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April 25, 2018
In This Issue:
Opioids
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The Health Policy Research Consortium, in partnership with Bowie State University and CTIS: Registration is open for the Opioid Crisis Symposium. Speakers will discuss how opioid abuse became an epidemic, who's most affected, and policy solutions. This event is free and open to the public.
May 9 in Bowie, MD. Register
Twitter Chats
- The HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), in conjunction with their partners Million Hearts, American Academy of Neurology, and the American Stroke Association, will co-host a Twitter chat to discuss stroke risk factors, the importance of keeping your brain healthy, and the latest stroke research. Use #BrainforLife to participate.
May 2, 1:00 pm ET. Learn more
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OASH / OMH / OMHRC
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HHS/Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health (OASH): FY
2018 Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning
Services Grants. HHS seeks a broad competition for Title X grant
awards to provide a diversity of options for clients, with the intention
of improving overall service provision and increasing the number of
clients served in states and territories.
Deadline is May 24. Learn more
Federal Grants
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HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program States/Territories Part B Supplemental Grant Program.
Deadline is May 21. Learn more.
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HHS/Indian Health Service (IHS): Office of Tribal Self-Governance Planning Cooperative Agreement. The purpose of this Planning Cooperative Agreement is to provide resources to Tribes interested in entering the Tribal Self-Governance Program and to existing Self-Governance Tribes interested in assuming new or expanded programs, services, functions, and activities.
Deadline is June 18. Learn more.
Webinars
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Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVCTTAC): Tribal Elder Protection Team Toolkit: Developing Your Team. Join presenters Jacqueline S. Gray and Sloan M. Henry of the National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative as they review their new Tribal Elder Protection Team Toolkit, a resource designed to assist tribal communities in developing tribal elder protection teams.
TODAY, April 25, 2:00 pm ET. Register
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HHS/OMH, Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Making the Invisible, Visible: Lessons Learned from a Hispanic/Latino Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker Needs Assessment. Join us to hear findings from the latest diabetes needs assessment for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFWs). This webinar will highlight educational needs for diabetes and prediabetes and introduce culturally and/or linguistically tailored materials for MSFWs.
April 30, 2:00 pm ET. Register
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HHS/OMH, OMHRC: Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes: A Life-Course Perspective. Join Dr. Michael Lu, Professor of Prevention and Community Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health, as he highlights the relevance of the life course perspective by providing evidence that suggests that risk factors during pregnancy happen prior to conception.
May 3, 12:00 pm ET. Register
Trainings
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HHS/NIH, National Institute on
Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): Registration is open for the Health Disparities
Research Institute (HDRI). The HDRI aims to support the research
career development of promising minority health/health disparities
research scientists early in their careers and stimulate research in the
disciplines supported by health disparities science. The event will be
held July 23-27 across various NIH institutes and centers.
Deadline for registration is April 27, 5:00 pm ET. Register
Conferences
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Niin Gikenjige White Earth Harm Reduction Coalition: Registration is open for the White Earth 7th Annual Harm Reduction Summit. This annual summit provides an opportunity for health, chemical health, social service providers, and community members to focus on HIV, Hepatitis C, STIs, TB, and Drug Use in tribal and rural communities.
May 1-3 in Mahnomen, MN. Register
Other Events
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HHS/NIH, NIMHD: Minority Health and Health Disparities Community Listening Sessions. To gain community input on the Minority Health and Health Disparities Strategic Plan, NIH will engage community stakeholders using regional in-person and virtual listening sessions that convene community advocates, clinical and public health professionals, non-profit and faith-based organizations representing NIH-designated health disparity populations.
In-person Sessions: April 27 in San Francisco, CA and May 2 in Montgomery, AL | Virtual Session: May 4. Register
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HHS/OMH, in partnership with
Integris Men's Health and the Men's Health Network: Registration is open for the Men's Health
Community Dialogue. The purpose of this discussion is to learn
thoughts and perceptions around factors that impact men's overall health,
including: Health & Prevention, Substance Abuse/Mental Health, and
Fitness & Nutrition.
May 2, 9:30 am CT in Oklahoma City, OK. Register
Publications
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HHS/Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy: New resource. National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 Partner Planning Guide. The Guide is a strategic planning resource designed for use by individuals, groups, and organizations that conduct strategic programs and provide services to prevent, diagnose, and treat hepatitis B and/or hepatitis C.
Learn more | Download the full guide (PDF)
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W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Altarum: New report. The Business Case for Racial Equity. This report details how racial equity can catalyze economic opportunity and discover actionable strategies to advance equity in different communities. Learn more
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Opportunities for Public Comments
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HHS/Administration for Community Living (ACL): Call for public input on the Revisions to the State Program Performance Report for State Units on Aging (Older Americans Act, Titles III and VII, Chapters 3 and 4).
Deadline is May 2. Learn more
- The manual One Voice, One Community: Building Strong and Effective Partnerships among Community and Faith Organizations reflects on the 2010 Community Leaders and Interfaith Partnership Summit hosted by The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA invited leaders of secular and faith-based organizations from around the country to develop a framework for serving the needs of the people in their communities. The publication discusses how partnerships in communities formed, including setting goals in the planning phase, as well as determining organizational, membership, and leadership structures.
To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog.
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