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NEW! OMH Releases Men’s Health Month Infographic
The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) has released a new infographic providing health information on racial and ethnic minority, American Indian, and Alaska Native men, including their health behaviors, chronic conditions, and leading causes of death.
Visit our Men's Health Month website to download and share the latest resources. Be sure to use the hashtags #MHM2023 and #MinorityHealth.
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Apply Today: Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program
The new Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program from the Health Resources and Services Administration aims to recruit and retain clinicians who provide pediatric medical subspecialty, pediatric surgical specialty, or child and adolescent behavioral health care, including substance use prevention and treatment services.
Clinicians can receive up to $100,000 in loan repayment and will work full-time for three years at an approved site in a health professional shortage area, medically underserved area, or providing care to a medically underserved population.
Application Webinar: June 21, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Deadline is July 20, by 7:30 p.m. ET.
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June 27 is National HIV Testing Day
Approximately 1 in 7 people with HIV don’t know they have it. Health care providers can use free resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help #ScreenForHIV in their practice and ensure every patient is tested for HIV, no matter their gender, sexual orientation, age, or ethnicity.
Visit the CDC website for additional resources, including the GetTested Tool, an online tool that helps individuals find free, local, and confidential HIV and STI testing.
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Funding |
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Delta Health Care Service Grant Program
Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to address the continued unmet health needs of the Delta Region through cooperation among health care professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions, and economic development entities.
Deadline is July 3, by 11:59 p.m. ET.
Native Voices Rising Grant
Grant from the Common Counsel Foundation and Native Americans in Philanthropy that aims to support Native-led, grassroots organizations that are focusing on issues of health and healing, environmental and climate justice, and more.
Deadline is July 7.
Prevention Services Evaluation Partnerships: Building Evidence for Mental Health, Substance Use, In-home Parent Skill-based, and Kinship Navigator Programs and Services
Cooperative agreement from the Administration for Children and Families to support summative randomized control trial or quasi-experimental evaluations of a mental health, substance abuse prevention and/or treatment, in-home parent skill-based, or kinship navigator program or service, with a particular interest in programs and services that have been designed for or adapted for specific cultural, ethnic, or racial groups.
Deadline is July 11, by 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Primary Care Training and Enhancement-Language and Disability Access
Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration supporting the development of curricula and training of medical students, physician assistant students, and primary care medical residents to provide high-quality primary care services to individuals with limited English proficiency and/or individuals with physical disabilities and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Deadline is July 3, by 11:59 p.m. ET.
Indian Health Service National Indian Health Outreach and Education
Cooperative agreement from the Indian Health Service to further its mission and goals related to providing quality health care to the American Indian and Alaska Native community through outreach and education efforts with a focus on improving Indian health care, promoting awareness, visibility, advocacy, training, technical assistance, and more.
Deadline is July 10.
Minority Research Grant Program
Grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services supporting innovative health services research that can directly and demonstrably contribute to the improvement of health outcomes for people from all minority populations.
Deadline is July 12, by 3:00 p.m. ET.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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Rural Telehealth and Mental Health for Immigrants and Migrants
Part of webinar series hosted by the Center for Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions.
June 22, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Supporting Native LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit Individuals: Panel Focusing on Lived Experience
Part of webinar series hosted by the Center for Excellence: LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity.
June 26, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Expanding Harm Reduction Access in the U.S. for Rural and Other Underserved Populations
Webinar hosted by the University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction.
June 28, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
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Ambulance Deserts: Geographic Disparities in the Provision of Ambulance Services
Webinar hosted by the Rural Health Research Gateway.
June 26, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Maternal Health Tribal Learning Community Series: Advancing Health Equity: Strengthening Community Engagement and Partnerships
Part of webinar series hosted by the National Indian Health Board.
June 27, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Asegurar la Equidad: Exploring Vaccination during Pregnancy for Minority Women
Webinar hosted by the National Hispanic Medical Association.
June 28, at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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Take Charge of Your Health: Men’s Preventative Health Care
As of 2018, the leading causes of death for men are heart disease and cancer. Living a healthy lifestyle and getting preventative health care can help lower the risk of heart disease and cancer in men.
This Men’s Health Month, share preventative care resources that can help men of any age navigate their next check-up. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Men’s Health Checklist provides a list of benefits covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurance plans that can help men keep up to date with their health. Additionally, the CMS Coverage to Care Initiative offers a Men Preventive Services Flyer in English and seven other languages to help men navigate and take charge of their health.
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Telementoring Quality Measure Toolkit
The new Telementoring Quality Measure Toolkit from the Rural Telementoring Training Center helps rural health care providers build and maintain a high-quality telementoring program. Providers can use the editable PDF or app version of the toolkit to evaluate their institution's training, education and support for health care workers.
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National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention AtlasPlus
AtlasPlus is an interactive tool that gives users the ability to create customized tables, maps, and charts using nearly 20 years of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance data on HIV, viral hepatitis, STD, and TB. AtlasPlus also provides access to indicators on social determinants of health allowing users to view social and economic data in conjunction with surveillance data for each disease.
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HRSA Announces the Release of the Health Care and Service Delivery Site Dashboard
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) launched the Health Care and Service Delivery Site Dashboard to provide visualization of data pertaining to the location of sites that deliver services funded by or participating in HRSA-related programs by state and county.
The tool provides visibility into the distribution of health care services and helps HRSA enhance program outreach and impact across the country to improve access to health care. The dashboard is intended to strengthen and promote innovation, data sharing, accountability, and equity, making more health data information available to the public on the meaningful programs HRSA supports.
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Clinical Trials |
Affirmative Psychotherapy for Sexual Minority Women's Mental and Behavioral Health
This study, sponsored by Yale University in collaboration with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, will assess the efficacy of an LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy in reducing heavy drinking and mental health symptoms. This study will be conducted in New York, New York.
African American Families Fighting Parental Cancer Together
This study, sponsored by the University of Delaware, will test the usefulness of a family-based program for African American parents/primary caregivers with newly diagnosed solid tumor cancer and their adolescent children. The program is designed to promote family communication and reduce depressive symptoms for adolescent children. This study will be conducted in Newark, Delaware.
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Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy Initiative
The Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy Initiative from the Kresge Foundation brings rising public health leaders together with community leaders to co-create sustainable solutions that advance health equity and well-being for all. Community collectives will be selected to participate in a one-year program comprising four competency-developing modules, a culminating activity, stipends, and potential implementation grant funding.
Deadline for Application is July 6, by 3:00 p.m. ET.
Future Clinicians Scholarship Program
The Future Clinicians Scholarship program from the United Health Group will support underrepresented students in the early stages of their careers who demonstrate a commitment to better understand and/or address health disparities in medically underserved communities.
Deadline for Application is July 31, by 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
In recognition of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring Social Media Toolkit: Developing a Social Media Strategy to Combat the HIV Epidemic in Indian Country. This document from the National Indian Health Board shares strategies for using social media to reach and engage American Indian and Alaska Native populations in HIV testing and prevention.
You can access this free resource through the online catalog here.
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