May 11, 2022 | View as a webpage
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
National Women's Health Week: May 8-14
National Women's Health Week, hosted by the HHS Office on Women's Health (OWH), encourages women and girls to reflect on their individual health needs and take steps to improve their overall health. Whether you continue your current activities or find new ones, now is a great time for all women and girls to focus on better health, especially those with chronic health conditions and women 65 years and older.
This year's theme, Forward Focus: Achieving Healthier Futures Together, emphasizes the unique but important role each of us plays in helping women live their healthiest lives. Together, we can transform communities by enhancing women's health!
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Funding |
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Diagnostic Excellence Initiative: Stroke and Cancer
Healthcare quality grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Deadline is May 16.
Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program
Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. Deadline is May 19, by 8:59 p.m. ET.
Title X Family Planning Research Grants
Reproductive health grant from the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). Deadline is May 24.
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Food and Health Research Using the Consumer Food Data System
Child development grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Deadline is May 16, by 3:00 p.m. ET.
Community Impact Fund: Washington, DC, Ward 8
Capacity building grant from Martha's Table. Deadline is May 20, by 5:00 p.m. ET.
Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program
Grant for Tribal governments from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Deadline is May 25.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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Intersections of Gender-Based Violence and MMIWR
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) webinar hosted by the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women. May 12, at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Hepatitis B Vaccine Opportunities in Hawai'i
Webinar on hepatitis B vaccines for adults ages 19-59 hosted by Hep Free Hawai'i. May 18, at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Genomic Basis of Breast Cancer Progression in Blacks
Marshall W. Nirenberg Lecture hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Intramural Research. May 25, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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Roots of Resilience: AA and PI Migration, Struggle & Resistance
Virtual workshop hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. May 16, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Decolonizing and Indigenizing our Diets for Health
Native American Nutrition conference hosted by the University of Minnesota. There is a wait list for in-person attendance, but virtual registrations are still available. May 23-25 in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
PRIDoC: Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress
Conference hosted by the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada, in partnership with 'Ahahui 'o nā Kauka and the Association of American Indian Physicians. July 10-15 in Vancouver, Canada.
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Resources |
Resources: COVID-19
The Get the Facts campaign, an initiative of the University of Minnesota National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants, is a collection of resources on COVID-19 vaccines and boosters available in more than 30 languages, including AA and NHPI languages such as Burmese, Chinese, Farsi, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and more.
A study published in Public Health Reports has found lower COVID-19 positivity among LGBTQ+ people likely due to protective health practices and social isolation, but notes that racial and ethnic disparities still exist.
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Resource: Advocating for Data Disaggregation by Race and Ethnicity
Get the Full Picture: Advocating for Data Disaggregation by Race and Ethnicity, published by RWJF, is a guide for community leaders and advocates who want to advance health equity by calling for changes in the way race and ethnicity data is collected, analyzed, and reported. The guide addresses the impacts of categorizing diverse AA and NHPI as well as American Indian and Alaska Native communities under the term "other," a practice that can mask unique needs and strengths.
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Reports: Disparities in Health Care in Medicare Advantage and the CMS Framework for Health Equity
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Clinical Trials |
Exploring the Feasibility of Kōmmour Prenatal to Reduce Maternal and Infant Health Disparities
This study, sponsored by the University of Arkansas, seeks Marshallese women age 18 years or older and 8-20 weeks pregnant to culturally adapt and test a group prenatal program (Kōmmour Prenatal) to reduce maternal and infant health disparities among Marshallese women. The study will be carried out at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Engaging Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders and Activating Communities to Take Steps (ENACTS)
This study, sponsored by Washington State University, seeks NHPI volunteers age 18 years or older. This six-month intervention will test a blood pressure education program that emphasizes a healthy diet, traditional NHPI foods, adherence to medication, physical activity, and smoking cessation. The study will be carried out online.
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Workforce Development |
2023 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship
The Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship, a program of the First Nations Development Institute and the Henry Luce Foundation, is a two-year enrichment program for Native knowledge holders engaged in creating, disseminating, and perpetuating knowledge that advances their respective field, including healthcare, food justice, and culture. Applicants must be Tribally affiliated with an American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian community. Deadline for application is May 26, by 7:00 p.m. ET.
Training: Hawai'i Rural Health ECHO
ECHO Hawai'i is a Continuing Medical Education (CME) learning community that links specialist teams with primary health care providers in local communities in order to provide mentoring, feedback, and the promotion of best practices. Hawai'i ECHO offers weekly two-hour web conferences on behavioral health, geriatrics, and pediatrics.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
This week, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring the report The State of Safety for Asian American and Pacific Islander Women in the U.S.: March 2022. Published by the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, this document presents findings from a 2022 nationally representative survey of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women in the United States.
This document is free to read and can be accessed through the online catalog here.
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