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May 24, 2023 | View as a webpage
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May is Lupus Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month, led by the Lupus Foundation of America, is an annual observance to raise awareness of the physical, emotional, and economic impact of lupus.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that has a disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minority populations. The Let’s Take Charge! Campaign, created by the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (FDA OMHHE), highlights the importance of racial and ethnic minority participation in clinical trials so that lupus research is more inclusive and diverse.
Watch this video to learn how diversity in clinical trials can benefit lupus patients—then find and join lupus clinical trials at ClinicalTrials.gov. Let's take charge to make lupus research more inclusive and diverse!
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New OMH Funding Opportunity: Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative
The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) is seeking applications for projects funded under the Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative to develop innovative models for integrating community-based maternal support services (COMSS) into perinatal systems of care.
COMSS are social and supportive services that address social determinants of health (SDOH), such as health literacy; pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting education; cultural and linguistic diversity; exposure to trauma; housing, food, and transportation.
Technical Assistance Webinar June 1, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Deadline is July 18, at 6:00 p.m. ET.
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New Podcast Episode: House Calls with Dr. Vivek Murthy with Special Guest Eric Nam
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Funding |
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Health System Strategies to Address Disparities in Hypertension Management & Control
Funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to fund large randomized controlled trials comparing health system strategies to improve hypertension control and health outcomes for populations experiencing disparities in outcomes.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is May 31, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Behavioral Health Equity Challenge: Outreach and Engagement Strategies for Underserved Racial and Ethnic Communities
Challenge from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to identify and highlight community-based organization outreach and engagement strategies that increase access to behavioral health services for racial and ethnic underserved communities.
Deadline is June 8, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
A Status Neutral Approach to Improve HIV Prevention and Health Outcomes for Racial and Ethnic Minorities – Implementation Sites
Cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to develop, implement, and evaluate status neutral strategies within Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A jurisdictions for racial and ethnic minority subpopulations who need HIV prevention services.
Deadline is June 12, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success for Communities, Local Governments, Universities, Colleges, and Tribes/Tribal Organizations
Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help reduce the onset and progression of substance misuse and its related problems by supporting the development and delivery of community-based substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services.
Deadline is June 5, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
A Status Neutral Approach to Improve HIV Prevention and Health Outcomes for Racial and Ethnic Minorities – Evaluation and Technical Assistance Provider
Cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support a single organization to lead a multi-site evaluation and provide technical assistance, including planning, coordination, mapping services, and infrastructure development/enhancement to a cohort of up to four implementation sites on the development of a status neutral framework.
Deadline is June 12, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
State-Tribal Partnerships to Implement Best Practices in Indian Child Welfare
Grant from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to generate evidence for how best to effectively implement child welfare practices and ongoing active efforts to maintain American Indian and Alaska Native families by funding state and tribal partnerships to jointly design and operate Indian child welfare best practice implementation demonstration sites.
Deadline is June 13, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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Structural Competency: Identifying and Addressing the Upstream Causes of Diabetes and COVID-19
Webinar hosted by Health Outreach Partners.
May 25, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Addressing Suicidality in Men Within a Primary Care Setting
Webinar hosted by the HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care Behavioral Health Technical Assistance (BPHC-BH TA).
June 1, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
LGBTQ+ Mental Health in Communities
Part of webinar series hosted by the USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
June 6, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Texas Conference on Health Disparities: Engaging the Whole Person to Address Health Disparities
In-person conference hosted by The University of North Texas Health Science Center.
June 8-9, in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Deadline for abstracts, workshops, and awards is May 26.
Webinar Series on Accessibility and Plain Language: Easy Read Text
Webinar hosted by the Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC).
June 5, at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Lupus & You: Mental Health & Wellness
Webinar hosted by the Lupus Foundation of America.
June 13, at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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National Resource Center on Lupus
Did you know that African American women are three times more likely to get lupus than White women? Additionally, lupus is also more common in Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, and American Indian/Alaska Native women.
The National Resource Center on Lupus by the Lupus Foundation of America provides up-to-date resources and information on lupus. Consumers can learn facts about lupus, how diagnosis works, and how to live with and treat lupus. National lupus support groups provide a safe and understanding environment where people with lupus can come together to ask questions, listen to others, or lend a helping hand. The Caregiver Toolkit, which is also accessible in Spanish, is an additional resource that provides guidance on various topics, including self-care and boundary setting, ways caregivers can assist, financial and legal matters, as well as useful templates and forms for tracking vital information.
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Pathway to Practice (P2P) Resource Center
The P2P Resource Center is a one-stop, easy-to-navigate website that features tools and resources produced by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded Prevention Resource Center (PRC) research projects. Community organizations, public health practitioners and researchers can easily find useful resources such as toolkits, research briefs, and training about how people and their communities can avoid or reduce the risks for chronic illness.
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The Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing in Faith and Community Settings Toolkit
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Clinical Trials |
Characteristics and Disease Progression of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
This study, sponsored by the University of Miami in collaboration with the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), will characterize immune system abnormalities, genetic components, and disease progression in people with systemic lupus erythematosus and mixed connective tissue disease. This study will take place in Miami, Florida.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Gullah Health (SLEIGH)
This study, sponsored by the Medical University of South Carolina in collaboration with the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), will study whether there are specific genetic factors that interact with environmental exposures leading to the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study will take place in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Workforce Development |
National Institute on Drug Abuse Diversity Scholars Travel Award Program
The NIDA Office of Research Training, Diversity, and Disparities (NIDA ORTDD) Diversity Scholars Travel Award Program helps graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-stage investigators attend national scientific conferences. The awards encourage recipients to network, present posters, or oral talks, and follow career development opportunities. The next award opportunity is for the National Hispanic Science Network International Conference (NHSN) taking place September 21-23, in Washington, D.C.
Deadline for Application is June 28.
LFA Professional Online Instrument Training Program (POINT Program™)
This web-based program from the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) provides standardized training on the correct use of disease assessment tools used in clinical trials. The LFA POINT Program™️ addresses substantial inconsistencies in the way researchers use and are trained on tools to evaluate the treatments being studied in clinical trials for medical professionals in the lupus research community.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
In recognition of Hepatitis Awareness Month and AA and NHPI Heritage Month, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring Hepatitis B in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities, published by the American Liver Foundation. This brief fact sheet provides digestible statistics on hepatitis B infection and its impact on AA and NHPI communities, as well as the current recommendations for testing and vaccination.
This resource is available for free and can be accessed through the online catalog here.
Looking for more information on a topic included in this collection? View our search tips page for guidance on searching the online catalog.
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