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June 2017
 The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administers cooperative agreement and grant programs to support projects that implement innovative models to improve minority health and reduce health disparities.
OMH has released a new competitive funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for which applications are now being accepted. Applications are due by August 1, 2017 at 5 PM ET.
Announcement Number: MP-CPI-17-004
Opportunity Title: Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative
Estimated Funding Level: $5 million per one-year budget period, for a project period of three years
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the United States Department of Health and Human Services announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2017 cooperative agreement funds for the Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative. The Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative seeks to reduce significant health disparities impacting racial and ethnic minorities and/or disadvantaged populations through implementing evidence-based strategies with the greatest potential for impact.
The program is intended to serve residents in communities disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic; childhood/adolescent obesity; and serious mental illness.
Learn more about this FOA and how to apply.
During June,
the Office of Minority Health (OMH) invites you to join the observance of Men’s
Health Month and the efforts to encourage men and boys to take steps to live
healthier. The OMH theme for this year’s observance is “Helping Men Stay at the
Top of Their Game- Health wise".
On average, men
in the U.S. die five and a half years earlier than women and die at higher
rates from 9 of the top 10 leading causes of death. This Men’s Health Month,
OMH will encourage men to take important steps to improve their health, such as
eating healthy food, staying active, quitting smoking, getting regular checkups
and taking care of their mental health.
Here’s what you
can do:
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Visit
the Men’s Health Month page on the OMH website to download the
“5 Plays to Help Men Stay on Top of Their Game” tip sheet
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On Friday,
June 16th- Wear Blue
to show you care about Men’s Health
 The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) are pleased to announce the release of a new
health disparities data widget. The widget provides an easy way to find
health disparities data related to the Healthy People 2020
objectives for the Leading Health Indicators (LHIs). LHIs are critical health issues that—if tackled
appropriately—will help reduce the leading causes of death and preventable
illnesses.
The widget provides charts and graphs of disparities data at
your fingertips. Use the widget to
browse data by:
- Disparity type—including disability, education,
income, location, race and ethnicity, and sex
- Leading Health Indicator
It’s easy to embed the widget on your own website to give your networks easy access to the
latest available disparities data. Once you’ve added the widget, there’s no technical maintenance
required. The content will update automatically.
We’re excited to share the new health disparities widget with
you. We hope this new tool helps inform your research in issues related to
health equity.
Tell your colleagues and networks about the Healthy
People 2020 health disparities widget. Forward this email or tweet about it:
Add @GoHealthyPeople’s new widget with data on #HealthDisparities to your site:
https://go.usa.gov/xNmMb
According to Anthony S. Fauci,
M.D., director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, “Much
progress has been made in HIV/AIDS research since the disease was first
recognized in 1981.” Today, lifesaving antiretroviral therapies allow those
living with HIV to enjoy longer, healthier lives—an outcome that once seemed
unattainable.” To participate in the Department of Health and Human Service’s
initiative,” Act Against AIDS” this year, download poster images and other resources at https://www.cdc.gov/features/hivtesting/index.html
Zika can be passed through sex from a person who has Zika to his or her sex partners. Studies are underway to find out how long Zika stays in the semen and vaginal fluids of people who have Zika, and how long it can be passed to sex partners. We know that Zika can remain in semen longer than in other body fluids, including vaginal fluids, urine, and blood.
Learn how to protect yourself during sex(https://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/protect-yourself-during-sex.html).
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