U.S. DHHS. Office of Minority Health. Resources..Money & More

FYI: Minority Resources...Money & More Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center's Information Services Team December 05, 2012 World Aids Day, Dec. 1, 2012 In honor of World AID's Day, please join the Office of Minority Health Resource Center's senior program analysts as they take a moment to talk about projects resulting from their work with different community-based organizations and gatekeepers. Learn More.   In This Issue ... Funding   Federal Grants   Non Federal Grants   Scholarships/Fellowships American Indians/Alaska Native Health Asian/Pacific Islander Health Cultural Competency/LAS Diabetes Emergency Preparedness Health Equity HIV/AIDS-STDs Infant/Child Health Men's Health Mental Health Substance Abuse Opportunities for Public Comment Funding Federal Grants Minority Population Specific: $500k or less . . .   HHS/National Institutes of Health: Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (U01) Grant. View Full Announcement $500k or more . . .   HHS/The Health Resources and Services Administration: Service Area Competition Grant. View Full Announcement HHS/National Institutes of Health: Coordinating Center for an Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) (U01) Grant. View Full Announcement HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Medical Home Implementation for Children with Special Health Care Needs Grant. View Full Announcement $500k or less . . .   HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS) Grant. View Full Announcement HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: National Center for Health Insurance and Financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Grant. View Full Announcement HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant. View Full Announcement 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. View Full Announcement [PDF | 69KB ] $500k or less . . . JBS International: Support for Evidence Based Adult Immunization and HPV Health Projects. View Full Announcement Scholarships/Fellowships The Emma Bowen Foundation: Minority Interests in Media Internships. View Full Announcement American Indians/Alaska Native Health Seattle Indian Health Board's Urban Indian Health Institute: New factsheet available. Healthcare Access and Utilization among Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives. Learn More [PDF | 1.8MB] Asian/Pacific Islander Health Events The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA): Webinar. What does going off the fiscal cliff will mean for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their health? Thursday, December 6, 2012, 4:00 pm - 5:00pm ESTLearn More Cultural Competency/LAS Health Roads Media: Online website providing a source of quality health information in many languages and multiple formats. Learn More Diabetes AHRQ: New report released. Screening and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Read Full Report Emergency Preparedness Events National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Webinar. Disaster Preparedness and Response. December 13, 2012, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST. Learn More Health Equity Events Xavier University of Louisiana: New Orleans Sixth Health Disparities Conference. Improving Medical Effectiveness and Health Outcomes to Achieve Health Equity Through Interprofessional Collaborations. March 7 - 9, 2013 in New Orleans, LA. Learn More HIV/AIDS-STDs CDC: In collaboration with BeSmartBeWell.com, a short informational video now available. Let's Talk about Sexual Health. The five minute video is geared toward youth and young adults and encourages open communication between healthcare providers and patients about sexual health. Learn More PEPFAR: In honor of World AIDS day, December 1, a new blueprint report was released. PEPFAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation. Read Full Report [PDF | 2.6MB] AHRQ: New data report released. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults. Read Full Report [PDF | 4MB] Events AIDS Education Training Center-National Multicultural Center (AETC-NMC) at Howard University: Webcast. Cultural Competence: Delivering Quality HIV Care within Homeless Communities. Learn More Infant/Child Health Pew Research Center: New data report released. In a Down Economy, Fewer Births. Read Full Report [PDF | 190KB] Men's Health Kaiser Family Foundation: New disparity data report released. Putting Men's Health Care Disparities On The Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level. Read Full Report Mental Health SAMHSA: New data report released. Results from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Findings and Detailed Tables. Read Full Report Substance Abuse SAMHSA: New data report released. State Estimates of Underage Alcohol Use and Self-Purchase of Alcohol: 2008 to 2010. Read Full Report CDC: Digital toolkit. The Impact of Unsafe Injection Practices in U.S. Healthcare Settings. Learn More Events Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC): Webinar. Suicide Prevention and Substance Abuse: A Shared Framework. Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:00 am - 12:00 pm CST. Learn More Opportunities for Public Comment U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Draft Reccomendation Statement open for comments. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults. This draft Recommendation Statement is available for comment from November 27 until December 24, 2012, at 5:00 pm EST. Learn More U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Draft Reccomendation Statement open for comments. Screening for HIV. This draft Recommendation Statement is available for comment from November 20 until December 17, 2012, at 5:00 pm EST. Learn More The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund): Proposed report to assess the state of access to capital and credit in Native Communities now open for public comment. Native Communities Access to Capital and Credit Report. The draft report is available for comment by February 28, 2013. Learn More [PDF | 177KB]