| February 19, 2020 | View as a webpage |  |       | | | TODAY! Love Your Heart Twitter Chat Join the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and The Heart Truth as we observe Black History Month and American Heart Month with a chat that will focus on maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle in order to overcome cardiovascular health disparities.
February 19, 2:00 pm ET. | | | |  | | Funding | | Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants This HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) program is in support of increasing access to improve the quality of community mental health and substance use disorder treatment services.
Deadline is March 10. Research Centers in Minority Institutions This HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH) U54 specialized center cooperative agreement supports institutions that offer doctorate health-related degrees to underrepresented students and/or deliver health care to the underserved.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is March 14. Enhancing Engagement of People with HIV through Organizational Capacity Development and Leadership Training This HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) cooperative agreement seeks to enhance leadership skills, community engagement and organizational readiness to employ people with HIV.
Deadline is March 18. | | Community Interest Funds This Omaha Community Foundation grants program supports Omaha's + non-profits in the areas of African American, Hispanic/Latinx and LGBTQIA+ health, and organizational capacity building.
Deadline is March 1. Bobbi Ryder Migrant Health Champion Award This National Center for Farmworker Health scholarship supports community health center employees dedicated to improving access to care for migrant agricultural workers and their families.
Deadline is March 27. School Grants for Healthy Kids This Action for Healthy Kids grants program supports PreK-12 grade physical activity and nutrition initiatives, as well as parental involvement in promoting students' social emotional learning.
Deadline is April 3. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule: The Proposed Change, Why it Matters for Health Equity, and What We Can Do This webinar, hosted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Build Healthy Places Network, will discuss the connection between residential segregation and race- and income-based health inequities.
February 19, 11:00 am ET. A Public Health Approach to Addressing the Opioid Epidemic and Substance Use Disorders in Public Housing Rural Communities This webinar, hosted by the National Center for Health in Public Housing, will explore federal and local efforts to address the public health crisis in rural communities and the role of health center programs to address the opioid epidemic and substance use disorders in rural communities.
February 27, 1:00 pm ET. NIMHD 10th Anniversary Scientific Symposium: Innovations to Promote Health Equity This NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) symposium will showcase the latest discoveries in minority health and health disparities research.
March 3 in Bethesda, Md. - via NIH videocast. | | Climate and Health Science Symposium: Climate in all Health Policies This HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) symposium will address the health impacts of climate change, discuss how cross-sector policies and adaptation planning can help reduce climate-related health risks, and highlight Climate and Health Program activities to expand both research and action on climate and health issues.
March 12 in Atlanta, Ga. - via CDC webinar. Call for abstracts for the
United States Conference on African Diaspora Health 2020, Unity for Health Equity through Research, Policy, and Practice: A Summit on the Health of the African Diaspora Hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity.
June 19-21 in Baltimore, Md.
Deadline is March 1. Call for abstracts, workshops and symposia for the 2020 CityMatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference, Examining the Roots: Upstream Approaches to Data, Programs, and Policies in Maternal and Child Health Hosted by CityMatCH.
September 16-18 in New Orleans, La.
Deadline is March 13, 2:59 pm ET. | | | |  | | Resources | Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)  The CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) have developed webpages that provide reliable, up-to-date information on coronavirus disease (COVID-19). These pages provide guidance to the public on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19, its symptoms and what to do if you are sick. They also address mis-information on the disease and provide fact sheets, infographics and other consumer resources in English, Spanish and Chinese. | APA Research on Health Disparities This collection of American Psychological Association (APA) reports and fact sheets addresses several health disparity topics, including the health of racial/ethnic and sexual minority boys and men, the connection between stress and health disparities, and the impact of socioeconomic status on the health of LGBTQIA+ individuals. Call for Comments on American Indian/Alaska Native Electronic Training Modules The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) seeks individuals to pilot two electronic training modules. One will educate Tribal leaders on public health and Tribal consultation. The second will train federal government partners on effective working practices with Tribal nations. NIHB requests input from Tribal leaders, current and former Tribal Advisory Committee members, stakeholders from Tribal organizations/Area Indian Health Boards and non-Tribal stakeholders such as Tribal liaisons or national/regional organization staff. |  | | Clinical Trials | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for African Americans with Uncontrolled Type-2 Diabetes This behavioral study, sponsored by Emory University and the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), seeks African American volunteers, age 18 years or older, with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally-tailored cognitive behavior intervention. Study to be conducted at the Emory Dunwoody Clinic in Atlanta, Ga. Project Minority AIDS Prevention: Reaching Black and Hispanic MSM About PrEP and TasP Using Social Media (MAP) This behavioral study, sponsored by Brown University and the CDC, seeks African American or Hispanic/Latino men, ages 18 years or older, with a history of unprotected intercourse with other men, who currently have access to social media, self-identify as HIV-negative or HIV-positive at enrollment and are not on HIV treatment or care. Study to be conducted at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies in Providence, RI. |  | | Workforce Development | HRSA Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (NCLRP) The NCLRP repays up to 85% of unpaid nursing education debt for registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses and nurse faculty in exchange for at least two years of service at a Critical Shortage Facility or a faculty position at an eligible school of nursing.
Technical assistance call, February 27, 4:00 pm ET.
Deadline is March 12. Bridging the Gap Medical Interpreter Training This 64-hour training, offered by the Cross Cultural Health Care Program, teaches foundational medical interpreting skills such as the role of the interpreter, the interpreter code of ethics, medical terminology and interpreting in mental health.
April 6-10 and 22-24 in Seattle, Wash.
Deadline for discounted registration is March 4. Research Scientist in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship This 1-year program, offered by the Tulane University School of Medicine, provides mentoring to an individual pursuing post-residency or postdoctoral research training in esophageal diseases, metabolic, bariatric and robotic surgeries, surgical education and the evaluation of novel surgical devices and procedures.
Deadline is June 30. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading The book, Caring for Equality: A History of African American Health and Healthcare, examines the fight for advancing health conditions for and medical treatment of black people, beginning with the arrival of African slaves in America. It highlights improvements that have been made due to the rise in the concept of health equality for all. It also includes a copy of a letter from the 1985 Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health, also known as the Heckler Report. | | | | To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog. | |       | |
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