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June 21, 2017
 In This Issue:
OMH
Grants
- Empowered
Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative – a new competitive
cooperative agreement Funding Opportunity Announcement now open. This is a
program of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the United States
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 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. Deadline is August 1, 2017, 5:00 pm
ET. Learn more | View a recording of the Technical Assistance webinar.
Federal Grants
- HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Grants
to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health
Services Research Grant Program. Applicants must be an accredited
HBCU. Deadline is July 10, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/CMS: Grants
to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program. Deadline
is July 10, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program. The purpose of the CHGME Payment Program is to compensate for the disparity in the level of Federal GME funding for freestanding children's teaching hospitals versus other types of teaching hospitals. Deadline is July 14, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/HRSA: Curing Hepatitis C among People of Color Living with HIV. This initiative will support up to two recipients to improve the prevention, care, treatment, and cure of hepatitis C in areas affected by HIV/HCV co-infection among low-income, underinsured, or uninsured racial and ethnic minority populations. Deadline is July 28, 2017. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships / Internships / Mentoring
- HHS/Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC): Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS) Fellowship Program. Through on-the-job service at CDC and other public health laboratories, LLS fellows acquire and apply skills in laboratory quality management, the science of biosafety, and leadership. Deadline is July 17, 2017. Learn more.
 - The Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC)'s Knowledge Center team will be at the American Library Association Annual Chicago Conference and Exhibition, booth #3944, on June 22-27, highlighting their efforts in transforming minority health. A photo booth will be available to feature the great work that other libraries are doing in the community. Follow along on Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #TransformingMinorityHealth for the Knowledge Center’s participation in the conference.
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Resources
- US Department of Commerce/US Census Bureau: New resource. My Tribal Area. This tool provides quick and easy access to selected AI/AN demographic, social, economic, and housing statistics from the American Community Survey (ACS). Learn more.
- HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Indian Health Service (IHS), and the National Indian Health Board: Recorded event. Federal Tribal Trauma Training Workshop. The Health Subgroup of the White House Council on Native American Affairs developed a Trauma Initiative in response to input from tribal leaders. This initiative builds on the historical and intergenerational element of the National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda and is intended to increase the cultural awareness of federal staff as they work to support tribal efforts. View Part I | View Part II.
Events
- HHS/OMH,
OMHRC and the Hughes Healthcare Disparities Group, in collaboration with
the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board and Begaye Consulting present
the Southwest Hepatitis C Tribal Summit. June 28-29, 2017
in Albuquerque, NM. Registration now open. View a copy
of the agenda here.
Call for Nominations
- HHS/OMH: Request for nominations. American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research Advisory Council (HRAC). Nominations are requested for the following areas: Alaska, Albuquerque, Bemidji, Billings, California, Great Plains, Nashville, Navajo, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, Tucson, and National-at-Large. Deadline is July 15, 2017. Learn more.
 Events
- AEIMforward
Tech Services and partner organizations: Registration now open for the 5th
Annual United States Conference on African Immigrant and Refugee Health
(USCAIH), Advancing the Health of African Immigrants through Research,
Advocacy and Community Engagement. USCAIH 2017 will bring together members
of the community, health researchers, academics, public health workers,
advocates, provider and community organizers to shed light on, enhance and
advance the body of scholarship, programmatic know-how and expertise in the
increasingly complex field of African immigrant and refugee health. October
5-8, 2017 in Washington, DC. Register.
Events
- HHS/OMH,
OMHRC, in partnership with Adom Multimedia Services and AEIMforward:
Training. Vision, Design and Capacity (VDC) Grant Writing
Workshop. This is a free, interactive workshop for religious
organizations, non-profit organizations, and individuals. June 29-July 1,
2017 at the Cary Building in Springfield, VA. Space is limited, so
register early. For further information and to register, please contact Margaret
Korto.
Events
- The
Florida Community Health Worker Coalition, in partnership with the
University of Florida's Health Disparities Research and Intervention
Program: Registration now open for the People's Scientific Conference to
Promote Minority Health through Community-Based Participatory Research:
Community Health Workers Lead the Way and the 7th Annual Florida
Community Health Worker Coalition Summit. Join Dr. Consuelo H. Wilkins, Executive Director of the Vanderbilt-Meharry Alliance in TN, for a presentation on minority health and the role that promotores/community health workers play in addressing health disparities. September 22-23, 2017 in
Gainesville, FL. Register.
Resources
- Community Preventive Services Task Force: New recommendations. Diabetes Management: Team-Based Care for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Evidence
demonstrates that team-based care improves patients' blood glucose (measured
A1c levels), blood pressure, and lipid levels. Interventions also increase the
proportion of patients who reach target blood glucose, blood pressure, and
lipid levels. Learn more.
- HHS/CDC, National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP): Toolkit. Working Together to Manage Diabetes: A Toolkit for Pharmacy, Podiatry, Optometry, and Dentistry (PPOD). This toolkit shows PPOD practitioners how they can work with each other, as well as with all other members of the health care team, such as primary health care providers, physician assistants, nurse educators, and community health workers, to promote better outcomes for people with diabetes. Learn more.
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): NDEP resources for healthcare professionals. Redesigning the Health Care Team: Diabetes Prevention and Lifelong Management and Practice Transformation for Physicians and Health Care Teams.
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Resources
- The Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and 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 when addressed
will help reduce the leading causes of death and preventable illnesses.
Events
- Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations: Webinar. Action August: Using National Health Center Week for Advocacy. National Health Center Week (NHCW) will be held August 13-19, and this webinar will focus around success stories from centers that have used NHCW to advance their advocacy and policy goals. June 27, 2017, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
- HHS/CMS: Request for Information. Reducing Regulatory Burdens Imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & Improving Healthcare Choices to Empower Patients. CMS seeks recommendations and input from the public on how to create a more flexible,
streamlined approach to the regulatory structure of the individual and small
group health insurance markets. This process aims to identify and eliminate or
change regulations that are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective; impose costs
that exceed benefits; or create inconsistencies that otherwise interfere with
regulatory reform initiatives and policies. Deadline is July 12, 2017. Learn more.
Resources
- HHS/NIH, National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP): New resources and tips to teach older adults about healthy vision. Kit Cómo ver bien durante toda la vida. NEHEP is pleased to offer the See Well for a Lifetime Toolkit in Spanish. This new and easy to use kit helps you help others protect their vision en español. The toolkit features two engaging modules, which include: PowerPoint presentations, speaker’s guides, tip sheets and handouts. The toolkit is also available in English.
Hospital,
Health Center or Clinic
- The Massachusetts General Hospital/Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Disparities Solutions Center is recruiting for a FT Health Policy Research Assistant (Job Number
3033308). Position is based in Boston, MA. Open until filled. Apply.
Academic
- The University of Wisconsin/Population Health
Institutes is recruiting for a FT Research Specialist - Program Evaluation (PVL #90747) position in Madison, WI. Deadline for assured
consideration is June 27, 2017. Apply.
- Knowledge
Center staff will be presenting a poster session at the American Library
Association annual Diversity
Fair, June 24, 2017, Chicago, IL. Check out the ALA website in July to see
electronic versions of the event.
- To see the
newest additions to the library collection, search our online catalog.
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