| February 12, 2020 | View as a webpage |  |       | | | Love Your Heart Twitter Chat The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will co-host a Twitter chat in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and The Heart Truth to observe Black History Month and American Heart Month. The chat will focus on how to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle in order to overcome cardiovascular health disparities in the African American community.
February 19, 2:00 pm ET. | | | |  | | Funding | | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Grant This HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) program awards funds to health professions and nursing schools to provide scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Deadline is March 3. Planning and Developing Infrastructure to Promote the Mental Health of Children, Youth and Families in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Communities This HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant supports increasing the capacity and effectiveness of mental health systems serving AI/AN communities, with an emphasis on cross-system collaboration and cultural approaches.
Deadline is March 9. Improving Adult Vaccination Coverage through Partnerships with Providers and National Organizations This HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreement supports programs that focus on influenza vaccination in high risk adults or on racial and ethnic disparities in all adult vaccinations.
Deadline is April 15. | | | This award, offered by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the American Federation for Aging Research, supports potentially transformative ideas to improve the physical, mental or social well-being of people as they age.
Deadline is February 24. Gather Food Sovereignty Grant This grant, offered by First Nations, supports AI/AN community efforts to fortify traditional food systems, increase access to healthy and fresh foods, increase awareness of and involvement with where food comes from, and expand knowledge of the link between food and AI/AN cultures.
Deadline is February 27. Hillman Innovations in Care Program These grants, offered by the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation, support nursing-driven models of care that improve the health and health care of vulnerable populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ people, the homeless and rural populations.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is March 2. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | Living with Chronic Pain: Perspectives from Persons with Lived Experience The NAM Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic is conducting a listening session to better understand chronic pain management among persons living with chronic, non-cancer pain, including their experiences interacting with and navigating the health system.
February 13, 1:30 pm ET. Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative Community Engagement Webcast Series Hosted by the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, this 2-part series will feature presentations from Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients in Ending the HIV Epidemic-focus jurisdictions, who will share best practices and highlight models of care in their communities.
February 13 and 18, 2:00 pm ET. Presenting the Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE)'s HAIR Campaign, "No Research on Us Without Us" Join M-CHE and the Association of American Medical Colleges for a webinar that will highlight M-CHE's Health Advocates in-Reach and Research (HAIR) campaign, which includes the initiative "What Black Barbers and Stylists Say to Scientists: No Research on Us, Without Us."
February 20, 2:30 pm ET. | | Transportation in Indian Country Presented as part of the HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Long-Term Services and Supports Technical Assistance Center's Wednesday webinar series, this presentation will address the role of transportation in the care of AI/AN elders and people with disabilities.
February 26, 2:00 pm ET. Registration is open for the 18th Open Forum for Quality Improvement and Innovation Hosted by the National Network of Public Health Institutes.
March 26-27 in Kansas City, Mo.
Deadline for registration is February 24. Registration is open for the 7th Annual State of Disparities in the African American Family: Past, Present and Future Impact on Culture and Community through Policy Change Hosted by the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition, in partnership with HRSA.
August 14-15 in Beachwood, Ohio. | | | |  | | Resources | Trends in Opioids Prescribed at Discharge from Emergency Departments among Adults: United States, 2006–2017 This report, published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, describes trends in opioid prescribing at the time of discharge from the emergency department among adults. The data covers the period of 2006–2007 through 2016–2017 and provides information on patient and hospital characteristics and the type of opioids prescribed.
 This hotline provides 24/7 telephone guidance for poison emergencies, free of charge, by Certified Specialists in Poison Information, with back-up by board-certified physician toxicologists. The National Capital Poison Center has also developed an online app and website, webPOISONCONTROL, that allows users to receive free, confidential and accurate advice about potential poisonings.
| Rare Disease Day  HHS and the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) recognize February 29 as Rare Disease Day with the theme, "Rare is many, rare is strong and rare is proud!"
Find information, events and campaign resources at the Rare Disease Day website.
Join the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) for Rare Disease Day at NIH. This event seeks to raise awareness about rare diseases, the people they affect and NIH research collaborations under way to address scientific challenges and to advance new treatments.
February 28 in Bethesda, Md. | |  | | Clinical Trials | Community-based Obesity Treatment in African American Women After Childbirth This behavioral study, sponsored by Temple University and NIH NHLBI, seeks obese African American volunteers, age 18 years or older, who are between 1-6 months postpartum from a singleton birth and Philadelphia WIC participants. Study to be conducted at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. Effect of Minocycline Treatment on Drug-Resistant Hypertensive Patients This phase 1 clinical trial, sponsored by the University of Florida (UF) and NIH NHLBI, seeks volunteers age 18-80 years old who are on a stable medication regimen for hypertension. Study to be conducted at the UF Health Cardiovascular Clinic in Gainesville, Fla. |  | | Workforce Development | SBIRT for Adolescents: Alcohol and Opioid Abuse Series Part of the Penn State Project ECHO virtual learning modules, this 10-week series seeks to equip school nurses and pediatricians with strategies to address underage drinking through training in the delivery of the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) technique.
February 20-April 30, 3:30 pm ET. 2020 UIHI Public Health Internship This paid summer internship, offered by the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI), is an opportunity for AI/AN high school students to explore public health careers, participate in indigenous methodology trainings and gain knowledge on UIHI areas of disease surveillance: HIV/Hepatitis C, suicide and substance misuse prevention, diabetes and chronic disease prevention.
Deadline is April 1. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading The policy brief Social Determinants of Health among the Rural African American Population discusses several factors that contribute to the overall health of African Americans who reside outside of urban areas, including educational attainment, disability, veteran status and poverty status. Published by the Rural and Minority Health Research Center, the report highlights disparities between rural whites and rural African Americans, as well as between urban and rural African Americans. | | | | To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog. | |       | |
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