| March 23, 2022 | View as a webpage |  |        | HHS Celebrates the 12-Year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act  Today, on the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), HHS has released a report highlighting data on the record-setting 2022 Open Enrollment Period and key health care coverage gains made under the Biden-Harris Administration. The State of the ACA Report, published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), shows that the ACA is at the strongest it has ever been thanks to robust investments through the American Rescue Plan. Nationwide, 2.8 million more consumers are receiving tax credits in 2022 compared to 2021. These tax credits are helping families keep more money in their pockets for essentials as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Learn More About the Minority Health SVI: Overview Video  Want to learn how to use the Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) data dashboard? Learn how to obtain data from the Minority Health SVI by watching our Overview Video, which provides a visualization of the data dashboard and demonstrates how to use the tools and filters.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) developed the Minority Health SVI to support the identification of racial and ethnic minority communities at greatest risk for disproportionate impact and adverse outcomes from the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies. | |  | | Funding | | 2022 Major Grant:
Erie County, Pennsylvania Women's and family health grant from the Erie Community Foundation's Erie Women's Fund.
Deadline is March 30.
Special Initiatives Grant Program: Massachusetts Healthcare access grant from the Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.
Deadlines are April 5 and August 15.
Social and Economic Development Strategies Tribal health grant from the Administration
for Children and Families (ACF).
Deadline is April 15. | | Innovations for Healthy Living: Minority Health and Disparities Small Business Innovation Research grant
from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Deadline is April 4, by 5:00 p.m. ET.
Social, Environmental, and Economic Justice Grants Grant program for legal services non-profits
from the Impact Fund.
Deadline for Letter of Inquiry is April 12.
Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program Funding for state governments from the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Deadline is June 17. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | HIV Prevention and Care Priorities: Regional Communities Virtual town hall for HHS Region 3 hosted by
the CDC Division of HIV Prevention.
March 24, at 10:30 a.m. ET. National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Q&A Panel Facebook Live event hosted by the
Urban Indian Health Institute.
March 24, at 4:00 p.m. ET. Women, Girls, and HIV/AIDS: Policy, Practice, and Prevention Webinar hosted by the HHS Office of Regional Health Operations, Regions 1-10.
March 30, at 2:00 p.m. ET. | | Kidney Health Among Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Lunch & Learn webinar series hosted by
Asian Women for Health.
March 24, at 12:00 p.m. ET. Pediatric Cancer Survivors and Exercise and Physical Activity Obesity and Cancer webinar series hosted
by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
March 28, at 1:30 p.m. ET. AI/AN Maternal Mortality Prevention Institute American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) conference
hosted by the National Indian Health Board.
April 4-5, at 1:00 p.m. ET. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19  No Más, No More…Misinformation + Miscommunication = Mistrust is an initiative from the Intercultural Center for Health, Research and Wellness, Latinx Voces en Salud, and DÃa de la Mujer Latina that provides culturally and linguistically appropriate education resources to address the serious consequences of misinformation and miscommunication on the COVID-19 pandemic and other health and social inequities in Latino communities. | Request for Information: Community-Based Research Networks
and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Clinical Trials  The National Institute on Aging (NIA) seeks insights on current capacity and additional resources needed to create or enhance community-based research networks to engage in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias clinical trials. NIA encourages comments from people of various races and ethnicities, minority health and health disparity groups, older people of diverse physical and neurological abilities, and rural communities.
Deadline for comments is April 9. | AHRQ Seeks Public Input on the Agency's Investments in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Essay Contest: Speaking Up About Mental Health! This Is My Story  Are you interested in raising awareness around mental health? The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) want to hear from teens ages 16-18 in the Speaking Up About Mental Health! This Is My Story essay contest. Topics may include resilience, ending stigma, improving communication among peers and adults, and more.
Deadline for submissions is April 30. | |  | | Clinical Trials | Preventing HIV Among Native Americans Through the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use This study, sponsored by the University of Washington and NIMHD, seeks AI/AN volunteers age 16 years or older. Investigators will compare two culturally adapted programs, Narrative Exposure Therapy vs. Motivational Interviewing with Skills Training, that seek to lower HIV sexual-risk behaviors. The study will be carried out at the University of Washington School of Social Work in Seattle, Washington.
Trauma-focused Interventions for Older Adults Living with HIV This study, sponsored by the University of South Carolina and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), seeks people living with HIV, ages 50-85 years old. Investigators are adapting the Living in the Face of Trauma (LIFT) and REFLECT interventions for older adults living with HIV who have been exposed to childhood sexual abuse. The study will be carried out at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. |  | | Workforce Development | Gridley McKim-Smith Women's Health Fellowship Award The Foundation for Women's Wellness awards funds to Master's and PhD candidates and individuals pursuing postdoctoral and specialty training in women's health disciplines, particularly cardiovascular disease, female cancers, the role of hormones in disease and stage-of-life health concerns, and the exploration of gender differences related to these topics.
Deadline for application is April 25. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading In honor of National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring a collection of resources on HIV/AIDS in AI/AN communities. This collection includes a variety of resources, including academic journal articles, reports, and consumer information guides. All resources are available for free and can be accessed through the online catalog here. | | | | | | |      
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