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Region VIII Announces New Members
The
Heartland Regional Health Equity Council (RHEC) is pleased to announce its newest
members. Please join us in welcoming Jason Baldes and Dee Le Beau-Hein to the
council.
Region
IX Announces New Members
The
Pacific Southwest Regional Health Equity Council (PSWRHEC) is pleased to announce its newest
members. Please join us in welcoming Chara Chamie; Gail E. Emrick; Lisa-Marie
Jones; Teresa Peña; Raenika Ashley Butler; April A. Fernández; JR Fujita;
Brittnee Gauthier (Intern); Andrew Makoto Subica; Teresa Peña; Daphyne Watson;
Francyne Wase-Jacklick; Mele A. Look; Erika R. Marquez and Francisco S. Santos Sy.
Health Care Coverage Expansion in the
Mountain States Region: Implications for Health Outcomes
A
new report from the Mountain States
Regional Health Equity Council covers health care coverage trends in Region
VIII states: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. Find out what this means for individuals in Region VIII and for recommended
interventions.
Did you miss an NPA Blog by an RHEC member? Find
them here:
New England RHEC (Region I) Report Sets Baseline on Health
Disparities in Region, Highlights the Plight of Disabled Population
by Dr. Charles Drum
This
report, which documents the prevalence of health disparities experienced by
adult racial and ethnic minorities and adults with disabilities, provides a
regional and state-by-state snapshot of health inequities.
HIV/AIDS Among Black Women and Girls: Understanding the
Context of Their Lives to Provide Effective Interventions
by Dr. Ivy Turnbull
The
National Black Women’s HIV/AIDS Network is a coalition of HIV + and - black women and girls who came together to provide a voice and
representation for black women with HIV/AIDS. Learn about their recommendations
to health officials and leadership in local, state and federal government to
address this public health crisis.
#Im4HealthEquity
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Achieving
Health Equity – One Policy at a Time
Register today for the September 22 webinar that
discusses efforts by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) to apply a
health equity lens to proposed state legislation. The DOH embedded health equity considerations
into decision-making processes across a broad array of sectors.
SHEC Hosted
a Webinar on Immigrants and Refugees
Catch
up on the Southeastern Health Equity
Council (SHEC) July 28 webinar that highlighted the Center for
Pan Asian Community Services and its work with immigrants and refugees in the
AAPI community in Georgia. The webinar is part of a series that the SHEC is
hosting in various regions of the country as a follow-up to it’s Cultural Competency Resource Guide.
View past newsletters!
- 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 letter of intent (LOI) is September 21,
2016. Learn more.
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National Science Foundation (NSF): Louis Stokes
Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP). Assists universities and colleges
in their efforts to increase the numbers of students matriculating into and
completing degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) disciplines in order to diversify the STEM workforce. Deadline is
October 14, 2016. Learn
more.
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National Institute on Minority Health and
Health Disparities: Engaging Youth and Young Adults from Health Disparity
Populations in the HIV Treatment Cascade (R01). LOI due November
7, 2016. Learn more.
Check here
for more funding opportunities.
Check back soon!
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