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October 30, 2024 | View as a webpage
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Registration for November ACMH Meeting Extended
The Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) will hold its next meeting on November 14-15, 2024. The deadline for any individual who wishes to attend the November 14-15 ACMH meeting is extended to Friday, November 8, 2024. The meeting is open to the public. Any individual who wishes to attend the meeting must register by sending an email to OMH-ACMH@hhs.gov by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 8, 2024.
Read the Federal Register Notice (PDF) for more information on this meeting.
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Get This Season’s Vaccines: Risk Less. Do More.
Respiratory viruses like influenza (flu), COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cause hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths during each year’s fall and winter virus season. One of the best ways to protect yourself is by getting vaccinated. The Risk Less. Do More. campaign from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) aims to increase awareness of vaccines that reduce serious illness from flu, COVID-19, and RSV in high-risk populations and to limit the spread of these viruses among all Americans.
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Funding
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The Intersection of Sex and Gender Influences on Health and Disease
Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support projects on the influence and intersection of sex and gender in health and disease including research applications that examine sex and gender factors and their intersection in understanding health and disease.
Deadline is November 22.
Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant
Grant from the American Psychological Foundation to encourage the study of LGBTQIA+ family psychology and therapy through its support of promising young investigators whose graduate research is oriented toward problems faced by LGBTQIA+ families including those associated with cultural, racial, socioeconomic, and family structure diversity.
Deadline is November 27.
Evaluate STEADI-based Fall Prevention in Assisted Living Facilities
Cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support a well-designed study within two or more assisted living facilities serving a diverse patient population to adapt, implement, and evaluate STEADI-based older adult (age 65+) fall prevention.
Deadline is December 2.
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State Planning Grants to Promote Continuity of Care for Medicaid and CHIP Beneficiaries Following Incarceration
Cooperative agreement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for eligible state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies to receive planning grants to develop operational capabilities to promote continuity of care for individuals who are inmates of a public institution and are eligible for medical assistance under the state Medicaid program or are eligible for child health assistance or pregnancy-related assistance under the state CHIP.
Deadline is November 26.
Centene Foundation Grant Program
Grants from the Centene Foundation for organizations focused on three distinct drivers of health: healthcare access, social services, and education.
Deadline is November 29.
Environmental Health Specialists Network Practice-based Research to Improve Food Safety
Cooperative agreement from CDC to establish an Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) that supports programs in public health departments to collaborate with other EHS-Net recipients and partners to develop and conduct multisite research projects focused on improving retail food safety and more.
Deadline is December 2.
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Webinars and Other Events
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Social Connections and Cancer Survivorship
Webinar hosted by the National Cancer Institute.
October 31, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers of All Ages Amidst Extreme Heat
Webinar hosted by Farmworker Justice and Health Outreach Partners.
November 6, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention and Care for People Assigned Female at Birth
Webinar hosted by National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center.
November 7, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
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Navigating Comprehensive Care for Refugees: Integrating Clinical Care, Cultural Sensitivity, and Community Collaboration
Webinar hosted by the National Health Center Training & Technical Assistance Partners.
October 31, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Behavioral Health Integration Webinar Series: Planning for Primary Care Provider Workflows in Integrated Care Settings
Webinar hosted by Indian Health Service TeleBehavioral Health Center of Excellence.
November 7, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Advancing the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease National Action Plan: Progress and Priorities
Workshop hosted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
November 15, at 9:30 a.m. ET.
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Resources
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New: Resources for Indivuduals with Sickle Cell and their Caregivers
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released three new resources providing information individuals with sickle cell and Social Security disability claims. It is part of ongoing efforts to engage meaningfully with the sickle cell warrior community, empower and support those affected, and ensure timely, equitable, and accurate disability evaluations. The resources cover sickle cell disease and the SSA disability evaluation process for adults and children and a guide for health professionals.
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Multilingual Fentanyl Awareness Resources
The Addiction Policy Forum released new fentanyl awareness resources available in 12 languages to help increase knowledge of fentanyl-related overdose risks. The project is supported by the Cencora Impact Foundation and the Ethnic Communities Opioids Response Network – Missouri to provide open-source, science-backed prevention materials for communities and families with limited English proficiency.
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HHS Framework to Support and Accelerate Smoking Cessation 2024
The HHS Framework to Support and Accelerate Smoking Cessation provides a unifying vision and set of common goals to help drive progress towards cessation, especially in populations and communities that experience smoking- and cessation-related disparities. It is focused specifically on supporting and accelerating the cessation of combusted tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, and cigarillos among people of all ages.
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Clinical Trials
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Community Care Intervention to Decrease COVID-19 Vaccination Inequities
This study, sponsored by RAND in collaboration with the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), will evaluate if a community health worker intervention conducted in Federally Qualified Health Centers can increase the number of adults with chronic illnesses who are up to date with their COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. This study will take place in Bronx, New York.
Culturally Tailored HPV Psychoeducational Multimedia Intervention
This study, sponsored by the University of Texas, El Paso in collaboration with NIMHD, will recruit community members ages 18 - 45 years old to compare psychoeducational multimedia interventions focused on the human papillomavirus (HPV). It will evaluate whether adults who view culturally tailored multimedia stories encouraging HPV vaccination will report higher vaccine uptake rates. This study will take place in El Paso, Texas.
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Workforce Development
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Providing Multilingual Health Information
This 1-hour webinar from the National Library of Medicine is designed to assist librarians, and others who work with diverse populations, to locate health information in languages other than English. The presentation addresses increasing health information access and use, along with increasing health equity through information by highlighting information from National Library of Medicine’s MedlinePlus health information resource for patients and their families and friends, resources from the CDC, the HHS Office of Minority Health, and other freely available resources.
Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities
This training from CDC and The Ohio State University Nisonger Center addresses a practice gap in health professionals’ knowledge, skills, and ability to meet the health needs of patients with disabilities. Learners will come away from this training with a better understanding of disabilities, the health and healthcare disparities associated with disabilities, and specific strategies to accommodate patients with disabilities in health settings.
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Knowledge Center
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Recommended Reading
As the influenza (flu) season quickly approaches, the OMH Knowledge Center is sharing Annual Influenza Vaccination Disparities in Medicare Beneficiaries. This report is part of the Data Snapshot series published by the CMS Office of Minority Health. It covers flu vaccinations, who should receive one, and why they are important. It also highlights racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in seasonal influenza vaccination rates among Medicare beneficiaries with several charts and infographics illustrating these disparities.
You can access this free resource through the online catalog here.
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