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June 13, 2018
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June 15 is National Wear BLUE
Day. In support of Men's Health Month, the day helps show
support for boys and men and encourages them to
live longer and healthier lives by wearing blue and using #ShowUsYourBlue on social media posts.
For further resources and ideas, visit the Men's Health Network's Wear BLUE site.
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- The HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) has created Pathways to Safer Opioid Use, an interactive training that promotes the appropriate, safe, and effective use of opioids to manage chronic pain. The training is intended for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, public health professionals, including health educators and interdisciplinary public health practitioners, and students in health-related fields.
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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 is June 29. Learn more.
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HHS/OASH: Phase I New and Innovative Strategies (Tier 2)
to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy and Promote Healthy Adolescence.
Deadline is June 29. Learn more.
Federal Grants
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HHS/Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE): Center for Research on Hispanic Children and Families Cooperative Agreement.
Deadline for Letters of Intent (LOI) is June 14. Learn more.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Healthy Homes Production Grant Program for Tribal Housing. This program will assist American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribal governments to develop comprehensive programs to identify and remediate housing issues that contribute to health and safety issues.
Deadline is July 18. Learn more.
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HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Expansion of the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Grant. Eligibility is limited to applicants within American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands or the US Virgin Islands, and entities that serve AI/AN tribes.
Deadline is July 19. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
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Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative: Genomic Analysis for Autism Risk Variants in SPARK Program. Applicants must hold a PhD, MD or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a university, medical school or other research facility.
Deadline for LOI is June 22. Learn more.
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Ethel & James Flinn Foundation: Children and Young People Mental Health Grant. Eligibility is limited to organizations located in the Michigan counties of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb or Washtenaw.
Deadline is July 19. Learn more.
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Medica Foundation: Non-Profit Core Mission Program. Supports small community health organizations in regional and rural areas in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota or Wisconsin.
Deadline is August 24. Learn more.
Webinars
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HUD/Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA): National Healthy Homes Month webinar series.
June 18, 2:00 pm ET, Healthy Homes Youth App. Register.
June 20, 2:00 pm ET, Protect Your Homes: The Top 5 Wind, Flood, and Fire Damage Defenses. Register.
June 27, 1:00 pm ET, Hoarding. Register.
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National Native Network/Michigan Inter-Tribal Council, in partnership with the Indian Health Service (IHS): Cancer Risk Reduction in Indian Country webinar series. Strategies to Address Barriers in Pediatric Obesity & Food Access.
June 20, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
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NMAC: Community Spotlight webinar. HIV among Transgender Americans. The speaker will be Luis Gutierrez-Mock, TRIUMPH Project Director at the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health.
June 20, 3:00 pm ET. Register.
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HHS/OMH, National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA): Mid-Atlantic Regional Health Equity Council webinar. An Overview of the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program. This webinar focuses on providing an overview of the National Institute of Health (NIH)'s All of Us Research Program. The audience will learn how to become involved with All of Us and will be able to share information with those they serve and/or represent.
June 21, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
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Other Events
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The Hepatitis B Foundation, in partnership with NASTAD, and the CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis: Twitter #HepChat. This chat will highlight Hepatitis Awareness Month outreach events and provide hepatitis B and C partner organizations a way to share their successes, challenges and lessons learned from their efforts.
June 14, 2:00 pm ET. Learn more.
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Howard University Hospital, in partnership with the Rana Pediatric Fund: John W. Downing Jr. Lectureship. Building Community Resilience. Speaker will be Wendy R. Ellis of the Health Policy Milken Institute School of Public Health. For information on registration, please contact Patricia Houston.
June 22, 11:30 am ET in Washington, DC.
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Association of Black Cardiologists: Spirit of the Heart is a community program developed to help consumers understand that heart disease is preventable. It may consist of a leadership forum, a health fair with free screenings, and a message from the pulpit at a local church. For a full list of dates and locations, please visit the ABC website.
Upcoming Event: July 27-28 in Birmingham, AL. Learn more.
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US Census Bureau: Video series. Data Gems. These short “how to” videos offer quick tips to learn about US Census Bureau data. You can watch the videos online, or subscribe to the Census Academy Network to receive a new Gem in your inbox every week.
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HHS/NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): Observational study. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Chronic Fatigue. NIH researchers seek volunteers, ages 18-60, who are currently experiencing fatigue after recovering from an infection, or have been experiencing persistent fatigue for the last 6 months to 5 years. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
Workforce Development
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HHS/HRSA: Virtual Job Fair. This online recruitment event connects career-seeking primary care clinicians with health care delivery sites, particularly health care organizations located in underserved communities.
June 27, 6:45 pm ET. Learn more.
Federal Government
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HHS/OASH is recruiting for a permanent Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Health (ES-0602-00 Medical Officer) position
in Washington, DC. Position is open to all US citizens.
Deadline is June 25. Apply.
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HHS/IHS is recruiting for a permanent Director for the Office of Clinical and Preventive Services (ES-0602-00 Medical Officer) in Rockville, MD. Position is open to federal employees, AI/ANs with a tribal affiliation, and senior executives.
Deadline is July 5. Apply.
Community-Based Organizations / Non-Profits
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Prevent Blindness is recruiting for a Director for the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health (NCCVEH) in Chicago, IL. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter indicating programmatic interests, vision for the NCCVEH, a description of their preferred leadership/mentoring style, salary requirements, and a resume or curriculum vitae in a single PDF file to Sharon Norton, Manager of Administrative Services for Prevent Blindness.
Deadline is July 6.
- The book Dying to be Men: Psychosocial, Environmental, and Biobehavioral Directions in Promoting the Health of Men and Boys investigates the significant role masculinity plays in the overall wellbeing of men and boys. The author, Dr. Will Courtenay, reviews available data and literature to highlight distinctions among genders in health-related behaviors, as well as various social and cultural influences that can lead to unhealthy behaviors and prevent boys and men from choosing healthier options. The author offers strategies for working with men from diverse backgrounds, and discusses possibilities for men's health in the future.
To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog.
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