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FYI: Minority Resources...Money & More

April 04, 2013

Naonal Minority Health Month kicks off

The Office of Minority Health recognizes April as Naonal Minority Health Month. This year's theme, Advance

Health Equity Now: Uning Our Communies to Bring Health Care Coverage to All, is a call to acon, a charge for all

of us to unite towards a common goal of improving the health of our communies and increasing access to quality,

affordable health care for everyone. Read a message from OMH Director, Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE; get

materials; register and view a calendar of local events; and more tools and resources to raise awareness in your

community. Learn More

Funding

Federal Grants

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

HHS/Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: Targeted Capacity

Expansion: Substance Abuse Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Women at High Risk

for HIV/AIDS Grant (Short Title: TCE-HIV: Minority Women). View Full Announcement

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

USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Women and Minorities in Science,

Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) Grant. View Full

Announcement

HHS/National Institutes of Health: Revision Applications for Basic Social and Behavioral

Research on the Social, Cultural, Biological, and Psychological Mechanisms of Stigma

(R01) Grant. View Full Announcement

HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Using Traditional Foods and

Sustainable Ecological Approaches for Health Promotion and Diabetes Prevention in

American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Communities: CC-RFA-DP08-819 Grant. View

Full Announcement

$500k or more . . .

HHS/National Institutes of Health: Advancing Exceptional Research on HIV/AIDS (R01). View Full Announcement

HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Using Evidence from Science and Community Practice to Develop

Web- and other Technology-Based Tools for HIV Treatment Service Provider Organizations to Improve Linkage,

Retention, and Re-Engagement of HIV-Positive Persons in Care Grant. View Full Announcement

HHS/Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for

Success (SPF-PFS) Grant. View Full Announcement

$500k or less . . .

HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted

Diseases and Tuberculosis Prevention, Public Health Conference Support Grant. View Full Announcement

HHS/National Institutes of Health: Research on Comparative Effectiveness and Implementation of HIV/AIDS and Alcohol

Interventions (R01) Grant. View Full Announcement

Non Federal Grants

$500k or less . . .

The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation: Another Look: Better Health for Elders in

Care Facilities Grant. View Full Announcement [PDF | 270KB]

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Events

The Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP): New training event. A Cultural Competency Training of Trainers

Institute. This institute provides an intensive 5-day course for organizations to meet mandates and recommendations for

culturally and linguistically appropriate services. April 22 - 26, 2013 in Seattle, WA. Learn More

Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence: Webinar. Religious Cultural Competency and Improved Patient Care: Trends and Best

Practices. April 25, 2013, 3 pm - 4 pm ET. Learn More

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Diabetes

American Diabetes Association: Partners with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Amputee Coalition

of America and the Office of Minority Health to launch a new initiative promoting amputation awareness. Don't Let

Diabetes Knock You Off Your Feet. Learn More

Events

American Diabetes Association: 6th Disparities Partnership Forum. Overcoming Disparities: Diabetes Care in High Risk

Populations: A Rising Threat -The Impact of Social Determinants of Health. October 21 - 22, 2013 in Arlington, VA.

Abstracts submissions due by July 19, 2013. Learn More

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Health Care

The National Association of County and City Health Officials: New online tools available for local health departments and

hospitals. Resource Center for Community Health Assessments and Community Health Improvement Plans Resource

Center. Learn More

American Public Health Association: New video released by Surgeon General Regina Benjamin kicking off National

Public Health Week, April 1 - 7, 2013. Learn More

Events

Academy for Healthcare Improvement: Second annual research methods conference. Doing Research at the Front Line

of Improving Health Care. April 25 - 26, 2013 in Arlington, VA. Learn More

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Health Equity

Events

National Association of Community Health Centers: Conference. Community Health Institute. August 23 - 27, 2013 in

Chicago, IL. Poster abstract submissions due May 3, 2013. View Full Announcement

Catholic Health Association: Disparities webinar. Achieving Equity of Care: One Catholic Health System's Story. April 22,

2013, 12 pm - 1:30 pm ET. Learn More

Florida Department of Health/Office of Minority Health: 2013 Minority Health Month Webinar event, Ethnic Diversity and

Cultural Competency in Cancer Care. April 24, 2013, 2 pm - 3:30 pm Learn More

Florida Department of Health/Office of Minority Health: 2013 Health Equity Summit, Advance Health Equity Now: Uniting

our Communities. April 25, 2013 in Daytona Beach, FL. Learn More

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HIV/AIDS-STDs

CDC: New factsheet available. HIV/AIDS among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Learn More

CDC: Online training course. Rapid HIV Testing Training Course. The modules will take approximately 5 hours to

complete, if completed in one setting. Participants may also start the online course, save their completed portion and

return to complete the remaining portion of the course. Learn More

CDC: April is recognized as STD Awareness Month - Make a difference. Get resources, latest statistics, podcasts and

more. View Full Announcement

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Substance Abuse

SAMHSA: New report released. Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking 2012. Read

Full Report

Events

The Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA): 37th Annual AMERSA National

Conference, Innovations for Meeting New Challenges. November 7-9, 2013 in Bethesda, MD. Conference travel awards

available for first time attendees. Abstract and workshop submissions due by May31, 2013. Learn More

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Violence Prevenon

Children's Safety Network: New resource guide available. Focus on Firearm Safety: Resource Guide 2013. Learn More

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Adolescent Health

CDC: New Vital Signs report released. Repeat Births Among Teens: United States, 2007 - 2010. Read Full Report

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Affordable Care Act

Kaiser Family Foundation: New infographics released, Visualizing Health Policy. The infographics display who will be

covered under ACA's Medicaid expansion provisions, which states have opted to implement or not implement the ACA

Medicaid expansion, the proportion of nonelderly uninsured individuals who will likely remain uninsured, how Medicaid

will streamline the enrollment process, and how the cost of the Medicaid will be funded by the federal and state

governments. Learn More

HHS: Press release. HHS Finalizes Rule Guaranteeing 100 Percent Funding for New Medicaid Beneficiaries. Learn More

Texas Health Institute: Three new analysis reports released as part of the new research series, The Affordable Care Act

& Racial and Ethnic Health Equity Series. Learn More

The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured: New issue brief report released. Health Coverage by Race and

Ethnicity: The Potential Impact of the Affordable Care Act. Read Full Report

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): New online tool available. Medicare Chronic Conditions

Dashboard. The dashboard offers an easy-to-use tool to get current data on where multiple chronic conditions occur,

which services they require, and how much Medicare spends helping beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions. Learn

More

CMS: Press Release. CMS Proposes Help for Consumers Navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace "Navigators" to

Provide Assistance for Reviewing Insurance Options. Learn More

Events

Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO): Webinar. Health Care Has Changed: What

does that mean for me? What does that mean for my community? April 5, 2013, 2 pm - 3 pm. ET Learn More

National Academy for State Health Policy: Webinar. ONC/CMS Listening Session on Health Information Exchange to

Support Delivery and Payment Reform. April 8, 2013, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET. Learn More

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