| June 23, 2021 | View as a webpage |  |        | Join the Men's Health Month Mental Health Twitter Chat  Men are often told to be self-reliant and to simply shake off mental health issues. The reality is that your mental health should be taken just as seriously as any other health issue. It's also just as important to check up on your friends and see how they're doing. This month, join the Men's Health Network and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) in raising awareness about men's mental health by participating in a Mental Health Twitter Chat. Use #MaleMentalHealth to participate.
June 24, 2:00 pm ET. | Join the Next Meeting of the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force  The OMH COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force will meet to consider interim recommendations addressing the inequities and the impact of long-COVID or Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The Task Force will also discuss access to personal protection equipment, testing, and therapeutics that are related to this pandemic. This meeting is open to the public. No registration is needed.
June 25, 2:00 pm ET. | Approaching Deadline: National Lupus Outreach and Clinical Trial Education Program Grant  The OMH National Lupus Outreach and Clinical Trial Education Program Grant will fund projects to demonstrate the effectiveness of interventions for increasing minority participation in lupus-related clinical trials to help to reduce lupus-related health disparities experienced by racial and ethnic minority populations. Projects will seek to develop public-private and community partnerships to support and/or sustain effective practices to increase racial and ethnic minority enrollment and retention in lupus clinical trials, and tailor existing outreach or education interventions that focus on health care providers/practitioners and/or racial and ethnic minority populations.
Deadline is June 29, 6:00 pm ET. | |  | | Funding | | Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems Research grant on Medicaid and COVID-19
from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Deadline is June 28, by 3:00 pm ET.
Support for Navigators in Federally-facilitated Exchanges Cooperative agreement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Deadline is July 6.
Family Violence Prevention
and Services: LGBTQ Institute
on Intimate Partner Violence Cooperative agreement from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
Deadline is July 19. | | American Rescue Plan:
Native Hawaiian Health Care Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Deadline is July 2.
Community Progress Makers Social Determinants of Health grant for select metro areas from the Citi Foundation.
Required Q&A sessions, June 23 and 30,
2:00 pm ET.
Deadline is July 7, by 4:00 pm ET.
Tribal Personal Responsibility Education Program for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Cooperative agreement from the ACF Family
and Youth Services Bureau.
Deadline is July 26. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | Evaluating a Course on Implicit Bias in the Clinical and Learning Environment Webinar hosted by the HRSA Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center.
June 24, 1:00 pm ET. Health of Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders Served at Health Centers Webinar hosted by the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations.
June 28, 4:00 pm ET. 2021 Breast Cancer and African Americans Conference Virtual conference hosted by the Stanford Cancer Institute Office of Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement.
August 28, 12:00 pm ET. | | National HIV/AIDS Testing
Day Webinar Webinar hosted by the National Hispanic
Medical Association.
June 24, 3:00 pm ET. LGBTQ Community Forum:
Alzheimer's, Dementia, and Memory Loss Listening session hosted by the
Alzheimer's Association.
June 29, 3:30 pm ET. Call for abstracts for Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Nutrition Health Disparities Workshop hosted by the National Institutes
of Health, September 21-23.
Deadline for abstracts is July 9. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19  Have questions about getting your vaccine? Check out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccine Chat on WhatsApp, where the Spanish-speaking community can find info about vaccine locations and more, as well as FAQs on other vaccines. Being a dad is a rewarding experience with lots of responsibilities, and modeling healthy behaviors is key to making sure the rest of your family stays healthy. Take time to inform yourself about COVID-19 vaccines to help keep you and your family healthy. Find resources and information at We Can Do This. A national poll conducted by the de Beaumont Foundation, in partnership with the American Public Health Association, the National Collaborative for Health Equity, and Resolve to Save Lives, identifies the most effective language to reach those who are currently less likely to take a vaccine, including Black Americans 18-49, women 18-49, and rural Americans. The El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center has created the Time to Heal Tool Kit, a guide to help self-reflection on mental health and how to cope after a traumatic experience, such as living through the COVID-19 pandemic, for the Hispanic/Latino community. | Request for Information: Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through Government  The Office of Management and Budget seeks input, information, and recommendations from stakeholders in the public, private, advocacy, not-for-profit, and philanthropic sectors, including state, local, Tribal, and territorial areas, on available methods, approaches, and tools that could assist in assessing whether agency policies and actions (e.g., programs, services, processes, and operations) equitably serve all eligible individuals and communities, particularly those that are currently and historically underserved.
Deadline is July 6. | Fatherhood Resources: The New Dad Research Series  The New Dad Research Series, an initiative of the Boston College Center for Work & Family, examines the evolving roles and attitudes of working fathers. Over the past decade, the series has captured the experiences and perspectives of over 3,000 fathers on such topics as the transition to fatherhood, paternity leave, at-home dads, and young fathers. The series includes nine reports and an infographic.
| |  | | Clinical Trials | A Reinforcement Intervention for Increasing HIV Testing
among At-Risk Women This study, sponsored by UConn Health and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, seeks Black or Hispanic/Latina women age 18 years or older with one or more high risk factors for HIV. The study will be carried out at UConn Health in Farmington, Connecticut.
Implementation of Rapid HIV Self-Testing among MSM Project This study, sponsored by Emory University and the CDC, seeks Black or Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men, age 18 years or older, for a study evaluating the effectiveness of the Know@Home HIV services mobile app. The study will be carried out at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. |  | | Workforce Development | Steven Christy and Christine A. Johnson Scholarship Funds The International Association of Sickle Cell Nurses and Professional Associates (IASCNAPA) has established a college scholarship program to assist individuals living with sickle cell disease who will be attending an institution of higher learning in the United States. Applicants must be enrolled in, or have been accepted by a recognized and accredited post- secondary school, including college, university, trade school, or other institution of higher learning. An active IASCNAPA member or a sickle cell disease medical provider must sponsor all applicants.
Deadline is July 1. 2022 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship The First Nations Development Institute, in partnership with The Henry Luce Foundation, launched the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship to honor and support a select cohort of fellows as they work to further Indigenous knowledge creation, dissemination, and perpetuation in Indigenous communities. The fellowship is open to both emerging and experienced leaders and thinkers from a wide variety of fields, including but not limited to agriculture, food systems, youth leadership development, natural resource management, climate change, language and cultural revitalization, and more.
Deadline is July 13, by 7:00 pm ET. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading 2021 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures: Special Report: Race, Ethnicity and Alzheimer's in America, a report issued by the Alzheimer's Association in support of Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, provides a statistical overview of the disease, including definitions, methods of diagnosis, caregiver factors, and costs, along with a discussion on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients. The 2021 edition also includes a special section with data related to race and ethnicity, including a discussion on disparities in care. To read this publication search the online library catalog. | | | | | | |      
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