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May 18, 2022 | View as a webpage
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Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
World Hypertension Day Event: Check In & Check Up for Your Health
Almost half of American adults suffer from high blood pressure and many don't know they have it. The World Hypertension Day 2022 virtual panel, Check In & Check Up for Your Health, highlighted high blood pressure and its connections to community. Discussion topics included the basics of blood pressure, such as the importance of knowing your numbers, risk factors, and accurate measurement, and the work that is being done in communities to empower others with the knowledge and tools to live their best lives.
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Mentoring for Youth Affected by Opioid and Other Drug Misuse
Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention.
Deadline is May 23.
Move Together Grant
Women and girls physical activity grant
from the Power of She Fund and the
Women's Sports Foundation.
Deadline is May 31, by 5:00 p.m. ET.
Expansion of Comprehensive Suicide Prevention
Cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Deadline is June 6.
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Minority Career Development Award in Lung Cancer
Research grant from the
Lung Cancer Research Foundation.
Deadline is May 27.
Regional Dialogues on
Climate Resiliency Grant
Grant for Tribal governments and organizations from the First Nations Development Institute.
Deadline is June 1, by 7:00 p.m. ET.
Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network
Technical assistance cooperative agreement
from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Deadline is June 8.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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We R Native: Amplifying Youth Voices Through Digital Storytelling
Webinar hosted by the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center.
TODAY, May 18, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
No More Broken Promises:
A Path to Health Equity in
Indian Country
Virtual conference hosted by the
National Council of Urban Indian Health.
May 24-25, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
How to ESCALATE Your Community Based Organization
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program services
webinar hosted by NMAC.
May 26, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Federal Implementation of Updated Hepatitis B Vaccination Recommendations
Webinar hosted by the HHS Office of
Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
May 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Now What? Mental Health
Issues in Post-COVID America
Mental Health Awareness Month webinar hosted
by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
May 25, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Men, Why Should You Get Screened for Cancer?
Latino men's health webinar hosted by
UT Health San Antonio and Genentech.
June 9, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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Resources |
Resources: COVID-19
Omicron and its lineage variants continue to be the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States. Vaccines remain the best public health measure to protect people from COVID-19 and reduce the likelihood of new variants emerging. Find vaccines and boosters near you at Vaccines.gov.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Paxlovid to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and children 12 years and older. The FDA has published a Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers and a Patient Eligibility Screening Checklist for Prescribers to support clinical decision making.
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Celebrate National Adolescent Health Month
May is National Adolescent Health Month. Join the HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA) and OMH in celebrating young people's strengths and potential, encouraging youth engagement, and highlighting key topics in adolescent health.
Investing in adolescent health and well-being generates a "triple benefit" for society: healthier youth today, healthier adults in the future, and healthier future generations when today's adolescents become parents, guardians, and caretakers. Check out OPA's resources to help adolescents build on their strengths, overcome barriers to accessing services and resources, and make healthy and informed decisions.
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Resource: Hawai'i Primary Care Needs Assessment Tracker
The Primary Care Needs Assessment Data Tracker, developed by the Hawai'i State Department of Health and available via Hawai'i Health Matters, is a tool for comparing common health statistics to bring awareness to health disparities in Hawai'i. Data is available by county, primary care service area, ZIP-code, census place and tract, and race and ethnicity, including AA, NHPI, and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations.
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Resource: Diabetes and the Eyes Educational Toolkit
The Diabetes & The Eyes Educational Toolkit, created by Prevent Blindness, offers educational materials on preventing diabetes-related retinopathy, glaucoma, and cataracts, as well as strategies for maintaining healthy vision. This resource was designed for healthcare professionals, community health educators, diabetes educators, and anyone in a caregiving or diabetes education role. Toolkit materials are available in English and Spanish.
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Clinical Trials |
The Treatment in Pregnancy for Hepatitis C (TiP-HepC) Registry
This study, sponsored by the Task Force for Global Health and the CDC, seeks pregnant individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. This study will test the efficacy and safety of direct-acting antiviral medications in pregnant women and their effectiveness in reducing mother-to-child transmission. The study will be carried out at the Taskforce for Global Health in Atlanta, Georgia.
CHW Intervention to Improve Post-Hospital Outcomes
This study, sponsored by the University of Illinois at Chicago, the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and SAMHSA, seeks individuals ages 21-60 years old with a chronic medical condition. This study will test an intervention delivered by community health workers (CHWs) and designed to help avoid 30-day readmissions following hospitalization by patients with a co-occurring mental illness. The study will be carried out at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Department of Psychiatry.
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Workforce Development |
Maternal Health Training: Birth & Breastfeeding Leadership Institute
The Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association announced the launch of its Birth & Breastfeeding Leadership Institute, a virtual national leadership development program designed to advance community-level leadership for racial justice and equity in maternal and child health. Leaders can now apply for the first cohort, which will open for self-paced instruction on July 18.
Deadline for application is May 31.
HIV/AIDS Training: ESCALATE
The ESCALATE (Ending Stigma through Collaboration and Lifting All To Empowerment) program, created by NMAC, trains and empowers participants to recognize and address HIV stigma within every level of the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Training is available for both individuals and organizations. Current in-person training dates and locations are:
- June 13-17 in Los Angeles, California
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July 18-22 in New Orleans, Louisiana
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August 15-19 in Miami, Florida
- The Miami training program will be offered in Spanish.
Training: Improving Health and Well-Being in AI/AN Communities Through Compliance
The HHS Office of Inspector General launched Improving Health and Well-Being in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Through Compliance, a training series that focuses on compliance, fraud, waste and abuse, and health care quality topics such as the opioid epidemic, challenges to delivering quality care within the Indian Health Service (IHS), and protecting patients from abuse. The series is intended for organizations that administer HHS-funded programs to AI/AN communities.
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