Minority Resources...Money & More

Office of Minority Health sent this bulletin at 12/24/2013 12:33 PM EST

FYI: Minority Resources...Money & More

Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center's Information Services Team
December 24, 2013
 
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Funding

Federal Grants

 $500k or less . . .  
  • HHS/National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R21) Grant. Learn More
  • HHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH): Mobilization for Health: National Prevention Partnership Awards (NPPA) Program. Learn More
  • NIH/The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): Collaboration for Implementation Science (Admin Supp) Grant. Proposed projects must focus on one of the following research areas: Implementation science for treatment programs, metrics for quality of care, identification/diagnosis and/or prevention of Tuberculosis (TB) Disease, linkage of non-HIV services with HIV care, focus on key affected populations, focus on adolescents, training and health systems, and mother-to-child transmission and maternal health. Deadline is January 31, 2014. Learn More
  • HHS/Administration for Children & Families (ACF): Transitional Living Program and Maternity Group Homes Grant. Deadline is January 15, 2014. Learn More
  • HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH): U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research (R21) Grant. Learn More

Non Federal Grants

 $500k or less . . . 
  • Quality Health Foundation (QHF): Request for proposals for healthcare projects with measurable results. QHF will award grants to eligible organizations that work to improve health care for individuals and communities through measurable outcome improvement projects. Deadline is January 30, 2014. Learn More Exit Disclaimer
  • American College Health Foundation (ACHA): Healthy Campus 2020 Award. The purpose of this award is to support a campus initiative that fosters positive Healthy Campus 2020 outcomes for the campus community. Only campus health professionals who are American College Health Association Individual Members or employed at an ACHA Member Institution are eligible to apply. Deadline is January 31, 2014. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Scholarships/Fellowships

  • National Rural Health Association (NRHA): Rural Health Policy Institute Tuition Assistance. Provides grants to be used toward travel and registration costs to attend the Rural Health Policy Institute. Applicants must be members of NRHA. Deadline is December 31, 2013. Learn More Exit Disclaimer
  • America's Essential Hospitals and George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS): America's Essential Hospitals Scholarship Program. The SPHHS is partnering with America's Essential Hospitals to offer association members who enroll in the Masters of Public Health online program (MPH@GW) scholarships to help further their careers in public health leadership. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Adolescent Health

Events
  • Brookhaven Youth Bureau: Teen girls' support group. Girl Talk. This group will discuss issues such as relationships, self-esteem/image, stress management, and healthy habits. Open to all Brookhaven resident girls ages 13-18. Contact Nicole La Mariana to register. First meeting to be held January 15, 2014, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm ET in Farmingville, NY. Learn More Exit Disclaimer
  • Brookhaven Youth Bureau: Workshop. Anger Management Series. A 4-week workshop open to all Brookhaven town residents ages 12-21 who find they are experiencing trouble controlling anger. To register, please contact Paula Federico or call (631) 451-3035. First session to be held January 14, 2014 in Farmingville, NY. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

American Indians/Alaska Native Health

  • Department of Commerce/U.S. Census Bureau: New 2010 Census Population and Housing Tables (CPH-Ts) released. American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2010 (CPH-T-6). Learn More
  • We R Native and Reconnecting The Circle: eBook contest. I am Indian Country. This eBook contest invites youth to think about their cultural values and express themselves using a medium of their choice: essay, photography, graphics, illustration, video, audio, or a combination. The project is open to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawai'ian youth, ages 13-24. Deadline is January 31, 2014. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Health Care

Events
  • America's Essential Hospitals: Webinar. Using UHC Data to Examine Essential Hospitals' Performance. This webinar will compare performance data for members of America's Essential Hospitals with data for nonmember hospitals in areas such as risk-adjusted mortality, cost and length of stay, core measures, complications, severity, and documentation and coding. January 15, 2014, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET. Learn More Exit Disclaimer
  • HHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Webinar. Using the CAHPS Database to Compare, Report, and Improve Organizational Performance. This event will include an overview of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) database, a demonstration of the CAHPS online reporting system, and two examples of organizations that have been using the database and reporting system. January 15, 2014, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Health Equity

  • Xavier University of Louisiana's College of Pharmacy/Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education (CMHDRE) is soliciting abstracts for podium and poster presentations for the 7th Health Disparities Conference in New Orleans, LA. The conference will focus on replicable interprofessional collaborative models and approaches from the clinical, research, and community arenas that integrate all levels of providers to improve health outcomes, eliminate health disparities, and achieve health equity. Submission deadline is January 10, 2014. Learn More [PDF | 607.99 KB] Exit Disclaimer
  • Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH): Call for abstracts for the 5th Annual CUGH Conference, Universities 2.0: Advancing Global Health in the Post-MDG Era. Deadline is December 31, 2013. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Events
  • Foundation Center: Webinar. Foundation Grants Research Workshop: Introduction to Finding Funders. Learn to find funders for your nonprofit using the Foundation Directory Online Professional database. Register via email or by phone: (410) 222-1750. January 8, 2014, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm ET in Annapolis, MD. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Health Technology

  • SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions: Online training sessions. Telebehavioral Health Training and Technical Assistance. Designed to help safety net providers and rural health clinics understand and adopt telebehavioral health services. Divided into six sessions, the training will provide participants with the tools and resources necessary to identify and implement a telebehavioral health program. Learn More

Hispanic/Latino Health

Events
  • Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)/Southeast Region: Registration now open for the 6th Annual Regional Conference, Hablamos Español: Understanding the Diversity Behind One Language. Conference to be held February 7-9, 2014 in Chapel Hill, NC. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

HIV/AIDS-STDs

Events
  • HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN): Webinar. HPTN 061: Lessons Learned and Next Steps. HPTN 061 (The Brothers Study) was the largest prospective research study of HIV and Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States. This webinar seeks to highlight and discuss the study results. January 8, 2014, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Infant/Child Health

  • CDC/National Vital Statistics System (NVSS): New report. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2010 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. Read Full Report [PDF | 523.95 KB]

Job Announcement

State/Local Government
  • Washington State Department of Health/Financial Service Division, Office of Accounting & Grants: Recruiting for a Fiscal Analyst 2 position in Tumwater, WA. Deadline is December 29, 2013. Apply Exit Disclaimer

Federal Government
  • HHS/Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services: Full-time Writer-Editor (GS-1082-13) position. Deadline is January 3, 2014. Apply Exit Disclaimer
 

Nutrition/Obesity

  • Adventist HealthCare: New tool. Nutritional Needs Calculator. Using a variety of information, this calculator suggests the calorie intake and nutritional needs for a person trying to gain, lose, or maintain their weight. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

Rural Health

Events
  • Georgia Rural Health Association (GRHA): Annual conference. Shaping Rural Health Care: Creating the Tool Box. January 13-15, 2014 in Savannah, GA. Learn More Exit Disclaimer

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

  • The Prevention and Public Health Fund: A Critical Investment in Our Nation's Physical and Fiscal Health by Vanessa Forsberg, et al. This report examines how the Affordable Care Act will focus efforts toward promoting health and wellness instead of the current system that treats disease. The ACA will introduce a Prevention and Public Health Fund to accomplish its goals. This policy brief explores the impact the fund will make on the public health system. Learn More

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