| October 7, 2020 | View as a webpage |  |        | Hispanic Heritage Month 2020: Twitter Chat  Join the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH), the HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) for a bilingual Twitter chat in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month. The chat will focus on highlighting healthy behaviors for the Hispanic/Latino community in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, including getting recommended vaccinations, such as the flu vaccine. The chat will also highlight HHS's efforts for improving diversity in clinical trials as a way to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations like the Hispanic/Latino community. To participate, please use the hashtag #HealthyLatinos.
October 8, 2:00 pm ET. English | Spanish. | Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL)  The HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL) offers guidance and resources to community leaders so they can connect Hispanic/Latino and other minority communities with important, accurate information on public health, COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials and the importance of being included in research studies. For more information about volunteering for a COVID-19 study, please visit the COVID-19 Prevention Network. | |  | | Funding | | SCDAA Newborn Screening Follow-Up Program The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) supports follow-up sickle cell disease services including counseling, education, access to a medical home and more.
Deadline is October 9.
Advancing Population-Based Surveillance of Birth Defects The CDC supports strengthening birth defects surveillance programs to respond to emerging threats to mothers and babies, address health disparities and improve health outcomes.
Deadline is December 8.
Understanding of Influenza Immunity, Vaccine Response and Effectiveness in Older Adults The NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) supports longitudinal cohorts to research elements of influenza immunity that impact vaccine response and effectiveness in adults 65 years or older.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is January 4, 2021. | | Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities The NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) supports health services research that contributes to the improvement of minority health and/or the reduction of health disparities.
Deadline is November 27.
Monitoring School Absenteeism for Estimating Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 Transmission The CDC supports the development of an influenza-like illness monitoring system in K-12 schools for early detection of influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogen transmission.
Deadline is December 18.
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supports states, U.S territories, tribal governments and local communities with pre-disaster mitigation activities.
Deadline is January 29, 2021. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | Mental Health and Suicide Prevention The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) webinar will address suicide among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) veterans.
TODAY, October 7, 3:00 pm ET. Substance Abuse Prevention for Indigenous Youth The NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) webinar will discuss NIH-supported research on substance abuse prevention for youth in AI/AN communities.
October 8, 1:00 pm ET via VideoCast.
Registration is open for the
SCDAA 48th Annual National Convention Hosted by SCDAA.
October 13-17, Virtual. | | Registration is open for Partnering to Support Healthy Moms and Babies in Baltimore and Beyond Hosted by the Association of American Medical Colleges and B'more for Healthy Babies.
October 7, 14, 21 and 28, 5:00 pm ET, Virtual. Registration is open for SOPHE's 22nd Annual Advocacy Summit Hosted by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE).
October 13-14, Virtual. Registration is open for the 2020 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Conference Hosted by the Fenway Institute and Harvard Medical School.
October 17-19, Virtual. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19  COVID-19 could elevate the risk of heart attacks in women, and cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death among Hispanics/Latinas. For information on heart disease among women, please visit the American Heart Association Facts About Heart Disease in Women and Datos sobre las cardiopatÃas en mujeres (Spanish). Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio has launched Juntos, We Can Stop COVID-19, a digital communication campaign in English and Spanish to help Hispanic/Latino families take action to slow the spread of coronavirus. The campaign features Hispanic/Latino culturally relevant and research based resources, bilingual fact sheets, infographics and video role model stories. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have created Conversations on COVID-19: Impacts on Communities of Color, a series of conversations with experts on a variety of topics related to minority health, health equity and COVID-19. | Request for Information: Tribal Consultation on COVID-19 Vaccination Planning  HHS, through CDC, initiated Tribal Consultations to seek input from tribal leaders on COVID-19 vaccination planning in Indian Country. HHS seeks comments on how a COVID-19 vaccine should be distributed to AI/AN communities, whether through state and local jurisdictions, or through the HHS Indian Health Service (IHS), and how tribes can support this effort.
Tribal leaders can provide input and recommendations in writing by submitting comments to consultation@hhs.gov.
Deadline is October 9. | Report: Achieving a Cohesive Culture for Health Equity in Latino and All Communities  The Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio research review, Achieving a Cohesive Culture for Health Equity in Latino and All Communities, explores three key mechanisms used to discriminate against Hispanics/Latinos and other people of color: implicit bias, system justification and moral disengagement. This review offers guidance on how to achieve a cohesive culture focused on health equity through the use of intergroup contact, peer modeling, awareness-provoking interventions, targeted social media and more.
| |  | | Clinical Trials | A Study of Ad26.COV2.S for the Prevention of SARS-CoV-2-Mediated COVID-19 in Adult Participants (ENSEMBLE) This phase 3 clinical trial, sponsored by Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V., seeks healthy volunteers age 18 years or older. Study is to be conducted at various locations throughout the United States.
Informed Decision Making Intervention in Screening for Prostate Cancer of Predominantly African American Participants in a Community Outreach Program This interventional study, sponsored by the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI), seeks African American men age 19 years or older. Study is to be conducted at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center in Cleveland, OH. |  | | Workforce Development | Fellowship: Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University The Harvard University Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy is designed to prepare physicians who will, over time, improve the capacity of the healthcare system to promote policies and practices that improve minority, disadvantaged and vulnerable populations' access to high quality care.
Deadline is December 1, 5:00 pm ET.
Informational Webinar, October 8, 12:30 pm ET. Tool: The Hypertension Control Change Package The HHS Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Change Package presents a listing of process improvements that outpatient clinical settings can implement as they seek optimal hypertension control. It is composed of change concepts, change ideas and evidence- or practice-based tools and resources. Training: National HIV Curriculum October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). In addition to the resources and events listed on the NLAAD website, please visit the AIDS Education and Training Centers National Coordinating Resource Center National HIV Curriculum for modules and tools that address HIV/AIDS care, including services to racial and ethnic minorities and sexual and gender minorities. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | | | |       | |
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