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May 2, 2018
In This Issue:
Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC) at Local Conferences
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The OMHRC Knowledge Center staff will be presenting a poster session at the 7th Joint Conference of the Maryland and Delaware Library Associations, May 2-4, in Cambridge, MD. The presentation, The Office of Minority Health Resource Center – Celebrating Over 30 Years of Library Service to Communities of Color, will feature key technical and outreach efforts completed by the library staff over the past 30 years, along with descriptions of services and resources available to the public.
Mental Health
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HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Behavioral Health Equity, in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and the Campaign to Change Direction: New resources. Nepali Tools: Five Signs of Emotional Suffering. These new resources include culturally appropriate definitions, emoticons, and explanations of emotional suffering for use with the Bhutanese Nepali community. Learn more.
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OASH / OMH / OMHRC
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HHS/Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health (OASH): Phase I Replicating Programs (Tier 1) Effective in the Promotion of Healthy Adolescence and the Reduction of Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Behaviors.
Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is May 21. Learn more.
Technical Assistance webinar, May 8, 1:00 pm ET. Join.
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HHS/OASH: Phase I New and Innovative Strategies (Tier 2) to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy and Promote Healthy Adolescence.
Deadline for LOI is May 21. Learn more.
Technical Assistance webinar, May 10, 3:00 pm ET. Join.
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HHS/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/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): Addressing the Challenges of the Opioid Epidemic in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research in the US (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Grant.
Deadline for LOI is May 15. Learn more.
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HHS/SAMHSA: Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program. Eligibility is limited to federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes, tribal organizations, urban AI/AN organizations, or consortia of tribes and tribal organizations.
Deadline is June 22. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
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Prevent Blindness: Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children's Vision Award. This award recognizes significant efforts by an individual or group of individuals to improve public health approaches for children’s vision and eye health at the state or national level.
Deadline is June 15. Learn more.
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The AmerisourceBergen Foundation: Opioid Resource Grant Program. Provides funding for projects that address education, prevention, and/or the safe disposal of opioids.
Deadline is July 31. Learn more.
Webinars
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The Dibble Institute: Teen Sexting, Cyberbullying and Adolescent Relationships. Using data from his ongoing longitudinal study of adolescent health, speaker Dr. Jeffrey Temple (Director of Behavioral Health and Research, University of Texas Medical Branch) will examine the prevalence of adolescent sexting behaviors as well as their relation to dating, sex, risky sex, and psychosocial health.
May 9, 4:00 pm ET. Register.
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HHS/OASH Region IX: Women’s Health webinar series. It's a Fact: PrEP Can Work! Join speaker Kimberly Koester (Director of Qualitative Research, AIDS Policy Research Center) for a presentation in recognition of National Women's Health Week.
May 17, 2:00 pm PT. Join.
Conferences
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Asian Women for Health:
Registration is open for the 6th State of Asian Women's Health in Massachusetts
Conference, Accessing ACOs: Asians, Challenges & Opportunities with
MassHealth. This conference seeks to highlight challenges and opportunities for
MassHealth Accountable Care Organizations delivering culturally relevant
programs and services to Asian women.
May 10 in
Boston, MA. Register.
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National Indian Health Board (NIHB): Registration now open for the 9th Annual National Tribal Public Health Summit, Balance, Harmony, Culture, Health. A special Tribal opioid consultation event will be held May 21-22.
May 22-24 in Prior Lake, MN. Register.
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Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA): Call for abstracts for the 42nd AMERSA Annual National Conference, Interdisciplinary Addiction Strategies: Discover, Prevent, Treat, Teach. This event will be held November 8-10 in San Francisco, CA.
Deadline for abstract submission is May 18. Learn more.
Other Events
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HHS/NIH, NIMHD: Minority Health and Health Disparities Community
Listening Session. To gain community input on the Minority Health and Health Disparities Strategic
Plan, NIH will engage community stakeholders using a virtual listening session that will convene community advocates,
clinical and public health professionals, non-profit and faith-based
organizations representing NIH-designated health disparity populations.
May 4, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
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HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) and Emory University: Updated resource. Emory's Prep Locator. Created and launched in 2016, the Locator is now powered and maintained by NPIN. This tool is a comprehensive, national directory of health service providers in the US that offer pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection. Learn more.
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HHS/CDC and 522 Productions: Casting call for photography and video shoots for two of CDC's Act Against AIDS campaigns: Let's Stop HIV Together and Start Talking. CDC are looking for people 18 years or older, of diverse ethnicities (Native American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and Afro-Latino) and sexual and gender identities. The video shoot will take place May 4-6 in Los Angeles, CA. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): Interventional (Clinical Trial) study. Break It Up: A Study Evaluating Breaking Up Daily Sedentary Behavior in Youth. NIH researchers seek children ages 7-11 in general good health. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Observational study. Energy Expenditure Responses to Different Temperatures. NIH researchers seek healthy African American men, 18-35 years old, with a body mass index of 18.5-25, for a study on how the body burns calories when exposed to different temperatures. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
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- The book Health of South Asians in the United States: An Evidence-Based Guide for Policy and Program Development examines the wellbeing of immigrants and descendants of people from the countries Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, and Maldives. The edited work features sociodemographic and demographic profiles of the diverse populations, along with data about diseases and health disparities, as well as discussions on vulnerable populations and mental health. The book considers ways cultural practices and traditions can affect the health of South Asians living in America.
To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog.
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