January 15, 2020

In This Issue:

• FYI Spotlight
• Funding
• Webinars and Other Events
• Resources
• Clinical Trials
• Workforce Development
• @ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

FYI Spotlight

HHS/Office of Minority Health (OMH), in partnership with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): 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 the basics of 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. Register. Upcoming trainings: Hydroxyurea for Adults, January 16, 2:00 pm ET Imaging Uncomplicated Headache in SCD, February 4, 2:00 pm ET

• HHS/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.
  
  

Funding

Federal Grants

• HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR): Contest. 13th NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors. This award recognizes peer-reviewed articles by Early Stage Investigators in the fields of behavioral and social sciences. 
  Deadline is January 25. Learn more | Apply.
  
  
• HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances. Eligibility is limited to state, territorial, county, city or town governments and Tribal organizations. 
  Deadline is February 3. Learn more. 
  
  
• HHS/HRSA, Bureau of Health Workforce: Grant. Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry. Supports postdoctoral dental residency training programs at dental schools, public or private non-profit hospitals and Tribal, community-based or faith-based organizations.
  Deadline is February 12. Learn more.
  Technical assistance call, January 22, 2:00 pm ET. Learn more.

Non-Federal Grants

• New York Women's Foundation: Justice Fund. Supports New York City-based organizations and programs that address health, gender-based violence and economic security among women, girls and gender non-conforming individuals. 
  Deadline is January 22. Learn more.
  
  
• Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: Black Community Fund Grants. Supports organizations in the greater Kansas City region that focus on African Americans' health care access, education and/or youth development. 
  Deadline is January 30. Learn more. 
  
  
• U.S. Soccer Foundation: Safe Places to Play - 2020 Spring Grant Cycle. Supports the transformation of abandoned sports courts, empty schoolyards and vacant lots into soccer fields for use by children.
  Deadline for Letter of Intent is January 31. Learn more. 

Scholarships / Fellowships

• Yale University/School of Management: Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership. This is a 22-month program that gives healthcare practitioners the leadership skills and understanding of teams, markets and organizations necessary to tackle major inequities in the U.S. healthcare system. 
  Deadline is January 30. Learn more. 
  
  
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Clinical Scholars 2020-2023 National Leadership Program. Supports teams of 3-5 experienced health care providers in tackling health equity issues while providing leadership development to their teams or institutions.
  Deadline is March 11. Learn more.
  Technical assistance webinar, January 28, 4:00 pm ET. Register.

Webinars and Other Events

Webinars

• Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO): Addressing Health Outcomes and Disparities at Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander-Serving Health Centers. This webinar will address the role of health centers in improving health outcomes for medically underserved Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Presenters will share key findings from AAPCHO's updated and annual report entitled, Analysis of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Outcomes and Disparities at Health Centers: UDS 2018.
  January 21, 4:00 pm ET. Register.
  
  
• The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, in partnership with RWJF: County Health Rankings webinar. Why the Census Matters to Health Equity. This webinar will explore how the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation is collaborating with businesses, nonprofit organizations, and health and human service agencies to ensure that all residents are counted, including populations most at risk for being undercounted. 
  January 28, 3:00 pm ET. Register. 

• National Institute for Children's Health Quality: From Awareness to Action: Strategies for Combating Racism in Health Systems. This webinar will focus on helping individuals address racism in public health and health care programs. Attendees will learn about the different levels of racism, how to apply a racial equity lens to improvement initiatives and the key steps for promoting equity-focused organizational culture change. 
  February 13, 3:00 pm ET. Register.  

Conferences

• American Public Health Association (APHA), in partnership with AcademyHealth and the de Beaumont Foundation: Registration is open for the APHA Policy Action Institute, All Hands on Deck: Improving Community Health. 
  February 12 in Washington, DC. Register. 
  
  
• Northwest Regional Primary Care Association: Registration is open for the 2020 Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health. 
  February 19-21 in Sacramento, Calif. Register. 

Resources

• HHS/U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE), in partnership with the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE): Special journal supplement. Tobacco and Health Equity: Interventions, Research, and Strategies to Address Tobacco Use Among Diverse Populations. The FDA OMHHE and the SOPHE Health Promotion Practice journal have published a special supplement on tobacco and health equity. The supplement features 18 articles on tobacco use among diverse populations such as African Americans, Hispanics/Latinxs, American Indian/Alaska Natives and LGBTQ individuals. Learn more | Access the Special Supplement.
  
  
• APHA Ethics Section: New publication. Public Health Code of Ethics. The APHA Public Health Code of Ethics, which has been revised since its introduction in 2002, features six core values and various factors to consider when assessing population health, including cultural, social and historical contexts. Learn more | Download the full code (PDF).
   

Health Observances

• HHS/NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI): Updated website. NEI.NIH.gov. January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. The updated NEI site makes it easy to get accurate, up-to-date eye health information that you can trust. At NEI.NIH.gov, you’ll find:
  • Easy-to-understand pages about eye conditions and diseases
  • New accessibility features that make the site more accessible for everyone — including users with low or impaired vision
  • Updates on the latest eye health research going on at NEI and NEI-supported labs across the country
  • Outreach materials for a variety of audiences, including fact sheets, infographics, videos and more
    
    

HHS recognizes January 19-25 as Healthy Weight Week. For information on how achieving and maintaining a healthy weight can have positive impacts on cardiovascular health, aging, women's health and more, please visit the CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, the NIH's Aim for a Healthy Weight educational campaign and National Institute on Aging, and the Office on Women's Health (OWH).

The American Library Association (ALA) and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation recognize January 21 as the 2020 National Day of Racial Healing. This day celebrates our common humanity and calls on everyone to take collective action toward a more just and equitable world. In commemoration, ALA invites library workers and others to visit the National Day of Racial Healing website, especially the Library Action Kit, for ideas and ways to participate. Learn more.

Opportunities for Public Comments

• HHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Call for Supplemental Evidence and Data (SEADs) for Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review. This systematic review will assess the comparative effectiveness of treatments and harms of opioid and non-opioid treatments for surgical and nonsurgical pain related to eight acute pain conditions, including sickle cell crisis.
  Deadline is January 31. Learn more.

Clinical Trials

• The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), in collaboration with the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Observational study. Inflammation, Diabetes, Ethnicity and Obesity Cohort (IDEO). Researchers seek Hispanic/Latinx and Chinese volunteers age 25-65 years old. Study to be conducted at UCSF in San Francisco, Calif. Learn more.
  
  
• Cyclerion Therapeutics: Clinical trial. STRONG SCD Study. Researchers seek volunteers age 16-70 years old who have been diagnosed with SCD and have had at least one pain crisis in the past year for research into an oral investigational drug. Study to be conducted at various locations throughout the United States. Learn more.  

Workforce Development

Training

• Penn State College of Medicine: Project ECHO Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Series. Sessions support prescribing providers in their treatment of patients with OUD. Each session will include a case presentation and a brief didactic related to treatment of OUD patients. Sessions are held every other Wednesday.
  January 22-June 24, 8:00 am ET. Learn more.
  
  
• HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps: Opioid Rapid Response Teams (ORRT) Training Plan. State, Tribal, local and territorial health agencies can now access an ORRT training plan to support their local jurisdiction training efforts on topics such as opioid overdose epidemiology, clinical aspects of opioids, harm reduction strategies and federal agency roles. Learn more.

Internships / Mentoring

• HHS/CDC, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support: Public Health Associate Program (PHAP). This 2-year program provides early-career public health professionals with real-life experience in the day-to-day operations of public health organizations.
  Deadline is January 28. Learn more. 
  
  
• HHS/Indian Health Service (IHS): 2020 IHS Division of Oral Health Dental Externship Program. This 5-month program is an opportunity for third-year dental students to gain clinical experience practicing in an IHS health facility, develop their clinical skills under expert supervision and contribute to an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals.
  Deadline is February 29. Learn more.

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

The book Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos summarizes proceedings of a conference that examined existing scientific research about cancer health disparities that occur within Hispanic/Latino communities, connecting researchers across disciplines. It is comprised of chapters on subjects including screenings, prevention, clinical trials and survivorship. The book is open access and freely available online. To view this title or request additional information, search the online catalog.