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June is Men’s Health Month
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, boys and men in the United States die 5.6 years earlier than
women on average. They also die at higher rates from nine of the top 10 leading
causes of death. This year, OMH is focusing on the Five Plays for Men’s Health
campaign to encourage men and their families to practice and implement healthy
decisions and habits. Visit the OMH website to download the campaign
materials and to learn more about men’s health. #npa4health
Assistant Secretary for Health’s Interview
Assistant
Secretary for Health ADM Brett P. Giroir’s first media interview, a “question
and answer” interview in The
Nation’s Health, the official newspaper of the American Public Health
Association. In the interview, ADM Giroir discusses his priorities and his
thoughts about strengthening the Commissioned Corps. http://thenationshealth.aphapublications.org/content/48/4/6. #npa4health
June is National Safety Month
Injuries are
the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 40, but there are many
things people can do to stay safe and prevent injuries. Encourage communities,
workplaces, families, and individuals to identify and report safety hazards. https://bit.ly/2nsB6dd #npa4health
Update on the NPA Emerging Professionals
The NPA’s summer emerging professionals (EPs) started their work with
the RHECs and caucuses in June. We are fortunate to have a new group of
marketing, communications, and public health students with us through August.
The EPs are serving as support to the RHECs on their social media and other
communications tasks, and they are working hard to help advance the messages of
the RHECs and the NPA.
Follow Our #npa4health Hashtag
on Facebook and Twitter
The
NPA is using #npa4health to help you be able to follow and engage in our social
media efforts. As we continue to build the NPA brand, look for the hashtag on Facebook
and Twitter. We tag all of our posts.
The Spring NPA Newsletter is
Available
https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/npa/templates/content.aspx?lvl=1&lvlid=39&ID=339
#npa4health
New
Report on Suicide
A new report from the CDC
shows that suicide rates are rising across the U.S. and issues a call to action
to prevent suicide and help those at risk. https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/suicide/index.html
#npa4health
RHEC VIII Co-chair
Shares Insights on Oral Health
Christine Madrid Espinel, Health Program Specialist of the Utah Office
of Health Disparities (OHD) and Co-chair of the Mountain States Regional Health
Equity Council (RHEC VIII), is featured on the NPA
Blog. The work she discusses
focuses on oral
health impacts. #npa4health
Aging
Communities
The National Hispanic Council on Aging is
hosting regional Building Bridges to Engage Diverse Communities conferences. Upcoming
meetings will take place in Maryland on July 7, 11, and 14. https://bit.ly/2I27jBq #npa4health
Urban Indian Health Conference
The National Council of Urban Indian
Health (NCUIH) hosted the 2018 Annual Conference in Arlington, VA June 26-28. For
more information, visit https://bit.ly/2FawwIk #npa4health
HBCU Opportunities
The White House Initiative on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHIHBCU) is excited to announce
the launch of HBCU Competitiveness Scholars, a student recognition program
designed to honor current HBCU students for their competitiveness. All nomination
forms must be emailed to hbcuscholars@ed.gov no later than July 31. https://bit.ly/2tQC3QT #npa4health
Obesity
CDC Funding to Address Obesity in
High Risk Rural Areas—Deadline: August 8. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) will make 14 awards of up to $1.2 million each for
evidence-based strategies that increase access to places providing healthier
foods and physical activity in rural areas with high rates of obesity. Eligible
applicants are public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
#npa4health
Rural Hospitals
Vulnerable Rural Hospitals
Assistance Program—Deadline: July 16. HRSA will fund one entity up
to $800,000 to provide targeted, in-depth assistance to vulnerable rural
hospitals struggling to maintain healthcare services with the goal for
residents in those rural communities to continue to have access to essential
health care. #npa4health
Funding Available
for Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health
CDC’s
Division for Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) announces the
availability of Fiscal Year 2018 funds to implement CDC-RFA-DP18-1813: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community
Health (REACH). This 5-year program is intended to improve
health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among racial
and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease,
specifically for African Americans/Blacks, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans,
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaska Natives.
#npa4health
FIHET Compendium of Available Datasets
The Federal Interagency Health Equity Team
released a Compendium of Publicly Available Datasets and Other
Data-Related Resources, which compiles dozens of public datasets and
resources pertinent to research in the areas of health disparities and social
determinants of health (SDoH). Please click here to download and
learn more about the Compendium and
available datasets. #npa4health
Youth Risk Behavior
Survey Report
The Division of Adolescent and
School Health (DASH) released the 2017 national, state, and large urban school
district Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) results. See them on the YRBS website:
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs #npa4health
National Academy for State Health
Policy
The State Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes for People
Living with HIV toolkit is now
available. Supported through a cooperative agreement with HRSA, this
toolkit is intended provide state officials with the tools and resources—including
issue briefs, webinars, and presentations—they need to improve rates of
sustained virologic suppression. Learn more. #npa4health
Rural Opioid Misuse
USDA unveiled a new interactive
feature on its rural opioid misuse webpage. The interactive map can be viewed
at www.usda.gov/topics/opioids/resources-map.
#npa4health
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