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November 25, 2020 | View as a webpage
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New OMH Blog: Honored to serve my Community, Tribe, and Country during the COVID-19 pandemic
In the latest HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) Blog for Health Equity, LCDR Naomi A. Aspaas explains how responding to COVID-19 in Indian Country includes partnering and supporting American Indian and Alaska Native communities with culturally and linguistically competent care and having a good understanding of community-based challenges.
Visit the OMH Native American Heritage Month webpage for resources and publications on American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) health, including resources on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Save the Date: NNEDLearn 2021
The HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) invites National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) members to participate in its eleventh annual training opportunity, NNEDLearn 2021. The goal of this training is to develop members' skills in evidence-supported and culturally appropriate mental illness and substance use prevention and treatment practices and to support practice implementation.
March 23-25, 2021, Virtual.
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Funding |
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HIV Viral Suppression among Health Disparity Populations
Research funding provided by the HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Deadline for Letter of Intent is December 15.
Women’s Health Policy Award
Research funding provided by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Deadline is December 15.
GATHER Food Sovereignty Grant
Food security funding provided by the First Nations Development Institute.
Deadline is January 14, 2021, 7:00 pm ET.
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ALDI Smart Kids Program
Community health funding provided by ALDI.
Deadline is December 15.
Health Data for Action Data Access Award
Funding provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Deadline is December 17, 3:00 pm ET.
Maternal and Child Health Navigator Program
Funding provided by the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Deadline is January 19, 2021.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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2020 Holiday Mood Management during Pandemic Times
Webinar hosted by the Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center.
November 30, 2:30 pm ET.
HIV and COVID-19 in the Hispanic LGBTQ Community
Webinar hosted by the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA).
December 1, 4:00 pm ET.
Registration is open for the 17th Annual Health Equity Conference
Hosted by the Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities.
December 3, Virtual.
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Celebrating the Next Generation: A Panel of Young Native Leaders
Webinar hosted by the Addiction, Mental Health and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers.
November 30, 4:00 pm ET.
LENS Care and Pediatric Telehealth throughout COVID-19
Webinar series hosted by the National Institute for Children's Health Quality.
December 1 and 3, 4:00 pm ET.
Intimate Partner Violence among Men in AI/AN Communities
Webinar hosted by the National Indian Health Board (NIHB).
December 9, 3:00 pm ET.
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Resources |
Resources: COVID-19
The HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published tips for the safe celebration of Thanksgiving as well as other fall and winter holidays, including guidelines on Travel during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The HHS Indian Health Service (IHS) has announced the IHS COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccine Plan November 2020. The plan details how the IHS health care system will prepare for and operationalize a vaccine when it becomes available. It also provides important guidance for all IHS federal, tribal health programs and urban Indian organizations that choose to receive COVID-19 vaccine coordinated through IHS.
The HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that Medicare will cover and pay for infusions of bamlanivimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody therapy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients with positive COVID-19 test results who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization.
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Request for Information: HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau Strategic Plan
The HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) invites comments and suggestions to inform its strategic plan. The strategic plan is intended to provide a roadmap to MCHB's future, positioning MCHB to respond effectively to the needs of maternal and child health populations, accelerate improvement in equitable MCH health and well-being, incorporate public health advancements, leverage new technologies and translate emerging evidence into practice.
Deadline is December 18.
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Publications: Public Health Reports
The latest issue of Public Health Reports, the official journal of the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service, includes analyses of health disparities on topics such as COVID-19, blood lead levels, influenza, LGBTQ health, cancer and more.
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Resources: Epilepsy and Seizure First Aid Education for AI/ANs
In collaboration with NIHB, the National Congress of American Indians and others, the Epilepsy Foundation has developed a culturally appropriate and relevant outreach campaign to increase epilepsy and Seizure First Aid education among AI/AN communities, including information about Seizure First Aid and translated Seizure First Aid posters in Navajo, Cherokee and Lakota.
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Clinical Trials |
Understanding the Challenges, Behavioral Patterns, and Preferences Towards Participation in Clinical Trials in Minority Populations
This behavioral study, sponsored by the Mayo Clinic and the NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI), seeks racial and ethnic minority patients age 18 years or older with a cancer diagnosis. The study is to be conducted at Mayo Clinics in Florida, Arizona and Rochester, MN, and the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center at St. Vincent's Riverside in Jacksonville, FL.
Perinatal Attentional Retraining Intervention for Smoking for Minority Women (PARIS)
This behavioral study, sponsored by Yale University and the NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), seeks racial and ethnic minority women age 18-40 years old with a history of smoking 5+ cigarettes per day that have achieved abstinence during pregnancy by 32 weeks gestation. The study is to be conducted at Yale University in New Haven, CT.
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Workforce Development |
Training: NORD RareLaunch Workshops
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) 2020 RareLaunch® Workshops will provide information, hands-on training and advice from nonprofit experts to help launch rare disease nonprofits or to build the capacity of existing ones.
HHS IHS Loan Repayment Program
The IHS Loan Repayment Program awards repayment of up to $40,000 for qualified health profession education loans to clinicians who commit to practice in health facilities serving AI/AN communities for an initial two-year commitment.
Deadline is February 15, 2021.
Training: Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Program
The Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio 2021 Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training Program will recruit 25 U.S. master's level students and professionals to participate in a five-day, culturally tailored Éxito! summer institute to promote the pursuit of a doctoral degree and cancer research.
June 7-11, 2021 in San Antonio, TX.
Deadline for internship applications is March 1, 2021.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
Native American Heritage Month recognizes the history and traditions of Native Americans in the United States. The Internet Archive collection developed by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center preserves technical and consumer level reports related to tribal health. Click here to read this collection online.
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