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June 10, 2020 | View as a webpage
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June is Men's Health Month
The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) recognizes June as Men's Health Month, a national observance used to raise awareness about health care for men and focus on encouraging boys to practice and implement healthy living decisions. Join OMH in observing Men’s Health Week (June 15-21) to promote regular doctor visits and early treatment. As part of Men's Health Week, Wear Blue Day will be celebrated on June 19 to help spread the word about the importance of disease prevention, early detection and pursuing treatment after a diagnosis. For Men’s Health Month resources and materials, visit the OMH website.
HHS Initiatives to Address the Disparate Impact of COVID-19 on African Americans and Other Racial and Ethnic Minorities
HHS has released a fact sheet that outlines some activities underway to improve prevention, testing and treatment of COVID-19 among minority populations and reduce racial and ethnic disparities. It includes information on initiatives on data collection, making treatment more accessible and affordable, tailored guidance for individuals and communities most at risk, expanding telehealth options and strengthening COVID-19 outreach and communications.
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Funding |
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2020 Neonatal Research Initiative
The Little Giraffe Foundation supports research that addresses both the immediate and long-term health needs caused by premature birth.
Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is June 26.
Fatherhood - Family-focused, Interconnected, Resilient and Essential (FIRE)
The HHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF) supports responsible fatherhood by promoting or sustaining marriage, responsible parenting and economic stability activities.
Deadline is July 1.
Community Economic Development Projects
The HHS ACF grants funds to community development corporations for projects to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with low-income.
Deadline is July 3.
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SMDM COVID-19 Decision Modeling Grant
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) and others will support the development of decision models that inform the urgent needs of decision makers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deadline is June 30.
Relationships, Education, Advancement and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life)
The HHS ACF supports healthy marriage promotion, including relationship education, parenting, and job and career advancement.
Deadline is July 1.
Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Health Care Systems Serving Health Disparity Populations
The HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund research projects.
Deadline for LOI is September 4.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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The Road to Immunity During COVID-19: Developing and Distributing a Vaccine
The American Public Health Association and National Academy of Medicine webinar will discuss vaccine development, how developing a vaccine for COVID-19 differs from "traditional" vaccine development and what actions can be taken to ensure an adequate supply chain.
TODAY, June 10, 5:00 pm ET.
Men's Health Webinar
The Kaiser Permanente webinar will identify men's risk factors for heart disease, prostate cancer and diabetes. Health educators will present on how simple lifestyle changes that can help men avoid chronic diseases.
June 11, 11:00 am ET.
Harm Reduction Services in the Time of COVID-19
The HepVu webinar will address the impact of social distancing on harm reduction strategies that reduce the risk of transmitting Hepatitis C.
June 11, 2:00 pm ET.
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Substance Use During a Pandemic: Two Public Health Crises Collide
The National Indian Health Board webinar will explore substance use and misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic in American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) communities.
June 11, 3:00 pm ET.
Racism and Our Families' Health: Connecting the Dots
The Bronx Health REACH two-part virtual conference will facilitate a community conversation on race and racism, and provide resources for how community members can be their own advocates in addressing racism and health inequities.
June 19 and June 26, 3:00 pm ET.
Men's Prostate Health Webinar
The Prostate Cancer Research Institute webinar will address quality of life and health management issues for men diagnosed with prostate cancer.
June 20, 12:00 pm ET.
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Resources |
Resources: COVID-19
Report: Beyond Plight: Defining Pathways to Optimal Development for Black Men and Boys Across the Life Course
The Association of Black Foundation Executives published a report that offers organizations and other stakeholders a framework of five primary protective factors that influence the development of Black male youth. These factors include culturally responsive service systems, a positive community environment, caregiver competencies, positive social networks and a positive economic environment. The report offers recommendations for organizations and other stakeholders who work with male children, adolescents, young adults and adults.
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Toolkit: Responsible Fatherhood: Resources from the Field
The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, an ACF Office of Family Assistance resource center, has developed a toolkit intended for fatherhood programs. These programs help fathers create loving, nurturing relationships with their children and encourage them to be actively involved in their lives. The toolkit draws on lessons learned and resources used by fatherhood programs in diverse locales throughout the nation.
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Clinical Trials |
An Avatar-based Mobile Phone Intervention to Promote Health in African American MSM
This behavioral study, sponsored by the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), the NIH NIMH, the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Emory University and the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, seeks African American Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), age 18-34 years old, who have been prescribed ART and own a smartphone. Study to be conducted at UIC in Chicago, Ill.
Text4Father Pilot Feasibility, Acceptability Study
This behavioral study, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University and the NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), seeks low-income, self-reported expectant fathers and pregnant partners, ages 18 years or older, to test a text messaging educational program. Study to be conducted at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md.
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Workforce Development |
The Sickle Cell Disease Training and Mentoring Program (STAMP)
HHS OMH's STAMP is a series of free web-based trainings that covers various topics on basic sickle cell disease (SCD) care, such as preventive services (e.g. vaccinations, screenings), connecting patients with support services and community resources, best practices for co-management with hematologists, hydroxyurea initiation and follow-up, and outpatient pain management.
Tribal Behavioral Health 102: Health Issues for American Indian/Alaska Native Men
This course, offered by Tulane University as part of the TRAIN Learning Network, will examine AI/AN men's health. It will review men's specific health issues, healthcare access and utilization, social determinants of health and organizations that are working to support AI/AN men. This course will provide public health professionals with the information, skills and tools needed to better understand the specific health challenges faced by AI/AN men.
Learning Resources - LGBTQIA+ People of Color
This collection of continuing medical education (CME) webinars and publications, compiled by the Fenway Institute's National LGBT Health Education Center, addresses health care access and social determinants of health among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other sexual and gender minorities.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
The report Kānehō‘ālani: Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Men combines historical context about the traditional roles of men in Native Hawaiian culture with contemporary information and data about social determinants of health. The document provides an overview on topics such as population statistics, family structures, primary diseases, mental health, and morbidity, as well as policy and research recommendations based on the health outcomes of Native Hawaiian men living in Hawaii.
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To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog.
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