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October 26, 2016
In This Issue:
Federal Grants
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Research Education Curriculum Development: Data Science Overview for Biomedical Scientists (R25) Education Project Grant. Deadline is December 7, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Centers of Excellence (COE) Program. Supports resource and education centers that recruit, train, and retain underrepresented minority students and faculty at health professions schools. Deadline is January 9, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/HRSA: Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program. Supports academic-practice partnerships to prepare primary care advanced practice registered nursing students to practice in rural and underserved settings through academic and clinical training. Deadline is January 25, 2017. Learn more.
Internships / Mentoring
- Conquer Cancer Foundation: Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations. Provides financial support to underrepresented minority medical students who are specializing in oncology. Deadline is December 5, 2016. Learn more.
- HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN): Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP) Scholar Program for African-American and Latino/a Medical Students. Deadline for initial contact with mentors is December 7, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Minority Health: Webinar. Promoting Medicaid and CHIP during Marketplace Open Enrollment. Join the Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign as they discuss strategies to promote Medicaid and CHIP enrollment during the upcoming Marketplace Open Enrollment period. October 26, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- The College Board: Call for proposals for the A Dream Deferred™ Conference. This conference will assemble education professionals from across the nation to discuss new solutions and approaches to help African American students succeed. Deadline is October 31, 2016. Learn more.
- Treadmill Reviews, in partnership with NIH's Go4Life: New resource. The Young at Heart Cardio Fitness Guide. This free online guide for seniors includes information and resources on exercise, diet, genetics, environmental factors and mental well-being. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Sample Collections from the Airways of Asthmatic Patients. NIH researchers are collecting cells from the lungs of healthy individuals to compare them to
cells that have been collected from people with asthma and other lung diseases. They are seeking volunteers 18 or older who do not have a history of asthma or any other
serious lung conditions. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
Events
- American Translators Association (ATA): Registration now open for the 57th Annual ATA Conference. November 2-5, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. Register.
Events
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Superfund Research Program (SRP): The Interplay Between Environmental Exposures and Infectious Agents webinar series. Session II - Environmental Chemicals and Immune Response. October 31, 2016, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE), in partnership with the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET): Webinar. A Look Behind the Curtain: Health Care Reform and the Path to Equity. Join HPOE, HRET, and speaker Daniel E. Dawes of the Morehouse School of Medicine for a discussion on the ways the ACA has addressed health care disparities. November 8, 2016, 12:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): Webinar. Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Health Disparities Research on Precision Medicine. October 31, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Join.
Events
- Youth Tech Health (YTH): Call for abstracts for the YTH Live: youth + tech + health Conference. This conference focuses on the use of apps, social media campaigns, or other technology to improve the health of young people. Deadline is October 28, 2016. Learn more.
 Events
- HHS/OMH,
OMHRC, in partnership with the Veteran's Health Administration (VHA):
Fighting Hepatitis and HIV Co-infection in Minority Communities webinar
series. Veterans & Hepatitis C: Test, Treat, Cure. This
webinar will provide an overview of VHA's viral hepatitis program,
including efforts in hepatitis C birth cohort testing and linkage to care.
November 10, 2016, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): New video. Care for Children with Serious Illnesses/El tratamiento de niños con enfermedades graves. Part of NINR's Palliative Care: Conversations Matter® campaign, this video on quality-of-life care for children is now available with Spanish subtitles. Watch video.
Events
- The College Board: Call for proposals for the Prepárate™ Conference. This conference will assemble education professionals from across the nation to discuss new solutions and approaches to help Latino/a students succeed. Deadline is October 31, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and the US Department of Justice (DOJ): New Resources. Title VI Joint Guidance Letter - Protecting Parents, Prospective Parents and Children from Race, Color and National Origin Discrimination and Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Joint Guidance Letter - Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities. On October 19, 2016, OCR, ACF and DOJ issued a joint guidance letter to state and local child welfare systems on the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin in federally funded programs. The Title VI guidance highlights the clear need for frank discussion about how child welfare policies and implicit bias affect communities of color.
Events
- HHS/Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Women's Health (OWH): Twitter chat. Medicines & Pregnancy. To participate, use #FDAPregnancyChat. October 27, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Learn more.
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)/Center for Maternal and Infant Health, National Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative: Call for presentations for TEDxUNC. Deadline is November 23, 2016. Learn more.
Events
- Washington University in St Louis/George Warren Brown School of Social Work, in partnership with the Steve Fund: Registration now open for the 3rd Annual Young, Gifted & @Risk Symposium. This conference brings together university scholars, students and community members to address the mental and emotional health needs of young people of color. November 11, 2016 in St Louis, MO. Register.
- DOJ/Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services Division: Request for
comments on the National Use-of-Force Data Collection Program.
The FBI seeks comments from all interested parties, including local,
state, tribal and federal law enforcement, civil rights organizations and
other community stakeholders. Deadline is December 5, 2016. Learn more.
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Events
- HHS/OMH, OMHRC, Preconception Peer Educator
Program (PPE), in partnership with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy: Webinar. Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy at Your College. This webinar will introduce peer educators to free tools and resources to help them with their outreach to college students about preventing unplanned pregnancy. Participants will receive materials that can be used or distributed at campus events, as well as some ideas for how to use them. October 31, 2016, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
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- HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): New app. MATx. This free mobile app provides health care practitioners information on effective, evidence-based care for opioid use disorders. Available for both Android and iOS devices. Learn more.
Events
- StoryCenter: Webinar. The Role of Narrative in Public Health. This webinar will give an overview of the theory and practice of using storytelling as part of public health efforts. November 9, 2016, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
State / Local Government
- The Hennepin County Department of Human Services and Public Health is recruiting for a FT Program Planner to support their Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Position is based in Minneapolis, MN. Deadline is November 7, 2016. Apply.
Community-Based
Organizations / Non-Profits
- The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center is recruiting for a FT Native Affairs Senior Advisor for the Strong Hearts Helpline. Position is based in Washington, DC. Open until filled. Apply.
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Building American Public Health written by Russell Lopez, uses the history of urban planning and architecture to better understand public health in the United States. Subtitled Urban Planning, Architecture, and the Quest for Better Health in the United States, this book highlights the work of tenement reformers, zoning advocates, and modern architects to improve population health and social conditions. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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