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January 2, 2020
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HHS/Office of Minority Health (OMH), in partnership with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Training. Sickle Cell Disease Training and Mentoring Program (STAMP). The STAMP Program is a series of free web-based trainings for primary care providers that will cover various topics on basic sickle cell disease (SCD) care, such as preventive services, connecting patients with support services and community resources, best practices for co-management with hematologists, hydroxyurea initiation and follow-up, and outpatient pain management. Learn more.
Upcoming trainings:
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Update on Pathophysiology of SCD, January 8
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Hydroxyurea for Adults, January 16
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Federal Grants
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U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office on Violence Against Women (OVW): Grant. FY 2020 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations. Supports outreach strategies and services to adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking among underserved populations.
Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is January 23. Learn more.
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HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Research grant. Implementing and Sustaining Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices in Low-Resource Settings to Achieve Equity in Outcomes (R34 Clinical Trial Required).
Deadline for LOI is January 24. Learn more.
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HHS/HRSA, HIV/AIDS Bureau: Cooperative agreement. Leveraging a Data to Care Approach to Cure Hepatitis C within the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP). A Technical Assistance Provider organization will be funded to provide technical assistance to up to ten RWHAP jurisdictions to improve collaboration between their hepatitis C surveillance systems and RWHAP care providers.
Deadline is January 30. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
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Community Health Foundation: 2020-21 Grants Program. Supports non-profits in the Ohio counties of Clark and Champaign that work within the areas of healthy living, reproductive health, mental health, substance abuse and safety net services.
Deadline is January 31, 5:00 pm ET. Learn more.
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American Psychiatric Association Foundation: Awards for Advancing Minority Mental Health. Recognizes programs and organizations which have addressed minority mental health by raising awareness of mental illness in underserved minority communities and the cultural barriers to treatment, increasing access to quality mental health services and improving the quality of care for under-served minority populations.
Deadline is February 1. Learn more.
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Jewish Women's Foundation of New Jersey: Spring Core Grant Cycle. Supports New Jersey-based programs and services that focus on women's health and well-being, including family health, self-esteem and domestic violence.
Deadline for LOI is February 7. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
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University of Wisconsin-Madison: Health Disparities Research Scholars Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Provides training and mentoring in interdisciplinary research that addresses disparities in health status and health outcomes among minority populations with an emphasis on maternal/child, adolescent and family health.
Deadline is January 15. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), in partnership with the National Cancer Institute (NCI): American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Drug Abuse Research Fellowship. This full-time position in NIDA's Native American Program provides opportunities for training and professional development. Research areas include AI/AN drug abuse, data sovereignty and sharing issues for publicly available or otherwise shared data for both reservation and non-reservation AI/AN, and community responses to drug abuse issues.
Open until filled. Learn more.
Webinars
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Sickle Cell Disease Association of America and the Partnership to Improve Patient Care: Value Our Health: An Introduction to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and Their Implications for New Sickle Cell Disease Treatments. This webinar will provide specific information on ICER and sickle cell disease treatments under its review and an overview of treatments in the development pipeline.
January 16, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
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Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and Walden University: The Opioid Epidemic: How Did It Happen and Where Is It Headed? This webinar will examine trends in the incidence rates of opioid overdoses in the U.S., possible determinants of the epidemic and future targets in areas of substance abuse prevention, treatment and policy.
January 29, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
Conferences
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National Indian Child Welfare Association: Registration is open for the 38th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect.
March 29-April 1 in Denver, Colo. Register.
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National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): Call for abstracts for the NACCHO 360: Raising the Reach of Public Health conference.
July 7-9 in Denver, Colo.
Deadline for abstracts is January 16. Learn more.
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HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): New data available to researchers by request. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) State-level 2018 Data. PRAMS provides data on maternal attitudes, experiences and behaviors around the time of pregnancy. PRAMS is currently funded in 50 sites and covers about 83% of all live births in the United States, including 47 states, New York City, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Learn more.
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine: New report. Framing Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Acute Pain: Developing the Evidence. This report recommends two frameworks—an analytic framework and an evidence evaluation framework—that medical professional societies, health care organizations, and state, national and local agencies could use to develop clinical practice guidelines for prescribing opioids to manage acute pain. Learn more.
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Green and Healthy Homes Initiative: New report. Recommendations for Evaluation Metrics for Asthma Home Visiting Programs: Measuring Environmental Management and Health Outcomes. This report recommends a list of core, supplemental and emerging measures that cover comprehensive asthma care, care coordination and outcomes. Health care providers, health systems, managed care organizations and public health departments can utilize these recommendations to link health outcomes to program intervention measures. Learn more | Download the full report (PDF).
Health Observances
Opportunities for Public Comments
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HHS: Call for nominations of individuals to serve on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). HHS seeks nominations for non-federal public members, including autism self-advocates, family members, representatives of autism research, service and advocacy organizations, community professionals and other public stakeholders.
Deadline is January 24. Learn more.
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HHS/NIH, Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO): Request for information on the development of the FY 2021-2025 Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research. NIH seeks feedback from stakeholders throughout the scientific research community, clinical practice communities, patient and family advocates, scientific or professional organizations, federal partners, internal NIH stakeholders and other interested constituents.
Deadline is January 24, 5:00 pm ET. Learn more.
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The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, in collaboration with the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Behavioral study. Improving African American Glaucoma Patient Involvement in Visits and Outcomes. Researchers seek African American volunteers age 18 years or older for a research project that aims to improve communication between health care providers and African American patients about glaucoma. Study to be conducted in Chapel Hill, NC. Learn more.
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Columbia University, in collaboration with the NIH NEI: Observational study. Macular Damage in Early Glaucoma and Progression. Researchers seek patients ages 18-85 years old who are being seen at Columbia University eye clinics and enrolled in a cross-sectional database at the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) for a study that will evaluate the nature of damage to the macula's structures. Study to be conducted at the CUMC Harkness Eye Institute in New York, NY. Learn more.
Health Care Professionals
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Cross Cultural Health Care Program: Bridging the Gap Training of Trainers Program. This class is appropriate for staff of agencies and organizations that employ interpreters in medical and/or social service settings. It will provide participants with the curriculum, skills and expertise necessary to offer Bridging the Gap in their home organizations.
May 4-8 in Seattle, Wash. Learn more.
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The report MAT for Opioid Use Disorder: Overcoming Objections is an issue brief that argues the benefits of treating opioid use disorder using medication-assisted treatment (MAT), in conjunction with social support and behavioral management. The document addresses common concerns about MAT, such as debates on the use of the medication buprenorphine and misconceptions about treating people with opioid addictions.
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