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FYI: Minority Resources...Money & More
Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center
February 27, 2013
Funding
Federal Grants
Minority Population Specific: $500k or less . . .
- HHS/Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: Grants to Expand the Use of Technology-Assisted Care in Targeted Areas of Need program grant. View Full Announcement
- HHS/National Institutes of Health: Development and Translation of Medical Technologies to Reduce Health Disparities (SBIR) (R43/R44) Grant. View Full Announcement
$500k or more . . .
- HHS/Health Resources and Services Administration: Affordable Care Act - Health Center Controlled Networks grant. View Full Announcement
- HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health Grant. View Full Announcement
$500k or less . . .
- HHS/National Institutes of Health: Research on Alcohol and HIV/AIDS (R03) Grant. View Full Announcement
- HHS/National Institutes of Health: NINDS Stroke Trials Network - Regional Coordinating Stroke Centers (U10) Grant. View Full Announcement
- HHS/Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity In Adult, Juvenile, and Family Drug Courts; (Short Title: SAMHSA Treatment Drug Courts) Grant. View Full Announcement
Non Federal Grants
Minority Population Specific: $500k or less . . .
- The VNA Foundation: Supporting Home and Community-based Health Services for Chicago's Medically Underserved grant. View Full Announcement
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program grant. View Full Announcement
$500k or less . . .
Aging
Events
- The National Center for Health and the Aging: 2013 National Primary Care on Aging Symposium, Empowering Senior Health in Community Health Centers. April 15, 2013 in Arlington, VA. Learn More
Cancer
Events
- Breast Cancer Action: Webinar. The Oversimplification of Early Detection: Screening Mammography and Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis. The webinar will be available March 12, 2013 at 1pm PST or March 14, 2013 at 9am PST. Learn More
Diabetes
- HRSA: Free online Course now available. Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention & Treatment of the Neuropathic Foot. Learn More
Health Care
- AHRQ: A new series of free, online tutorials focusing on AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). The series is designed to help health services researchers, students, and data analysts use record-level data effectively from HCUP's Nationwide Inpatient Sample, Kid's Inpatient Database, and the Nationwide Emergency Department Database. Learn More
Health Equity
- Healthy Schools Campaigns: New report released. Health in Mind: Improving Education Through Wellness, a new report that details immediate solutions to help close the achievement gap and create a healthy future for all children. Read Full Report
- Maryland's Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities: New data report released. Maryland Chartbook of Minority Health and Minority Health Disparities Data: With Sections on Gender-specific Health and Jurisdiction-specific Health. Read Full Report [PDF | 3.5MB]
- AHRQ/EHC Program: A new report released from the Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science series. Through the Quality Kaleidoscope: Reflections on the Science and Practice of Improving Health Care Quality. Read Full Report
- National Council of La Raza: New report released. Equity in the Digital Age: How Health Information Technology Can Reduce Disparities. Read Full Report [PDF | 795KB]
- AHRQ: New data report released. Minority Health: Recent Findings. Read Full Report
Events
- Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO): Webinar. Social Determinants of Health: Important Considerations for Medically Underserved Community Health Center Patients. March 8, 2013 at 3 pm -4 pm EST. Learn More
- DiversityRx: Eighth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations, Achieving Equity in an Era of Innovation and Health System Transformation. March 11-14, 2013 in Oakland, CA. Learn More
Heart Disease
- HHS: New Spanish language toolkit available for the Million Hearts initiative. Learn More
HIV/AIDS-STDs
- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center: A new fact sheet released. HIV/AIDS in Rural America. Learn More [PDF | 72KB]
Events
- The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board: 11th Annual Circle of Harmony HIV/AIDS Wellness Conference, Health Care and Policy - Empowerment Through Knowledge. April 22-23, 2013 in Albuquerque, NM. Learn More
- The Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center: Webinar. Rapid HIV Testing in the Dental Setting. March 06, 2013 at 12 pm - 1 pm EST. Learn More
- California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center: A free Training the Trainer event. California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center. March 19 - 20, 2013 in Oakland, CA. Learn More [PDF | 360KB]
Infant/Child Health
Events
- HRSA: Webcast. Linked by Life: The Case for Collaboration of MCH and Chronic Disease to Improve Infant & Women's Health. April 2, 2013 at 3 pm - 4:30 pm EST. Learn More
Mental Health
- The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health: New report released. Guide to Understanding Mental Health Systems and Services in Texas. Read Full Report [PDF | 2.5MB]
Substance Abuse
Events
- The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD): Preventing Underage Drinking Webinar Series. The next webinar, Brain Research and Underage Screening: Getting Informed, Preparing to Act, will be held on March 7, 2013 at 2 pm - 3 pm EST. Learn More
Women's 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
Opportunities for Public Comment
- US Department of Labor: Invites public comment on an interim final rule. Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act. Docket Number: OSHA-2011-0193. Comments will be accepted for 60 days. Learn More
- AHRQ: Effective Health Care Program has a new report open for public comments. Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Heart Failure Readmission. Report will be open for public comment until March 21, 2013. Learn More
- 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
Affordable Care Act
- CMS: New fact sheet available. Overview: Final Rule for Health Insurance Market Reforms. Learn More
- CMS: New fact sheet released. Essential Health Benefits Standards: Ensuring Quality, Affordable Coverage. Learn More
- HHS' Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO): New Frequently Asked Questions released. State Evaluation of Plan Management Activities of Health Plans and Issuers. Learn More [PDF | 47KB]
Events
- National Academy for State Health Policy: Webinar. New State Refor(u)m Webinar: Beyond the Expansion Decision: Tackling the Other Medicaid Changes in the ACA. March 13, 2013 at 1 pm - 2:30 pm EST. Learn More
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