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March 29, 2017


Bridging Health Equity Across Communities: National Minority Health Month 2017

April is National Minority Health Month 2017. This year's theme is "Bridging Health Equity Across Communities." Join OMH and our partners in raising awareness about efforts across health, education, justice, housing, transportation and employment – environmental, social and economic conditions that impact health.

In This Issue:

Funding

OMH Grants

  • 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

  • HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science for Research Relevant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (U54) Cooperative Agreement. Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is May 19, 2017. Learn more

Non-Federal Grants

  • Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: Childhood Cancer Reach Grant. Funds developmental therapeutic studies in the late stage of preclinical testing. Deadline is May 22, 2017. Learn more

Scholarships / Fellowships / Internships / Mentoring

  • National Compadres Network: Maestro José Montoya Annual Flor y Canto Memorial Scholarship. Awards scholarships to students ages 13-26 currently enrolled and working towards a degree in any field. Deadline is June 2, 2017. For further information, please contact Anthony Guillean

Grant Application - Technical Assistance

African American Health

Events

  • Tuskegee University/National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care: Registration open for the Annual Commemoration of the US Presidential National Apology for the USPHS Syphilis Study at Tuskegee and the 2017 Public Health Ethics Intensive Course, Healing Families for Social Justice. April 3-7, 2017 in Tuskegee, AL. Learn more

Cancer

Events

  • HHS/NIH, National Cancer Institute (NCI): Spanish-language social media event. Facebook Live: La prevención y los exámenes de detección de cáncer colorrectal. Join NCI's Sandra San Miguel as she speaks about the Screen to Save (S2S) initiative and interviews Dr. Elmer Huerta of the Washington Cancer Institute about colorectal cancer. March 29, 2017, 1:30 pm ET. Learn more.


NIH Evento de Facebook Live: Prevencion y examenes de deteccion de cancer colorrectal, 29 de marzo, 1:30 pm ET

Clinical Trials

  • HHS/NIH, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Neuropharmacologic Imaging and Biomarker Assessments of Response to Acute and Repeated-Dosed Ketamine Infusions in Major Depressive Disorder. NIH researchers seek adults ages 18 to 65 with a major depressive disorder. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
  • HHS/NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): VRC 320, A Phase I, Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Zika Virus DNA Vaccine, VRC-ZKADNA090-00-VP, Administered Via Needle and Syringe or Needle-free Injector, PharmaJet, in Healthy Adults. NIH researchers seek healthy volunteers ages 18-50. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.  

Cultural Competence and CLAS

National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA) logo

Events

  • HHS/OMH, National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA): Mountain States Regional Health Equity Council's Native American Cultural Competency webinar series. Cultural Sensitivity When Collecting Sensitive Data. This webinar will address the history of tribes and treaties, utilization of the National Standards of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) and cultural sensitivity when working with tribal communities, and the impact of cultural needs assessments. April 20, 2017, 11:00 am MT. Register

Hepatitis

Resources

  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: New report. A National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C: Phase Two Report. This report, which is sponsored by the HHS Office of Minority Health and others, provides a US strategy for eliminating hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection and the disease and mortality caused by these agents as public health threats by 2030. It sets out elimination goals for the nation and a practical set of recommendations to scale up current prevention activities and focuses on five areas: (1) public health information; (2) essential interventions; (3) service delivery; (4) financing elimination; and (5) research. Learn more

Events

  • Hepatitis B Foundation and Hepatitis Delta Connect: Webinar. Hepatitis Delta: The Hidden Epidemic. This webinar will discuss hepatitis B co-infection, focusing on HBV global epidemiology, as well as hepatitis D testing, management and treatment. April 12, 2017, 3:00 pm ET. Register

Hispanic/Latino Health

Events

  • National Hispanic & Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network: Webinar. Opioid Use Disorders in Hispanic and Latinos Living in the United States. March 30, 2017, 12:00 pm ET. Register.  
  • National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA): Registration open for the NHMA Cardiovascular Disease and Hispanics Leadership Summit. Event to be held in Austin, TX. Deadline for registration is March 31, 2017. Register.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health

Events

  • Women in Medicine (WIM), in partnership with the University of Vermont: Registration open for the 34th Annual WIM Conference. This yearly event is a forum for discussion of front-line research on women’s health issues, as well as lesbian, bisexual, gender-queer and transgender women’s issues. May 31-June 4, 2017 in Burlington, VT. Register.  

Lupus

Events

  • National Alliance for Hispanic Health: Webinar. The Value of an Early Diagnosis of Lupus to Improve Health Outcomes among Hispanics. March 31, 2017, 12:00 pm ET. Register

Maternal and Child Health

Training

  • CityMatCH: Call for applications for CityLEADERS Cohort 11. This training program is for emerging and mid-level urban, maternal child health professionals, and covers competencies such as negotiation and conflict resolution, cultural competency, and family-centered care. Deadline for applications is April 21, 2017. Learn more
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Opportunities for Public Comments

  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Request for comments on Proposals from the Federal Interagency Working Group for Revision of the Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. Deadline is May 1, 2017. Learn more

Public Health

Events

  • American Public Health Association (APHA): National Public Health Week forum. Working Across Sectors to Create the Healthiest Nation. April 3, 2017, 1:00 pm ET in Washington, DC. You may join the live webcast or sign up to receive a link to the recording. To attend in-person, please register

Social Determinants of Health

Resources

  • HHS/Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Welfare Information Gateway, and FRIENDS National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention: New resource. 2016/2017 Prevention Resource Guide: Building Community, Building Hope. This guide highlights strategies to strengthen families by promoting key protective factors that prevent child abuse and neglect. It also includes tip sheets in both English and Spanish that service providers can share with parents. Learn more | Download full guide (PDF, 2,027 KB).
  • HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): New resource. Guidelines for Successful Transition of People with Mental or Substance Use Disorders from Jail and Prison. Learn more | Download full guide (PDF) | SAMHSA will also host a webinar on the key elements of the guide, as well as examples of successful implementation of the guidelines in local jails. April 20, 2017, 2:00 pm ET. Register

Vision

Events

  • Prevent Blindness: Registration open for the 6th annual Focus On Eye Health National Summit, What's in Sight? June 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. Register

Workforce Development

Events

  • Cook Ross: Workshop. Everyday Bias for Healthcare Professionals. This professional development opportunity is intended for academic medicine audiences and other professionals in healthcare and biomedical research. April 11, 2017 in Nashville, TN and April 17, 2017 in Boston, MA. Learn more.   

Job Opportunities

Academic

  • The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign/McKinley Health Center is recruiting for three (3) FT or PT Staff Physicians (A1700055). Positions are based at Urbana, IL. Deadline is April 21, 2017. Apply

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

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  • Toward the Elimination of Colorectal Cancer Disparities among African Americans, written by Steven Coughlin, et al., was published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in 2016. March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and this open access article addresses many issues that can lead to disparities in the occurrence, detection and treatment of colon cancer in African Americans. The authors emphasize the importance of developing culturally competent treatment programs to treat all underserved populations. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.