| August 12, 2020 | View as a webpage |  |        | Register Today! Advancing the Response to COVID-19  Registration is now open! Join us for Advancing the Response to COVID-19: Sharing Promising Programs and Practices for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities, a virtual symposium hosted by the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) on September 17. Register today to learn from national, state, Tribal and local experts leading these efforts to confront the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on racial and ethnic minority populations. Continuing education credit hours (CECH) for this virtual event will be available. Visit our webpage to learn more.
To stay up to date on the virtual symposium, sign up for OMH email updates. | |  | | Funding | | Community-based Approaches to Strengthening Economic Supports for Working Families OMH will provide support to low-income working families disproportionately at risk for adverse childhood experiences, including racial and ethnic minority families.
Deadline is August 17, 6:00 pm ET.
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Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Data Collection Platform OMH will support a demonstration project to determine whether a standardized clinical data collection platform can serve as a central repository for analyzing sickle cell disease data for clinical care teams and patient/family members.
Deadline is August 18, 6:00 pm ET.
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Demonstration to Increase Hydroxyurea Prescribing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Through Provider Incentives OMH will support projects to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of providing financial incentives to providers to improve the quality of life of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) through increased prescription rates of hydroxyurea.
Deadline is August 27, 6:00 PM ET.
Watch the TA webinar recording. | | Reducing Cardiac Arrest Disparities Through Data Registries Initiative OMH will support demonstration projects to show whether participation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registries supports identification of racial and ethnic minority and/or disadvantaged populations experiencing cardiac arrest.
Deadline is August 17, 6:00 pm ET.
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State/Tribal/Territorial Partnership Initiative to Document and Sustain Disparity-Reducing Interventions OMH will support projects to demonstrate if modifications to existing interventions will improve health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority and disadvantaged populations.
Deadline is August 26, 6:00 pm ET.
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Strong Systems, Stronger Communities: Strengthening Tribal Public Health Systems The National Indian Health Board and the HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will strengthen Tribal public health systems by offering support and technical assistance to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes.
Deadline is September 4. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | Expanding Capacity for Coronavirus Testing Q&A The HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) question and answer session is intended for Health Center Program Look-Alikes.
TODAY, August 12, 2:00 pm ET. Healthy People 2030 Launch Webcast The HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) webcast will highlight Healthy People 2030 goals and objectives and provide an overview of the development process.
August 18, 1:00 pm ET. 2020 National Native Health Research Training Initiative The American Indian Higher Education Consortium, the Native Research Network and the HHS Indian Health Service (IHS) webinar will discuss the state of AI/AN health and health care research, including issues relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 19, 2:00 pm ET. | | Returning to K-12 Education: Using Science to Keep Children, Teachers and Staff Safe The American Public Health Association and National Academy of Medicine webinar will discuss data and expert opinion on opening and pandemic health practices in K-12 schools.
TODAY, August 12, 5:00 pm ET. Introducing the SDOH in Rural Communities Toolkit The Rural Health Information Hub and the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis will present the Social Determinants of Health in Rural Communities Toolkit.
August 19, 1:00 pm ET. Registration is open for the NIH Sexual and Gender Minority Research Symposium Hosted by the HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office.
September 17, 11:00 am ET, Virtual. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19 Health Observance: National Health Center Week  OMH and the National Association of Community Health Centers recognize August 9-15 as National Health Center Week with the theme, "Community Health Centers: Lighting the Way for Healthier Communities Today and in the Future." | The Library of Congress National Book Festival  The Library of Congress 20th Annual National Book Festival will be held online, September 25-27. The festival will connect with audiences across the country for an interactive, online celebration of new books by more than 120 of the nation's most-renowned writers, poets and artists.
Virtual stages will offer on-demand videos, live author chats and discussions, options to personalize your own journey through the festival with particular themes and more. | |  | | Clinical Trials | BOOST: Breastfeeding Onset and Onward with Support Tools This randomized controlled trial, sponsored by RTI International, the NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Temple University and Christiana Care Health Services, seeks mothers ages 18-44 years old in order to test the efficacy of health incentives to increase breastfeeding duration among low-income WIC eligible mothers. Study to be conducted at Temple University in Philadelphia, Penn.
Serological Surveillance for COVID-19 in Central North Carolina This longitudinal study, sponsored by the NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), seeks healthy adults, age 18 years or older, without a current active COVID-19 infection or current symptoms consistent with COVID-19 within Central North Carolina in order to identify the presence and rate of development of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in North Carolina. Study to be conducted at the NIEHS Clinical Research Unit in Research Triangle Park, NC. |  | | Workforce Development | Fellowship: Post-Doctoral AAPA Leadership Fellows Program The Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Post-Doctoral Leadership Fellows Program is a two-year leadership pipeline program that provides mentorship and professional development for early career psychologists. The program seeks to demystify leadership and provide access to leadership opportunities by creating more pathways for psychologists from diverse groups, including access to Asian American mentors.
Deadline is August 31. Training: COVID-19 - Effective Nursing in Times of Crisis The Johns Hopkins University online course will explore how nursing can respond to the challenges posed by low resources and high societal uncertainty in the wake of COVID-19. Topics covered include: nursing in the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing patients' social and cultural norms, nursing and palliative care in a low-resource environment and lessons learned in crisis settings. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading Adult Immunization: Shots to Save Lives is a report jointly issued by the Trust for America's Health, the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It discusses the importance of adult immunizations in preventing avoidable deaths, and explains barriers such as the absence of structured national programs, individual attitudes and financial support. The report also highlights success stories from across the country. | | | | To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog. | |       | |
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