| February 24, 2021 | View as a webpage |  |        | OMH Announces Theme for National Minority Health Month 2021  April is National Minority Health Month, and this year, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) is focusing on the disproportionate impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on racial and ethnic minority and American Indian and Alaska Native communities and underscore the need for these vulnerable communities to get vaccinated as more vaccines become available. This year's theme for National Minority Health Month is #VaccineReady. The focus will be to empower communities to get the facts about COVID-19 vaccines, share accurate vaccine information, participate in clinical trials, get vaccinated when the time comes and practice COVID-19 safety measures. | African American Health: Black History Month and Beyond  Throughout February, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) has celebrated the achievements of African Americans and honored the significant role and impact they have made on all facets of life and society throughout U.S. history, and the conversation will continue. Visit the OMH website's Profile on Black/African Americans for data on heart disease, stroke, obesity, immunizations, HIV/AIDS and other diseases among the African American community. And don't forget to visit OMH's Black History Month webpage for information and resources you can use and share beyond February. | Webinars: What Hispanic/Latino Families and Community Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccines  Please join the HHS Partnership Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a series of webinars about what Hispanic/Latino families and the Hispanic/Latino community need to know about the COVID-19 virus and the vaccines that will help to slow the spread and save lives. Please note that these webinars will be presented in Spanish. | |  | | Funding | | Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act Health services grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Deadline is March 15.
DxQI Seed Grant Program Healthcare quality grant from the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine.
Deadline is March 25.
PACT: Partnering and Communicating Together HIV/AIDS cooperative agreement from the
CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention.
Deadline is April 5. | | Gardens for Good Program Community gardens and food security grant from Nature's Path.
Deadline is March 24.
Hillman Innovations in Care Program: Racism and Health Health disparities grant from the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is March 30.
Tribal-Researcher Capacity-Building Grants Criminal or juvenile justice research grant from
the U.S. Department of Justice.
Deadline is April 12. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | HAB You Heard: RWHAP and
the COVID-19 Vaccine Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) recipients webinar hosted by HRSA.
TODAY, February 24, 2:00 pm ET. IHS COVID-19 Implementation Progress and Safety Update COVID-19 Response webinar hosted by the Indian Health Service (IHS).
February 25, 12:00 pm ET. Registration is open for
Substance Abuse Prevention, Mental Health and Wellness Summit hosted by the Center for Urban Youth and Family Development.
February 25, 2:00 pm ET. | | Increasing Vaccination Rates
in Latino Communities COVID-19 Virtual Briefing Series webinar hosted by the National Hispanic Medical Association.
TODAY, February 24, 7:00 pm ET. Sharing Our Knowledge:
COVID-19 Treatment Talks Webinar hosted by the Urban Indian Health Institute.
February 25, 1:00 pm ET. Multilevel Approaches to Achieving Equity in Cancer
Pain Management The first webinar in a series hosted by the NIH National Cancer Institute.
March 1, 11:00 am ET. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19 Resource: America's HIV Epidemic Analysis Dashboard (AHEAD)  The HHS America's HIV Epidemic Analysis Dashboard (AHEAD) was created to track the progress towards the goals of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative. The updated Dashboard includes new interactive features that allow you to filter data by demographics and compare HIV data across county-level EHE geographic areas. It also includes updated linkage to care and diagnosis data, as well as HIV indicator data for all 50 states. | Health Observance: Rare Disease Day Health Observance: American Heart Month  As American Heart Month comes to a close, we encourage you to continue reading and sharing information on hypertension and other heart diseases. The NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute #OurHearts campaign provides videos and social media images and messages you can share with friends and family. The World Heart Federation maintains a database of hypertension resources that includes fact sheets, infographics, videos and reports. And the American Dental Association provides information for oral health professionals on the impact of hypertension on oral health and dental care.
| |  | | Clinical Trials | Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of Primary Aldosteronism
in Blacks This study, sponsored by the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute and the NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, seeks Black or African American volunteers age 18-70 years old with a diagnosis of primary aldosteronism, one of the most common causes of secondary hypertension. This study will be carried out at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
Individualizing Pharmacotherapy for African American Smokers This study, sponsored by the University of Kansas Medical Center and the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse, seeks non-Hispanic/Latino African American volunteers age 18 years or older who smoke 5-30 cigarettes per day. The study will be carried out at Swope Health Central in Kansas City, MO. |  | | Workforce Development | Public Comment Session at the 70th PACHA Meeting The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will hold a public comment session during their next meeting. PACHA members would like to hear from you, specifically on meaningful actions that can be taken to implement the HIV National Strategic Plan, improve implementation of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative and develop HIV/AIDS programs that better meet the needs of racial, ethnic, tribal and LGBTQ communities. Pre-registration is required to provide public comments.
March 8-9, 2:00 pm ET.
Deadline for pre-registration is March 1. Instituto Familiar de la Raza Internship Training Program The Instituto Familiar de la Raza Internship Training Program provides training for emerging bilingual/bicultural mental health clinicians at the Master, Practicum, Doctoral and Post-doctoral-levels who work or will work with Hispanic/Latino, Chicano, Indigena and Hispanic/Latino LGBTQ populations.
Deadline is April 30. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading Addressing Health Misinformation with Health Literacy Strategies: Proceedings of a Workshop is a summary report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in December 2020. The report defines the difference between misinformation and disinformation, particularly in relation to health literacy competencies and COVID-19 information. It discusses mechanisms for promoting vaccine literacy and education. | | | | To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog. | |       | |
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