| September 1, 2021 | View as a webpage |  |        | Find Safety and Recovery Resources Following Hurricane Ida  Hurricane Ida, now categorized as a Tropical Depression, made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, heavily impacting the city of New Orleans. | Learn About Sickle Cell Disease at the OMH Website  September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic condition that affects the body's red blood cells. It occurs when a child receives two sickle cell genes—one from each parent. In someone living with this disease, the red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped farm tool called a "sickle". Visit this microsite to access social media and outreach resources, a bibliography, recorded webinars, Sickle Cell Disease Stories from patients, and other resources. | |  | | Funding | | Veterans Lead QuickFire Challenge Series Grant from Johnson & Johnson Innovation.
Deadline is September 17.
Clinical Consortium Award: Prostate Cancer Cooperative agreement for clinical trials from
the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
Deadline is September 23.
Service Area Competition: Colebrook, NH and San Juan, PR Federally Qualified Health Center Program grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Deadline is October 25. | | Preventing Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Family- or community-based services grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts.
Deadline for Concept Notes is September 20.
Autism Centers of Excellence Research grants from the
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Deadline for Letters of Intent (LOI) is October 9.
Native Communities Health
and Resiliency Projects Grant for American Indian/Alaska Native organizations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
or Montana from The Potlatch Fund.
Rolling deadline. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Inequities Among African Immigrants National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness Day discussion hosted
by the Multicultural AIDS Coalition (MAC).
TODAY, September 1, 1:00 p.m. ET. African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit Virtual summit hosted by the
Prostate Health Education Network.
September 8, 15, 22 and 29. Obesity, Microbiome & Cancer Obesity & Cancer Series webinar hosted by
the National Cancer institute (NCI).
September 9, 12:00 p.m. ET. | | Hate Crimes Prevention Resources for Campuses Webinar hosted by the
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
TODAY, September 1, 3:00 p.m. ET. When COVID-19 and Hypertension Collide National Hypertension Control Initiative webinar hosted by the American Heart Association.
September 8, 1:00 p.m. ET. Accessibility and the COVID-19 Vaccine: People with Disabilities Webinar hosted by the Association of
University Centers on Disabilities and the
National COVID-19 Resiliency Network.
September 13, 3:00 p.m. ET. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19 HHS Establishes Office of Climate Change and Health Equity  Protecting Americans' health and well-being has always been at the heart of fighting climate change. That is why HHS has created the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE). This is the first office of its kind at the national level to address climate change and health equity. The Office's mission is to protect vulnerable communities who disproportionately bear the brunt of pollution and climate-driven disasters, such as drought and wildfires. | Guidelines for Patients: Ovarian Cancer  The National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition have developed guidelines for women living with ovarian cancer. The guidelines cover topics such as testing, treatments, questions to ask your doctor, and a list of words to know, including definitions of medical terms. The guidelines are available in English and Spanish. | |  | | Clinical Trials | Living with Sickle Cell Disease in the COVID-19 Pandemic This study, sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), seeks adults ages 18 years or older with any type of sickle cell disease. Researchers want to study how this population's stress, anxiety, fear, pain, sleep, and health care use are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study will be carried out at the NHGRI in Bethesda, Maryland.
NeoVax with Nivolumab in Patients with Ovarian Cancer This study, sponsored by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the DoD, seeks women ages 18 years or older for a research study that is evaluating a new type of vaccine called "Personalized NeoAntigen Cancer Vaccine" in combination with medication for ovarian cancer. The study will be carried out at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. |  | | Workforce Development | Federal Job Vacancy: NCIRD Director The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) is recruiting for a candidate for the executive position of Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) in Atlanta, Georgia. The Director is responsible for managing, directing, coordinating and overseeing all immunization and respiratory disease activities and policies, including COVID-19 related activities and emergency responses.
Deadline is September 17. AACR Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship supports postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to establish a successful career path in cancer research. This fellowship provides $110,000 over a two-year period to support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on a mentored basic cancer research project.
Deadline for LOI is October 14, 1:00 p.m. ET. Continuing Medical Education: Sickle Cell Disease The American Society of Hematology Benign Hematology Curriculum is a series of free, web-based videos designed to supplement education in benign hematology for fellows. This sickle cell disease course seeks to provide fellows with an educational resource that might not be available locally. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | | | | |      
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