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OMH 2024 Language Access Plan
The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) has released its 2024-2026 Language Access Plan that outlines strategies to advance language access in our policies, programs, and operations. Read the plan to learn more about OMH’s commitment to facilitating meaningful access to resources for persons with limited English proficiency (LEP). Check out the 2023 HHS Language Access Plan to learn about broader departmental efforts to support individuals and communities with LEP, and access LEP resources in multiple languages.
Visit OMH’s Language Access webpage to learn more about language access initiatives and find other language access resources.
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August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month
National Minority Donor Awareness Month is a collaborative initiative of the National Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Multicultural Action Group to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ, eye, and tissue donation.
National Minority Donor Awareness Month brings heightened awareness to donation and transplantation in multicultural communities – focusing primarily on African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Native American communities.
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Funding |
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Tuberculosis Elimination and Laboratory Cooperative Agreement
Cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent transmission of M. tuberculosis (TB) and prevent progression from latent TB infection to active TB disease.
Deadline is September 9.
Promoting Rural Interconnections for Sexual Minorities Fund
Grant from the PRISM Fund to increase the capacity and connection of rural LGBTQ+ serving organizations through grants, trainings, and cohort collaboration in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the First Nations therein.
Deadline is September 9, by 6:00 p.m. ET.
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Planning Grants
Cooperative agreement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support states in developing and implementing certification systems for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), establish Prospective Payment Systems for Medicaid reimbursable behavioral health services, and prepare an application to participate in a four-year CCBHC Demonstration program.
Deadline is September 12.
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Innovation in Behavioral Health Model
Cooperative agreement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to test the impact of a value-based payment model aligned across Medicaid and Medicare that supports an integrated care delivery framework in behavioral health organizations and settings for adult Medicaid, Medicare, and dually eligible beneficiaries with mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders.
Deadline is September 9.
Community Grants
Grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation to get medically under-resourced communities the education, screenings, and vaccinations they need to prevent cancer or detect it early.
Deadline is September 10, by 5:00 p.m. ET.
Leveraging Technology to Drive Representative Clinical Trials QuickFire Challenge
Grant from Johnson & Johnson to support tools, platforms, technologies, or methods that enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical studies with the goal to increase patient representation for global clinical trials focused on immune-mediated diseases.
Deadline is September 13.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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NIH Women’s Health Roundtable: Endometriosis
Webinar hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health.
August 19, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Screening Linked to Care: Implementing Universal Digital Mental Health Screening to Identify and Support Students
Webinar hosted by the Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center.
August 20, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Investing in Wellness: Financing Behavioral Health Toolkit Launch
Webinar hosted by the National Council of Urban Indian Health.
August 22, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Uniting Voices, Saving Lives: Empowering Minority Communities through Organ Donation Education
Webinar hosted by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
August 20, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
2024 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
Conference hosted by HRSA.
August 20–23.
Virtual registration will close August 16.
The Application of Digital Health Technology to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Hybrid workshop hosted by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
September 5–6, in-person in Bethesda, Maryland, and online.
Registration will close August 23.
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Resources |
Blood Donation: Motivators and Barriers — Insights from Black or African American Donors and Non-Donors Report
Understanding someone’s blood donation knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions is critical to increasing and diversifying the blood supply in the United States. This report from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute details findings from twelve focus groups conducted with Black or African American adults ages 18 to 50 focused on common motivators and barriers to donating blood.
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Supporting the Transgender Community: Gender Affirming Care Resources
These resources collected by Registered Nursing.org are made available to anyone in the healthcare field preparing to work with diverse populations, including gender non-conforming youth, allies, educators, the transgender community, and more. It includes research articles, helpful websites, links to organizations, and legal and healthcare resources.
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Online Health and Safety for Children and Youth: Best Practices for Families and Guidance for Industry
The Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force report provides recommendations and best practices for safer social media and online platform use for youth. The recommendations underscore the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to address the ongoing youth mental health crisis in the United States.
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Clinical Trials |
Improving Mental Health Among the LGBTQ+ Community
This study, sponsored by Brown University in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health, aims to improve the mental health of people who identify as LGBTQ+ by increasing their social support through a behavioral telehealth intervention. This study will take place in Providence, Rhode Island.
A Trial of Transplanting Hepatitis C Kidneys Into Hepatitis C-Negative Kidney Recipients
This study, sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with NIDDK, will compare the survival rate of patients opting-in for offers of kidneys from hepatitis C virus infected donors compared to the survival rate of matched candidates from the kidney transplant waitlist who did not consent to receive offers of a hepatitis C virus infected kidneys. This study will take place in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Workforce Development |
Welcoming Spaces: Treating Your LGBTQ+ Patient
Training from the National LGBT Cancer Network will help providers and healthcare employees address barriers to health equity through cultural competency and cultural humility education.
California Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program: Primary Care Residency
The Song-Brown program aims to increase the number of students and residents receiving quality primary care education and training in areas of unmet need throughout California.
Applications due by September 10.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
This week, in observance of National Minority Donor Awareness Month, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring Issue at a Glance: Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplants. This brief from the Institute for Health Policy and Leadership discusses racial inequalities in kidney transplant rates and policies that have aimed to improve these disparities. Additionally, it explores how African American donors' kidneys have a higher discard rate due to a race-specific coefficient in the Kidney Donor Risk Index.
You can access this free resource through the online catalog here.
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