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January 8, 2020
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HHS/Office of Minority Health (OMH): Assessing Culturally Appropriate Treatment in Communities of Color: Role of Providers to Improve Quality of Care for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). This webinar will highlight the use of the National CLAS Standards to improve engagement and care of racial/ethnic minority patients with an OUD. Speakers will discuss how their population or community-specific program has improved OUD treatment by using culturally and linguistically approaches/strategies.
January 28, 12:00 pm ET. Register.
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Federal Grants
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HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Research grant. Addressing Suicide Research Gaps: Understanding Mortality Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Encourages integration of existing data sets for secondary analyses aimed at identifying biological, experiential and other predictors and moderators of suicide risk.
Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is January 10. Learn more.
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HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Grant. Nurse Faculty Loan Program. Provides funding to accredited schools of nursing to offer loans to students enrolled in advanced education nursing degree programs who are committed to become nurse faculty.
Deadline is February 3. Learn more.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Cooperative agreement. Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Program. Supports community-driven solutions that address environmental and/or public health issues for underserved communities, including minority, Tribal, low income, rural and homeless populations.
Deadline is February 7. Learn more.
Non-Federal Grants
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Retirement Research Foundation: 2020 Responsive Grants. Supports projects that provide direct services, advocacy, education and/or training to professionals working with elders.
Deadline is February 1. Learn more.
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The van Ameringen Foundation: Mental Health Grants. Supports programs that increase access to mental health services for underserved communities, offer preventive and early-intervention strategies and advocate for systemic change. Eligibility is limited to organizations in the five boroughs of New York City and/or the City of Philadelphia.
Deadline for LOI is February 3. Learn more.
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Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Safety Net Services Grants. Supports organizations in the greater Cincinnati region that provide access to food and shelter and/or increase access to mental health services to vulnerable residents.
Deadline is February 3. Learn more.
Scholarships / Fellowships
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Ron Brown Scholar Program: Ron Brown Scholarship. Provides financial assistance to African American high school seniors with an interest in public service and community engagement so that they may attend an accredited four-year college or university.
Deadline is January 9. Learn more.
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APIA Scholars: APIA Scholarship Program. Provides financial assistance to Asian and/or Pacific Islander students for undergraduate studies at an accredited college or university.
Deadline is January 22, 5:00 pm ET. Learn more.
Webinars
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CSH (Corporation for Supportive Housing): Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Diabetes. This webinar, intended for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), will address what research says about the prevalence of diabetes across generations. It will offer strategies to address barriers to diabetes and chronic disease management for families facing homelessness, housing insecurity and other environmental living conditions.
January 15, 1:00 pm ET. Register.
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Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers: Promoting Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment in Primary Care. This webinar, intended for FQHCs, will discuss the prevalence and consequences of alcohol use disorder. It will review alcohol screening as standard care and will highlight steps for further assessment for those with the highest screening scores.
January 23, 12:00 pm ET. Register.
Conferences
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Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA): Registration is open for the 30th Annual National Leadership Forum and SAMHSA's 16th Prevention Day, Prevention - Progress - Possibilities.
February 3-6 at National Harbor, Md. Register.
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National Rural Health Association: Registration is open for the 31st Rural Health Policy Institute.
February 11-13 in Washington, DC.
Deadline for early registration is January 10. Register.
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National Network of Public Health Institutes: Call for abstracts for the 20th Annual Public Health Improvement Training (PHIT), Optimizing Your Resources through Performance Improvement.
June 2-4 in San Antonio, Texas.
Deadline for abstracts is January 22. Learn more.
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2020 Mom: New report. Maternal Mental Health: The State of the State in California and Beyond. This report looks at the work implemented in both California and nationally to address maternal mental health since April 2017. It details efforts such as recommendations to screen for maternal mental health disorders, efforts to define the 4th trimester and recent federal legislation and grants to address maternal mental health. Learn more | Download the full report (PDF).
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HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Updated website. FindTreatment.gov. This newly designed website helps connect those who are looking for substance abuse treatment. Visitors can enter a ZIP Code to find local state-licensed facilities, treatment options, payment and insurance information, and what to expect on the first call. Learn more.
Health Observances
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HHS and the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) recognize January as Cervical Health Awareness Month. For further information, including social media content, posters, podcasts and resources for health professionals, please visit NCCC, Healthfinder.gov and the HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Inside Knowledge About Gynecologic Cancer campaign, which encourages women to pay attention to their bodies, so they can recognize any warning signs and seek medical care.
To find a cervical cancer screening provider near you, please see the CDC's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.
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HHS and the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) recognize January 5-11 as National Folic Acid Awareness Week as part of National Birth Defects Prevention Month. For further information and resources on the role folic acid plays in the prevention of congenital disabilities, please see NBDPN, CDC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s WIC Works Resource System.
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Opportunities for Public Comments
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HHS/U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE): Call for comments. OMHHE Strategic Priorities. FDA seeks input from interested stakeholders, including racial and ethnic minority, underrepresented and underserved populations, in establishing strategic priorities for OMHHE.
Deadline is February 28. Learn more.
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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, in collaboration with the NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI): Phase 1 clinical trial. Vaccine Therapy With or Without Imiquimod in Treating Patients with Grade 3 Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia. Researchers seek female volunteers age 18 years or older. Study to be conducted in Baltimore, Md. Learn more.
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The Gynecologic Oncology Group, in collaboration with the NIH NCI: Phase 3 clinical trial. Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Patients with Stage I-IIA Cervical Cancer Who Previously Underwent Surgery. Researchers seek female volunteers age 18 years or older. Study to be conducted at various locations throughout the United States. Learn more.
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HHS/Administration for Children and Families (ACF), National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC): SOAR Online for Native Communities. SOAR (Stop, Observe, Ask, Respond) online is a new CE/CME series designed to equip those serving American Indian/Alaska Native populations to better understand the issues surrounding human trafficking and its impact on Native communities. Learn more.
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Sickle Cell Disease Association of America: The POWER Project: Promoting Opportunities for Work and Enhanced Roles in the Community. For further information and to register, please contact Siye Tekeste.
- Training for Community Health Workers, February 6, 11:00 am ET.
- Training for Community Based Organizations, February 17, 11:00 am ET.
The book Food Literacy: How Do Communications and Marketing Impact Consumer Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior, is a workshop summary describing presentations and discussions that occurred during a workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board. Topics covered in the workshop include definitions of food literacy and food well-being, a summary of how scientific information related to food is presented to consumers, as well as communication tools and strategies for promoting food literacy.
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