| September 23, 2020 | View as a webpage |  |        | Hispanic Heritage Month 2020  Hispanic Heritage Month takes place every year from September 15 to October 15. During the month, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will celebrate the culture, achievements and contributions of Hispanics and Latinos in the United States. OMH will focus on raising awareness about the health disparities impacting the Hispanic/Latino community and promote physical activity, healthy nutrition and regular doctor visits to help improve overall health, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. OMH will also join HHS efforts to promote the influenza vaccine during the 2020-2021 flu season and amplify resources about the importance of Hispanic participation in clinical trials. For events, resources, and materials, please visit the OMH website and the OMH Spanish website. | National Sickle Cell Awareness Month 2020  September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. This year, OMH is raising awareness about sickle cell disease (SCD) and the growing challenges COVID-19 has had on the SCD community. OMH is also supporting HHS and Howard University's Health+ SCD Healthathon, a public innovation contest to foster ground-breaking and data-driven solutions for SCD care. Register for the finale event, happening this Friday, September 25 at 12:00 pm ET. Visit the OMH Sickle Cell Disease website for downloadable materials, videos, information regarding the latest advances and resources. | |  | | Funding | | 2021 Culture of Health Prize The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recognizes and elevates the stories of places where residents are working together to transform education, jobs, transportation, housing and more to advance health equity.
Deadline is October 15, 3:00 pm ET.
Comprehensive High-Impact HIV Prevention Programs for Community-Based Organizations The HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports the development and implementation of high-impact HIV prevention programs, including PrEP and nPEP services.
Deadline is November 20.
Integrated Viral Hepatitis Surveillance and Prevention Funding for Health Departments This CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) Cooperative Agreement is open to state, special district, county and city/township governments.
Deadline is December 1. | | Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trials for Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases The HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports trials that will test implementation strategies that aim to increase the implementation of evidence-based practices.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is November 9.
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation The National Science Foundation assists universities and colleges in diversifying the STEM workforce by increasing the number of STEM degrees awarded to racial and ethnic minorities.
Deadline is November 20.
HUD Jobs Plus Initiative The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) supports initiatives that improve employment outcomes through job placement, education, technology skills and financial literacy for residents of public housing.
Deadline is December 1. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | Home Blood Pressure Monitoring to Improve Maternal Health The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) webinar, part of a series, will present two model programs: Heart Safe Motherhood and STAMPP-HTN (Systematic Treatment And Management of PostPartum Hypertension).
TODAY, September 23, 1:00 pm ET. Models of Care for Reducing Inequities in Maternal Health The NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) virtual workshop will explore how nurses, midwives and birth companions can address and improve inequalities in maternal and infant health. September 29 via VideoCast. Summer Learning Series: Involving the Community The Cross Cultural Health Care Program
webinar will explore how to establish and maintain partnerships between health and human services organizations and the communities they serve.
September 30, 6:00 pm ET. | | Indigenized Motivational Interviewing for Urban Natives The Urban Indian Health Institute workshop will explore motivational interviewing and how it can facilitate exploration of experiences, behavior change and how to make decisions about health.
September 28 and 29, 12:00 pm ET. Reducing Tobacco Use in Latinx Communities The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Minority Health and Health Equity webinar will describe how Nuestra Salud, a community-based organization, used a media campaign to connect Spanish-speaking communities to effectively support quitting tobacco.
September 30, 1:00 pm ET. Registration is open for the 2020 Virtual Electoral Advocacy Forum Hosted by the Student National Medical Association.
October 4, Virtual.
Deadline for registration is September 30. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19 Health Campaign: The Race to 200M  The American Nurses Association and Sanofi Pasteur Race to 200M campaign is designed to ignite urgency around flu vaccination, especially among the 200 million Americans at most risk for the complications of flu: people over the age of 50 and people with chronic health conditions such as heart disease, respiratory disease and diabetes. The campaign emphasizes the importance of helping to protect against flu during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Request for Information: Fostering Innovative Research to Improve Mental Health Outcomes among Minority and Health Disparities Populations  The NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) seeks time-sensitive input from all interested parties on the most innovative research and research priorities to improve mental health outcomes among racial and ethnic minority and health disparities populations, including addressing systemic bias and prejudice.
Deadline is October 30. | Announcement: MedlinePlus to Become the NLM Home for Information in Multiple Languages  Starting on October 1, materials that are part of the NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM) HealthReach will become part of MedlinePlus, NLM's flagship website for health information for patients, families and the general public. Established in 2007 as the Refugee Health Information Network, HealthReach has provided access to free, high-quality multilingual consumer health information resources for those providing services to individuals with limited English proficiency. NLM invites users to explore health information in multiple languages on MedlinePlus. | |  | | Clinical Trials | Hydroxyurea Adherence for Personal Best in SCD (HABIT) This randomized control trial, sponsored by Columbia University and NIH NINR, seeks youth ages 10-18 years old who are currently prescribed hydroxyurea, as well as their parents/guardians. Study to be conducted at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, NY, the Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pa.
SCD and CardiovAscular Risk - Red Cell Exchange Trial This phase 3 clinical trial, sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh and the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), seeks volunteers age 18 years or older with a diagnosis of SCD and who have not been on a chronic exchange transfusion program for at least 2 months. Study to be conducted at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland, Calif., Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., the University of Illinois at Chicago, Duke University in Durham, NC, Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. |  | | Workforce Development | HRSA Virtual Job Fair The HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) virtual job fair connects healthcare sites with job-seeking primary care trainees and practicing clinicians. HRSA invites medical, nursing, dental, and mental/behavioral health clinicians and trainees to attend, and learn about hundreds of opportunities.
October 7, 6:45 pm ET. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading Hydroxyurea for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease is an evidence report and technology assessment published by the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). It is intended to guide health practitioners in providing effective care to sickle cell disease patients. It is based on an extensive literature review and evaluation related to the effectiveness of hydroxyurea for patient treatment.
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