| March 2, 2022 | View as a webpage |  |        | Deadline Extended: March 11! Nominate Delegates to the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity TAC  The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) has extended the deadline to nominate candidates to serve as delegates for the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (The Center) Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC). The Center TAC will help ensure OMH has Tribal input that is critical for the Center's success and effectiveness. The Center TAC will have 16 delegates, one from each of the 12 geographic areas served by the Indian Health Service (IHS), and four national at-large members.
Nomination deadline extended to March 11. | Learn About the OMH Disparity Impact Strategy  OMH aims to improve minority health, improve the quality of health care that minorities receive, and eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. OMH's Disparity Impact Strategy is a data-driven approach for identifying and addressing health disparities to promote health equity for racial and ethnic minority populations. Visit the OMH website for guidance on preparing a Disparity Impact Statement and more. | |  | | Funding | | HIV/AIDS Care, Services, Education, and Research Grant from the Kent Richard
Hofmann Foundation.
Deadline for Letter of Inquiry is March 4.
Child Development Grant:
New Mexico Social determinants of health grant from
the New Mexico Children's Foundation.
Deadline is March 12.
Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Cooperative agreement from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
Deadline is April 15. | | Asian Women Giving
Circle: New York City Social justice grant from the
Ms. Foundation for Women.
Deadline is March 11, by 5:00 p.m. ET.
Area Health Education
Centers Program Funding from the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA).
Deadline is April 6.
Minority AIDS Initiative:
Service Integration Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Deadline is April 25. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | Triple Negative Breast Cancer Virtual Breakfast Discussion Webinar hosted by the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation and TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance.
March 3, at 8:30 a.m. ET. PrEP for It: Integrating HIV Prevention Into Your Practice Webinar hosted by the National Hispanic
Medical Association (NHMA).
March 8, at 8:00 p.m. ET. Maternal Mental Health FORUM Virtual conference hosted by 20/20 Mom.
March 23-25. | | Annual Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Webcast Webinar hosted by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.
March 8, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Breaking the Cycle of Adverse Childhood Experiences Webinar hosted by the
Institute for Public Strategies.
March 16, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Addressing Social Determinants and Well-Being Latino health conference hosted by NHMA.
March 24-27 in Crystal City, Virginia. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19  Track cases, hospitalizations, deaths, and more in your community with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID Data Tracker. Find vaccines near you, order free at-home tests, and visit your local pharmacy to pick up free N95 masks. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Self-Test at Home Instructions Graphic is available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Japanese, Khmer, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese. The AgriSafe Network has developed a Vaccine Confidence Toolkit for rural organizations and community groups, educators, and healthcare providers in clinics and schools. | Patient Resource: A Guide to Women's Eye Health  The Guide to Women's Eye Health, developed by the Society for Women's Health Research, provides easy-to-understand information on eye health, including common eye symptoms and diseases that disproportionately affect women. This resource aims to facilitate productive conversations between patients and health care providers at all stages of eye health. The guide includes information on talking to your doctor, including a doctor's visit worksheet that helps you prepare for eye health appointments. | Call for Nominations: National Advisory Council on Migrant Health  HRSA is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members of the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health (NACMH). The NACMH advises, consults with, and makes recommendations to the HHS Secretary concerning the organization, operation, selection, and funding of Migrant Health Centers and other public health entities.
Nominations are accepted on a continuous basis. | |  | | Clinical Trials | Effects of Antiretroviral and Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs During Pregnancy and Postpartum This study, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), seeks pregnant women living with HIV, age 18 years or older, and their infants. The study is currently recruiting at the University of Florida Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida and the Rush University Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Additional study sites will also become available in California, Colorado, Georgia, New York, and Puerto Rico.
International Registry of Patients with Alpha Thalassemia This longitudinal study, sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), seeks volunteers of all ages with a diagnosis of alpha thalassemia (prenatal or postnatal) with genotype consistent with Alpha Thalassemia Major or Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis syndrome. The study will be carried out at UCSF in San Francisco, California. |  | | Workforce Development | National Environmental Public Health Internship Program The National Environmental Public Health Internship Program, offered by the National Environmental Health Association, is a paid internship opportunity that places environmental health undergraduate and graduate students at qualified state, local, Tribal, and territorial environmental public health agencies.
Deadline for application to the 2022 Summer Session is March 9. Faith, Activity, and Nutrition Online Training Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN), developed by the University of South Carolina, is a free, church-based program that works to increase physical activity and healthy eating among church members. FAN training includes eight (8) self-paced, weekly interactive lessons and twelve (12) months of materials and resources to help churches launch FAN and sustain it over the first year. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is coming up on March 10, so the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring the document, Women of Color Health Information Collection: HIV Infection and AIDS. Published by the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this data brief explores how culture, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic background, and geographic location play roles in the health status of women of color.
This document is free to read and can be accessed through the online catalog here. | | | | | | |      
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