FYI: Weekly Health Resources for January 22, 2020

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January 22, 2020

In This Issue:

FYI Spotlight

HHS OMH webinar: Assessing Culturally Appropriate Treatment in Communities of Color, Jan 28, 12 pm ET. https://bit.ly/2Twx5XM

Funding

Federal Grants

  • HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): Research grant. Methods and Measurement in Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Populations (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed). 
    Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is February 12. Learn more.

  • HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Cooperative agreement. Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Program: Behavioral Health Integration. Eligibility is limited to schools of nursing, health care facilities or a partnership of such a school and facility. 
    Deadline is February 19. Learn more.
     
  • HHS/NIH, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and National Cancer Institute (NCI): Research grant. Mechanisms of Disparities in Chronic Liver Diseases and Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). 
    Deadline for LOI is March 1. Learn more

Non-Federal Grants

  • The Buck Institute, in collaboration with the Bia-Echo FoundationGlobal Consortium for Reproductive Longevity and Equality Grants Program. Supports research on female reproductive aging by senior faculty, junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows at academic and non-profit institutions. 
    Deadline is February 3. Learn more

  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): Clinical Effectiveness Research (CER) Grants - Cycle 1. Supports patient-centered comparative CER in four priority areas: Addressing disparities, assessment of prevention, diagnosis and treatment options, communication and dissemination, and improving healthcare systems.
    Deadline for LOI is February 4. Learn more

  • Rhode Island FoundationBarrington District Nursing Association Fund Grants. Supports human service organizations and other non-profits delivering health care, health education or basic needs to residents of Barrington, RI.
    Deadline is February 7. Learn more

Scholarships / Fellowships

  • Georgetown University School of MedicineAcademy for Research, Clinical, and Health Equity Scholarship (ARCHES). This is a 6-week program for undergraduate students pursuing pre-medical or healthcare related studies and interested in issues of health equity. 
    Deadline is February 26. Learn more.

Webinars and Other Events

Webinars

  • The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM): Report release webinar. Examination of the Integration of Opioid and Infectious Disease Prevention Efforts in Select Programs. Join NASEM for a webinar releasing a new report that explores barriers to coordinating care for patients with opioid use disorder and infectious diseases, and how new programs better integrate services.
    January 23, 1:00 pm ET. Register.

  • HHS/HIV.govReady, Set, PrEP Webinar. This presentation will explain the Ready, Set, PrEP program, review different models for PrEP implementation, provide strategies to support client decision-making regarding PrEP, review available online resources and outline ways to support and integrate Ready, Set, PrEP into community programs. 
    January 29, 2:00 pm ET. Register
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  • Trust for America's Health (TFAH): State of Obesity 2019: Better Policies for a Healthier America. Speakers will explore findings from the TFAH's 2019 State of Obesity Report, discuss the national obesity crisis, its health impacts and how advocates are working at the national and local levels to address this ongoing epidemic.
    January 29, 2:30 pm ET. Register.

  • Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE): Applying a Health Equity Approach to Healthcare Communications. This webinar will address the crucial role of health communications in health promotion and health education.
    February 4, 4:30 pm ET. Register.

Conferences

  • UT Health San Antonio/Mays Cancer Center and the Institute for Health Promotion Research: Registration is open for the 2nd International Conference on Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos.
    February 26-28 in San Antonio, Texas.
    Deadline for registration is January 31. Register

  • World Congress: Registration is open for the 3rd Annual Opioid Management Summit, Addressing the Growing Opioid Epidemic through Improved Opioid Management Across the Health System.
    February 27-28 in Alexandria, Va. Register

  • National Rural Health Association (NRHA): Call for research posters for the NRHA Health Equity Conference.
    May 19 in San Diego, Calif.  
    Deadline for submissions is February 20. Learn more.

Resources

  • HHS/HRSA, Bureau of Health Workforce: New data release. National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN). The NSSRN samples and estimates the characteristics of registered nurses in the workforce, including data on race/ethnicity. 2018 survey data is now available for download. Learn more.   

  • HHS/HRSA, HIV/AIDS Bureau: New data release. Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Clients Served, by State, 2017. National, state and territory-level data is available on the characteristics of RWHAP clients, including race/ethnicity and gender identity. It includes statistics on medical and support services received, client outcomes, the AIDS Drug Assistance Program and oral health services. Learn more.
      

Health Observances

  • HHS/NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI): Health education campaign. Write the Vision: Make Your Plan to Protect Your SightWrite the Vision is a year-round, calendar-based eye health awareness initiative that provides organizations with resources to promote healthy vision and help prevent vision loss and blindness in African American communities. Materials for the month of January focus on Glaucoma Awareness Month.  
African Americans and Eye Health: Glaucoma

Clinical Trials

  • Johns Hopkins University, in collaboration with the NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the Annie E. Casey Foundation: Behavioral study. Wa'Kan Ye'Zah: Enhancing Caregivers' and Children's Well-being Through an Evidence-based and Culturally Informed Prevention Intervention. Researchers seek American Indian volunteers, age 18 years or older, who have experienced trauma and are the parent(s) or caregiver(s) of a 3-5-year-old child enrolled in the Fort Peck Tribal Head Start. Study to be conducted in Poplar, Mont. Learn more.

  • Uniformed Services University/Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP): Research study. Genomics of Exertion Related Events in Sickle Cell Trait. Researchers seek African American volunteers, age 18-80 years old, with sickle cell trait (SCT) for a study to better understand the association between SCT and exertion related events. Study to be conducted remotely, nation-wide. For further information, please contact SCTStudy-ggg@usuhs.edu

Workforce Development

Training

  • Cross Cultural Health Care Program: Bridging the Gap Medical Interpreter Training. This 40-hour training teaches foundational skills like the roles of the interpreter, interpreter code of ethics, medical terminology and much more.
    February 3-7 in Seattle, Wa. Learn more.
     
  • Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA): Peer Mentoring Training Program. The goal of this program is to give support to individuals who are completing the transitional phase from pediatrics to adult sickle cell disease (SCD) care. It will consist of 1-on-1 phone calls and/or text messages that will focus on healthy living with SCD. For more information, please contact the SCDAA Community Engagement Manager, Shantia Fitzgerald.

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

The second edition of Handbook of Religion and Health is a reference book that analyzes relationships between religious beliefs and health. It discusses research on religion and specific conditions within mental health and physical health, and how religious and cultural practices may affect health outcomes. This 1,000 page book also evaluates research methods and tackles how this subject matter can be used in clinical settings. 

To view this title or request additional information, search the online catalog.

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