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March 27, 2019
HHS/OMH will host the Active & Healthy Challenge in recognition of this year's National Minority Health Month theme – Active & Healthy. The month-long challenge begins on April 1, and participants will convert any type of physical activity into steps and compete against teams and others from around the U.S. Learn more.
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- The American Public Health Association (APHA) recognizes April 1-7 as National Public Health Week (NPHW). Visit the APHA website for resources, events, and to download the NPHW Toolkit, designed to help partners and stakeholders effectively shape and promote activities and key messages during the week.
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OMH Grants
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HHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH): Grant. OMH Hepatitis B Demonstration Grant Program. OMH seeks to develop model comprehensive hepatitis B programs that include strategic partnerships between: community-based organizations servicing communities-at-risk; departments of health; perinatal hepatitis B programs; safety net providers; research centers; and healthcare facilities.
Deadline is April 13. Learn more.
Federal Grants
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HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Exploratory/Developmental phased award cooperative agreement. Disparities Elimination through Coordinated Interventions to Prevent and Control Heart and Lung Disease Risk (DECIPHeR) (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional).
Deadline for Letter of Intent is April 17. Learn more.
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HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Grant. Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) - Implementation. Provides funding to strengthen and expand substance use disorder/opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery service delivery in high-risk rural communities.
Deadline is May 6. Learn more.
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HHS/HRSA: Grant. Newborn Screening State Evaluation Program. Eligible applicants include states or political subdivisions of a state or a consortium of two or more states or political subdivisions of states.
Deadline is May 6. Learn more.
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Department of Justice (DOJ)/National Institute of Justice (NIJ): Grant. Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Solicitation. The following topics are of particular interest to DOJ: The effectiveness of the criminal justice response to the abuse of alcohol and other drugs; murdered, missing, and trafficked women and girls, and strengthening tribal justice systems.
Deadline is May 13. Learn more.
Technical Assistance webinar, March 28, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
Non-Federal Grants
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Foundation for Women's Wellness (FWW): 2019 FWW Research Awards. Supports small, short-term studies with the potential to advance medical knowledge in the areas of cardiovascular disease, female cancers, the role of hormones in disease, pregnancy and menopause.
Deadline is April 5. Learn more.
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Fuel Up to Play 60: Jump Start Healthy Changes Grants. Provides funding to improve healthy eating and physical activity opportunities at K through 12 schools enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 and the National School Lunch Program.
Deadline is April 10. Learn more.
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Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research: Therapeutic Pipeline Program. The Foundation seeks applications with potential for altering disease course and/or improving treatment of symptoms above and beyond current standards of care.
Deadline for pre-proposals is April 19. Learn more.
Webinars
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HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Improving Opioid Misuse Prevention Literacy Between Older Adults and Health Care Providers. As part of National Prevention Week, this webinar will feature a discussion on effective prevention strategies and approaches for improving understanding and dialogue between older patients and their health care providers about opioid use.
March 28, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
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Other Events
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Project RISE: Virtual roundtable. Bisexual Health Awareness Month. Join Project RISE for brief research presentations followed by a discussion of current research on bisexuality and bisexual health.
March 28, 12:00 pm PT. Learn more.
Opportunities for Public Comments
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HHS will hold its 21st Annual Tribal Budget Consultation (ATBC) April 23-24 in Washington, DC. ATBC provides a forum for tribes to share their views, priorities and recommendations with HHS officials on HHS funding priorities for the department's FY2021 budget request. Tribes can participate in planning calls to make their voices heard. For further information, please contact Elizabeth Carr.
Planning calls will be accepted April 3, 10 and 17, 3:00 pm ET. Dial 866-617-3597 and use participant code 3464707.
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HHS/NIH, Office of AIDS Research (OAR): Request for Information for a review of the NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities and Guidelines for Determining AIDS Funding. Feedback will provide information for OAR to use in advancing the NIH HIV/AIDS mission and developing the NIH Five-Year Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS and Related Research for FYs 2021-2025.
Deadline is April 13. Learn more.
Challenges
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HHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Visualization Resources of Community-Level Social Determinants of Health Challenge. Participants must develop visualization tools that can augment the insights drawn from the analysis of medical expenditure and health care utilization data at the community level, including data from voice and digital assistance requests via service lines such as 911 emergency services, 311 community services and 211 personal referrals for community services.
Deadline is June 7. Learn more.
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Duke University, in collaboration with the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the EMMES Corporation: Early Phase 1 study. Buprenorphine Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration in the Management of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: CTN 0075 (Pharm-OUD-Care). Researchers seek adults age 18 years or older who meet DSM-5 criteria for past-year opioid use disorder (OUD) and have completed buprenorphine induction for OUD. Study to be conducted at various locations throughout Durham and Raleigh, NC. Learn more.
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Eisenhower Army Medical Center (EAMC), in collaboration with Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Augusta University and the Geneva Foundation: Interventional study. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Suicidal Crisis in Active Duty Service Members (TMS4SI). Researchers seek Active Duty Service Members age 18-60 years old admitted to EAMC with active suicidality or elevated risk for suicide. Study to be conducted at EAMC in Augusta, GA. Learn more.
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HHS/HRSA, Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW): Webinar. Health Workforce Programs Overview. Have health workforce funding opportunity questions? Participate in this upcoming webinar to learn about HRSA workforce training, pipeline programs, NURSE Corps, the National Health Service Corps, and other resources and tools.
April 3, 3:00 pm ET. Join.
Dial in: 1-800-619-6613 | Passcode: 8303550
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Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): Registration is open for the AAMC Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar. The seminar will help participants develop real-world guidance and tools for pursuing career advancement in academic medicine, while expanding their network of colleagues and role models.
June 27-30 in Atlanta, GA. Register.
The book Health Behavior Theory for Public Health: Principles, Foundations, and Applications, 2nd edition, examines interrelated components of health behavior theory and how it is applied. It has three sections that discuss various theories and models: Overview, Conceptual and Theoretical Perspectives, and Applications. The book also describes application tools that can be used for measurement and evaluation purposes.
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