| January 27, 2021 | View as a webpage |
 |        | New COVID-19 Testing Requirements for All Air Passengers Arriving in the United States  If you have international travel plans, you will need to get tested for COVID-19 no more than three days prior to air travel to the United States. Prior to boarding a flight to the U.S., you must show a negative test result to the airline or be prepared to show documentation of recovery, such as proof of a recent positive viral test and a letter from your healthcare provider or a public health official stating that you were cleared to travel. This Order is effective as of 12:01 am ET on January 26, 2021. | January is Glaucoma Awareness Month  The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) recognizes January as Glaucoma Awareness Month. Glaucoma is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States, especially among Black/African Americans over age 40 and Hispanics/Latinos over age 60. While there is no cure for glaucoma, early treatment can often stop the damage and protect your vision.
Visit the NIH National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) website for infographics, fact sheets, videos and social media messaging, including social media content in Spanish. | |  | | Funding | | Tribal Behavioral Health Grant Mental health and substance use grant from the HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Deadline is February 8.
Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative Reentry and substance use grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Deadline is February 16.
Wayne F. Placek Grants LGBTQ health research grant from the American Psychological Foundation.
Deadline is March 1. | | The Keeling Curve Prize: Social and Cultural Pathways Climate change grant from the Global Warming Mitigation Project.
Deadline is February 10.
HEAL Initiative: Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Clinical research cooperative agreement from the HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Deadline for Letter of Intent is February 30.
Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs Grant from the HHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
Deadline is April 20. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | Colorectal Cancer Screening During COVID-19 Webinar hosted by the National Native Network.
January 28, 3:00 pm ET. Cutting Through Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Webinar hosted by the NIH Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM).
February 2, 1:00 pm ET. Call for presentations for the Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum Hosted by the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center.
Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum, June 20-24.
Deadline is February 5. | | COVID-19 Vaccine: Your Questions Answered Virtual town hall hosted by UnidosUS.
January 28, 5:00 pm ET. Environmental Exposures and Mental Health Outcomes Workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).
February 2-3, 10:30 am ET. Registration is open for West Oncology Conference Hosted by Total Health.
February 26, Virtual. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19 Publication: Understanding and Living with Glaucoma  This free, 40-page booklet, published by the Glaucoma Research Foundation, provides information on the different types of glaucoma, how to detect and treat glaucoma, tips on speaking and working with your eye doctor, and how to adjust your day-to-day activities to take good care of your eye health.
| Health Campaign: Mil Gracias for Not Smoking Indoors!  The Mil Gracias (a Thousand Thanks) for Not Smoking Indoors amid COVID-19! public health campaign from Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio helps people share gratitude for smokers who respect others' air by reducing exposure to secondhand smoke indoors. Visit the Mil Gracias website to download English and Spanish fact sheets and news about the health impacts of secondhand smoke, the need for smoke-free multifamily housing and resources to help smokers quit if they are ready. | |  | | Clinical Trials | Macular Damage in Early Glaucoma and Progression This observational study, sponsored by Columbia University and the NIH National Eye Institute (NEI), seeks volunteers ages 18-85 years old with early functional glaucomatous damage as well as healthy subjects that are ophthalmologically normal. Study is to be conducted at the Columbia University Medical Center Harkness Eye Institute in New York, NY.
Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study This study, sponsored by Columbia University and the CDC, will provide vision screenings to underserved, vulnerable New York City residents, age 40 years or older, who live in affordable housing buildings in Harlem and Washington Heights. Study is to be conducted at Columbia University in New York, NY. |  | | Workforce Development | Training: CDC 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 is January 29. Scholarship: Udall Undergraduate Scholarship for American Indians and Alaska Natives The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation offers financial assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate students pursuing careers related to Tribal public policy, native healthcare and the environment.
Deadline is March 2. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading The book Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine, issued by the NASEM Committee on Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus, presents policy makers with strategies for the distribution of vaccines. The report describes lessons learned from related programs, cost considerations, risks, benefits, and communication strategies to address vaccine hesitancy. | | | | To read this publication search the online library catalog here. | |
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