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FYI: Minority Resources...Money & More

August 29, 2012

Naonal Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalion Launches Text4Baby Contest

In honor of Infant Mortality Awareness Month in September, Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalion is

announcing the text4baby 2012 Fall Sign-up Contest . Text4baby is a FREE, naonwide texng service delivering

crical health and safety ps and resources to pregnant women and moms with babies under age one. During the

contest period of September 1 through September 30, anyone who enrolls in text4baby will be entered to win a

year's supply of Johnson's Baby products, courtesy of Johnson & Johnson, text4baby's Founding Sponsor. Moms can

register online , via Facebook , or by texng BABY (or BEBE in Spanish) to 511-411. The Office of Minority Health

is a partner of the text4Baby campaign. 

Funding

Federal Grants

HHS/National Institutes of Health: Change of Grantee Organization (Type 7 Parent)

Grant. View Full Announcement

Minority Populaon Specific: $500k or more . . .

HHS/Indian Health Service: National Indian Health Outreach and Education Grant. View

Full Announcement

$500k or more . . .

HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Demonstration Grant for Testing

Experience and Functional Tools (TEFT) in Community-Based Long Term Services and

Supports Grant. View Full Announcement

$500k or less . . .

HHS/National Institutes of Health: Tobacco Control Regulatory Research - R21 Grant.

View Full Announcement

HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for

Children Program (HTPCP) Grant. View Full Announcement

Non Federal Grants

Minority Populaon Specific: $500k or less . . .

Futures Without Violence: Phase 2 of Project Connect: A Coordinated Public Health

Initiative to Prevent and Respond to Violence Against Women. Project Connect 2.0 is

being expanded to include a larger number of Tribal grantees, with a focus on

IHS/Tribal/Urban (I/T/U) health settings. View Full Announcement [PDF | 632KB]

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Forward Promise Innovation Grants: Promoting

Opportunities for the Health and Success of Young Men of Color. View Full

Announcement

$500k or more . . .

New York Community Trust: 2012 NYC AIDS Fund . View Full Announcement

$500k or less . . .

The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York: Funding Opportunity: Ready

or Not, Here it Comes: Preparing for Success in Rapidly Changing Times. View Full

Announcement

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Urban Indian Health Institute: New resource guide released for Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIHOs). UIHO

Funding Resource Guide. Learn More [PDF | 523KB]

The Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs: a new online web tool allows users to search for federal grant

opportunities by youth topic or federal agency on Grants.gov. Learn More

Scholarships/Fellowships

The Suicide Prevention Research Laboratory (SPRL): Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Suicide Prevention Research

Laboratory (SPRL). View Full Announcement

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African American Health

South Carolina's Office of Minority Health: New toolkit available to provide African American faith based organizations

with ideas and resources to help plan, develop and implement health related programs and activities focusing on physical

activity, nutrition and tobacco prevention. Protect your body. Protect your temple. Protect yourself and your loved ones

with healthy habits. Learn More [PDF | 1.3MB]

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American Indians/Alaska Nave Health

Urban Indian Health Institute: New report released. A Profile of Urban Indian Health Organization Programming to

Support Behavioral Health, 2012. Read Full Report [PDF | 7MB]

Urban Indian Health Institute: New report released. Addressing Depression Among American Indians and Alaska Natives:

A Literature Review, 2012. Read Full Report [PDF | 970KB]

Urban Indian Health Institute: New resource toolkit available. Health Priority Identification (HPI) Toolkit is an essential tool

for an Urban Indian Health Organization (UIHO) to better understand and meet those established and emergent needs of

the urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) population. Learn More [PDF | 1.4MB]

Events

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: Webinar. Two-Spirit People: Then and Now: Sex, Gender and

Sexuality in Historical & Contemporary Native America. September 10, 2012 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EDT Learn More

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Cancer

HHS: Launched new mobile app challenge focused on addressing cancer health disparities in underserved and minority

women. Reducing Cancer Among Women of Color. Learn More

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Health Care

Events

District of Columbia Primary Care Association (DCPCA): 15th Annual meeting. Beyond the Stethoscope: How

Community Health Centers Address the Social Determinants of Health. Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

in Washington, DC. Learn More

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP): 25th Annual State Health Policy Conference. Promoting

Excellence Today and Tomorrow. October 15-17, 2012 in Baltimore, MD. Learn More

National Conference of State Legislatures: Webinar. Health Insurance Exchanges and the Potential Impact on Uninsured

Minority Populations Webinar. August 30, 2012 from 2 p.m. ET/ 1 p.m. CT/ Noon MT/ 11 a.m. PT. Learn More

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Health Equity

The Florida Department of Health's Office of Minority Health: New resources, tools and events available in honor of the

state wide campaign, 2012 Take A Loved One to the Doctor Day, which commemorates on Tuesday, September 18,

2012. Learn More

Events

The Disparities Solutions Center: Forum. The Healthcare Quality and Equity Action Forum: Preparing for a Changing

Healthcare System. September 24-25, 2012 in Boston, MA. Learn More

The Medical University of South Carolina Public Information and Community Outreach group (PICO): Fourth Annual

National Conference on Health Disparities. Reducing Health Disparities Through Strengthening and Sustaining Healthy

Communities. Learn More

American Medical Association: The Commission to End Health Care Disparities (CEHCD) Fall 2012 meeting. Affordable

Care Act and the Business Case for Reducing Health Care Disparities. September 28-29, 2012 in Chicago, IL. Learn

More

Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions: Conference. DiversityDoctor 2012: Remaining Competitive while

Reducing Healthcare Disparities and Improving Patient Satisfaction. October 13, 2012 in Baltimore, MD. Learn More

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Heart Disease

Events
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Million Hearts: Webinar. Promising Innovations: Million Hearts and Minority Health. September 13, 2012 2:00 p.m. - 3:00

p.m. EST. Learn More

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HIV/AIDS-STDs

American Psychological Association: A free HIV prevention technical assistance program directed by the APA Office on

AIDS. Behavioral and Social Science Volunteer (BSSV) Program, a national network of psychologists, sociologists,

anthropologists, public health experts, social workers and others, is organized to offer free and ongoing technical

assistance to community-based organizations (CBOs). Learn More

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Immigrant Health

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI): Online health toolkit available. Healthy Living Toolkit is designed

to educate refugees and immigrants so they can become proactive health consumers and health promoters in their

communities. The toolkit can be viewed by health topic or by language of origin. Learn More

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Infant/Child Health

CDC: A new module is now available on the Tracking Network. Children's Environmental Health. This module brings

together data and information already on the Tracking Network related to children's health. Learn More

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Mental Health

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: New issue brief report released. Behavioral Health Issues

Among Afghanistan and Iraq U.S. War Veterans. Read Full Report

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Substance Abuse

Events

California Pan-Ethnic Health Network: Webinar. Equity and the ACA: Expanding Access to Mental Health and Substance

Abuse Services. Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PT. Learn More

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Vision

The National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP): New outreach toolkit available. Going Blind and Going Forward.

Learn More [PDF | 2.5MB]

Events

The National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP): Webinar. Going Blind and Going Forward. September 5, 2012.

Read Full Report

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Women's Health

Office of Women's Health: New toolkit available. Breastfeeding Resources Action Kit. Learn More

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Opportunies for Public Comment

HHS: Launches a new website to provide public health information any time, any place and on any device so it is

available whenever and wherever its needed. Not only will the website alert the public to the latest public health

information but asks for the submission of feedback, comments and new ideas. HHS Digital Strategy: Putting People

First. Learn More

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