| October 12, 2022 | View as a webpage |  |        | HHS Awards Over $10 Million for Initiatives on Black Youth Mental Health, Structural Racism in Public Health, and Language Access  The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) is dedicated to improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities. Through its demonstration projects, OMH supports the identification of effective approaches for improving health outcomes and promotes the dissemination and sustainability of these approaches. This month, OMH awarded over $10 million in grants to local governments, institutes of higher education, and organizations for policy evaluation and impact assessment projects in the areas of: | Fight Flu – Don't Let it Stop You |  | | Funding | | RADx® Tech for Maternal Health Challenge Health technology funding from the
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Deadline is November 1, by 11:59 p.m. ET.
Roy Scrivner Memorial
Research Grants: LGBTQ+ Mental health grant from the
American Psychological Foundation.
Deadline is November 15. Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention Initiative ComPASS Program research grant from NIH.
Deadline for Letter of Intent is November 18. | | Public Safety and Disaster Relief Grants for First Responders Public health and safety grant from the
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation.
Deadline is November 2, by 5:00 p.m. ET.
National Maternal and Child
Health Data Resource Center Funding from the Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA).
Deadline is November 16.
Ko'olau Pilina Fund: Kahuku
and Makapu'u, Oahu, Hawai'i Family health, food security, and health care
grant from the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation.
Rolling deadline. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | Caregiver and Clinician Conversations about Increasing the Physical Activity of Pediatric Cancer Patients Webinar hosted by National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Control
and Population Sciences.
October 12, at 1:30 p.m. ET. Our Health Literacy Journey: Moving Forward! Event hosted by the New York State Department of Health, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Prevention (OMH-HDP).
October 18, 2:00 p.m. ET. Hypertension Innovation for Healthier Communities Summit Virtual summit hosted by the HHS Office
on Women's Health (OWH).
October 19, at 12:00 p.m. ET. | | Integrating Harm Reduction
into the Substance Use
Disorder Care Continuum Webinar hosted by the National Council
for Mental Wellbeing.
October 13, 1:00 p.m. ET. 4th Annual Healthcare
Disparities Conference:
A Call for Collaboration Virtual symposium hosted by Northern Virginia Area Health Education Center at George Mason.
October 18, at 12:30 p.m. ET. Long COVID: A Community Conversation on Disability, Equity, and Its Impact on Native Communities Webinar hosted by the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center.
October 20, at 2:00 p.m. ET. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19  As we head into colder months, keep yourself and your loved ones safe by staying up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines, including the updated bivalent vaccines that help protect against the Omicron variant. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website for more information on recommended vaccines and the use of masks. | Call for Comments: Proposed Rule for Mandatory Medicaid and CHIP Core Set Reporting  | | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting public comments on a proposed rule that would establish the requirements for mandatory annual state reporting of the Core Set of Children's Health Care Quality Measures. This proposed rule would also establish compliance requirements.
Deadline for comments is October 21. | CDC Health Campaign: Imagine You Preventing Type 2  Despite its prevalence--more than one in three Americans has prediabetes--more than eight in ten people with prediabetes don't know they have it. To help people make that vital connection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Imagine You Preventing Type 2 campaign takes viewers inside the real-life experiences of three participants in the National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program. Through unscripted storytelling, participants share their progress, including overcoming plateaus, handling obstacles, and celebrating successes. | |  | | Clinical Trials | Functional Interval Training for Veterans Exercising Through Telehealth. This study, sponsored by the VA Office of Research and Development, seeks veterans 50+ for a 12 week high-intensity circuit exercise delivered by VTEL to older Veterans living with HIV that compares the exercise group to the standard of care sedentary control group. The study will be carried out at: - Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, Georgia
- Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland
- Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, Virginia
More Options for Children and Adolescents: Oral and Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine in HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents This study, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), seeks volunteers 12-17 years old. The study will be carried out at various locations throughout the United States. |  | | Workforce Development | CDC will host the first annual virtual American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Career Expo The CDC will host the first annual virtual American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) Career Expo and invites AIANNH college students, graduate students, and career professionals to explore careers at CDC. Attendees will learn tools to navigate the federal hiring process and receive valuable insight into career opportunities at CDC. Following the event, attendees will have the opportunity to submit their resumes to CDC hiring representatives to review and consider for job vacancies. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to explore careers at CDC!
November 3, at 1:00 p.m. ET. CDC E- Learning Institute Fellowship The CDC E-learning Institute (ELI) is designed to cultivate skills of public health training professionals with limited experience designing or developing e-learning products. Through partnership with the Public Health Foundation, ELI is a six-month online fellowship that offers access to CDC-developed materials and subject matter experts, as well as the opportunity to learn from peers in a positive, experiential environment. Fellows learn innovative strategies and get the hands-on experience needed to create quality e-learning products. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading In recognition of National Latino AIDS Awareness Month, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States 2022–2025. This report was developed by the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) in collaboration with federal partners and with input from the HIV community across the country. It articulates goals, objectives, and strategies to prevent new infections, treat people with HIV to improve health outcomes, reduce HIV-related disparities, and better integrate and coordinate the efforts of all partners to achieve the bold targets for ending the epidemic. Access this free publication through the online catalog. | | | | | | |      
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