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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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National Sickle Cell Awareness Month 2020
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. This year, OMH is raising awareness about sickle cell disease (SCD) and the growing challenges COVID-19 has had on the SCD community. OMH is also supporting HHS and Howard University's Health+ SCD Healthathon, a public innovation contest to foster ground-breaking and data-driven solutions for SCD care. Learn more and register today!
Visit the OMH Sickle Cell Disease website for downloadable materials, videos, information regarding the latest advances and resources.
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Funding |
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Addressing Racial Disparities in Cancer Care Grant Program
The American Cancer Society and Pfizer Global Medical Grants support projects that reduce systemic barriers and address disparities in cancer care delivery for Blacks/African Americans.
Deadline is September 10.
Building Tribal Provider and Patient Capacity for Addressing Opioid Misuse Prevention and Treatment
Funding opportunity from the National Indian Health Board.
Deadline is September 14.
Care for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus from Health Disparity Populations
The HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports research on strategies to implement clinical care guidelines for individuals with Type 2 diabetes from health disparity populations.
Deadline is October 5.
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Institutional Challenge Grant
The W.T. Grant Foundation supports university, public agency and nonprofit partnerships in youth-serving areas such as child welfare, mental health, immigration, education and workforce development in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.
Deadline is September 10, 3:00 pm ET.
Implementation of Telemedicine in Inflammatory Conditions
Pfizer supports enhancing the implementation of telemedicine in inflammatory conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis and ulcerative colitis.
Deadline is September 21.
Community Solutions for Health Equity
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will support communities in identifying problems that negatively affect health disparity populations and that will partner with health care systems to address them.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is October 7, 3:00 pm ET.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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CLAS and Maternal Health: Improving Quality of Care for Racial/Ethnic Minority Women
The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) webinar, part of a series, will discuss maternal health disparities and highlight OMH resources as critical elements in improving the quality of care for racial/ethnic minority women.
September 3, 2:00 pm ET.
55th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities
The NIH National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities will meet to discuss research, research support, training and career development supported by NIH.
September 4, 11:00 am ET.
2020 Public Health Ethics Forum: Ethical Dilemmas in Rural Health
The Tuskegee University and the HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 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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All In Webinar: Racial Equity Throughout Data Integration, a Three-Part Series
The All In and Network for Public Health Law webinar series will introduce the benefits, limitations and risks of data sharing. It will outline best practices for strong planning, governance, legal and technical approaches.
September 3, 3:00 pm ET.
Registration is open for SYNChronicity 2020, the National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBTQ Health
Hosted by HealthHIV, HealthHCV and the National Coalition for LGBT Health.
September 8-11, Virtual.
Domestic Violence and Disabilities
The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center webinar will address disabilities among AI/AN and discuss ways to provide accessible, safe and effective services to individuals with disabilities who are victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.
September 16, 3:00 pm ET.
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Resources |
Resources: COVID-19
The CDC has created a Contact Tracing webpage that includes guidance, resources for health departments, a COVIDTracer Tool, training, FAQs and a communications toolkit. The CDC has also released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that provides data on COVID-19 among American Indian and Alaska Native Persons - 23 States, January 31-July 3, 2020.
The HHS U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has compiled a list of resources on Food Safety and COVID-19 that includes information for consumers, retail food establishments, the food service industry, food facilities and farms. Resources are available in English and Spanish.
The American Clinical Laboratory Association has released information and resources for healthcare providers on Data Reporting for COVID-19 Testing.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine invite public comments on a Discussion Draft of the Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine, part of a study commissioned by NIH and the CDC. The study will recommend priorities to inform allocation of a limited initial supply of COVID-19 vaccine, taking into account factors such as racial/ethnic inequities and groups at higher risk due to health status, occupation or living conditions.
Public Listening Session, September 2, 12:00 pm ET.
Deadline is September 4.
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Call for Nominations for the CDC Tribal Advisory Committee
The Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) advises the CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR) on policy issues and broad strategies that may significantly affect AI/AN communities. The CDC/ATSDR TAC is currently recruiting delegates for the Bemidji area, the California area, the Great Plains area, the Phoenix area, the Tucson area and Tribes At-Large. Delegates must be elected tribal officials acting in their official capacity as elected officials of their tribe, with authority to act on behalf of the tribe and qualified to represent the views of the AI/AN tribes in the area from which they are nominated.
Deadline is September 11.
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Maternal Mortality Campaign: Hear Her
The CDC has released the Hear Her campaign, which brings attention to maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. Hear Her seeks to raise awareness of potentially life-threatening warning signs during and in the year after pregnancy and encourages the people supporting pregnant and postpartum women to really listen and take action when she expresses concerns. The campaign page is available in English and Spanish.
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Publications: First One Hundred Collection
The First One Hundred Institute, in collaboration with Unite for Literacy, has developed a collection of children's picture books created especially for AI/AN communities. The books are narrated in a variety of indigenous languages and English, providing additional support for emergent readers and speakers. The collection includes COVID-19 guides for AI/AN families.
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Clinical Trials |
Reducing Stroke Risk in African-American Men (TEAM2)
This randomized controlled trial, sponsored by Case Western Reserve University and the NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), seeks Black/African American men ages 18-90 years old who have had a stroke or transient ischemic attack in the past 5 years. Study is to be conducted at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Patient-Derived Xenografts to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
This observational study, sponsored by the University of California (UC), Davis and the NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI), seeks Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander or Black/African American patients, ages 21-100 years old, diagnosed with bladder cancer, lung cancer, gastric/stomach cancer or liver cancer at the UC Davis Health System or contributing UC Minority PDX institutions. Study is to be conducted at the UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center in Orange, Calif. and the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento, Calif.
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Workforce Development |
Fellowship: Lymphoma Research Foundation 2021-2023 Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Lymphoma Research Foundation welcomes applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants program. The program will assist an investigator at the level of advanced fellow or postdoctoral researcher in support of research with results that are relevant to the treatment, diagnosis or prevention of Hodgkin and/or non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Deadline is September 9, 5:00 pm ET.
Training: Supporting Providers After Overdose Death
Intended for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and members of the healthcare team who treat patients with opioid use disorder, this online Providers Clinical Support System training provides a framework to help health professionals cope with a patient overdose death, including therapeutic and legal issues to consider when working with families, ways to care for themselves and support co-workers, and quality, safety and regulatory review procedures to follow after an overdose death.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease: Expert Panel Report, 2014 presents guidelines for patient care and treatment based on a comprehensive scientific evaluation completed by a panel of experts. Released by the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the report evaluates treatment options, screening processes and patient management, with a supporting literature review.
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To read the contents online or request additional information, search the online catalog.
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