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January 24, 2024 | View as a webpage
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Deadline Approaching: OMH's HHS Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge
The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) is seeking applications for Tribal and community-led strategies to address health disparities in Tribes and communities disproportionately burdened by environmental and climate change-related hazards. The Challenge will further partnerships with communities, in line with the White House Campaign for Environmental Justice and help drive innovation to catalyze creative solutions to confront longstanding environmental injustices and inequities.
Phase 1 Deadline is January 30.
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Registration Closing Soon: Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health
On February 13-14, the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) will have a meeting focusing on the implementation of the anticipated updates to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) federal race and ethnicity data collection standards. Pre-registration is required for the public to attend the meeting, provide comments, and/or distribute printed materials to ACMH members.
Members of the public must register for the meeting by January 30, at 5:00 p.m. ET by sending an email to OMH-ACMH@hhs.gov with the following information: name, affiliation, phone number, email address, days attending, and if participation is in-person or via webcast.
Meeting Date and Time: February 13-14, at 8:30 a.m. ET, in Rockville, Maryland.
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Funding |
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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.
The Lesbian Health Fund
Grant from GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality to define, study, and educate lesbians and other sexual minority women, as well as their healthcare providers, about health issues facing the community.
Deadline is March 15.
Rural Emergency Medical Services Training
Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support the recruitment and training of emergency medical services personnel in rural areas with a particular focus on addressing substance use disorders and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.
Deadline is March 20, by 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Development of Biological Products that Eliminate HIV-infected Cells
Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will support late-stage engineering and preclinical development of innovative biological products that kill HIV-infected cells such as broadly neutralizing antibodies, their derivatives, and other soluble, antibody-like molecules.
Deadline is March 13.
Addressing the Impact of Syndemics on the Health of People with HIV
Grant from the NIH will support projects seeking solutions to the ineffective management of co-occurring conditions in marginalized communities of people with HIV. The co-occurring conditions must be within the mission of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases or the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Deadline is March 20.
Clinical-Community Linkages to Address Needs of Populations Experiencing Health Disparities
Grant from the NIH to advance research that leverages healthcare-community partnerships to address unmet health-related social needs among individuals and families and adverse social determinants of health within communities.
Deadline is March 22.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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Building Bridges between Healthcare Systems and Community-Based Organizations to Address Health Disparities
Webinar hosted by the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium.
February 1, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Public Health Accreditation Board Initial Accreditation and Pathways Training
Webinar hosted by the Public Health Accreditation Board.
February 6, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Recognizing, Preventing, and Treating Youth Depression in Schools
Webinar hosted by the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center.
February 7, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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Reimagining Kidney Function Assessment
Workshop hosted by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
February 5-6.
Prioritizing Genetics to Reduce Existing Health Disparities
Webinar hosted by the National Institutes of Health.
February 7. at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Heart-work: The Power of Trauma-Informed Service Delivery in HIV Care
Webinar hosted by ELEVATE: Engage Leadership though Employment, Validation and Advancing Transformation and Equity.
February 20, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Resources |
The Role of Cardiovascular Health in Maternal Health
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the maternal mortality rate increased from 17.4 per 100,000 live births in 2018 to 32.9 in 2021. In 2021, non-Hispanic Black women had 2.6 times the maternal mortality rate of non-Hispanic White women. This learning module from the American Heart Association aims to improve women’s cardiovascular health and eliminate maternal health disparities by identifying and explaining the increased cardiovascular risk and contributing comorbidities that affect pregnant and recently pregnant individuals.
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Transportation Equity Brief: Caregivers and Transportation
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center aims to promote the availability and accessibility of transportation for older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. This transportation brief details the importance of transportation for older adults and adults with disabilities, their lack of options, and how caregivers play a role in the transportation needs of these communities.
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Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has created the Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal. The Portal is a bibliographic database that offers access to global peer-reviewed research and gray literature on the science of climate impacts on human health.
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Clinical Trials |
Optimal Digital Weight Loss Treatment for Rural Individuals
This study, sponsored by the University of South Carolina in collaboration with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, will evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate educational program for Native American men aimed at reducing the consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks. This study will take place in Columbia, South Carolina.
DECIDE: Dyads and Families
This study, sponsored by the Emory University in collaboration with the National Institute on Aging, will design and test a decision-making program that is tailored to support adult daughters making healthcare decisions for their parents who are living with memory loss to improve the quality of life of African American families. This study will take place in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Workforce Development |
Ground Work: Racial Justice and Cultural Humility Training for Health Centers
The National Association of Community Health Centers’ Ground Work training is designed to help the health center field level-set on the concepts of racial identity, privilege, bias, and structural and institutional racism. Ground Work provides the background information and the tools for any health center staff to engage in health equity and anti-racism work in their community.
Neuroscience Scholars Program
The Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) from the Society for Neuroscience is a two-year online training program open to underrepresented graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. NSP provides resources focused on career advancement, the research process, and cutting-edge scientific content.
Deadline for application is February 14.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
January 21st through 27th is National Healthy Weight Week, and the OMH Knowledge Center is highlighting Cancer and Obesity: Overweight and Obesity are Associated with Cancer from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This document and infographic examine how overweight and obesity are linked to cancer. It also explains how states and communities are working to support healthy weight as well as what individuals can do at home, school, and in their workplace to stay healthy. This document is part of the CDC’s program CDC Vital Signs.
You can access this free resource through the online catalog here.
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