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November 29, 2017
 Join the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH), the Kiel Colon Cancer Foundation, the University of Southern California Trojan Outreach, and Men's Health Network for the Men's Health Community Dialogue: Los Angeles | December 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA.
Register now for this is a town hall-style discussion to examine the historical, social, economic, physical and biological factors that contribute to increased rates of premature death among racial and ethnic minority men. This event will allow men an opportunity to sound off on the social determinants of health they face.
In This Issue:
Federal Grants
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): Collaborative Minority Health and Health Disparities Research with Tribal Epidemiology Centers (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Grant. Deadline is December 4, 2017. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): Prescription Drug Abuse (R01) Grant. Deadline is February 5, 2018. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH: Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Grant. Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is April 14, 2018. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships / Internships / Mentoring
- National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Disability Research Center: NBER Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program in Disability Policy Research. Deadline is December 3, 2017. Learn more.
- University of California, Los Angeles/David Geffen School of Medicine: Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program in Global HIV Prevention Research. Deadline is December 15, 2017. For further information, please contact Janell Moore.
- University of California, San Francisco/Center for AIDS Prevention Studies: Training Program for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV/STI Health Disparities. Deadline is January 17, 2018. Learn more.
 Events
- National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA): Webinar. World Aids Day. Please join NHMA and panelists Gustavo Morales (Latino Commission on AIDS) and W. David Hardy (HIV Medicine Association) for a discussion on new medical advances concerning PrEP and how providers can engage with their patients around HIV/AIDS in a culturally sensitive manner. December 1, 2017, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
- NMAC: Registration open for the 2nd Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit. This meeting brings together HIV leaders to discuss and learn about PrEP, PEP, Treatment as Prevention (TasP), and other biomedical HIV prevention interventions. December 4-5, 2017 in New Orleans, LA. Register.
 Resources
- University of Washington School of Social Work/Indigenous Wellness Research Institute: Call for applicants for the 2018 cohort of the Indigenous HIV/AIDS Research Training Program 2 (IHART2). The IHART2 program is seeking a diverse pool of qualified academic and community research applicants interested in developing a fundable research study addressing the mental health concerns and HIV prevention needs of Native Americans. Deadline is December 20, 2017. Learn more.
Webinars
- HHS/OMH, Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC), in collaboration with the Northwest Portland Indian Health Board: Recorded webinar. Healthy Native Youth: A One-Stop-Shop for Culturally-Relevant Health Curricula. This webinar explores trends in health information-seeking by American Indian/Alaska Native teens and young adults, and introduces viewers to the Healthy Native Youth website, a one-stop-shop for health advocates who want to expand learning opportunities for Native youth. Presenters share tips on website usability, highlight health curricula available on the site, and encourage viewers to engage youth in their own health and well-being. View webinar.
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Resources
- Annie E. Casey Foundation: New report. 2017 Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children. This report features updated data for the Race for Results Index, which measures how children are progressing on key milestones by race and ethnicity at the national and state levels. Learn more | Download full report (PDF).
- HHS/NIH, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): Interventional study. Break It Up: A Study Evaluating Breaking Up Daily Sedentary Behavior in Youth. NIH researchers seek healthy children ages 7-11. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb: Interventional study, Phase II. Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Abatacept in Adults and Children 6 Years and Older with Excessive Loss of Protein in the Urine Due to Either Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis or Minimal Change Disease. Study to be conducted at several locations throughout the United States. Learn more.
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Events in Spanish / Eventos en español
- HHS/NIH, National Cancer Institute (NCI): Spanish language Facebook Live event. El Centro de Contacto del NCI: Como respondemos a sus preguntas sobre el cancer y estudios clínicos. Join Sandra San Miguel, NCI's Program Director, and Eduardo Millán, Information Specialist at NCI's Contact Center, for a discussion on how the Contact Center's bilingual trained specialists provide much needed information to the Latino community about cancer and clinical trials. This event will be held in Spanish / Este evento sera presentado en español. Today, November 29, 2017, 1:00 pm ET. Join.
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- The California Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the UC Berkeley Health Initiative of the Americas: Spanish language webinar. Virus del ZIKA. This webinar will provide information on the transmission of the Zika Virus, prevention, testing, and educational resources for the community. This webinar will be presented in Spanish / Este seminario sera presentado en español. December 5, 2017, 10:00 am PT. Register.
OMHRC
- HeiTech Services is recruiting for a FT Research Analyst at the Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC) in Landover, MD. Open until filled. Apply.
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- In observance of World AIDS Day on December 1, the Knowledge Center recommends the reference tool Glosario de Términos Relacionados con el VIH/SIDA: Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms. Published by AIDSinfo and with term definitions based on information from government sources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NIH, and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the 8th edition of the glossary consists of an alphabetized guide of terms related to HIV/AIDS prevention, symptoms, and treatment. It is available in Spanish and English and illustrations accompany many of the terms. To view this title and find additional information, search our online catalog.
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