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June 12, 2024 | View as a webpage
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Celebrate National Men’s Health Week and Wear Blue Day
Men’s Health Week (June 10–16) is celebrated each year during Men’s Health Month to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. Wear Blue Day on June 14 is used to raise awareness about the importance of male health and to encourage men to live longer and healthier lives.
To find more information, health resources, shareable graphics, and social media messaging, visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) Men’s Health Month website.
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June is LGBTQI+ Pride Month
Join OMH and HHS in advancing health equity for LGBTQI+ people and families and preventing discrimination against LGBTQI+ people. Learn more about the Healthy People 2030 LGBT objectives which aim to improve the health, safety, and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Visit the HHS LGBTQI+ Health & Well-being webpage for more information on how HHS is working to ensure that LGBTQI+ people, their families, and communities receive equal access to health services by providing enhanced resources for LGBTQI+ health issues, developing better information regarding LGBTQI+ health needs, and working to close the LGBTQI+ health disparities gap.
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Share Your Insights with OMH: Development of Public Health Vaccine and Prevention Educational Campaigns Involving Community Health Workers
OMH has recently released a Request for Information (RFI) looking for insights from community health workers (CHWs). Please respond to and/or share these two new opportunities to help OMH better understand the needs of the populations it serves.
Through this RFI, OMH seeks to obtain information from CHWs, recipients of CHW services, and organizations representing and/or communities using CHWs to guide the development of an educational campaign focused on increasing the cultural and linguistic competency efforts related to public health vaccines (e.g., influenza and COVID) and other prevention strategies.
Closing Date is July 11, 2024.
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Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program
Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance to develop, implement, or expand comprehensive programs in response to the overdose crisis and the impacts of illicit opioids, stimulants, or other substances.
Deadline is July 1.
Maternal and Child Health Policy Innovation Program
Cooperative agreement from HRSA to support innovative city, county, or state-level policy initiatives that improve outcomes and reduce associated health disparities for maternal and child health populations.
Deadline is July 10.
Minority AIDS Initiative: Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Pilot Program
Cooperative agreement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide substance use prevention, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, HIV, and viral hepatitis prevention and treatment services for racial and ethnic individuals vulnerable to a SUD and/or mental health condition, HIV, viral hepatitis, and other infectious disease.
Deadline is July 12.
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Center for Maternal and Child Health Medicaid Partnerships
Cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to help strengthen collaboration between state Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant programs and advance innovative financing strategies that improve outcomes and reduce health disparities for maternal and child health populations.
Deadline is July 10.
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant
Block grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that allow recipients to address their own unique public health needs and challenges with innovative and community-driven methods. Recipients set their own goals and program objectives and implement local strategies to address Healthy People 2030 priorities.
Deadline is July 12
Adaptation of Diabetes Control Technologies for Older Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
Grant agreement from the National Institutes of Health to help foster development and testing of technologies adaptable to aging-related changes in older adults with Type 1 Diabetes to improve diabetes management and quality of life.
Deadline is July 17.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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HHS Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge Technical Assistance
Webinar hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
June 12, at5:00 p.m. ET.
Addressing the Influence of Interpersonal Biases on Health Outcomes and Disparities
Workshop hosted by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD).
June 17–18, at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Leaving No One Behind: Community Partnerships in Reducing Hepatitis Disparities
Webinar hosted by the NIMHD.
June 20, at 11:00 a.m. ET.
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Vax Chat 2024: Lessons Learned in Vaccine Equity
Webinar hosted by the National Council of Urban Indian Health.
June 13, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
The Vital Role of Survivors in Advancing Cancer Survivorship Research
Webinar hosted by the National Cancer Institute June 18, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
How Integrated Behavioral Health Can Strengthen Value-Based Care
Webinar hosted by the American Medical Association.
June 20, at 11:00 a.m. ET.
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June 13–19 is National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week
Project Community at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncology Center of Excellence began its National Black Family Cancer Awareness initiative in 2021 as a week-long social media campaign to increase cancer awareness in one of the most vulnerable segments of the U.S. population. The National Black Family Cancer Awareness initiative encourages community-based stakeholders to build knowledge surrounding cancer clinical trial participation and minority population specimen donations to national genomic databases for cancer research.
Join the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence tomorrow June 13, at 2:30 p.m. ET for a panel discussion on Engaging the Generations in conversations about cancer.
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National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) at Georgetown University provides high-quality oral health technical assistance and resources for the maternal and child health community with the goal of improving oral health care for pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents, including those with special health care needs, and their families. Users can search their digital library for OHRC produced content discussing health literacy, oral health during pregnancy, nutrition, and more.
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Behavioral Health among Older Adults: Results from the 2021 and 2022 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
SAMHSA released an infographic report highlighting substance use and mental health indicators among older adults aged 60 or older in the United States.
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Clinical Trials |
Behavioral Exercise Training to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk
This study, sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, will test the preliminary effectiveness of a home-based exercise training intervention to improve exercise capacity among prostate cancer patients compared to controls receiving healthy living education at 12 weeks. This study will take place in Richmond, Virginia.
Developing an Online Mindfulness-based Intervention to Reduce Minority Stress and HIV Risk Among Young Adult Men who have Sex with Men
This study, sponsored by Brown University in collaboration with the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, aims to develop and test a mindfulness-based program for young adult gay, bisexual, and queer men at risk for HIV. This study will take place in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Workforce Development |
Social and Structural Impacts on Diabetes and Comorbidities Management for AA and NH/PI Populations
This self-paced learning series from the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations outlines various social, institutional, and environmental drivers of health for diabetes and comorbidities management for medically underserved Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NH/PI) communities. Modules include case studies promoting resources, strategies, and interventions to support health center performance improvement and transformation efforts.
HRSA Faculty Loan Repayment Program
The Faculty Loan Repayment Program from HRSA provides eligible faculty members financial assistance to repay their qualifying educational loans in exchange for service at an eligible health professions school. Applicants must come from a disadvantaged background, have an eligible health professions degree or certificate, and be a faculty member at an approved health professions school.
Deadline for application is June 27, by 7:30 p.m. ET.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
June 10–16 is Men’s Health Week with Wear BLUE Day celebrated on Friday, June 14th. To raise awareness for men’s health issues, the OMH Knowledge Center is sharing Navigating the System: How Medicare Advantage is Uniquely Positioned to Support Men of Color with Chronic Conditions. This report from Men’s Health Network provides an overview of Medicare Advantage and explores how it may be well-equipped to address health disparities and promote health equity for older Black men with chronic health conditions.
You can access this free resource through the online catalog here.
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