FYI:
Minority Resources...Money & More
Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center's Information
Services Team February 06, 2013
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Funding
Federal
Grants
Minority Population Specific: $500k or less . . .
- HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Nursing Workforce
Diversity (NWD) Program Grant. View
Full Announcement
$500k or less . . .
- HHS/Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: FY 2013
Targeted Capacity Expansion-Peer-to-Peer Grant. (Short Title: TCE-PTP) View
Full Announcement
- HHS/National Institutes of Health: School Nutrition and Physical Activity
Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors, and Weight Outcomes (R21) Grant. View
Full Announcement
- HHS/National Institutes of Health: Disorders of Human Communication:
Effectiveness, Outcomes and Health Services Research (R21) Grant. View
Full Announcement
- HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: AETC Education for Nurse
Practitioners and Physician Assistants Grant. View
Full Announcement
- HHS/National Institutes of Health: Prevention and Health Promotion
Interventions to Prevent Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Associated Physical
and Psychological Health Problems in U.S. Military Personnel, Veterans and their
Families (R34) Grant. Grant View
Full Announcement
Non
Federal Grants
Minority Population Specific: $500k or less . .
.
- AIDS Clinical Trial Group Network (ACTG): Minority HIV investigator
mentorship awards for 2013-2014. View
Full Announcement
- Community Transportation Association of America: Tribal Passenger
Transportation Technical Assistance Program Grant. View
Full Announcement
$500k or less . . .
- Sunflower Trails: Sunflower Trails Program Grant, a longstanding foundation
program designed to help communities and schools promote healthy living for
Kansans of all ages. View
Full Announcement
- AMA Foundation: Healthy Communities/Healthy America Grant. View
Full Announcement
Scholarships/Fellowships
- National Institute on Drug Abuse : Summer Research Program. 2013 Summer
Research with NIDA for Underrepresented Students. View
Full Announcement [PDF | 1.8MB]
- Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools: 2013 HSHPS/Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) Graduate Fellowship Training Program. View
Full Announcement
Events
- EPA/International City/County Management Association: Brownfields 2013
Conference. Sustainable Communities Start Here. May 15 - 17, 2013 in
Atlanta, GA. Scholarships available. Learn
More
Resources
- AHRQ/ Electronic Data Methods Forum: The official launch of an open access
journal focused on using electronic clinical data to advance research and
quality improvement is now available. eGEMs (Generating Evidence and Methods
to improve patient outcomes). Learn
More
African
American Health
- Oldways Preservation Trust: A consumer health challenge presented in debut
of African Heritage and Health Week (February 1 - 7, 2013). Claim Your
Health By Claiming Your History, challenges everyone, everywhere to enjoy
at least one dish at home or at a restaurant inspired by the cuisine of
African-American ancestors. Learn
More
- White House: Presidential Proclamation announced. National African
American History Month, 2013. Learn
More
- Office of Minority Health: February is National Black History Month
. Find the latest articles, resources for organizations and health
professionals, how to get involved and more. Learn
More
Aging
- Flex Monitoring Team: New report released. Emergency Transfers of the
Elderly from Nursing Facilities to Critical Access Hospitals: Opportunities for
Improving Patient Safety and Quality. Read
Full Report [PDF | 4.2MB]
Cultural
Competency/LAS
Events
- The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP)/AAMC: Workshop.
Cross Cultural Medicine Workshop. March 1 - 3, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Learn
More
Health
Care
- The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM): A new factsheet
released. Fostering Healthy Families Through Stable Housing - The Role of
the Health Care System. Learn
More [PDF | 724KB]
- CDC: New Digital Press Kit released. Safe Medication Lists on the
Internet. Learn
More
- CDC: Press Release. Medicare Announces Substantial Savings for Medical
Equipment Included in the Next Round of Competitive Bidding Program. Learn
More
- The Center for Medicaid/ CHIP: Director, Cindy Mann sent a letter to State
Medicaid Directors providing guidance to states. Affordable Care Act Section
4106 (Preventive Services) Learn
More [PDF | 138KB]
- The Commonwealth Fund: A new report released. Implementing the
Affordable Care Act: State Action on the 2014 Market Reforms. Read
Full Report
Heart
Disease
- Office on Women's Health (OWH): A new heart attack awareness campaign has
been launched targeting Spanish-speaking women age 50 and over. The Haga La
Llamada, ¡No Pierda Tiempo! campaign builds on OWH's successful Make
the Call, Don't Miss a Beat campaign. Learn
More
- White House: Presidential Proclamation announced. American Heart Month,
2013. Learn
More
- The Pulmonary Hypertension Association: New patient toolkit available.
The Empowered Patient Online Toolkit, is designed by experienced
pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients and healthcare professionals to help
patients create their own PH-specific medical binder. Learn
More
Hispanic/Latino
Health
- Pew Research Hispanic Health: New data report released, Two-thirds of
Legal Mexican Immigrants are not U.S. Citizens: The Path Not Taken. Read
Full Report
Influenza
- CDC: A new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released.
Antiviral Agents for the Treatment and Chemoprophylaxis of Influenza:
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Read
Full Report
Infant/Child
Health
Events
- The National Organization of Urban MCH Leaders: Training. Training
Course in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology. May 28 - June 1, 2013 in
Nashville, TN. Learn
More
Mental
Health
- U.S. Surgeon General/National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention: New
strategy report released. National Strategy for Suicide Prevention 2012:
Goals and Objectives for Action. Read
Full Report
Substance
Abuse
- SAMHSA: New data report released. 2011 Data on Substance Abuse Treatment
Facilities. Read
Full Report
- SAMHSA: Consumer brochure now available in Spanish. Deberia usted hablar
con alguien sobre un problema relacionado con las drogas, el alcohol o la salud
mental?/Should You Talk to Someone About a Drug, Alcohol or Mental Health
Problem? Learn
More
Vision
- Prevent Blindness America: New data report released, 2012 Vision
Problems in the U.S. Prevalence of Adult Vision Impairment and Age-Related Eye
Disease in America. Read
Full Report
- National Eye Institute (NEI): A 20-page large-print booklet and a series of
videos to help people adapt to life with low vision are now available.
Living with Low Vision: What you should know. Learn
More
Opportunities
for Public Comment
- AHRQ: Effective Health Care Program has a new report open for public
comments. Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis: Future
Research Needs. Comments are being accepted until February 28, 2013. Learn
More
- AHRQ: Effective Health Care Program has a new report open for public
comments. Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears:
Future Research Needs. Comments are being accepted until February 28, 2013.
Learn
More
- The Obama Administration: Proposed rules are available for public comment
regarding contraceptive coverage with no cost-sharing under the Affordable Care
Act. Proposed Rulemaking on Recommended Preventive Services Policy.
Comments are being accepted until April 8, 2013. View
Full Announcement
- CMS: Seeking public comments on the new single, streamlined application for
health insurance and the SHOP applications in preparation for the launch of the
Health Insurance Marketplace next fall. The application packages can be found
under the following titles and numbers: Data Collection to Support
Eligibility Determinations for Insurance Affordability Programs and Enrollment
through Affordable Insurance Exchanges, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance
Program Agencies (CMS-10440); Data Collection to Support Eligibility
Determinations and Enrollment for Small Businesses in the Small Business Health
Options Program (CMS-10439); Data Collection to Support Eligibility
Determinations and Enrollment for Employees in the Small Business Health Options
Program (CMS-10438). Learn
More
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