| February 16, 2022 | View as a webpage |  |        | Black History Month: Honoring the Legacy of Black Health Professionals and Scholars  This Black History Month, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) is celebrating the achievements of Black communities and honoring the significant role and impact they have made on all facets of life and society throughout U.S. history. In 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams became the first Black cardiologist to perform the first successful open-heart surgery. Visit the OMH Black History Month website to learn more about Dr. Williams and other famous Black men and women who helped advance the field of medicine. | |  | | Funding | | Tribal Tool to Aide COVID-19 Epidemiological Investigations Pilot project grant from the
National Indian Health Board (NIHB).
Deadline is February 25.
Health and Wellness: Ohio Grant for Ohio organizations in Stark,
Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties from the
Health Foundation of Greater Massillon.
Deadline is February 28.
Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Solicitation: Tribal Tribal Jurisdiction Program grant from the
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Deadline is March 22. | | Oral Health Grant Program: Missouri Education, prevention, and treatment grant from Delta Dental of Missouri.
Deadline for Letters of Inquiry is February 25.
Impact of COVID-19 Food and Housing Policies and Programs Research project grant from the
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Deadline for Letter of Intent is March 7.
Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities Cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Deadline is March 25. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | PRAMS Learning Community Data Linkage Series PRAMS webinar series hosted by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
TODAY, February 16-June 15, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Flint Community Webinar
Series: COVID-19 Webinar hosted by the Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center.
February 18, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Climate Adaptation Webinar hosted by the American Public
Health Association.
February 22, at 2:00 p.m. ET. | | For Mothers, by Mothers: Supporting Vaccine Confidence Webinar hosted by the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants.
February 17, at 12:00 p.m. ET. Indigenized Motivational Interviewing for Urban Natives Two-day workshop hosted by the
Urban Indian Health Institute.
February 21-22, at 12:00 p.m. ET. Social Media Training: Maternal and Child Health Professionals Webinar hosted by the Association of
Maternal and Child Health Programs.
February 22, at 3:00 p.m. ET. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19  We All Need a Boost! Find boosters near you and strengthen your protection against COVID-19. View the Native Roots Radio Southern Plains Region town hall on understanding COVID-19 in Indian Country, Keeping the Circle Strong: We Can Do This Indian Country. Get tips on how to improve the emotional well-being of Latino students throughout the pandemic with the National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center fact sheets for school personnel and caregivers, available in English and Spanish. | View the Racism and Health Virtual Symposium  On February 8, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, joined a distinguished panel of authors and experts who presented their work that was featured in the February 2022 special issue of Health Affairs, Racism & Health. Panelists engaged in discussions on the historical context, evolving research practices and policies, and the lived experience of populations whose health has been harmed by individual and structural racism. | Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication emphasize the importance of addressing all people inclusively and respectfully. This living document will be adapted as both language and cultural norms change. It seeks to provide principles, resources, and specific suggestions on various topics to ensure that public health communications adapt to the specific cultural, linguistic, environmental, and historical situation of each population or audience of focus. | |  | | Clinical Trials | Stress and Congestive Heart Failure This study, sponsored by Yale University and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), seeks volunteers age 18 years or older who have or will be receiving an implanted pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) monitor. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether acute stress can precipitate congestive heart failure exacerbation in patients with heart disease. The study will be carried out at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
A Mobile Application to Promote Self-management and Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure This study, sponsored by the University of Michigan and the National Institute on Aging (NIA), seeks volunteers age 18 years or older. This study will investigate the effectiveness of two just-in-time adaptive interventions delivered via a mobile app for heart failure patients. The study will be carried out at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Henry Ford Hospital System in Detroit, Michigan, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in North Carolina, and the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. |  | | Workforce Development | Mental Health Needs of Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers This four-part learning collaborative, hosted by MHP Salud and intended for community health workers and community health centers, will focus on mental health among migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, including recommendations for how to best support this community.
February 23 through April 6, at 3:30 p.m. ET. 2022-2023 Community Revitalization Fellowship The Community Revitalization Fellowship, offered by the Center for Community Progress, is a learning opportunity designed to help cohorts of grassroots community leaders revitalize neighborhoods struggling with serious challenges related to vacancy, abandonment, and disinvestment.
Deadline for application is February 25, by 5:00 p.m. ET. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading For American Heart Month and Black History Month, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring a small collection of articles on cardiovascular disease interventions and health promotion programs in African American communities. These articles discuss developing mobile health (mHealth) platforms, leveraging community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships, and other evidence-based practices for health promotion. All of these articles are free to read. To access this collection in the online catalog, click here. | | | | | | |      
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