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June 12, 2019
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HHS and Men's Health Network recognize June 14 as Wear BLUE Day. This national observance is an opportunity for organizations and individuals to help spread the word about the importance of helping men take necessary steps toward disease prevention, early detection and pursuing treatment after a diagnosis. Learn more.
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HHS and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) recognize June 19 as World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. This international awareness day is observed annually with the goal to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease (SCD), and the challenges experienced by patients and their families and caregivers. To find out more about SCDAA's 24-hour awareness campaign, Shine the Light on Sickle Cell, please visit the SCDAA website. For further information on SCD, including statistics, webinars, toolkits and a national resource directory, please visit the HHS CDC's SCD webpage, available in both English and Spanish.
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Federal Grants
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HHS/Indian Health Service (IHS): Grant. Tribal Management Grant Program. This funding opportunity seeks to enhance and develop health management infrastructure and assist Tribes/Tribal organizations in assuming all or part of existing IHS programs, functions, services and activities.
Deadline is July 1. Learn more.
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HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU): Grant. HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Program. Provides support to organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients, the affected community and their caregivers.
Deadline is July 12. Learn more.
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HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Grant. Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program. The purpose of CHGME is to compensate for the disparity in the level of federal GME funding for freestanding children's teaching hospitals versus other types of teaching hospitals.
Deadline is July 23. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Research grant. Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). Supports research in the health of minority men, specifically the understanding of the numerous factors (e.g., sociodemographic, community, societal, personal) influencing the health-promoting behaviors of racial and ethnic minority males across the life cycle.
Deadline is October 5. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
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Health Forward Foundation: Safety Net Grants Program. Supports projects and programs that improve access for vulnerable populations to a safety net of quality primary and oral health services in Kansas City, Missouri, the Missouri counties of Cass, Jackson and Lafayette, and the Kansas counties of Allen, Johnson and Wyandotte.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is July 24. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
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International Association of Sickle Cell Nurses and Physician Assistants (IASCNAPA): Scholarship for Persons with Sickle Cell Disease. Eligibility is limited to individuals diagnosed with a form of SCD and who are enrolled in or have been accepted by a recognized and accredited institution of higher education. An active IASCNAPA member or a SCD medical provider must sponsor all applicants.
Deadline is July 1. Learn more.
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Candice's Sickle Cell Fund: Scholarship for Persons with Sickle Cell Disease. Eligibility is limited to individuals diagnosed with a form of SCD and who are enrolled in or have been accepted by a recognized and accredited institution of higher education.
Deadline is April 14, 2020. Learn more.
Webinars
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National Institute for Health Care Management: Defying Despair webinar series. Overcoming Opioids: Paths to Progress. This webinar will discuss ongoing federal and state efforts to increase access to evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder and guide people on a path to recovery.
June 13, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
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HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Climate and Health Program webinar series. Ally Acquisition. Experts from the behavior change agency Marketing for Change will show how public health officials can identify new ways to frame key climate change messages to increase the relevance to audiences outside public health circles.
June 20, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
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American Society of Hematology: Hydroxyurea for Sickle Cell Disease. This webinar will provide information on hydroxyurea and share a story from an individual who has taken this medication. SCD experts will answer questions from the audience.
June 25, 6:00 pm ET. Register.
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Conferences
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Public Health Institute: Registration is open for the National Opioid Leadership Summit. Join U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and colleagues from across the country to learn about, share and collaborate on real solutions to the opioid crisis that bridge the criminal justice, health care and public health sectors.
June 25 in Sacramento, CA. Register.
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White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Registration is open for the 2019 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference, HBCU Competitiveness: Aligning Institutional Missions with America's Priorities.
September 8-10 in Washington, DC. Learn more.
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Global Blood Therapeutics and the SCDAA: Registration is open for the 2019 Sickle Cell Disease Therapeutics Conference.
September 10 in Washington, DC. Learn more.
Other Events
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HHS/NIH: Workshop. Pathways to Prevention (P2P): Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services. This P2P workshop will assess the available scientific evidence on achieving health equity in the use of clinical preventive services in a health care setting, focusing on three leading causes of death in the United States: cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
June 19-20 in Bethesda, MD or via NIH VideoCast. Learn more.
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Milbank Memorial Fund: New Research into Practice brief. States Tackling Health Care System Transformation with Federal Support. This is the first in a new series of brief reports that aim to make the research findings from Milbank Quarterly studies and their policy implications more accessible to policymakers and practitioners. This brief addresses state initiatives on Medicaid payment models, health technology, behavioral health provider shortages and levels of patient satisfaction. Learn more | Download full brief (PDF).
Health Observances
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HHS, the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization recognize June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). For further information, events, social media messaging and other resources, please visit the University of Southern California's Center on Elder Mistreatment, as well as the HHS Administration for Community Living (ACL)'s Elder Justice website, which was developed to build public and professional understanding about elder abuse and to strengthen the social supports needed to prevent it.
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Opportunities for Public Comments
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HHS/Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP): Request for comments on a proposed new health literacy definition for Healthy People 2030: "Health literacy occurs when a society provides accurate health information and services that people can easily find, understand, and use to inform their decisions and actions."
Deadline is August 5. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Clinical trial. Improving the Results of Bone Marrow Transplantation for Patients with Severe Congenital Anemias. NIH researchers seek volunteers age 2-65 years old with SCD and who are at high risk for disease related morbidity or mortality. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
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The University of California, Davis, in collaboration with HHS CDC: Behavioral study. Men and Providers Preventing Suicide (MAPS). Researchers seek male and male-identifying volunteers age 35-74 who have disclosed active suicidal thoughts within the past 4 weeks. Study to be conducted at the University of California Davis Health System in Sacramento, CA. Learn more.
The book Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Strategies for Change explores various issues and challenges that relate to fatherhood and the African American community. It also contains essays about economic aspects of marriage and how it impacts families, as well as discussions on models and tactics for preventing fatherlessness.
To view this title or request additional information, search the online catalog. |
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