Minority Health Resources

Office of Minority Health sent this bulletin at 03/14/2012 03:22 PM EDT

FYI: Minority Resources...Money & More

Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center's Information Services Team
March 14, 2012
 

OMHRC: April is Minority Health Month!

April is National Minority Health Month. This year's theme, Health Equity Can't Wait. Act Now in Your CommUNITY!, is a call to action and unity for the regions, the state and local offices of minority health, the health departments and all the organizations and partners involved and invested in reducing health disparities. Learn More


  In This Issue ...

Funding

Federal Grants

Minority Population Specific: $500k or less . . .  
  • HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): Development and Translation of Medical Technologies to Reduce Health Disparities (R43/R44). View Full Announcement
  • HHS/Administration for Children and Families: Ethnic Community Self Help Program. View Full Announcement
  • HHS/National Institutes of Health: NIDDK Short-Term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) (R25) Grant. View Full Announcement
  • USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) Grant. View Full Announcement
$500k or more . . .  
  • HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Building a Medical Home for HIV positive Multiply Diagnosed Homeless Populations Initiative - Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center Grant. View Full Announcement
  • HHS/National Institutes of Health: Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures. View Full Announcement
$500k or less . . .  
  • Corporation for National and Community Service: FY 2012 National Day of Service and Remembrance Grants. View Full Announcement
  • HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV positive Homeless Populations - Demonstration Sites Grant. View Full Announcement
  • HHS/Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Adminis.: Drug Free Communities Mentoring Program Grant. View Full Announcement

Non Federal Grants

Minority Population Specific: $500k or less . . . 
  • The Johns Hopkins Center to Reduce Cancer Disparities: Community Networks Program in Prince George's County, Maryland. The program's overall goal is to apply the principles of community-based participatory research to support health promotion, education, and research activities that contribute to Prince George's County's efforts to reduce cancer health disparities. View Full Announcement Exit Disclaimer
$500k or less . . . 

Scholarships/Fellowships

  • Center for Social Inclusion: Alston Bannerman Sabbatical Fellowship for Activists of Color. View Full Announcement Exit Disclaimer

Events

  • SAMHSA/Single State Agencies: Training. SAMHSA Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Capacity Building Technical Assistance meetings. Hosted in 5 states from March 21- May 1, 2012 Learn More Exit Disclaimer
  • HHS: Free workshop. Minority Institutions of Higher Education (MIHE) & Minority Owned Small Business (MOSB):Government Contracting Workshop. March 27-28, 2012 in Miami Dade College, Miami, FL. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Resources

  • SAMHSA: New toll-free hotline available. Emotional Distress Hotline. Practical advice and resources on how to deal with the effects disasters can have on your physical and mental health. Learn More

African American Health

  • California Office of the Patient Advocate: New preventive health materials available. African American Health Care. This material was culturally designed by people of African ancestry living in California using focus groups, surveys, community outreach, etc Materials include: Mental Health Care (poster and insert); *General Health Care (poster and insert); Consumer Video; & Practitioner Video Learn More

American Indians/Alaska Native Health

  • CDC: New data report released. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2009. Read Full Report [PDF | 3.2MB]

Cancer

  • OMHRC: March is honored as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal Cancer: Know It to Beat It. Organizations, articles, statics and more resources now available. Learn More

Cultural Competency/LAS

Events
  • California Pan-Ethnic Health Network: Webinar. Equity and the ACA: Advancing Language Access and Data Collection. Thursday, March 15, 2012 from 9:00 am - 10:00 am PST. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Health Care

Events
  • State Reforum: Webinar. SHADAC Webinar: Predicting the Effects of the ACA: Understanding Microsimulation Models. Wed., March 21, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Hispanic/Latino Health

  • White House: New interim report released. White House Hispanic Community Action Summits. Read Full Report [PDF | 395KB]

HIV/AIDS-STDs

  • CDC: A new social media campaign is launched in honor of National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness day. Take Charge. Take the Test. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Events
  • Farmworker Justice: Spanish-language webinar training. Community Mobilization: a key tool for HIV prevention in rural, Latino communities. March 22 beginning at 11:00 a.m. PDT. Learn More Exit Disclaimer
  • Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education & Training Center (TX/OK AETC)/ Federal Training Center Collaborative (FTCC): Webinar. HIV, Stigma and Prison. March 29 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. PST. Learn More Exit Disclaimer
  • The Center for Strengthening Youth Prevention Paradigms (SYPP Center): Webinar. Community Mobilization with African American Youth: Black AIDS Institute (BAI) and African American HIV University Class of 2011. On March 15 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PST. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Nutrition/Obesity

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities: March 2012 Seminar Series in honor of National Nutrition Month. Promoting Equity through Engagement: Novel Strategies to Transform Communities into Epicenters of Health. Thursday, March 15, 2012 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. At NIH campus in Bethesda, MD Learn More
  • USDA: New consumer factsheet available. USDA's Nutrition Assistance Programs: Eat Right When Money's Tight. Learn More [PDF | 777KB]
  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: March is honored as National Nutrition Awareness Month. 21012 theme is Get Your Plate in Shape. Factsheets, media resources, events and more are now available. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Pulmonary Health

  • Office of the Surgeon General: New data report released. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Read Full Report

Vision

Events
  • National Eye Institute: Symposium. Second Symposium on Stem Cells. Monday April 16, 2012 in Bethesda, MD. Learn More

Women's Health

  • CDC: Press Release. National Estimate Shows Not Enough Young Women Tested for Chlamydia: Gaps in Testing Threaten Reproductive Health. Learn More
  • The Calvert Foundation: New women's health initiative launched, Women INvesting in Women INitiative (WIN-WIN). The initiative will invest at least $20 million in high-impact organizations and projects worldwide that create opportunities for women lacking access to traditional credit and funding sources. Learn More Exit Disclaimer