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| December 12, 2018 In This Issue: Federal Grants - HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR): Education project. Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). The goal of this program is to support educational activities that complement or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is December 24. Learn more.
- HHS/CMS: Cooperative agreement. Connecting Kids to Coverage: Healthy Kids 2019 Outreach and Enrollment. Funds opportunities to reduce the number of children who are eligible for, but not enrolled in, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and to improve retention of eligible children who are enrolled in the programs.
Deadline for LOI is January 4, 2019. Learn more.
- HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Cooperative agreement. Prevention and Control of Chronic Disease and Associated Risk Factors in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Supports the implementation and evaluation of strategies designed to address tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure, diabetes prevention and management, and cardiovascular disease prevention and management.
Deadline is January 11, 2019. Learn more.
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Grant. Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Program. Supports training programs that integrate behavioral health care into primary care, particularly in rural and underserved settings, with a special emphasis on the treatment of opioid use disorder.
Deadline is January 28, 2019. Learn more. Non-Federal Grants - Organization for Autism Research: Medical research. 2019 Applied Research Competition. Supports research in the analysis, evaluation, or comparison of current models of autism assessment, intervention, or systems of service delivery.
Deadline for pre-proposals is March 25, 2019. Learn more. Scholarships / Fellowships - National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): 2019 NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Mental Health Counselors. Provides fellowships for master's and doctoral degree-level counseling students from minority backgrounds.
Deadline is January 25, 2019. MA application | PhD application.
- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education: Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP). This program enables healthcare students in 10 western states and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to enroll in selected out-of-state professional programs and pay reduced tuition.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more. Loan Repayment - HHS/HRSA, National Health Service Corps (NHSC): Students to Service Loan Repayment Program. Provides loan repayment assistance to students while in their last year of medical or dental school in return for a commitment to provide primary health services in eligible communities of need designated as health professional shortage areas.
Deadline is December 20. Learn more. Webinars - Allergy & Asthma Network: Modern Living: Taking Our Breath Away - A Look at Asthma Disparities. Asthma is more common among African-American, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native populations, particularly those in poor urban areas. Join Dr. Anne Maitland, board-certified allergist and immunologist, for an exploration of asthma disparities and their impact on care.
TOMORROW, December 13, 4:00 pm ET. Register. Capacity Building
 | | - Arizona Rural Women's Health Network, in partnership with the Western Region Public Health Training Center and the University of Arizona: Sexual Violence Training for Community Health Workers/Promotoras. This online course provides an introduction to some basic knowledge and skills useful in assisting and responding to victims of sexual violence. It offers a certificate of completion and 4 CECH for CHES. Learn more.
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Conferences - National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE): Registration is open for the NCSE 2019 Annual Conference: Sustainable Infrastructure and Resilience. This conference will address environmental health challenges such as climate change, growing urbanization, and resource scarcity. Attendees will also explore examples of community resilience and discuss how to apply best practices in their community.
January 7-10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Register.
- Center for Sex Education: Registration is open for NSEC 2019: The National Sex Education Conference. This conference will address topics such as the role of race and gender in sex education, sexual violence and trauma, and adolescent sexual health.
April 3-6, 2019 in Newark, NJ. Register.
 | | - HHS/CDC, Seasonal Influenza Resource Center: 2018-2019 Fight Flu Digital Campaign Toolkit. This digital toolkit includes graphics, web assets, and media prep content. Materials are downloadable and shareable, and some are customizable. Learn more.
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- HHS/NIH, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): Interventional (Clinical Trial) study. Brain Dopaminergic Signaling in Opioid Use Disorders. NIH researchers seek volunteers age 18-65 years old who are moderate or severe opiate users. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more.
- Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with the NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Interventional (Clinical Trial) study. Transgender Youth and PrEP: Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Uptake and Adherence. Researchers seek volunteers age 15-24 years old who self-identify as transgender individuals and are HIV-uninfected. Study to be conducted at the University of Colorado, Denver in Aurora, CO. Learn more.
Internships / Mentoring - Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health: Summer Hoosier Rural Preceptorship. The purpose of this preceptorship is to introduce medical students to rural family medicine at physician offices, critical access hospitals, rural health clinics, and/or community health organizations in underserved areas of Indiana.
Deadline is January 11, 2019. Learn more. | The Junior Disease Detectives: Operation Outbreak is a graphic novel that uses a superhero allegory, along with a story of teenage members of 4-H going to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to explain how diseases spread during outbreaks. Developed by the CDC to increase awareness of infectious diseases among youth and young people, this unique online book introduces readers to terminology such as virus, public health, contaminated environment, and differentiates vector-borne, foodborne, and zoonotic diseases.
To view this title or request additional information, search the online catalog.
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