Dept of Health & Human Services: Minority Resources...Money & More

FYI: Minority Resources...Money & More Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center's Information Services Team November 07, 2012

Funding Federal Grants HHS/National Institutes of Health: Prescription Drug Abuse (R01) Grant. View Full Announcement $500k or less . . .   HHS/National Institutes of Health: Prescription Drug Misuse (R21) Grant. View Full Announcement HHS/Office on Women's Health: Safety and Health for Older Women. View Full Announcement [PDF | 166KB] Non Federal Grants Minority Population Specific: $500k or less . . .  The Seattle Indian Health Board's Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI): Partnership to Support Depression Programming (PSDP). An opportunity for Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIHOs) to participate in a facilitated partnership and strategic planning process. Supported by a cooperative agreement through the Office of Minority Health. View Full Announcement [PDF | 69KB] $500k or less . . .  The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA): PHA End Childhood Obesity Innovation Challenge. The finalists will win a trip to Washington, D.C., where they'll present their idea before a panel of judges and all attendees at the PHA's Building a Healthier Future Summit on March 6-8, 2013. View Full Announcement The Sunflower Foundation: Letters of Intent (LOI), Integrated Care Initiative. View Full Announcement Resources The Commonwealth Fund: Webinar. Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy. November 13, 2012, at 2:00 pm, ET. Learn More Scholarships/Fellowships The American Heart Association/Macy's: Go Red for Women Multicultural Scholarship Fund. View Full Announcement Montana State University: NIMHD NIH-funded fellowship. Graduate Education in Health for Minority Scholars (GEhMS). View Full Announcement The University of Minnesota: The Division of Epidemiology & Community Health/Nutrition Graduate Program. PostdoctoraL Fellowship in Nutrition and Cancer. View Full Announcement Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN2): Postdoctoral Fellowship Positions now open. View Full Announcement The University of Arizona: Graduate Certificate in Maternal & Child Health (MCH)Scholarships avaialble. View Full Announcement go to top Resources Community-Campus Partnerships for Health: A free online database of faculty mentors & portfolio reviewers launched to support community-engaged careers in the academy. CCPH Database of Faculty Mentors and Portfolio Reviewers. Learn More go to top American Indians/Alaska Native Health Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board: A new website launched to serve as a national multimedia health resource for Native teens and young adults. The We R Native Website. Learn More Florida Department of Health, Office of Minority Health and the American Indian Advisory Council: Celebrating November as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. Share the Spirit: Cultures, Traditions and Contributions. Resources, stats, history and a calendar of events now available. Learn More go to top Diabetes NEI/National Eye Health Education Program: November is Diabetes Awareness Month A variety of resources in English and Spanish for community organizations and health professionals to use in educating people about diabetic eye disease are now available. Learn More go to top Emergency Preparedness National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems: Hurricane Sandy Resources now available, including a crisis response map and local and federal relief organizations. Learn More go to top Health Care American Public Health Association: Public health infographics now available. What Does Public Health Mean for You? Learn More go to top Health Equity Events Community-Campus Partnerships for Health: Forum. 2nd National Community Partner Forum on Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research. December 5-7, 2012 in Washington, DC. Learn More Community-Campus Partnerships for Health: Knowledge for Equity Conference, National Conference on Using Data to Promote Health Equity and Address Disparities. November 13, 2012 8:00 am - November 14, 2012 5:00 pm in Silver Spring, MD. Learn More The Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health/Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH): First Annual Symposium. Environmental Justice And Environmental Health Disparities In Maryland And DC. December 1, 2012, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Learn More Community Oriented Correctional Health Services (COCHS): Webcast. Addressing Health Disparities for Minority Populations in Jails. 8:30 am EST on Thursday, December 6, 2012. Learn More go to top Nutrition/Obesity University of Southern California: Obesity infographics now available.Understanding Childhood Obesity. Learn More go to top Pulmonary Health FDA/CTP: Launch new Spanish and/or English pledge widget to protect kids from tobacco. Break the Chain of Tobacco Addiction. Learn More go to top Substance Abuse SAMHSA: Seven scripted modules to assist treatment program staff in understanding and implementing evidence-based group therapy practices based on Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 41, now available for download. Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy Inservice Training. Learn More go to top Opportunities for Public Comment NIH: Request for Information (RFI) Pediatric Suicide Prevention in Emergency Medicine Settings. Seeking input on strategies to enhance suicide prevention efforts targeted at children and adolescents within emergency medicine department (ED) settings, where many individuals at high risk for suicide are seen. Feedback is requested from any and all organizations and individuals interested in youth suicide prevention research in the ED setting. Learn More go to top Adolescent Health Office of Adolescent Health: Updated fact sheets on state and national summaries that focus on different areas of adolescent health and behavior now available. These fact sheets provide data from across federal agencies, so you can see exactly how adolescents in your state compare to the national averages. Fact sheets include:Physicial Health; Mental Health; Substance Abuse; and Healthy Relationships Learn More go to top