May 9, 2018

In This Issue:

• FYI Spotlight
• Funding
• Webinars and Other Events
• Resources
• Clinical Trials
• @ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

FYI Spotlight

On May 6, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) opened national enrollment for the All of Us Research Program. The overall aim of this program is to enroll 1 million or more volunteers and oversample communities that have been underrepresented in research to make the program the largest, most diverse resource of its kind for health researchers. Learn more | Join All of Us.

Funding

OASH / OMH / OMHRC

• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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

• HHS/NIH, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS): NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Grant. Supports pre-K to grade 12 STEM, informal science education and science center/museum projects.
  Deadline for LOI is June 9. Learn more.
     
• HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Program. Eligibility is limited to federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, or consortia of tribes and tribal organizations.
  Deadline is June 22. Learn more.
  
  
• HHS/NIH, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): Coordinating Center to Support NIDA Rural Opioid HIV and Comorbidity Initiative (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Resource Related Research Project – Cooperative Agreement.
  Deadline for LOI is July 15. Learn more.

Non-Federal Grants

• HMSA Foundation: Hawaiian Health Disparities Projects Grant. Supports projects designed to reduce health disparities between Native Hawaiians and other racial/ethnic groups through school and community-based projects, as well as healthcare-setting approaches.
  Deadline is July 1. Learn more. 

Webinars and Other Events

Webinars

• NMAC: Community Spotlight webinar. Asian-Americans & Pacific Islanders and HIV. NMAC's Community Spotlight series highlights work being done by community-based organizations, health departments, and activists, as well as personal stories from people living with HIV and people on PrEP.
  May 22, 3:00 pm ET. Register.

Conferences

• University of Maryland/School of Public Health: Registration is open for the 4th Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health - 2018 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Symposium. This event will convene regional legislators, nonprofit organizations, and researchers for an in-depth examination of environmental justice and health disparities issues affecting the capital region.
  May 12 in College Park, MD. Register. 
  
  

HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB): Call for abstracts for the 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment. This event will be held December 11-14 in Oxon Hill, MD. Deadline for abstracts is May 14. Learn more.

• North Carolina Community Health Center Association: Call for abstracts for the East Coast Migrant Stream Forum. This annual conference offers skills-based training and workforce development opportunities to professionals in the agricultural worker and community health fields. The forum will be held October 4-6 in Portland, ME.
  Deadline for abstracts is May 18. Learn more.

Training

• Cross Cultural Health Care Program: Equity and Inclusion Training of Trainers (TOT). This Cultural Competency TOT will build internal training capacity, meet mandates for culturally and linguistically appropriate services and provide best practices on equity and inclusion.
  June 18-22 in Seattle, WA. Learn more.

Other Events

• Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (APIGBV): Twitter chat. #APIFamilyViolence. Join APIGBV to raise awareness about and break down stigmas around discussing family violence, domestic violence, sexual violence, and other forms of abuse in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities.
  May 16, 12:00 pm PT. Learn more.
     

• HHS/Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women's Health: The Great Debate: What is Enough... Women in Clinical Trials. This debate will center on cardiovascular disease clinical trials and the challenges and complexity of the question “What is enough?” when determining participation of women in these trials.
  May 16, 1:00 pm ET. Watch the live broadcast.

Resources

The HHS Office on Women's Health (OWH) recognizes May 13-19 as National Women's Health Week. For further information on health at any age, social media promotional tools, and other resources, please visit OWH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The CDC and the Banyan Tree Project recognize May 19 as National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. For further information and resources, please visit CDC and HIV.gov, including their Guide to Planning Awareness Day Activities.

• CityMatCH: Request for applications for the Racial Healing Revival Project. CityMatCH will select three teams for a two-year project to take a deep dive into the history and policies that perpetuate racism and ultimately lead to health disparities, both nationally and within their jurisdiction.
  Deadline is June 1. Learn more. 

Clinical Trials

• HHS/NIH, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI): Observational study. The Clinical Study of Sex Chromosome Variants. NIH researchers seek healthy volunteers, ages 18-55, with known sex chromosome differences. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
  
  
• Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners HealthCare System: MoodNetwork study. Healthy Hearts Healthy Minds. This study will compare two empirically supported treatments designed to help individuals with a mood disorder at risk for or with heart disease to increase their physical activity. Study to be conducted primarily online. Learn more.  

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, and we are highlighting the report Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in the United States, 2017: National Progress Report with Data through 2015, which examines accomplishments of the CDC towards goals set for the elimination of viral hepatitis. The baseline data comes from 2014, which matches information found in CDC's Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan, 2016-2020, while the goals for 2020 were adapted from Healthy People 2020 and other related initiatives. The report uses data to view the rates of new infections and mortality, along with the effect of vaccinations on this rate. Additionally, the document breaks up data by demographic variables, and lists specific indicators for hepatitis A, B, and C viruses. To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog.