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Towards Health Equity

March 06, 2012

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Towards Health Equity

Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center

March 6, 2012

April Is National Minority Health Month

April Is National Minority Health Month

Health Equity Can't Wait. Act Now in Your

CommUNITY!

Organize a Unity Town Hall

Organize a Youth Health Festival

Download NMHM Poster [PDF | 91.2MB] and other

Event Tools

Register a Minority Health Month event

Get in touch with your Regional Minority Health

Consultant

Celebrate with Us! Monday April 2, 2012 - Health Equity Day of Unity

Organize a Town Hall in your community:

HHS Action Plan - A Year on the Road to Health Equity

Saturday, April 21, 2012 - Health Equity Day of Action

Organize a Youth Festival: Young. Healthy. YOUnited!

Mobilize on your Social Networks: #ActNowforEquity #MinorityHealthMonth

Follow Us on Twitter

Partners Wanted! Organizations in the DC Metro area, we want you to

participate in our National Minority Health Month activities. Exhibit. Outreach.

Attend. Connect. To get involved, get in touch.

National Nutrition Month

National Nutrition Month

This year's theme 'Get Your Plate in Shape" and feel the difference.

March your way to better nutrition this month: Celebrate National Nutrition

Month with the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 10th: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Every Moment is a Deciding Moment. Learn more and engage.

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National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 20th: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

In This Newsletter ...

April Is National Minority

Health Month

National Nutrition Month

National Women and Girls

HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Native HIV/AIDS

Awareness Day

National Colorectal Cancer

Awareness Month

Are Americans Aware of

Racial and Ethnic Health

Disparities?

FY2012 Drug Free

Communities Support

Program

Research Corner

Eagle Books Toolkit Now

Available Online

OMH Disparities

Reductions Efforts

SAVE THE DATE 2012

Summit

New! Search OMH Library

Catalog Online

Be a follower, to be a

leader!

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A celebration of life. Learn more and engage .

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National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. In fact, the regular screening of men and women over 50 could avoid up

to 60 percent of deaths from colorectal cancer.

Colorectal Cancer: Know It to Beat It Colorectal Cancer Risk Quiz

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Are Americans Aware of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities?

Are Americans Aware of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities?

Only modestly, it seems. Read the article Awareness of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Has Improved Only

Modestly over a Decade . Also, Awareness of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Study Brief [PDF | 112KB]

2010 General Population [PDF | 257KB]

2009 General Population [PDF | 254KB]

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FY2012 Drug Free Communities Support Program

Apply Now: FY2012 Drug Free Communities Support Program

The Office of National Drug Control Policy and SAMHSA have released a request for applications for Drug Free

Communities is available. Due date is March 22, 2012.

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Research Corner

Research Corner: HIV/AIDS in the Native American Community

Community-Based HIV Testing among American Indians in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, 2008-2009. Friend, T.;

Reilly, B.; Giberson, S.; Redd, J. The IHS Primary Care Provider, v. 36, #4 (April), p. 65-67, 2011.

http://www.ihs.gov/provider/documents/2010_2019/PROV0411.pdf [PDF | 2.5MB]

Fighting the Surge in HIV Indian Country Today, v.1, #12 (April), p. 47, 2011.

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/fighting-the-surge-in-hiv-in-indian-country/

HIV/AIDS among American Indians/Alaska Natives Living in Montana: A Descriptive Study. Sondag, A.; Strike,

C. American Indian and Alaska Native mental Health Research, v. 18, #1, p. 1-22, 2011.

http://www.nnaapc.org/publications/18(1)_Sondag_HIV-AIDS_Montana_new.pdf [PDF | 674KB]

Identifying HIV/STI Screening Opportunities to Improve Nationally Reported Screening Rates using EHR.

Onders, R.; Spillance, J. D.; Reilley, B.; Leston, J. The IHS Primary Care Provider, v. 36, #4 (April), p. 8083, 2011.

http://www.ihs.gov/provider/documents/2010_2019/PROV0411.pdf [PDF | 2.5MB]

Keeping Our Hearts from Touching the Ground: HIV/AIDS in American Indian and Alaska Native Women.

Karina L. Walters, MSW, PhD, Ramona Beltran, MSW, PhD, Tessa Evans-Campbell, MSW, PhD, Jane M. Simoni,

PhD. The Diabetes Educator, v. 37, #5, (September-October) p.689-698, 201.

http://www.whijournal.com/article/S1049-3867(11)00200-3/abstract .

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Eagle Books Toolkit Now Available Online

Eagle Books Toolkit Now Available Online

With a focus on diabetes prevention among Native Americans, the online toolkit contains information, ideas,

downloads and how-to instructions to help organize a community health fair, school assembly or other wellness

event, using the Eagle Books' colorful cast of animal characters and young friends.

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OMH Disparities Reduction Efforts

Learn about OMH Disparities Reduction Efforts

See how the work of the Office of Minority Health lines up with the goals of the HHS Action Plan to Reduce

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. How are your efforts lining up? Share your story.

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SAVE THE DATE 2012 Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities

SAVE THE DATE 2012 Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities

Integrating Science, Policy and Practice

Building a Healthier Society

The 2012 Summit will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor,

Maryland, on October 31 - November 3, 2012.

Contact: 2012summit@mail.nih.gov

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New! Search OMH Library Catalog Online

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