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December 11, 2019
In This Issue:
- The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH), in partnership with the HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP): Twitter chat. #IAmActiveandHealthy. This chat will focus on raising awareness about the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle, highlighting what "Active and Healthy" partners and participants have done over the year to promote the theme and discuss ways everyone can stay active and healthy going into the new year. Use #IAmActiveandHealthy to join the conversation.
December 12, 2:00 pm ET. Learn more.
Federal Grants
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HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Grant. Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Public Health Catalyst Program. Supports the development of MCH curricula, competencies and degree offerings and the recruitment of graduate student trainees from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds to complete MCH coursework.
Deadline is January 8, 2020. Learn more.
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Department of Labor (DOL)/Employment and Training Administration (ETA): Grant. The Support to Communities: Fostering Opioid Recovery Through Workforce Development. Funds the delivery of career, training and supportive services by state and territory workforce agencies or Tribal organizations to workers impacted by the opioid crisis.
Deadline is January 9, 2020. Learn more.
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Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Grants. Native Hawaiian and Native American Library Services. Supports the enhancement of existing services or the implementation of new services or community educational programs in libraries that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians or American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs).
Native American Library Services: Basic Grants. Deadline is April 1, 2020.
Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants. Deadline is May 1, 2020.
Native Hawaiian Library Services. Deadline is May 1, 2020.
Non-Federal Grants
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Policies for a Healthier, More Equitable New Jersey. Supports policy advocacy/analysis, community organizing and resident engagement, and provides technical assistance to state agencies. Eligibility is limited to New Jersey-based organizations that serve New Jersey residents.
Deadline is January 14, 2020. Learn more.
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Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists: State, Territorial, Local and Tribal Based Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Standardized Surveillance Case Definition Implementation Project. Provides a mechanism for state, local, Tribal and territorial public health organizations or agencies with public health authority to conduct population health surveillance of opioid use disorder-related NAS.
Deadline is January 21, 2020. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
Conferences
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National Indian Health Board: Call for proposals for the 11th Annual National Tribal Public Health Summit.
March 17-19, 2020 in Omaha, Neb. Register.
Deadline for proposals is December 15. Learn more.
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Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians Initiative (BNGAP): Call for abstracts for the 8th Annual LGBT Health Workforce Conference.
April 23-25, 2020 in New York, NY.
Deadline for abstracts is January 1, 2020. Learn more.
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CityMatCH: Call for abstracts, workshops and symposia for the 2020 CityMatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference.
September 16-18, 2020 in New Orleans, La.
Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2020. Learn more.
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Other Events
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HHS/National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), in partnership with the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA): NIH/NHMA Academic Career Fellow Travel Awards. This award covers participation in the NIDDK Workshop on Career Development in Academic Medicine for senior residents, fellows and junior faculty who are interested in pursuing careers in biomedical research and/or academic medicine. Participants may also be able to attend the NHMA Annual Conference.
NIDDK Workshop, April 30, 2020 in Washington, DC.
NHMA Annual Conference, April 30-May 3, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Deadline is January 3, 2020. Learn more.
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Out2Enroll: As part of the 2020 open enrollment period for health insurance, Out2Enroll provides enrollment information and assistance to the LGBTQ community. It features a local help database, assister training, state-by-state guides to transition-related healthcare and a social media toolkit.
Deadline for enrollment is December 15. Learn more.
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Publications
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HHS/HRSA, HIV/AIDS Bureau: New report. Advancing Innovation to End the HIV Epidemic: 2019 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Highlights. This report details the HIV services, prevention and co-morbidities work undertaken by RWHAP recipients in Philadelphia, Washington, DC and West Virginia, as well as the role of social media engagement with youth and healthcare providers training and continuing education. Learn more | Read the full report (PDF).
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HHS/HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB): New data release. 2018 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH). The NSCH provides national and state level estimates of key measures of child health and well-being, including the prevalence of health conditions such as adverse childhood experiences, the availability of accessible health care, family health and parental health status. Learn more | Access the data.
Opportunities for Publication
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Ethnicity & Disease: Call for manuscripts for a special issue supporting early stage investigators. The purpose of this special issue is to highlight research conducted by early stage researchers, defined as individuals in tenure or non-tenure track positions at the assistant professor rank, particularly public health-related research focused on epidemiology, medical care, health informatics and information technology, health administration, community health, pharmacy, nursing and social work.
Deadline is January 6, 2020. Learn more.
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Temple University, in collaboration with the NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI): Behavioral study. Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Management for Asian Americans. Researchers seek Chinese, Korean or Vietnamese volunteers age 18 years or older with a chronic HBV infection to test a virtual patient navigation toolkit system to help HBV patients improve their liver disease management. Study to be conducted at the Temple University Center for Asian Health in Philadelphia, Pa. Learn more.
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Washington State University, in collaboration with the University of Washington and the NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Behavioral study. Caring Contacts: A Strength-based, Suicide Prevention Trial in 4 Native Communities (CARE). Researchers seek AI/AN volunteers age 18 years or older who are suicidal or have a documented or self-reported suicide attempt within the past year. Study to be conducted at the Fort Peck Tribes Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Wellness Program in Poplar, Mont. and the Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health in Tahlequah, Okla. Learn more.
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University of California San Francisco School of Medicine: Training. Summer 2020 Visiting Professor Program. This program is designed to assist scientific investigators who are conducting research to reduce health disparities in HIV and sexually transmitted infections among minority communities.
Deadline is January 22, 2020, 11:00 am ET. Learn more.
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Cross Cultural Health Care Program: Bridging the Gap Medical Interpreter Training. Available as 40-hour or 64-hour courses, participants will learn about interpreter roles, national codes of ethics, culture and its impact on interpreting, health disparities and considerations for interpreting for LGBTQ communities.
February 3-7 (40 hrs) and April 6-10, 2020 (64 hrs) in Seattle, WA. Learn more.
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The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy describes the health and environmental crisis created in Flint, Michigan, in April 2014, due to the city’s water supply becoming contaminated with lead. The book highlights key moments throughout the city’s history, in addition to focusing on stories of people who live and work in Flint.
To view this title or request additional information, search the online catalog.
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