| April 6, 2022 | View as a webpage |  |        | Join OMH As We Celebrate National Minority Health Month |  | | Funding | | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants Environmental health grant from the
Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
Deadline is April 11, by 4:00 p.m. ET.
Catalyst for Infant Health Equity Infant mortality cooperative agreement
from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Deadline is April 19.
Minority AIDS Initiative: Substance Use Disorder Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Deadline is April 29. | | Incubating a Public Health Institute in New Jersey Award to support an incubating organization
from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Deadline is April 13, by 3:00 p.m. ET.
Services for Victims of Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant for Tribal and other non-profits from
the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Deadline is April 21.
Innovation Award: Minority Health and Health Equity Cooperative agreement from the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Deadline is June 6. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | National Public Health Week
2022 Twitter Chat National Public Health Week event hosted by
the American Public Health Association.
TODAY, April 6, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Syringe Services Programs in Public Health: HIV Prevention Webinar hosted by the New England AIDS Education and Training Center.
April 13, at 12:00 p.m. ET. The Accidental Grant Writer: Writing Proposals with Purpose Virtual workshop for Urban Indian organizations hosted by the Urban Indian Health Institute.
April 25-26, starting at 3:00 p.m. ET. | | Western Forum for Migrant
and Community Health Conference hosted by the Northwest
Regional Primary Care Association.
April 11-13 in Portland, Oregon. HRSA Listening Session
for Tribal Leaders Listening session on physician workforce
issues in Indian Country, hosted by HRSA.
April 21, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Call for Abstracts: AMERSA National Conference Substance use conference hosted by AMERSA.
November 10-12 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Deadline for abstracts is May 1. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19  New! COVID.gov is a one-stop website for vaccines, tests, treatments, masks, and the latest COVID-19 information. The site is available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. The CDC has updated its COVID-19 booster recommendations: immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received an initial booster dose at least four months ago are now eligible for another mRNA booster (Pfizer or Moderna) to increase their protection against severe disease. | Health Campaign: Get Down With Your Blood Pressure  Self-monitoring your blood pressure is power! With nearly half of all adults in the U.S. having high blood pressure, the American Heart Association National Hypertension Control Initiative is encouraging everyone to "Get Down With Your Blood Pressure." The "Get Down With Your Blood Pressure" campaign raises awareness about high blood pressure and its connection to COVID-19, empowering everyone to learn more about their numbers and the importance of accurately self-monitoring blood pressure. Whether you have five minutes or an hour, there's an asset available for you! | Call for Comments on the Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids  The CDC has posted a draft of the updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for public comment. To help assure the guideline's integrity and credibility, CDC seeks input from patients, caregivers, experts, clinicians, and the public. The guideline is intended to improve communication between clinicians and patients, improve pain treatment safety and effectiveness, and reduce the risks of opioid use disorder, overdose, and death.
Deadline for comments is April 11. | Resource: National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network  The CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network brings together health data and environmental data from national, state, and city sources. It provides supporting information to make the data easier to understand. The Tracking Network has data and information on environments and hazards, health effects, and population health, including an Environmental Justice Dashboard. | |  | | Clinical Trials | Natural History of the Human Biological Response to Environmental Exposure and Injury This study, sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), seeks volunteers age 18 years or older who live in Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and other cities close to the NIEHS Clinical Research Unit. Researchers will collect biological and environmental samples and other data to better understand how injury and inflammation are caused by environmental exposures such as pollution, diet, and stress. The study will be carried out at the NIEHS Clinical Research Unit in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Mamma Mia App for Maternal Health This study, sponsored by the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, Arizona State University, and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), seeks Black women less than 25 weeks pregnant. This study will test Mamma Mia, an app that provides women with resources for well-being during pregnancy and postpartum. The study will be carried out online. |  | | Workforce Development | HRSA National Health Service Corps Scholarship The HRSA National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program awards scholarships to students pursuing eligible primary care health professions training. In return, scholars commit to providing primary care health services in Health Professional Shortage Areas for a minimum of two years.
NHSC Scholarship Program Q&A Sessions, April 13 and April 26, at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Deadline for application is May 5, by 7:30 p.m. ET. UIHI 2022 Public Health Internship Program The Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) hosts full-time public health interns that participate in projects related to epidemiology, public health policy, Indigenous evaluation, nutrition, traditional foods and medicines, and research within urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. The internship is open to AI/AN individuals 18 years or older.
Informational webinar, April 21, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC) EPHOC is an online, on-demand package of free e-learning courses for environmental public health practitioners. Developed by the CDC, the Jefferson County Department of Health, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the National Environmental Health Association, the courses cover topics such as health disparities and determinants of health, food protection, potable water, hazardous waste and materials, air quality, and more. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading This week, the OMH Knowledge Center is highlighting some recommended viewing! The National Teleconference on Public Health Service Approach to Closing the Minority Health Gap: A Discussion on Violence in Minority Communities took place on January 25, 1991 and was organized by the HHS U.S. Public Health Service and OMH. The teleconference consisted of panel discussions focused on minority health, health disparities, and public health led by representatives from federal agencies and other agencies.
This teleconference is broken into three videos, and all are available for free through an archived repository.
For more historical documents on health disparities, check out our Internet Archive collection. | | | | | | |      
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