| December 23, 2020 | View as a webpage |  |        |  This holiday season, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) is promoting a very important and simple task for communities across the country #HolidayAskWearAMask. By wearing a mask, watching your distance, and washing your hands frequently, together, we can make the holidays safer for everyone.
Communities can also help lower the risk of spreading COVID-19 during the holidays through personal prevention practices recommended by the HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This includes wearing a mask, staying at least 6 feet apart, staying home when sick, handwashing, disinfecting frequently touched surfaces, and postponing travel. | HHS Announces New Initiative with American Heart Association to Address Hypertension among Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations  As part of the federal response to COVID-19, HHS has announced a new initiative involving two cooperative agreements with the American Heart Association (AHA) to improve COVID-19-related health outcomes by addressing hypertension (high blood pressure) among racial and ethnic minority populations. The $32 million project from OMH and the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care will implement a national initiative to improve blood pressure control among the most vulnerable populations, including racial and ethnic minorities. The project will support participating HRSA-funded health centers by providing patient and provider education and training for effective hypertension control. | |  | | Funding | | Research Grants on Reducing Health Inequality Child and adolescent health grant from the
William T. Grant Foundation.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is January 13,
2021, 3:00 pm ET.
Ending the HIV Epidemic – Primary Care HIV Prevention Grant from the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Deadline is February 2, 2021.
Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy, Uptake and Implementation among Health Disparity Populations Research grant from the HHS National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
Deadline is February 5, 2021. | | Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Research Grant Grant from the American Psychological Foundation.
Deadline is February 1, 2021.
Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances Grant from the HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Deadline is February 5, 2021.
Nurse Faculty Loan Program Grant from the HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce.
Deadline is February 8, 2021.
Technical Assistance webinar, January 6,
2021, 1:30 pm ET. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | Suicide Prevention: Supporting Survivors of Suicide Loss Suicide Prevention webinar series from the HHS Indian Health Service (IHS).
January 5, 2021, 12:00 pm ET. Registration is open for the Maternal and Child Health Equity Summit Hosted by the New York Academy of Medicine. January 12, 2021, Virtual. Call for presentations for the 19th Annual Chronic Disease Prevention Symposium Hosted by the Chronic Disease Prevention Symposium Committee.
June 3-5, 2021, Virtual.
Deadline is January 29, 2021. | | COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management Live Q&A session with the HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
January 7, 2021, 4:00 pm ET. Registration is open for Families USA Health Action 2021. Conference hosted by Families USA.
January 26-28, 2021, Virtual. Call for abstracts for the 3rd NCI Symposium on Cancer Health Disparities Hosted by the NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Cancer Research.
May 25-26, 2021 in Bethesda, MD.
Deadline is February 12, 2021. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19 Resources: Hypertension  The American Heart Association (AHA) offers Blood Pressure Fact Sheets as well as toolkits and patient handouts on the AHA's 2017 Hypertension Clinical Guidelines for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
AHA has also developed the Don't Die of Doubt campaign, which seeks to educate consumers that hospitals are still the safest place to go during an emergency such as a heart attack or stroke, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Resource: Health Literacy Action Plan  The CDC has developed a Health Literacy Action Plan for 2021. The plan provides guidance to organizations so they can offer accurate, accessible and actionable health information to different audiences. | Report: HIV/AIDS Policy Agenda for Black Women  The HIV/AIDS Policy Agenda for Black Women, published by the Black Women's Health Imperative, covers several vital issues, including prevention of future HIV infections, identifying research priorities, access to comprehensive treatment for all Black/African American women living with HIV and the provision of essential supports, beyond medical treatment, that improve the emotional and physical wellbeing of Black/African American women living with HIV. | |  | | Clinical Trials | Mi Propio Camino Intervention for Blood Pressure Medication Adherence (MPC Study) This randomized controlled trial, sponsored by the University of California, Irvine and the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), seeks Hispanic/Latino volunteers, age 18 years or older, with uncontrolled hypertension. The study is to be conducted at the Health Policy Research Institute in Irvine, CA.
Antenatal Platelet Response on Aspirin and Correlation with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: a Pharmacokinetic Study Through Pregnancy (APROACH-PK Study) This phase 1-2 clinical trial, sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson University, the NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and March of Dimes, seeks female volunteers age 13-55 years old with a risk for hypertension, diabetes, preeclampsia, renal diseases or autoimmune diseases. The study is to be conducted at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. |  | | Workforce Development | Call for Nominations: Development of Measure for Patient Receipt of Key Information Following an Outpatient Procedure CMS and the Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) have developed a patient-reported outcome performance measure (PRO-PM) for the effective transfer of clinical information from provider to patient after a procedure or surgery. CMS and CORE are seeking nominations for Technical Expert Panels for this PRO-PM in order to inform development of the measure, including design of the patient survey instrument, data collection methodologies, the measurement window, risk adjustment and performance measure calculations.
Deadline is January 15, 2021. Training: Public Health Associate Program The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is a two-year CDC training program that places early-career public health professionals in state, tribal, local and territorial health departments to gain hands-on experience in public health program operations.
Deadline for PHAP Associates is January 27, 2021.
Deadline for PHAP Host Sites is February 16, 2021. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading COVID-19: Recommended Preventative Practices and FAQs for Faith-based and Community Leaders is a document designed to inform faith-based organizations on key preventive steps that can be taken to protect their communities. Developed by the HHS Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives, the guide provides discussion topics along with direct links to CDC guidelines, in English and Spanish. | | | | To read this publication, search the online library catalog here. | |       | |
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