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October 12, 2016
 In This Issue:
Events
- HHS/Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Minority Health, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association: Twitter chat. Latinos and Alzheimer's Disease. This chat will focus on the ways in which Alzheimer's disease disproportionately impacts Latinos, barriers Latinos face in seeking treatment, and current research. To join, use #LatinoALZChat. October 12, 2016, 1:00 pm ET.
- HHS/OMH, National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA): Webinar. SHEC’s Cultural Competency Resource Guide Spotlight Series: Hispanic/Latino Population. This webinar will focus on the Community Engagement and Cultural Diversity Program at the Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the services it provides to bring cultural and linguistic assistance to the Hispanic/Latino community in Florida. October 13, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS and the Latino Commission on AIDS recognizes October
15 as National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) with the theme “We'll
Defeat AIDS con Ganas!" For further information, statistics, events,
social media messages, and other resources please see NLAAD, AIDS.gov, and AIDSinfo
- Sea Mar Community Health Centers: Registration now open for the 11th Annual Latino Health Forum, Striving for "La Vida Buena y Sana." October 20, 2016 in Seattle, WA. Register.
Recursos en español
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), Programa Nacional de Educación sobre la Diabetes (NDEP, por sus siglas en inglés): Módulo de aprendizaje en internet. Pasos para crear programas comunitarios para personas con diabetes. Este nuevo recurso de capacitación le puede ayudar a hacer algo hoy para ayudar a las personas con diabetes vivir mejores vidas ahora y en el futuro. Aprenda más.
Federal Grants
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Evaluating Natural Experiments in Healthcare to Improve Diabetes Prevention and Treatment (R18) Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects. Deadline is November 1, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Rural Health Network Development Program. Deadline is November 28, 2016. Learn more.
- Department of Defense (DoD)/US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA): Parkinson's Impact Award. Deadline is November 30, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH: Improving the HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Cascade (R01) Research Project Grant. Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is December 6, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Library of Medicine (NLM): Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities (G08). Deadline is December 16, 2016. Learn more.
Grant Application - Technical Assistance
- HHS/OMH,
OMHRC: Webinar. Getting to Know the Federal Government and Funding
Opportunities. Best practices as identified by federal funders panels
at least year’s HETAP workshops reveal how to respond successfully to
federal funding announcements. Opportunities for federal funding are
identified. October 17, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- Educating Teens about HIV/AIDS: Registration now open for Reclaiming our Youth through Community Connections IX, Focus on Boys and Young Men Symposium: Violence Prevention - Focusing on the Early Years. October 20, 2016 in Pittsburgh, PA. For further information, please contact Albertha Graham-Ellison.
Events
- New Mexico Community Planning and Action Group/Region 7 Advisory Workgroup: Meeting. Embracing Tribal Diversity: Carrying on Our Community Connections. This meeting will address the prevention and treatment of HIV in tribal communities. November 3, 2016, 10:00 am MT in Acoma, NM. Learn more.
Events
- Association of Black Cardiologists: Spirit of the Heart Community Education and Health Fair. Free event will feature health screenings, on-site tests, and heart health education sessions. October 15, 2016, 12:00 pm CT in Dallas, TX. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/NIH, NDEP: Webinar. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines: What Are They, How Have They Changed, and How Can You Use Them in Practice? November 3, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- The Hawai’i Department of Health, in partnership with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, Hawai’i Primary Care Association, and the YMCA of Honolulu: Registration now open for the Diabetes Prevention in Hawai’i State Engagement Meeting. November 16, 2016 in Honolulu, HI. Register.
Events
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): Director's lecture. Evidence-based Interventions to Address Health Disparities in Cancer. November 1, 2016, 11:30 am ET in Bethesda, MD. Register.
- Health Equity Initiative (HEi): Webinar. Racism? Or Barriers to Health Equity? Communicating Health Equity. Join Dr. Dwayne Proctor of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a discussion on how to communicate health equity concepts to diverse audiences. November 16, 2016, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- Georgia Health Information Technology Extension Center (GA-HITEC): Webinar. Telehealth: Current and Future Implementations from a Provider Perspective. October 18, 2016, 12:00 pm ET. Register.
- Executive Office of the President/Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Request for comments on the Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. Deadline is October 31, 2016. Learn more.
- Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: New resource. Search and Rescue. This is an education campaign that gives healthcare providers resources to prescribe opioids responsibly and prevent the misuse and abuse of medicine in their practices. Learn more.
Events
- Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI): Webinar. Life Maps: Treating the Whole Patient, Not Just the Disease. October 20, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
- Teach to Lead: Call for idea submissions for the Inclusion, Equity, and Opportunity Summit. This event will bring teacher leaders and other stakeholders together to incubate ideas for combating inequity and fighting for social justice on behalf of students. Event to be held in Chicago, IL. Deadline for submissions is October 26, 2016. Learn more.
Federal
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HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is recruiting for a FT, permanent Medical Officer (GS-0602-15/15) position in Montgomery County, MD. Deadline is October 17, 2016. Apply as a US Citizen.
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Cultural Consultation, written by L.J. Kirmayer, et al, explores the practice of cultural consultation as a strategy to improve the quality of mental health care. Subtitled, Encountering the Other Mental Health Care, this book frames best practices in psychiatry, clinical psychology, and social work in relation to cultural competence. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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