September
is Sickle Cell Awareness Month
The HHS Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Health; the HHS Office of Minority Health; and
the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes
of Health launched the HHS observance of National
Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Please visit the OMH sickle cell web page to
stay up to date on our sickle cell-related activities, and share social media graphics and other
resources that highlight the impact of sickle cell disease on our communities.
Assistant Secretary
for Health ADM Brett P. Giroir sat down with Surgeon General RADM Jerome M.
Adams to discuss sickle cell disease and HHS efforts to help patients and the
quest to bring an end to the disease. Click here for the video.
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Almost 80% of women
with ovarian cancer will be diagnosed in the advanced stages of the disease,
when prognosis is poor. Ovarian cancer will take the lives of more than 14,000
women this year. Find out how you can help create awareness and save lives here.
September
is National Preparedness Month
National Preparedness Month
offers an opportunity to prepare for disasters and protect ourselves, our
families, our communities, and our country.
September 2018: The First Anniversary of Hurricane María
A year after
Hurricane María, educators and others are seeing rays of hope for Puerto Rico’s
children and are learning how to help those affected by Hurricane Florence in
the Carolinas or by other recent disasters. The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has spent the last year working
with partners from across Puerto Rico, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), other HHS divisions, and other federal agencies to strengthen
health and social services as organizations recover from María and build new
plans in order to be ready for the next disaster. In the blog post Healing
and Hope for Children After a Hurricane, ASPR Acting Disaster Recovery Director Joshua Barnes
writes about ASPR and other federal agencies’ and partners’ efforts. In another
blog post, A
Survivor and a Responder: Hurricane Florence, US Public Health Service Commission Corps Lt. Cmdr.
Michael Muni discusses his commitment to helping people during Hurricane
Florence while his own home was in the path of the storm.
State of Black Health National Conference
The National African
American Tobacco Prevention Network, Inc. (NAATPN)—in conjunction with the
National Medical Association (NMA), the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Southeast Health Equity Council
(SHEC/RHEC IV)—hosted the first-ever State
of Black Health National Conference September 11-13 in Atlanta. This inaugural annual event convened public
health professionals, social justice leaders, and community advocates to examine current health, economic, and social
justice disparities impacting health and health disparities for African
Americans and outline a national policy platform to address those disparities.
For more information, visit www.stateofblackhealth.com. See what happened at the conference on Twitter
by using #blackhealth2018.
Surgeon General’s Report on Addiction
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon
General’s Spotlight on Opioids calls for a cultural shift in the way
Americans talk about the opioid crisis and recommends actions that can prevent
and treat opioid misuse and promote recovery. This Surgeon General’s newest
update on opioid addiction also provides the latest data on prevalence of
substance misuse, opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and overdoses. Click here
for the full document and to view the digital postcard.
Update on the NPA Emerging
Professionals
The NPA’s Fall 2018 Emerging Professionals (EPs) have
begun their tenure and are scheduled to be with us until December. The EPs continue
to do an outstanding job in support of the NPA caucuses. Stay tuned for news on
the EPs.
New Report on Suicide
A report from
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.
National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH) Funding Opportunities and Technical Assistance Webinar
ASD Services
Research announces the release of two new funding opportunities to support
experienced investigators seeking to redirect or expand their research programs
to address autism services research for adults and transition-age youth.
HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Scholarships/Fellowships
HHS/NIH Office of Communications and Public Liaison
The NIH Spanish Health Information Portal website offers free, reliable health information in Spanish.
It features monthly content from NIH News in Health and an Pregunta a Carla column
to help the user locate NIH health resources in Spanish.
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The USDA Food Safety and
Inspection Service website is available in Spanish. Users can access recall
information, press releases, public health alerts, and Pregúntele a Karen, a guide to expert knowledge on handling and storing food safely and
preventing food poisoning.
National Academy for State Health Policy
Toolkit: State Strategies to Improve Health
Outcomes for People Living with HIV 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.
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