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December 13, 2023 | View as a webpage
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Marketplace Enrollment Deadline for January Coverage: December 15
Don’t miss out! The deadline for Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment is this Friday, December 15 for coverage starting January 1, 2024. According to a report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), nearly 4.6 million Americans have signed up for individual plans thought the Marketplace since November 1.
Sign up and help spread the word using graphics, prepared talking points, customizable media, and other resources tailored to specific populations from CMS.
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Funding |
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Comprehensive Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity
Cooperative agreement from the National Institutes of Health to support the Comprehensive Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (CPACHE) Program. The CPACHE Program develops and maintains partnerships between institutions serving underserved health disparity populations, underrepresented students, and National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Centers.
Deadline is January 16, 2024.
Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions
Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) support research on family health and well-being and resilience and advance the science of minority health and health disparities.
Deadline is February 5, 2024.
Health and Health Care Disparities Among Persons Living with Disabilities
Grant from the NIH will support research examining the underlying causes, pathways, and factors adversely impacting the health and well-being of persons living with one or more disabilities among populations experiencing health disparities.
Deadline is February 5, 2024.
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HHS Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge
Challenge grant from the HHS Office of Minority Health seeks Tribal and community-led strategies to address health disparities in Tribes and communities disproportionately burdened by environmental and climate change-related hazards.
Phase 1 Deadline is January 30, 2024.
Leveraging Health Information Technology to Address and Reduce Health Care Disparities
Grant from the NIH to support research examining the impact of leveraging health information technology to reduce health care disparities in access to care, patient-clinician communication, and health outcomes for populations that experience health disparities.
Deadline is February 5, 2024.
Research to Support Substance Use Epidemiology, Prevention, and Services Studies
Grant from the NIH to support translational research across epidemiology, services, and prevention research to relieve the burden of substance use on public health.
Deadline is February 14, 2024.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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Behavioral Health Integration Webinar Series: Brief Interventions for Integrated Care Settings
Part of webinar series hosted by the Indian Health Service TeleBehavioral Health Center of Excellence.
December 14, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Improving Clinician Wellbeing Through Systems Change
Webinar hosted by the Healing Works Foundation.
December 14, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Poverty, Housing, and Stigma: The Profound Effects of the SDOH on Addiction Management
Webinar hosted by the National Center for Health in Public Housing.
December 18, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
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Equity in Action: Caring for Incarcerated Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS
Webinar hosted by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
December 14, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Health Centers: Addressing Health Disparities for LGBTQIA+ People and People with HIV in Public Housing
Part of webinar series hosted by the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH).
December 15, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Good for You: Year-End Wellness for Helping Professionals
Webinar hosted by the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network.
December 20, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Resources |
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Messaging and Communications to People at Higher Risk for or Disproportionately Impacted by Suicide
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide is the leading cause of the death in the U.S., accounting for 48 deaths in 2021 alone. Disparities in factors related to suicide exist across different groups including veterans, people who live in rural areas, sexual and gender minorities, middle-aged adults, people of color, and tribal populations.
After the July 2022 transition to the 988 Lifeline from the previous 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, more information was needed to make sure groups disproportionately impacted by suicide were made aware of the change and to instill trust and confidence in the service. The 988 Formative Research Project aimed to uncover the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, barriers, and motivations related to 988 and identifying help-seeking behaviors among populations with a higher risk for or disproportionately impacted by suicide as a first step in better understanding how to reach and engage them.
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Hunger Pains: How Food Insecurity Affects Oral Health
According to the CDC, a higher percentage of non-Hispanic Black children and Hispanic children live in food-insecure households than non-Hispanic White children. Survey findings produced by the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, Inc. found that food insecurity is linked to poorer oral health outcomes. Food insecurity disproportionately affects certain groups such as racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with less than a high school education, low-income individuals, and those living in rural areas. The report provides oral health professionals with information to help them integrate food intake questions into their care and provide resources to patients experiencing food insecurity.
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Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the overdose mortality of pregnant and postpartum women aged 35-44 tripled from 2018 to 2021. With funding from the CDC, the American Psychiatric Association conducted a needs assessment to identify practices and barriers in treating perinatal mental and substance use disorders.
The Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit includes eight factsheets for clinicians and patients, a white paper, and a four-part webinar series. Topics include the epidemiology of perinatal mental and substance use disorders, interventions, recommended training, and considerations for vulnerable populations.
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Clinical Trials |
Engaging Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders and Activating Communities to Take Steps
This study, sponsored by Washington State University, will evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program to address self-management of hypertension in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander individuals. This study will take place in Seattle, Washington
Baby2Home Mobile Health Application
This study, sponsored by the Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in collaboration with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, will evaluate the effectiveness of a digital healthcare intervention, Baby2Home, in improving maternal, paternal, and infant health service use outcomes and reducing racial/ethnic and income-based disparities in preventive health service use. This study will take place in Chicago, Illinois.
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Workforce Development |
Native American Congressional Internship
The Udall Native American Congressional Internship helps future leaders in Indian Country learn how the federal government works with and impacts Tribes and Tribal communities. Undergraduate, graduate and law students are eligible to apply.
Deadline for application is January 24, 2024.
Summer Health Professions Education Program
The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is a free summer program for students to explore their interests in medicine, dentistry, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, public health, and more. This program from the American Medical College aims to strengthen the career development of students underrepresented in the health professions and prepare them for a successful application to health professions schools.
Deadline for Application is February 5, by 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
With the approaching Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment deadline on December 15 to get coverage for January 2024, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring Demographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage: United States, 2022. This recent report from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics presents data on national estimates of health insurance coverage and the lack thereof, presented by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, income, educational attainment, employment status, and marital status. These estimates are based on responses from the Sample Adult and Sample Child modules of the 2022 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
You can access this free resource through the online catalog here.
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