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October 2, 2024 | View as a webpage
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October is Health Literacy Month
October is Health Literacy Month – a time when health organizations, literacy programs, libraries, social service agencies, businesses, professional associations, government agencies, and other groups work together to integrate and expand the mission of health literacy.
Use these digital and social media resources from the Institute for Healthcare Advancement to spread awareness about Health Literacy Month this October.
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ICYMI: Improved Treatments for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Webinar
On September 17, 2024, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) hosted a webinar with our award recipient, New York City Health + Hospitals, that highlighted their efforts to improve the quality of life for children with sickle cell disease through increased hydroxyurea prescription rates. In case you missed it, the recording is now available on the OMH YouTube channel.
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Funding |
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Whole Person Research and Coordination Center
Cooperative agreement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the establishment of the Whole Person Research and Coordination Center. This center will be integral in coordinating the initial and future research programs and networks in whole person health research.
Deadline is November 1.
Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program
Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to help meet the food needs of food-insecure individuals through food distribution, develop community outreach programs to assist in participation in Federal nutrition assistance programs, and improve access to nutrient dense food as part of a comprehensive service.
Deadline is November 7.
Small Ambulatory Program
Grant from the Indian Health Service (IHS) to Tribes and/or Tribal organizations for construction, expansion, or modernization of ambulatory health care facilities.
Deadline is November 8.
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Mood and Psychosis Symptoms during the Menopause Transition
Grant from the NIH to advance translational research to better understand the emergence and worsening of mood and psychotic disorders during the menopause transition to identity targets for future development of novel treatment interventions.
Deadline is November 5.
HEAL Knowledge, Innovation and Discovery Studies (KIDS): Chronic Pain Program
Cooperative agreement from the NIH to conduct interdisciplinary team-based research projects that combine clinical research, novel/cutting-edge technologies, and measurement science, which will improve our understanding of primary and secondary chronic pain conditions in children and adolescents.
Deadline is November 8.
Vitalyst Systems Change Grants
Grants from the Vitalyst Health Foundation to support efforts that positively address complex community health challenges and reduce structural and/or systemic gaps in health outcomes or opportunities.
Deadline is November 15.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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Active People, Healthy Nation 101
Webinar hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
October 8, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Disability, Equity, and Mental Health Research Webinar Series: Improving Mental Health Equity for Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Conditions: An Examination of Risk and Protective Factors and Potential Interventions
Webinar hosted by the National Institute of Mental Health.
October 10, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychiatric Conditions: Psychosis and Trauma/Stressor-Related Disorders
Webinar hosted by the IHS TeleBehavioral Health Center of Excellence.
October 11, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Community Partner Insights to Strengthen Research Dissemination: Focus on Addiction
Webinar hosted by HEAL Connections
October 10, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Managing Health Care Operations: Fundraising and Capital Campaigns for Urban Indian Organizations
Webinar hosted by the National Council of Urban Indian Health.
October 10, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Advancing Research through Cancer Survivorship Clinical Programs
Webinar hosted by the National Cancer Institute.
October 15, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Resources |
Move Your Way® Toolkit for Schools
This toolkit from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion was created for physical education and health education teachers, classroom teachers, coaches, after-school program leaders, and school administrators to encourage physical activity in a school setting.
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The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Patterns and Barriers to Care
This report, prepared by the Office of Health Policy and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, responds to a request from Congress for information on challenges facing healthcare providers and patients with a specific focus on healthcare costs incurred related to postponed, delayed, or suboptimal treatments associated with cardiovascular disease.
The report provides an overview of cardiovascular disease, disparities in disease burden, barriers patients may face in accessing treatment, and more.
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Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S. 2024
This report from the March of Dimes reveals that over 35% of counties in the United States are considered maternity care deserts – counties where there is no access to birthing hospitals, birth centers offering obstetric care, or obstetric providers. Data confirms that women living in maternity care deserts and counties with low access to care have poorer health before pregnancy, receive less prenatal care, and experience higher rates of preterm birth.
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Clinical Trials |
Improving Health Insurance Literacy Among Utah's Hispanic Population
This study, sponsored by the University of Utah in collaboration with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, will evaluate whether the health insurance education program delivered by Utah Health Policy Project staff improves participants' health insurance and cost-related literacy. Participants will complete a brief baseline survey, be guided through the program, and complete a brief survey/interview after completing the session. This study will take place in West Valley City, Utah.
Digital Health Navigation for Latino Patients with Type II Diabetes
This study, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital in collaboration with the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, aims to learn about digital literacy training in adult, Latino patients with type II diabetes. Researchers will compare patients who receive digital literacy training to those who receive standard of care (educational sheet) to see if it impacts their use of a patient portal after discharge. This study will take place in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Workforce Development |
Certificate in American Indian & Alaska Native HealthStory
In this online certificate program from the Colorado School of Public Health, participants will learn how to implement, evaluate, and research interventions to improve the health and well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. They will learn how to harness the lessons learned from AI/AN people to positively shape public health interventions, programs, and policy for the benefit of all.
NIHCM Foundation Health Care Journalism Grant Program
The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation supports health reporting and education projects that inform public and policymaker awareness about health issues in ways that improve health and health care. NIHCM Foundation provides grants for health reporting, educational opportunities for health care journalists, visual storytelling, and support for documentary films and their public engagement campaigns.
Deadline to apply is October 25, by 5:00 p.m. ET.
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Knowledge Center |
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Recommended Reading
October is National Health Literacy Month, and the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring a collection of documents titled The Roles of Trust and Health Literacy in Achieving Health Equity. These documents summarize the proceedings of a public workshop held by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Health Literacy on September 22, 2022. The workshop explored how promoting health literacy in clinical, community, and public health institution settings can positively impact health equity.
You can access this free resource through the online catalog here.
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