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March 15, 2017
 In This Issue:
OMH
Grants
- HHS/OMH:
National Lupus Outreach and Clinical Trial Education Program. Deadline is
March 31, 2017. Learn more | Technical Assistance webinar.
- HHS/OMH: Partnerships
to Achieve Health Equity. Deadline is March 31, 2017. Learn more | Technical Assistance webinar.
- 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.
- 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.
Federal Grants
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Activating Community Opportunities Using Museums / Libraries as Assets - A National Leadership Grants Special Initiative. Deadline is April 3, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award - Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (F31) Grant. Awards funds to enhance the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the training of predoctoral students from population groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce. Deadline is April 8, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Targeted Capacity Expansion-HIV Program: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High Risk for HIV/AIDS. Deadline is May 3, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): Promoting Caregiver Health Using Self-Management (R01) Research Project Grant. Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is May 5, 2017. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
- The Doctors Company Foundation: Patient Safety Research Grant. Deadline is April 15, 2017. Learn more.
Scholarships
/ Fellowships / Internships / Mentoring
- Department of Energy (DOE)/Office of Environmental Management: Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) Summer Internships. Deadline is March 20, 2017. Learn more.
- National Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA): 2017-2018 Josie Torralba Romero Scholarship. Provides scholarships to Latino students interested in pursuing a college degree in behavioral health. Deadline is April 1, 2017. Learn more.
- Rush University Medical Center/Health and Aging Department: Health promotion program. Health Legacy Program for Women (HLP). This is a free, 6-week community-based health program designed for older African American women in partnership with faith-based organizations. The goal of HLP is to impact and create behavior change in order to improve family outcomes in the area of obesity and diabetes by focusing on the health literacy and the health behaviors of women. Program is based in Chicago, IL. For further information, please contact Erica Chin.
Events
- HHS/SAMHSA, Recovery to Practice: Webinar. Overcoming Cultural and Service Gaps Supporting for Tribal Members within the Criminal Justice System. March 15, 2017, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/NIH, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI): New Technology and Child Health. NIH researchers seek parents of 4-7 year old children, all ethnicities. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
Events
- North Carolina Community Health Center Association, in partnership with the North Carolina Office of Rural Health and the North Carolina Association of Free and Charitable Clinics: Registration now open for the 2017 North Carolina Primary Care Conference. June 8-10, 2017 in Winston-Salem, NC. Register.
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 Institute.
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.
- HHS/NIH, National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP): Redesigned website. Diabetes at Work. This website includes information on diabetes basics, lesson plans, and training & technical assistance. Learn more.
Events
- HHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Webinar. Effective Design and Use of Patient Portals and their Impact on Patient-Centered Care. Presenters will discuss findings from evaluations on design and use of patient portals among varied populations and settings, and their impact on patient engagement, diabetes self-management, and health care quality. March 23, 2017, 2:30 pm ET. Register.
Events
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU): Registration open for the 22nd Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education. Event to be held in Washington, DC. Deadline for online registration is April 14, 2017. Learn more.
- HIV Connection, in partnership with the Denver Prevention Training Center, the Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Health System, AETC South Central, and Westbrook Clinic: Registration open for the 2017 National Latino HIV and Hepatitis C Conference. May 22-24, 2017 in South Padre Island, TX. Learn more.
 - HHS recognizes March 20 as National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD). For
further information, events, and other resources please see the official NNHAAD website, as well as AIDS.gov.
Events
- Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board (AAIHB): Health fair. National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - Red and Wild Albuquerque. This event will feature a health carnival and walk, vendors, and live entertainment. For further information, please contact Savannah Gene. March 18, 2017, 11:00 am MT at the Native American Community Academy Community Space in Albuquerque, NM.
- Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC): Health fair. National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This event will feature a sunrise ceremony and prayer, walk of unity, a resource fair, and free rapid testing. March 20, 2017, 6:45 am PT in Sacramento, CA. Learn more.
- Seattle
Indian Health Board/Urban Indian Health Institute, in partnership with
defeatHIV: Webinar. National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
March 20, 2017, 10:00 am PT. Join.
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- CityMatCH: Call for applications for Cohort 3 of the Collective Impact Learning Collaborative (CILC). This initiative aims to increase local urban health departments' capacity to implement collective impact strategies that address MCH priorities at the community level. CityMatCH will provide and facilitate technical assistance to health departments on the Five Conditions for Collective Success. Deadline is April 14, 2017. For further information, please contact Jessica Ehule.
Academic
- University of Wisconsin-Madison/Population Health Institute is recruiting for the following two positions: Communications Associate (PVL #89707) and Research Specialist - Program Evaluation (PVL #89708). Positions are based in Madison, WI. Deadline for assured consideration is March 22, 2017.
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Towson University/College of Health, Department of Health Science Professions is recruiting for an Assistant or Associate Professor (CHP-N-3037) position in Towson, MD. Open until filled. To apply, please contact Dr. Lillian Carter, Chair, Health Science Search Committee.
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Old Paint, authored by Peter C. English, takes a historical look at the use of lead paint throughout the United States. Subtitled A Medical History of Childhood Lead-Paint Poisoning in the United States to 1980, this book traces the use of lead poisoning from what appeared to be rare problem in the 1940s up to the health effects of aging urban dwellings in the 1980s. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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