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February 1, 2017
In This Issue:
OMH Grants and Fellowships
- HHS/OMH: Youth Health Equity Model of Practice (YHEMOP) Summer 2017 Health Equity Fellowship. Fellows will be matched with diverse organizations to complete short-term Health Equity Projects that help improve health outcomes and close the gap on racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care. Deadline is February 15, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/OMH: National Lupus Outreach and Clinical Trial Education Program. Deadline is March 31, 2017. Learn more | Technical Assistance webinar. February 7, 2017, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/OMH: Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity. Deadline is March 31, 2017. Learn more. | Technical Assistance webinar. February 22, 2017, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/OMH: American Indian/Alaska Native Health Equity Initiative. Eligibility limited to Native American tribal governments (federal and/or state recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than federal or state recognized tribal governments), Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-Serving Institutions, Tribal Epidemiology Centers, Urban Indian Health Programs, and Urban Indian Organizations. Deadline is April 3, 2017. Learn more | Technical Assistance webinar. February 8, 2017, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/OMH: Minority Youth Violence Prevention II (MYVP II): Integrating Social Determinants of Health and Community Policing Approaches. Deadline is April 4, 2017. Learn more | Technical Assistance webinar. February 23, 2017, 5:00 pm ET. Register.
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Grant
Reviewers
- HHS/OMH: We need your help! Become a grant
reviewer for OMH’s FY2017 Funding Opportunity Announcements. Learn more.
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Federal Grants
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP) Grant. BLCP's primary goal is to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with occupationally-related coal mine dust lung disease through the provision of medical, outreach, educational, and benefits counseling services. Deadline is March 6, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Trafficking in Persons (OTIP): Look Beneath the Surface Regional Anti-Trafficking Program - Cooperative Agreement. Deadline is March 7, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/ACF, Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF): National Quality Improvement Center for Preventive Services and Interventions in Indian Country - Cooperative Agreement. Deadline is March 8, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/ACF, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR): Refugee Health Promotion Grant. Deadline is March 24, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/ACF, Administration for Native Americans (ANA): Native Youth Initiative for Leadership, Empowerment, and Development (I-LEAD) Grant. Deadline is April 24, 2017. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Partnering and Communicating Together to Act Against AIDS (PACT): 2017 Healthy Communities Act Against AIDS Stipend Opportunity. Funds allow councils to host an HIV/AIDS awareness event that will provide free HIV testing to their local community while combating the impact of HIV/AIDS among Latinos. Deadline is February 24, 2017. Learn more.
- When Everyone Survives Foundation: 2017 Request for Proposals in Leukemia Research. Deadline is March 1, 2017. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships / Internships / Mentoring
- HHS/Indian Health Service (IHS): Dental Externships. Open to third-year dental students, this externship offers clinical experience in an Indian health facility. Deadline is February 28, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/IHS: Scholarship Program. Provides qualified American Indian and Alaska Native health professions students an opportunity to establish an educational foundation for each stage of their pre-professional careers. Deadline is March 28, 2017. Learn more.
Grant Application - Technical Assistance
- HHS/OMH, OMHRC: FY2017 FOA Technical Assistance webinar. Evaluation – Review the Basics. The purpose of this evaluation webinar is to provide potential FOA applicants with the basics of evaluation, review OMH expectations and priority areas, and improve the quality of the proposed evaluation plans. February 23, 2017, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/Office of Adolescent Health (OAH): Updated data sheets. National and State Facts. These data sheets draw on several large nationally representative surveys to provide the latest estimates on adolescent health and behavior. Measures include cigarette and e-cigarette use, health insurance coverage, depression symptoms, binge drinking, bullying, physical activity, sexual behavior, dating violence, and many more. Learn more.
- February kicks off Black History Month. Join us in celebrating Black History Month and visit the OMH website for more information and resources.
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Events
- HHS/OMH, National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA): Mountain States RHEC's Native American Cultural Competency webinar series. Overview of Working with Tribal Governments. Join OMHRC's Elton Naswood and Jason Baldes, Director of Wind River Native Advocacy Center, for training on the history of tribes and treaties, utilization of CLAS Standards and cultural sensitivity when working with tribal communities, and the impact of cultural needs assessments. February 16, 2017, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
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Events
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), in partnership with the American Heart Association (AHA): National Wear Red Day® Toolkit. As part of American Heart Month, HHS and AHA recognize February 3, 2017 as National Wear Red Day®. Use this toolkit for information, activities, social media messaging, and other resources. Learn more | Toolkit en español.
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HHS/NIH, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): Children's Growth and Behavior Study. NIH researchers seek children ages 8-17 for a study on the factors that affect children's eating behaviors and health. Trial to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): A Phase 1 Multiple Ascending Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ManNAc in Subjects With Primary Podocyte Diseases. NIH researchers seek adults, 18 years or older, with primary podocyte diseases (minimal change disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and membranous nephropathy). Trial to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
Resources
- HHS/Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office on Women's Health: Women in Clinical Trials Partner Toolkit. Provides sample social media messaging that can be used to inform consumers and health professionals about FDA's Diverse Women in Clinical Trials Initiative and to promote diverse women's participation in clinical trials. Learn more | Download full toolkit (PDF).
Events
- Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP): Training. Connecting to Care™: Patient Guide Training. This is an intensive continuing education program that provides new skills and professional development opportunities for bilingual individuals serving as medical interpreters, patient guides, patient navigators and medical staff working in patient care coordination. March 20-22, 2017 in Seattle, WA. Learn more.
- CCHCP: Training. Connecting to Care™: Patient Guide Training of Trainers. Prepares qualified trainers to teach the Patient Guide training in their organizations and in the community building both internal and external capacity. March 23-25, 2017 in Seattle, WA. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH): Webinar. Windows of Susceptibility. PEPH defines "windows of susceptibility" as specific time periods when the development of diseases may be more vulnerable to environmental exposures. February 15, 2017, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
Events
- National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved, in collaboration with HRSA, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and Alliance Chicago: Registration open for the HIMSS17 Preconference Symposium, Opportunities and Challenges in Using Health Technology to Deliver Quality Healthcare in Rural and Underserved Communities. February 19, 2017 in Orlando, FL. Register.
Events
- HHS/Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), HealthyPeople: Webinar. Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030. February 13, 2017, 12:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS recognizes February 7, 2017 as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. For further information, events, social media messages, and other resources, please see National Black AIDS Day and AIDS.gov.
- Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub): Rural HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Toolkit. Compiles evidence-based and promising models and resources to support organizations implementing HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs in rural communities. Learn more.
- Healthy Schools Campaign: Updated resource. State ESSA Plans to Support Student Health and Wellness: Framework for Action. Updated in December 2016 to reflect the most recent regulations from the US Department of Education, this document provides practical resources and emphasizes key areas with the greatest potential impact on student health. Learn more | Download full document (PDF).
OMHRC
- AMTIS
is recruiting for a Digital Media Coordinator position within OMH's
Office of Minority Health Resource Center. Open until filled. Apply.
Community-Based
Organizations / Non-Profits
- Seattle Indian Health Board/Urban Indian Health Institute is recruiting for a Project Coordinator Epidemiologist position in Seattle, WA. Open until filled. Apply.
- Kicking off Black History month, the Knowledge Center is highlighting an autobiographical book written by Dr. Damon Tweedy. Black Man in a White Coat examines the complex ways in which both African American doctors and patients must navigate the health care system. Subtitled, A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine, Dr. Tweedy analyzes the system in an effort to achieve better treatment and more compassionate care. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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