FYI: Weekly Health Resources for October 21, 2020

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Boo to the Flu! Keep Your Loved Ones Healthy: Get a Flu Vaccine by Halloween

Boo to the Flu! Get your flu vaccine by October 31.

Flu season is here, and the fact is that the flu can be scary; especially for the ones we love most. Getting your flu vaccine could save someone else from getting seriously ill. Babies and young children, pregnant women, people with certain medical conditions and those who are 65 and older are all at increased risk of complications from flu. Getting vaccinated reduces the spread of flu from you to them, which can protect your family members, co-workers and all those around you.

This year, your flu vaccine will not only keep you and your loved ones healthier and out of the medical setting, it will preserve precious resources for those on the COVID-19 frontlines. So, go ahead, say boo to the flu! Get vaccinated by October 31

Funding

Center for Early Lifestage Vulnerabilities to Environmental Stressors

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports research on potential relationships between environmental stressors and adverse developmental health effects, including ADHD.
Deadline is November 12.

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Scaling Pandemic Resilience through Innovation and Technology (SPRINT) Challenge

The U.S. Department of Commerce supports regional initiatives that address the health, safety and economic risks caused by COVID-19.
Deadline is December 3

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Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supports participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in STEM fields, including food security research.
Deadline is January 21, 2021.

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Digital Healthcare to Address the Social, Behavioral and Economic Impact of COVID-19

The HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports research on the impact of digital health interventions utilized during and following the pandemic that address secondary health effects. 
Deadline is December 2

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New Cohorts for Environmental Exposures and Cancer Risk

The NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) supports research that addresses knowledge gaps in cancer etiology and carcinogenesis, with a focus on environmental exposures.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is December 15

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COVID-19 and Cancer Financial Assistance Grants

Cancer+Careers provides funds to cancer patients and survivors experiencing COVID-19-related financial challenges.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis while funds last

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Webinars and Other Events

Addressing Health Equity through Data Disaggregation

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
workshops will address the disaggregation of race and ethnicity measures in health data and how to expand the number of available sub-categories. 
October 21-December 15, 1:00 pm ET.

Register

Health Inequities and the Legacy of Mistrust in Black Communities

The COVID-19 Prevention Network Facebook live event will address medical mistrust in Black communities and how they can overcome vaccine hesitancy and lack of confidence in clinical trials.   
October 22, 2:30 pm ET.

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Engaging Children and Teens in Telebehavioral Health Sessions

The HHS Indian Health Service (IHS) webinar will provide strategies to engage American Indian/Alaska Native youth, including disengaged youth, in Telebehavioral health sessions.
October 28, 1:00 pm ET

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COVID-19 Impact on Addiction Treatment: Survey Findings

The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers webinar will review findings from two COVID-19 impact surveys which measured the ways the pandemic has affected addiction treatment organizations.
October 22, 1:00 pm ET.

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Registration is open for APHA 2020, Creating the Healthiest Nation: Preventing Violence

Hosted by the American Public Health Association (APHA).
October 24-28, Virtual

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Why Healthy Bones Matter™
National Event

The American Bone Health webinar will provide insight and understanding into how medical conditions, medicines, family history and lifestyle can affect bone loss among the Black community. 
October 29, 7:30 pm ET.

Register

Resources

Resources: COVID-19

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October is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Month. Concern about COVID-19 can cause stress, anxiety and sleep difficulties, especially for those affected by ADHD. Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) has created a guide on ADHD and COVID-19

The HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
provides National Center for Health Statistics data on Health Care Access and Mental Health throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, including reported symptoms of anxiety. The data is updated every two weeks on Wednesdays, 5:00 pm ET.

And the HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides COVID-19 guidance and resources to assist individuals, mental and behavioral healthcare providers, communities and states across the country.

Request for Information: Guidance on Current Research on the Prevention of Black Youth Suicide 

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The NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is seeking input from researchers, healthcare providers, community leaders and individuals from other relevant organizations (e.g., schools, social welfare, justice and faith communities) around the risks for and prevention of death by suicide and suicidal ideation and behaviors of Black/African American children and adolescents.
Deadline is January 15, 2021.

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Toolkit: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) 

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October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month. The HHS Safe to Sleep® campaign has released a #SafeSleepSnap Digital Toolkit that offers resources and guidance to help tribes and organizations plan for and participate in the #SafeSleepSnap activity during SIDS Awareness Month. 

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Clinical Trials

Impact of Combined Medication and Behavioral Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD

This Phase 2 clinical trial, sponsored by Duke University and the NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), seeks children 36-131 months old who have been diagnosed with both ASD and ADHD. The study is to be conducted at the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development in Durham, NC.

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Today Not Tomorrow Pregnancy and Infant Support Program

This longitudinal study, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the Wisconsin Partnership Program, seeks pregnant Black/African American women, 18 years or older, who live in Dane County, WI. The study is to be conducted at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. 

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Workforce Development

Loan Repayment: NHSC Students to Service Program

The HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service Loan Repayment Program provides loan repayment assistance for medical, nursing and dental students who are in their last year of school, in return for a 3-year commitment to provide services in eligible Health Professional Shortage Areas of greatest need.
Deadline is November 5, 7:30 pm ET.

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Fellowship: The Bloomberg Fellows Program

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Bloomberg Fellows Program provides a full scholarship to earn an MPH or DrPH degree in five focus areas: addiction and overdose, adolescent health, environmental challenges, obesity and the food system, and violence.
Deadline is December 1.

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Fellowship: Minority Fellowship Programs for Mental Health and Addiction Counselors

The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Foundation is accepting applications for the 2021 NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Mental Health Counselors and the 2021 NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors. Both fellowships are open to Master's degree students who can demonstrate knowledge of and experience in services to underserved minority communities, minority communities in inner cities and rural areas, and the LGBTQ community, among others.
Deadline is December 15

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Recommended Reading

COVID-19: How to Include Marginalized and Vulnerable People in Risk Communication and Community Engagement is a brief issued by the World Health Organization’s Regional Risk Communication and Community Engagement Working Group. The document presents communication strategies to reach underserved populations, such as those experiencing homelessness, incarceration, substance use challenges, or behavioral health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To access this document or request additional information, search the online catalog.

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