Family of Henrietta Lacks. September 29, 2016, 7:00 pm ET in Boston, MA. Register.  
  • Ujima Men's Collective: Registration now open for the Dare 2B AWARE: Authentic-Whole-Accountable-Responsible-Enlightened conference. October 21-23, 2016 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Register.

Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health

Events

  • University of Hawai'i at Mānoa/Center for Native and Pacific Health Disparities Research: Registration now open for the International Indigenous Health Symposium, He Huliau - A Turning Point. October 13-14, 2016 in Honolulu, HI. Register

Environmental Health

Events

  • HHS/OMH, OMHRC, in partnership with the University of Michigan-Flint Department of Public Health and Health Sciences: Registration now open for the Flint Water Course - Community Engagement & Federal Grants 101 Panel. September 22, 2016, 5:00 pm ET in Flint, MI. Register

Health Disparities

Events

  • HHS/OMH, National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA): Webinar. Promoting Health Equity through Programs and Policies webinar series. Achieving Health Equity – One Policy at a Time. This webinar will discuss how the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has worked with proposed state legislation to incorporate health equity into public policies. September 22, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register
  • HHS/Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Healthy People 2020: Webinar. Who’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators? Reproductive and Sexual Health. September 22, 2016, 12:00 pm ET. Register.
  • MGH/DSC: Registration open for the Healthcare Quality and Equity Action Forum, Moving Towards Access and Accountability. September 29-30, 2016 in Boston, MA. Register.  

Health Fairs

Events

  • Guru Nanak Foundation of America (GNFA), in partnership with the American Diversity Group: Health Fair. Event will feature health professionals from the fields of cardiology, endocrinology, and neurology, as well as free flu shots and free dental, eye, and bone density exams. September 25, 2016, 11:00 am ET in Silver Spring, MD. Learn more.  

Hepatitis

Hepatitis and HIV in minority communities. Hand with red and yellow ribbon representing HIV and Hepatitis awareness.

Events

  • HHS/OMH, OMHRC, in collaboration with the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved (NHIT Collaborative) and Georgetown University: Fighting Hepatitis and HIV Co-infection in Minority Communities webinar series. Hepatitis in Communities of Color: Strategies and Best Practices to Engage Consumers in Underserved Communities. September 29, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.  

Hispanic/Latino Health

  • HHS/NIH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): Free bilingual resources. Ana's Story: Sports Injuries/La historia de Ana: Lesiones deportivas and Isabel's Story: Osteoporosis/La historia de Isabel: Osteoporosis. These fotonovelas provide reliable information in an engaging, easy-to-read format to help patients, family members, and others learn tips for healthy bones and muscles. Learn more | Aprende más.

Events

  • National Council of La Raza (NCLR): Webinar. Policy Efforts to Make Physical Activity an Everyday Experience for Latino Children and Youth. September 27, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register
  • NLCR and the Population Reference Bureau (PRB): Roundtable meeting. What's New in Latino Child Well-Being? A Roundtable Discussion on the Emerging Trends and Remaining Challenges for America's Hispanic Children. This briefing will feature highlights from the report Toward a More Equitable Future: The Trends and Challenges Facing America’s Latino Children, alongside NCLR's web-based tool, the Latino Kids Data Explorer. September 29, 2016, 10:30 am ET in Washington, DC. To RSVP, please contact Berenice Rodriguez.

HIV/AIDS

  • HHS/NIH, Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council: Call for nominations for scientific/clinical members and community members for the Panel on Treatment of HIV-Infected Pregnant Women and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission and the Panel on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children. Deadlines are September 23 and October 7, 2016. Pediatric ARV Guidelines Panel - Scientific/Clinical MemberPediatric ARV Guidelines Panel - Community Member | Perinatal Guidelines Panel - Community Member.
  • The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), in partnership with the Transgender Law Center, the Positive Women's Network, and the US People Living with HIV (PLHIV) Caucus: Training. Building Leaders of Color Living with HIV (BLOC). This initiative will train people of color living with HIV to be full, active, and engaged participants on planning bodies, medical and support care teams, boards of directors, and other efforts to address the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Deadline is October 10, 2016. Learn more

Events

  • Virology Education: Registration now open for the 7th International Workshop on HIV & Aging. Event to be held in Washington, DC. Deadline for registration is September 26, 2016. Register.
  • Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and North Carolina Public Health: Registration open for the Care and Prevention in the US (CAPUS): Advancing Health Equity Conference. This conference will disseminate information regarding interventions that aim to reduce the burden of HIV by focusing on social determinants of health. September 28-29, 2016 in Durham, NC. Register.  

Infectious Diseases

Events

  • HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships: Webinar. Zika Health Ministers Guide and Zika Action Guide for Health Ministers. September 21, 2016 1:30 pm ET. Join. If you are unable to join through digital audio, please dial (646) 558-8656 or (408) 638-0968 and use webinar ID 783 191 243. 

Mental Health

  • HHS/Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ): New resource. Comparing Talk Therapy and Other Depression Treatments with Antidepressant Medicines. Learn more | Download full document (PDF, 2.2 MB).

Peer Educators

Preconception Peer Educator (PPE)

Events

  • HHS/OMH, OMHRC: Webinar. Utilizing Philanthropic Efforts to Create Career Opportunities. This webinar will focus on encouraging college students to use their philanthropic efforts and interests during their collegiate career to serve as a catalyst for creating sustainable and fulfilling career opportunities. September 22, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register.

Physical Activity

  • America Walks/Every Body Walk! Collaborative (EBWC): New resource. Social Justice Toolkit. This toolkit provides organizations and individuals with resources and guides to help them create built environments and policies that promote walking. Learn more.  

Job Opportunities

OMHRC

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

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

  • Challenges of Latino Aging in the Americas, edited by William A. Vega, et al, examines the aging population in both the United States and Mexico. This publication provides an overview of health status, mental health, and social needs facing the aging and the elderly. Papers presented in this book cover issues from data collection to cultural and political factors encountered by researchers in this field. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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