February 14, 2024 | View as a webpage
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February 14 is National Donor Day
Observed every year on February 14th, National Donor Day is an observance dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ, eye, and tissue donation. It is also a day to recognize those who have given and received the gift of life through organ, eye, and tissue donation, those who are currently waiting for a lifesaving transplant, and those who died waiting because an organ was not donated in time. This Donor Day, share the love and give hope to the patients on the National Transplant Waiting List by registering to be an organ donor.
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February 22: Join OMH for a Community Narratives, Visions, and Actions Webinar
On Thursday, February 22, 2 – 3 pm ET, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will host and facilitate a discussion with a panel of its partners focused on leveraging lessons learned from the COVID-19 response to enhance community-based interventions that support vaccine confidence for other respiratory illnesses within Black and African American populations (e.g., influenza, RSV, pneumococcal diseases).
This virtual roundtable is an opportunity to delve into the value of community-based interventions to promote health equity within Black communities.
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Funding |
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2024 AARP Community Challenge
Grant opportunities from AARP supporting projects in the areas of community health, digital connections, housing, transportation, and more. Deadline is March 6, by 5:00 p.m. ET.
Drug Delivery Systems for Antiretroviral Therapy Optimization in Children Living with HIV-1
Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to accelerate the development of safe and effective long-acting drug delivery systems for improved, simplified treatment of HIV-1 in children. Deadline is March 13.
Montana Healthcare Foundation Grants
Grant from the Montana Healthcare Foundation for Montana-based organizations to help design and pilot innovative Montana-grown solutions to critical health challenges. The applications we receive also help us understand the evolving needs and priorities in communities around the state. Deadline is March 15.
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Tribal Behavioral Health
Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help prevent and reduce suicidal behavior and substance use/misuse, reduce the impact of trauma, and promote mental health among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth, up to and including age 24, by building a healthy network of systems, services, and partnerships that impact youth. Deadline is March 6, by 11:59 p.m. ET.
Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program
Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support community-based outreach education programs that provide individuals and families with information on the value of good health at any age, motivation to take more responsibility for their own health, and information regarding rural environmental health issues that directly impact human health. Deadline is March 14, by 5:00 p.m. ET.
Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders
Grant from the NIH to encourage research designed to explain the etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and optimal means of service delivery in relation to autism spectrum disorders. Deadline is March 16.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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Introduction to Black in Cancer
Webinar hosted by Jackson State University. TODAY, February 14, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Sexual Health Services in Jails
Webinar hosted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials. February 21, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
A Safe Systems Approach: Working Across Disciplines to Improve Safety and Health Equity Outcomes
Webinar hosted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. February 22, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Demystifying Medicine - Sickle Cell Anemia: A Global Perspective
Part of webinar series hosted by the National Institutes of Health. February 20, at 4:00 p.m. ET, in Bethesda, Maryland, and online.
Strategies for a Successful Behavioral Health Survey
Webinar hosted by The Joint Commission. February 22, at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Dying To Be Thin: What School Based Behavioral Health Professionals Need to Know About Eating Disorders
Webinar hosted by the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. February 28, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Resources |
New Framework Released to Reduce Opioid Overdose: Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach
The HEALing Communities Initiative, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative® created the Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA): A Policymakers Guide to Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies that Address Opioid Overdose to aid policymakers, communities and key stakeholders in developing comprehensive, multi-system strategies that address the opioid crisis. The scientific evidence behind the framework was published in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence and outlines 19 essential evidence-based interventions to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
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Social Media and Adolescent Health
The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health states that children and adolescents who spend more than 3 hours a day on social media face double the risk of mental health problems including experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety. The new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers nearly a dozen recommendations for social media companies, Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, and others to minimize the harm of social media use on adolescents’ health while maximizing its benefits.
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Diabetes in America
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 38.4 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, diagnosed and undiagnosed. Among race and ethnicity subgroups, the highest prevalence of diagnosed diabetes is among non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native communities at 16% and non-Hispanic Black communities at 12.5%.
Diabetes in America from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney is a compilation and assessment of epidemiologic, public health, clinical research, and clinical trial data focused on diabetes, its complications and treatment, health care utilization, and diabetes prevention in the U.S. The publication covers the spectrum of diabetes, complications from it, medical care, and information about prevention.
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Clinical Trials |
Observational Study of HIV+ Deceased Donor Transplant for HIV+ Recipients
This study, sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will follow individuals who agree to accept and receive a solid organ transplant from an HIV-infected (HIV+) deceased donor to determine the safety and efficacy of this practice. This study will take place in Aurora, Colorado.
MIND Foods and Aerobic Training in Black Adults with Hypertension
This study, sponsored by the Indiana University in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, will determine the impact of Mediterranean-Dash Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet and aerobic training on cognition in Black adults with hypertension. This study will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Workforce Development |
Medicine Pathways for Advancing Tribal Healthcare (PATH)
The Medicine PATH program administered by the Front-Line Indigenous Partnership Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital supports 8 motivated Native youth currently enrolled in college or university on their journey to becoming physicians. Recipients will receive support for travel, transportation, lodging, and food during the Boston 3-week summer medicine enrichment portion of the program. Deadline for application is February 29.
Summer Research Internship Grant
The American Epilepsy Society BRIDGE (Broadening Representation and Inclusion by Growing Diversity and Equity) Summer Research Internship Grant supports a summer internship experience for undergraduate students from among those historically underrepresented in the specialty to encourage their interest in epilepsy as a field of study and in basic, clinical, and translational research generally. Deadline for application is February 29.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
In recognition of National Donor Day, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring a small collection of recent articles related to organ and tissue donation in racial and ethnic minority communities. The articles include research about inequities on organ transplant waiting lists, health disparities among organ donation recipients, and cultural attitudes about organ and tissue donation.
These resources are all free to access and read through the online catalog.
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