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Register Today! Advancing the Response to COVID-19
Registration is open! Join us for Advancing the Response to COVID-19: Sharing Promising Programs and Practices for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities, a virtual symposium hosted by the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) on September 17. Register today to learn from national, state, tribal and local experts leading these efforts to confront the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on racial and ethnic minority and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Continuing education credit hours (CECH) for this virtual event will be available. Visit our webpage to learn more.
To stay up to date on the virtual symposium, sign up for OMH email updates.
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Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing to Advance Health Equity
The Center for Sharing Public Health Services supports cross-jurisdictional sharing arrangements that advance health equity by addressing social determinants of health, the public health response to COVID-19 and other related issues.
Deadline is September 11.
Healthier Kids for Our Future Mental Health Grant
Cigna supports mental health programming within and outside of school environments that address loneliness, anxiety, depression and suicide prevention among youth 6-17 years of age.
Deadline is September 30, 5:00 pm ET.
Minority HIV Research Initiative to Support Epidemiologic and Implementation Science
The HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) support research in racial/ethnic minority communities disproportionately affected by HIV while strengthening the capacity for conducting such research among investigators working in these communities.
Deadline is October 14.
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AI/AN Head Start and/or Early Head Start Expansion
The HHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF) supports expanding access to early learning services for AI/AN pregnant women and AI/AN children from birth to compulsory school age.
Deadline is September 21.
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program
The HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) supports community-based initiatives that increase access to preventive care and services for underserved communities. Deadline is October 6.
Rural Health Network Development Planning Program
The HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy supports the development of integrated health care networks in order to achieve efficiencies, expand access to, coordinate and improve the quality of basic health care services, and strengthen the rural health care system as a whole.
Deadline is November 16.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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Seven Billion Reasons Why: Uniting to End COVID-19
The Latino Commission on AIDS webinar will discuss its partnership with the COVID-19 Prevention Network to find a COVID-19 vaccine.
August 27, 2:00 pm ET.
Hidden No More: Unmasking Data for Health Equity
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research webinar will address gaps within data and research for Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NHPI), including the need to increase states reporting disaggregated NHPI COVID-19 cases.
August 27, 3:00 pm ET.
Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Indian Women
The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center webinar will review issues and roadblocks to the safety of AI/AN women and how tribes can share concerns and recommendations with HHS.
September 2, 2:00 pm ET.
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CLAS and Maternal Health: Improving Quality of Care for Racial/Ethnic Minority Women
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) webinar, part of a series, will discuss maternal health disparities and highlight OMH resources as a critical element in improving the quality of care for racial and ethnic minority women.
September 3, 2:00 pm ET.
Eldercare in the Time of COVID
The National Indian Health Board webinar will discuss topics such as caring for elders during COVID-19, preventing infection among this vulnerable population and tips for caregivers.
September 9, 3:00 pm ET.
2020 Public Health Ethics Forum: Ethical Dilemmas in Rural Health
The Tuskegee University and CDC Office of Minority Health and Health Equity forum will address topics such as the impact of COVID-19, health care access and physical determinants of health among rural populations.
September 11, 1:00 pm ET.
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Resources |
Resources: COVID-19
Resources: Cardiovascular Health
Do you know the risks and signs of a heart attack? Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. But you can do a lot to protect your heart and stay healthy.
Find statistics on heart disease among Blacks/African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders and American Indian/Alaska Native populations in the OMH Minority Population Profiles.
Visit the HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website for tips on Heart-Healthy Living, as well as English and Spanish resources from their The Heart Truth health education campaign and materials for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations.
HealthReach, a service of the NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM), provides resources on heart attacks and heart diseases in several languages, including Spanish, Asian languages, Hindi and Arabic.
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Report: Caregiving in the U.S. 2020
The National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP Caregiving in the U.S. 2020 report presents an update on 2015 findings. It reveals an increase in the number of family caregivers in the United States and that family caregivers are in worse health compared to five years ago. The report includes sections on African American, Asian, Hispanic/Latino and LGBTQ caregivers, as well as a Spanish-language version of the report.
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Clinical Trials |
A Study of LY3819253 (LY-CoV555) in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 in Nursing Home Residents and Staff
This phase 3 clinical trial, sponsored by Eli Lilly, the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and AbCellera Biologics, seeks resident or facility staff in skilled nursing or assisted living facilities with at least one confirmed case of direct SARS-CoV-2 detection less than or equal to (≤)7 days prior to randomization. Studies are currently recruiting at locations in Huntington Beach, Cali., Chicago, Ill. and Houston, Texas, with further locations opening in the future.
Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Perimenopausal Latinas
This behavioral study, sponsored by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC) and the NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), seeks perimenopausal Hispanic/Latinas age 40-55 years old with an intact uterus, at least one ovary and who are not currently pregnant. Study to be conducted at UNC in Chapel Hill, NC.
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Workforce Development |
Spanish-language Training: Entrenamiento virtual de SOAR sobre la trata de personas del HHS
La Oficina contra la Trata de Personas y el Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento y Asistencia Técnica contra la Trata de Personas se complacen en ofrecer un entrenamiento virtual gratuito de 1.5 horas de SOAR sobre la Trata de Personas del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE. UU. (HHS por sus siglas en inglés) en español. El entrenamiento enseña a los proveedores cómo identificar y responder a la trata de personas. Please note that this training on human trafficking will be held in Spanish.
2 de septiembre, 1:00 pm ET.
Scholarship: 2020 Dr. Richard Allen Williams Scholarship
The Association of Black Cardiologists awards scholarships to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year medical students who show promise in medical research, cardiology and academic medicine. This scholarship was created to promote diversity in medicine, encourage commitment to eliminating health care disparities and support future cardiologists, while helping to alleviate medical student debt. Awards are based upon the following criteria: demonstrated ability, interest and participation in the promotion of health for the African American community, participation in research or other extracurricular activities, demonstrated academic pursuits and clinical acumen, and proven leadership during academic pursuits.
Deadline is September 4.
Training: ITHS KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) KL2 program provides mentorship and training to investigators at the postdoctoral or early-career faculty level on clinical research, including patient-oriented research, translational research, small- and large-scale clinical investigation and trials, epidemiologic and natural history studies, health services research and health behavior research.
Deadline is October 30.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
The Role of Community Health Centers in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic, issued by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, is a summary report of a national survey of community health centers on activities related to the prevention and treatment of opioid use disorder. Topics include staff training, medication assisted treatment (MAT), Medicaid coverage, and service challenges.
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