FYI: Weekly Health Resources for November 23, 2016

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November 23, 2016

Native American Heritage Month

In This Issue:

Native American Heritage Month

 Events

  • National Council of Urban Indian Health: Webinar. Health Impact Assessment: Bringing Together Data and Community Perspective to Improve the Wellness of Tribal Communities. December 14, 2016, 1:00 pm ET. Please use password ncuih14. Register
  • Natividad Medical Foundation/Indigenous Interpreting+: Training. The Indigenous Interpreter: A Credentialed Training Program. This training program was created specifically to address the unique challenges indigenous interpreters face in the field. January 9-20, 2017 in Salinas, CA. Learn more

Opportunities for Public Comment

  • National Indian Health Board (NIHB): Online survey. Oral Health in Indian Country. The survey will allow Tribal members, Tribal leaders and others to provide feedback on oral healthcare access and patient satisfaction in Indian Country. Learn more.  

Resources

  • Learn about American Indian/Alaska Native health. See what's new in the Knowledge Center online catalog.  
  • HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): New resource. Tribal Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Best Practices Guide 2016. This guide offers recommended strategies to increase seat belt use, increase child safety seat use, and reduce alcohol-impaired driving in Indian Country. Learn more | Download full guide (PDF).
  • Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB): New resource. Evidence-Based HIV/STI Prevention Interventions in Indian Country Resource Directory. This directory provides information on successful programs implemented in Indian Country and shares adaptation processes and evaluation findings. Learn more | Download full directory (PDF).
  • American Public Health Association (APHA)/Tribal Public and Environmental Health Think Tank: Archived panel session. Building Public Health Capacity to Achieve Health Equity in Tribal Communities. Held as part of the 2016 APHA Annual Meeting in Denver, this panel focused on highlighting examples and lessons learned from several public health efforts in tribal communities. Learn more.

Funding

OMHRC Funding

  • HHS/OMH, OMHRC: HIV/AIDS among Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Project - Health Information Campaign Subcontracts. The goal of this project is to implement an HIV/AIDS health information campaign that supports increased awareness of HIV/AIDS and increased HIV testing with referral to care of minority and hard-to-reach communities. Deadline is January 6, 2017. Learn more | OMHRC will conduct an Informational Webinar on November 30, 2016, 4:00 pm ET. Register

Federal Grants

  • HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach & Enrollment Funding. Supports outreach strategies aimed at increasing the enrollment and retention of eligible American Indian/Alaskan Native children in Medicaid and CHIP. Deadline is December 14, 2016. Learn more.
  • HHS/Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA): Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Implementation Center for HIV Clinical Quality Improvement. Deadline is January 17, 2017. Learn more
  • HHS/HRSA: Predoctoral Pediatric Training in General Dentistry and Dental Hygiene. Eligible applicants include accredited schools of dentistry and dental hygiene, public or non-profit hospitals, or other public or private not-for-profit entities which the Secretary has determined are capable of carrying out such grants to plan, develop, and operate, or participate in, an approved professional training program. Deadline is January 30, 2017. Learn more

Non-Federal Grants

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): New Jersey Health Initiatives: Next Generation Community Leaders Program. Provides communities with resources and tools to engage youth 10-15 and build their skills and capacity to become future community leaders. Deadline is January 12, 2017. Learn more.  

Scholarships / Fellowships

  • The White House: 2017-2018 White House Fellows Program. Selected individuals typically spend a year working as a full-time, paid Fellow to senior White House Staff, Cabinet Secretaries and other top-ranking government officials. Deadline is January 11, 2017. Learn more

Internships / Mentoring

  • Health Career Connection: 2017 Undergraduate Summer Internship. Provides paid summer internships to undergraduate and recent graduates in the field of public health and health care. Deadline is December 7, 2016. Learn more.
  • University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)/Center for AIDS Prevention Studies: Training Program for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV/STI Health Disparities (Visiting Professor Program). Deadline is January 18, 2017. Learn more.
  • National Environmental Health Association (NEHA): National Environmental Public Health Internship Program. Through this internship program, students will be exposed to career opportunities, benefits, and the challenges of working with environmental public health agencies throughout the US. Deadline is February 13, 2016. Learn more

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Resources

  • HHS has created an Open Enrollment Social Media Toolkit that includes messages, videos, hashtags, and other tools for use during the 2017 open enrollment period. English language toolkit | Toolkit en español
  • Enroll America has created social media graphics for its Get Covered America campaign. 
  • HHS and Out2Enroll recognizes December 5-9, 2016 as the LGBT Week of Action to Enroll. Use Out2Enroll's materials to press the word!


The ACA bans trans exclusions in health insurance nationwide

Cancer

Events

  • Henrietta Lacks House of Healing: Cervical Cancer Women’s Health Forum. Bridging the Gap between Cervical Cancer and Women’s Health: Precision Medicine and Health Equity. December 4, 2016, 3:00 pm ET in Baltimore, MD. For further information, please contact hlackslegacy@gmail.com

Clinical Trials

  • HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Brain Imaging of Childhood Onset Psychiatric Disorders, Endocrine Disorders and Healthy Volunteers. NIH researchers seek healthy males and females, 5-25-years-old. Trial to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more

Cultural Competence and CLAS

Events

  • Cross Cultural Health Care Program: Registration now open for the Equity and Inclusion: Cultural Competency Training of Trainers Institute. February 20-24, 2017 in Seattle, WA. Learn more

Environmental Health

Events

  • Educate Motivate Innovate (EMI) Climate Justice Initiative: Call for student climate justice abstracts for the National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program, Building the Next Generation of Climate Justice Leaders. This opportunity is open to undergraduate and graduate students attending Minority-Serving Institutions, including: Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions. Deadline is December 31, 2016. Learn more

Health Disparities

Events

  • Westat/Center on Health Disparities & Health Equity Research, in collaboration with the Rockville Institute: Roundtable discussion. Holistic, Multisector Approaches to improving Population Health. November 30, 2016, 1:00 pm ET in Rockville, MD. Register.

Hispanic/Latino Health

  • University of South Florida (USF)/College of Public Health: Call for Spanish speakers living with HIV who are former smokers to join a virtual patient advisory group to adapt an English-based curriculum for Spanish speakers. For further information, please call (813) 974-8325 or complete the Spanish language application.  

Events

  • National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)/National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF): Registration now open for the 1st NHHF Latino Health Professional Job Fair. This recruitment event is open to medical students, doctors, residents, and other health professionals. Fairs will be held on December 8, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA and on December 15, 2016 in New York, NY. Register.

Mental Health

Events

  • HHS/NIH, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) and the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coordinating Committee: Registration now open for the inaugural session of the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival. December 2, 2016 in Bethesda, MD. Register

Substance Abuse

  • HHS/Office of the Surgeon General: New report. Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy has published a landmark comprehensive review of the science of substance use, misuse, and disorders. Learn more | Download full report (PDF, 27.6 MB).   

Job Opportunities

State / Local Government

  • The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene/Prevention and Primary Care (PPC) is currently recruiting for the following positions: 1) Director of Policy & Public Affairs with the PPC Division Level (Job ID: 243123), 2) Senior Adviser for Policy, Strategy, and Development with the Health Access Equity Unit (Job ID: 268913), and 3) Manager of Strategic Payer Initiatives with the Bureau of Primary Care Access & Planning (Job ID: 266251). Search positions at the NYC Government website using the job ID provided. Open until filled. Apply.

Academic

  • Temple University/College of Public Health, School of Social Work is recruiting for a FT Senior Research Coordinator (16004049) position in Philadelphia, PA. Open until filled. Apply

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

  • American Indian Health and Nursing, edited by Margaret Moss, focuses on four domains of health within the American Indian community: physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional. Written by and for American Indian nurses, this book examines health disparities among American Indian populations while offering solutions through a nursing lens. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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