FYI: Minority Resources...Money & More
Provided
by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center's Information Services
Team
August 15, 2012
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Open for Public Comment: Expert Panel Report on the
Management of Sickle Cell Disease
NIH/NHLBI
National Blood Disorders Program's announces a call for public comment on
the latest draft on Sickle Cell guidelines, "Expert Panel Report on the
Management of Sickle Cell Disease". Comments are being
accepted until August
31, 2012. Learn
More
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Federal
Grants
- HHS/Agency for Health Care Research and Quality:
Individual Awards for Postdoctoral Fellows (F32) National Research
Service Awards (NRSA) Grant View
Full Announcement
- HHS/National Institutes of Health: Time-Sensitive
Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation (R01) Grant. View
Full Announcement
Minority Population Specific:
$500k or less . . .
- HHS/National Institutes of Health: Limited
Competition: NIMHD Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)
Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities:
Dissemination Phase (R24) Grant. View
Full Announcement
- HHS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health:
FY13 Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family
Planning Services Grants (Republic of Palau) View
Full Announcement
$500k or more . . .
- HHS/NIH/The National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute: Limited Competition: Pregnancy as a Window to Future
Cardiovascular Health. View
Full Announcement
$500k or less . . .
- HHS/National Institutes of Health: NIH Director's
New Innovator Award Program. View
Full Announcement
- HHS/National Institutes of Health: NIMH Short
Courses for Mental Health-Related Research Education (R25) Grant. View
Full Announcement
Non
Federal Grants
$500k or less . . .
Resources
- The National Association for State Community
Services Programs (NASCSP): New grantee report released. Community Services Block
Grant State Fact Sheets 2012. Provides state-by-state
highlights of the CSBG Network. Read
Full Report [PDF | 14MB]

- The U.S. Department of Education: Launched a new
website and several social media tools that will make it easier for
students and families to navigate the financial aid process for
college. StudentAid.gov
Scholarships/Fellowships
- NASA Office of Education: One Stop Shopping
Initiative (OSSI) Recruiting Interns, Fellows, and Scholars (SOLAR). View
Full Announcement
- African American Health of San Bernardino County:
Populations reports and state wide directories now available for
download. The
African American California Reducing Disparities Population (CRDP)
Statewide Report; African American CRDP Mental Health Providers
Directory - Statewide; African American CRDP Mental Health Scholars
and Scholarly Works - National and International; & African
American CRDP Community Brief. Learn
More

American Indians/Alaska Native Health
- State of Alaska Epidemiology: New data report
released. Characteristics
of Suicide Among Alaska Native and Alaska non-Native People, 2003-2008.
Read
Full Report [PDF | 488KB]

Asian/Pacific Islander Health
- CDC: New data profile report released. 2010 Epidemiologic Profile
for Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Read
Full Report [PDF | 1.6MB]
- National Academy for State
Health Policy: 25th Annual State Health Policy Conference. Promoting Excellence Today and
Tomorrow. October 15-17, 2012 in Baltimore, MD. Read Full Report

- National Academy for State
Health Policy: New report released. State
Policymakers' Guide for Advancing Health Equity through Health Reform
Implementation. Read Full Report

- Administration for Children
& Family (ACF): Releases Spanish language monthly e- newsletter, InfĎŚrmate: Information on
ACF Programs, Outreach, Resources, and Employment Opportunities.
Sign up to learn about ACF's newest updates for and about the Latino
community. Learn More
- White House: Releases new
report to highlight the impact of the President's agenda on the
Hispanic community. An
America Built to Last: President Obama's Agenda and the Hispanic
Community. Now available in English and Spanish. Learn More
- Center for American
Progress: New issue brief report released. The State of Latinos in the United States:
Although This Growing Population Has Experienced Marked Success,
Barriers Remain. Read Full Report [PDF | 287KB]

Events
- Hispanic-Serving Health
Professions Schools (HSHPS): 11th Annual Research Symposium. The Importance of a Diverse
Health Workforce to Improve Health Access and Quality Care for
Hispanics. Friday August 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Learn More

- Healthcare Information and
Management Systems: Webinar. Public
Health Laboratory Interoperability Project (PHLIP): Health INformation
Exchange Hub and its role in Public Health. August 30,
2012 from 11:00 pm - 12:00 pm CST / 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST. Learn More

- The Texas/Oklahoma AIDS
Education and Training Center: New resource brochure available for
HIV+ travelers in English and Spanish. Traveling to Mexico & Latin America
Brochures. Learn More

Events
- Banyan Tree Project: A free 3 day workshop. Saving Face Can't Make You
Safe: Digital Storytelling to Fight HIV Stigma in Asian & Pacific
Islander (A&PI) Communities. Space is limited, must
apply by August 17, 2012. Learn
More [PDF | 951KB]

- U.S. Department of Transportation/NHTSA: Child Passenger Safety Week
will be honored on September 16 - 22, 2012. New resources and media
toolkits are now available in both English and Spanish. Learn
More
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration: Data report available for download. Mental Health, United
States, 2010. Read
Full Report [PDF | 5.6MB]
- The International Association for Suicide
Prevention: New resources and toolkit are now available in preparation
for World Suicide
Prevention Day, September 10th, 2012. Learn
More

- CDC: New Vital Signs report released. More People Walk to Better
Health. Read
Full Report
- CDC: Online resources updated. Adult Obesity Facts
, including new reports and a 2011 virtual map. Learn
More
- SAMHSA: New toolkit now available in preparation
for September's National Recovery Month 2012 Join the Voices for Recovery: It's Worth
It. Learn
More
- The Commonwealth Fund: New issue brief report
released. Addressing
Women's Health Needs and Improving Birth Outcomes: Results from a
Peer-to-Peer State Medicaid Learning Project. Read
Full Report

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