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Sickle Cell Disease Training and Mentoring Program (STAMP)
STAMP, offered by the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) in partnership with the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is a series of free web-based trainings for primary care providers that covers various topics on the basics of sickle cell disease (SCD) care.
Upcoming trainings:
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New Medications for Sickle Cell Anemia, March 20, 12:00 pm ET.
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Screening Assessments in SCD, April 7, 5:00 pm ET.
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Funding |
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Another Look 2020: Research to Improve Health for Older Adults in Long Term Care Facilities
This Donaghue Foundation grant program is open to PhD or equivalent investigators at tax-exempt research institutions.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is March 25.
The Role of Health Policy and Health Insurance in Improving Access to and Performance of Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Services
This American Cancer Society award supports research at nonprofit institutions in the U.S., one U.S. territory and Puerto Rico.
Deadline is April 1.
Tribal Children's Advocacy Center Expansion Initiative for Child Abuse Victims
This U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
cooperative agreement is open to Federally recognized Tribes and Children's Advocacy Centers working with Tribes
Deadline is April 7.
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Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
This HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant supports residential substance use disorder programs for pregnant or postpartum women.
Deadline is March 30.
RWJF-National Civic League Health Equity Award
This Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and National Civic League award recognizes individuals working
to improve health equity.
Deadline is April 3.
Distance Learning and Telemedicine program
This U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant program helps rural communities and medical service providers use telecommunications to connect and overcome the effects of remoteness and low population density.
Deadline is April 10.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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Ready or Not: Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism
This Trust for America's Health and Congressional Biodefense Caucus congressional briefing will address the state of the country's public health preparedness and the findings of the recent report, Ready or Not: Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism.
March 19, 12:00 pm ET in Washington, DC.
Leveraging Juvenile Justice Food Environments to Advance Health Equity
This ChangeLab Solutions and RTI International webinar will address policies and practices shaping food environments in residential juvenile justice facilities and how these policies and practices might address diet-related health inequities.
March 19, 2:00 pm ET.
Healthcare Needs of Adults with HIV who are Aging in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
This webcast, the first in a series of two, is hosted by the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau.
March 26, 1:30 pm ET.
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Registration is open for the 3rd NCI Symposium on Cancer Health Disparities
Hosted by the HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Center for Cancer Research Cancer Health Disparities Interest Group.
April 16-17 in Bethesda, Md.
Deadline for registration is April 3.
Registration is open for the 2020 Hispanic Health Conference
Hosted by the National Hispanic Medical Association and the Hispanic Dental Association.
April 30-May 3 in Washington, DC.
Deadline for early registration is March 31.
Call for Breakout Sessions for the Our City of Nations Conference, On Common Ground: Becoming Together with Refugees and Immigrants
Hosted by the Medical College of Wisconsin.
November 12-13 in Wauwatosa, Wis.
Deadline for submissions is March 31.
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Resources |
Request for Information: 2021-2025 NIH-wide Strategic Plan
NIH seeks public input on a framework for the 2021-2025 NIH-wide Strategic Plan. The new plan will guide NIH's research efforts over the next five years and articulate NIH's priorities in the following key areas: biomedical and behavioral science research, scientific research capacity and scientific integrity, public accountability and social responsibility in the conduct of science.
Deadline is March 25.
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Publication: Women's Preventive Services Guidelines
The purpose of the Women's Preventive Services Guidelines is to improve women's health across the lifespan by identifying preventive services and screenings to be used in clinical practice. The guidelines were developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Women’s Preventive Services Initiative, with support from HRSA. Preventive services recommended by the guidelines include screening for HIV and other STIs, anxiety, breast cancer, cervical cancer, gestational diabetes mellitus and interpersonal and domestic violence, among others.
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Publication: Birth Settings in America: Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice
Published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, this consensus study report presents findings on how a variety of social determinants of health, including income, educational levels, access to care, financing, transportation, structural racism and geographic variability in birth settings, influence childbirth and have contributed to poor birth outcomes among African American and American Indian/Alaska Native women.
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Clinical Trials |
Clearance of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in Chronic Kidney Disease
This phase 1 clinical trial, sponsored by the University of Washington and the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), seeks African American and African volunteers, age 18 years or older, for an evaluation of the metabolic clearance of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in individuals with varying degrees of chronic kidney disease. Study to be conducted at the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash.
Concurrent fMRI-guided rTMS and Cognitive Therapy for the Treatment of Major Depressive Episodes
This phase 4 clinical trial, sponsored by the NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), seeks volunteers, age 18-65 years old, with a major depressive disorder and current depression for a study that seeks to test whether using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans will help locate the best area for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in study participants. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md.
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Workforce Development |
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Programs
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Programs, offered by the HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce, provide student loan relief to health professionals who commit to 2-3 years of service at NHSC-approved sites, NHSC-approved substance use disorder sites and rural community NHSC-approved sites.
Deadline is April 23, 7:30 pm ET.
eCourse: Tribal Public Health Training
This interactive e-course, offered by the National Indian Health Board, is intended to educate Tribal leaders and Tribal Advisory Committee members on public health topics and provide information, including best practices, to support consultation on public health topics in Indian Country.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
The booklet, Healthy Vision: Watch out for your vision, is a detailed, consumer-friendly document that explains the importance of getting regular eye exams along with risk factors, eye diseases, and complications that can occur. It discusses treatment options and eye care myths and facts and provides a glossary of terms. The booklet also is available in Spanish: Visión Saludable: Ojo con su visión.
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To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog.
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