Researchers interested in reducing frustration and stress for front-line level staff tested the benefits of a low-tech solution with English-speaking clinicians caring for Spanish-speaking patients.
See the study, posted by Hablamos Juntos at http://www.hablamosjuntos.org/newsletters/2006/April/pdf/TranslatorsPaperAJCC.pdf
[posted on Hablamos Juntos April 2006 eUpdate]
Unite For Sight's Fourth Annual International Health Conference
Innovation, Advancement, and Best Practices To Achieve Global Goals
April 14-15, 2007 - Stanford University
How to submit an abstract for poster or oral presentation (DEADLINE JULY 15): http://www.uniteforsight.org/2007_annual_conference.php
Who should attend?Anyone interested in eye care, international health, medicine, health education, health promotion, public health, international service, nonprofits, or microenterprise
Conference Goal: To exchange ideas across disciplines about best practices in public health, medicine and research, and international health and development
Services for Survivors of Torture
WHAT: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites applications for two priority areas to support programs of services to persons who have experienced torture.
WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
WHEN: Applications are due June 6, 2006.
AWARD AMOUNT: 20 to 25 awards totaling $8,500,000.
CONTACT: Holly Herrera at 202-401-5541 or hherrera@acf.hhs.gov.
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2006-ACF-ORR-ZT-0107.html
[from HHS CFBCI Listserv: April 28, 2006]
The following grants are from: RFP Bulletin (April 28, 2006)
Balance Bar Invites Applications for Community Grants
Deadline: August 30, 2006
As part of its commitment to helping people enjoy a healthy active lifestyle, the Balance Bar Food Company ( http://www.balance.com/ ) offers grants to help community organizations pursue their goals. Balance Bar Community Grants provide financial support to enable communities and organizations to passionately pursue physical activities that enrich their members' lives. The grant must be dedicated to a project that will provide organization members, as well as community residents, with opportunities to lead healthy, active lifestyles. The applicant and the majority of beneficiaries of grant monies must be 18 years or older. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002206/balance
Youth Service America Announces Literacy Grant Opportunity for Young People
Deadline: June 9, 2006
Youth Service America ( http://www.ysa.org/ ) and Lions- gate ( http://www.lionsgate.com/ ) have announced the "Bee" the Change Community Service Grant for literacy. This grant opportunity offers $1,000 to one young person to implement a sustainable community service project that increases literacy in his or her community and uses the movie "Akeelah and the Bee" as inspiration. ( http://www.akeelahandthebee.com/ )http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002207/ysa
Libri Foundation Offers Children's Book Grants for Rural Libraries
Deadline: July 15, 2006
The Libri Foundation ( http://www.librifoundation.org/ ) was established for the sole purpose of helping rural libraries in the U.S. acquire new, quality, hardcover children's books they could not otherwise afford to buy. Since 1990, the foundation has donated more than $2.8 million worth of new children's books to over 2,200 libraries in 48 states. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002208/libri
"Racial and ethnic disparities in health care were the theme of a special issue of a recent issue of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, which includes four articles supported by The Commonwealth Fund. Rather than simply describing the problem of disparities in health care, the authors attempt to refocus policy discussion on finding solutions, including efforts now under way at the state and local levels. Free full text access at: http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=368671&#doc368671
Visit the Underserved Populations section of the Fund's Web site for more resources on efforts to reduce health care disparities. http://www.cmwf.org/topics/topics.htm?attrib_id=12026"
[posted on The Commonwealth Fund e-mail alert]
"ArizonaNativeNet was launched last week and has the goal of connecting the research and resources available at various academic programs at the UA with American Indian nations throughout Arizona and the U.S., said Robert Williams Jr., a UA law professor and director of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program at the James E. Rogers College of Law.
The site is also dedicated to nation building and the higher educational needs of American Indians.
The Web site, arizonanativenet.com, contains breaking news, simulcasts and videotaped lectures, workshops and conferences, up-to-date research, and resources on American Indian governance, law, health, education, language and culture."
http://arizonanativenet.com [posted on the American Indian Library Association listserv]
Eli Lilly and Company CEO Sidney Taurel to Discuss Health Reform, Drug Pricing and Other Issues in Live “Kaiser Conversations on Health”
The Kaiser Family Foundation's vice president Jackie Judd talks with Eli Lilly and Company chairman and CEO Sidney Taurel as part of the "Kaiser Conversations on Health" series. The conversation will touch on Taurel's views on key issues affecting health care and the drug industry, such as the industry's voluntary guidelines for direct-to-consumer drug advertisements; the drug development and approval process; the early impact of Medicare's prescription drug benefit; and state and national efforts to expand access to health coverage. The live webcast begins at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 10, 2006. A video link will be posted approximately 30 minutes before the show. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=1716
Racial Differences in Trust in Health Care Providers
Background Although trust in health care providers (physicians, nurses, and others) may be lower among African Americans compared with whites, limited information is available on factors that are associated with low trust in these populations. This study evaluated the association between trust in health care providers and prior health care experiences, structural characteristics of health care, and sociodemographic factors among African Americans and whites. [Archives of Internal Medicine, 4-24-06] http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/166/8/896
New KaiserEDU.org Tutorials
Access to Care for People with Disabilities: Provides an overview of policy issues related to accessing health care for people with disabilities, as well as information on the types and prevalence of disabilities in the U.S., the major health care financing mechanisms, and the interaction of the Medicaid program with the ADA. http://www.kaiseredu.org/tutorials_index.asp#Disabilities
Financing Long-Term Care: This new narrated slide tutorial provides an overview of the financing of long-term services in the U.S., explaining issues related to the cost of long-term care, how families pay for long-term care services, and the role of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. http://www.kaiseredu.org/tutorials_index.asp#Financing1
[posted on ACHI Community Health News, 4-26-06]
WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov is a system designed to assist First Responders in hazardous material incidents. Developed by the National Library of Medicine, WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression guidance. WISER version 2.2 is now available for download. This release includes:
* Updated data for existing chemicals
* 15 new substances including all that have been suggested by users
* The "Help Identify" feature of WISER for Windows now allows searching by NFPA 704 placard. This feature will also be coming soon in the PDA and WebWISER applications, and will include more comprehensive data.
Download this new release from the WISER web site, or try WebWISER, the on-line version of WISER (http://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov).
The HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is pleased to launch a new Web site that brings together work on the Healthy People 2010 Health Communication Focus Area and consumer and patient e-health. There are separate sections for the Focus Area, Health Literacy, the Prevention Communication Research Database, and e-health. http://www.health.gov/communication/ Also, ODPHP is pleased to co-sponsor the upcoming meeting on health literacy and patient safety organized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Health Literacy: The Foundation for Patient Safety, Empowerment, and Quality Health Care. http://www.jcrinc.com/education.asp?durki=11276&site=5&return=11114 It will be held June 26-27 in Rosemont, Il.
S. R. Collins, K. Davis, M. M. Doty, J. L. Kriss, and A. L. Holmgren,
The Commonwealth Fund, April 2006
http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=367876&#doc367876
PDF Survey Charts (87K) http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/gapsinhealth_charts_4-20-062.pdf
PDF Fund Report (195K) http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/Collins_gapshltins_920.pdf
“……National health care spending is climbing by more than 7 percent per year, outpacing economic growth by a substantial margin. As health care costs have climbed, so has the number of people without health insurance in the United States, even during a period of overall economic growth. In 2004, according to U.S. Census data, nearly 46 million people of all ages were uninsured, an increase of 6 million over 2000. This combination of eroding health insurance coverage and rapidly rising health care costs raises concerns about the ability of U.S. families to obtain timely medical care, protect their finances from catastrophic health care costs, and save for retirement…..”
[posted on PAHO/WHO EQUITY]
The Pew Hispanic Center is releasing today a fact sheet with new estimates of the unauthorized migrant population for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The estimates are based on a well-established methodology applied to data from the March 2005 Current Population Survey (CPS). View the factsheet at http://pewhispanic.org/files/factsheets/17.pdf [Pew Hispanic Research Release]
Registration Opens for Rural Health Information Technology Conference
Apr 25, 2006 -- The Office of Rural Health Policy announces that rural providers can now register to attend Health IT: A Rural Provider's Roadmap to Quality, which will be held September 21-23, 2006 in Kansas City, Missouri.
http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/HITMeeting.asp
Study Targets Better Screenings for Rural Tribes
Apr 25, 2006 -- Salt Lake Tribune, (UT) article reports that researchers at the Huntsman Cancer Institute will examine how to best ensure American Indians on Medicare living in rural and frontier areas get the appropriate screenings for breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer.
http://www.sltrib.com/healthscience/ci_3747959
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Loans and Grants
Application deadline: Jun 12, 2006
Loans and grants designed to provide access to education, training and health care resources for people in rural America. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=397
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Health Update]
Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
By Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center-RAND Corporation April 2006
Available online PDF file [154p.] at: http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/hitsyscosts/hitsys.pdf
AHRQ released a new health information technology (IT) report during the eHealth Initiative's Connecting Communities Learning Forum on April 11
The report acknowledges that while health IT has been shown to improve quality of care for patients, most health care providers need more information about how to implement these technologies successfully. The report, Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology, is a synthesis of studies that have examined the quality impact of health IT as well as the costs and organizational changes needed to implement health IT systems.
[posted on PAHO/WHO EQUITY list]
Community Programs. The Target Corporation supports community programs that focus on one or more of the following three areas: arts, family violence prevention, and early childhood reading. Eligible applicants include independent school districts, nonprofit and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is May 31, 2006. For further information, go to: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001818.
Health, Education, Culture, and Civic Affairs. MetLife Foundation assist organizations with general and/or project support in the following areas: health, education, culture, and civic affairs. Eligible applicants include nonprofit and community-based organizations. There is no deadline date for applications. For further information, go to: http://www.metlife.com/Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,1674,P296,00.html
Grassroots Charities Serving Women and Children. The WHO Foundation: Women Helping Others announces funds for organizations serving women and/or children. Priorities include specific projects and programs addressing health, education and social service needs. The Foundation recognizes the value of new programs created to respond to changing needs and will consider funding projects of an original or pioneering nature within an existing organization. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is September 15, 2006. For further information, go to:http://whofoundation.org/WHO_Funding.htm
Funding Alert is a free service of the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development. To start your own online subscription to Funding Alert, simply register with DC.Gov and subscribe at DCDocs http://dc.gov/registration/dcdocs.asp. For archives, visit http://opgd.dc.gov, Information, Grant Funding Alerts.
May 1-7 is "Cover the Uninsured Week". http://covertheuninsured.org/ The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has also put together a page of resources http://tinyurl.com/zur4j To find prescription assistance programs and insurance and benefit programs, turn to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region page on health concerns around low income issues http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/inner.html
The VA-sponsored Measurement Excellence and Training Resource Information Center (METRIC) serves as a resource for improving measurement in the health services research and development community.
See a summary and powerpoint slides titled: "Self-Report Measures in Disparities Research: Assessing Measurement Bias in Diverse Populations" http://www.metric.research.med.va.gov/conferences/national/2006
[posted on CLAStalk-listserv]
This web page is maintained by: Lynne M. Fox, Education Librarian, Denison Memorial Library, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Its a rich resource of print and online resources. http://denison.uchsc.edu/outreach/medbib3.htm
Louis R. Cappelli Foundation Offers Support for Programs Serving At-Risk Youth
Deadline: June 30, 2006
The Louis R. Cappelli Foundation ( http://www.cappelli-inc.com/lrc.shtml ) is a funding source designed to assist at-risk youth to reach their full potential. Three specific targeted areas where the foundation focuses its attention are education, health and fitness, and arts education. Qualifying organizations are those who hold IRS 501(c)(3) not- for-profit status. Applicant organizations must serve at-risk youth. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002074/cappelli
Dollar General Community Grants Program Offers Support for Youth Literacy Programs
Deadline: June 5, 2006; September 5, 2006; and December 5, 2006
The Dollar General ( http://www.dollargeneral.com/ ) Community Grants Program focuses on youth literacy initiatives in communities where the company does business. Applicant organizations must be located in and providing service within Dollar General's twenty-seven-state operating territory. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations engaged in literacy or basic education programs. The typical grant amount is $2,500 or less. Grant applications are available at the Dollar General Web site under the community section. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002076/dollargeneral
Sociological Initiatives Foundation Invites Grant Applications
Deadline: August 15, 2006 (Concept Application)
The Sociological Initiatives Foundation ( http://www.grantsmanagement.com/sifguide.html ) supports research and social-action projects that focus on understanding and finding solutions to a broad array of social problems. The foundation's primary goal is to encourage research, including community-based research, that supports and promotes social change. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002083/grantsmanagement
[Posted on RFP Bulletin (April 21, 2006)]
Neuroscience Advancements and Their Impact on Nonprofit Behavioral Health Care Providers
This report, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is the first effort of a multiyear project that focuses on exploring how advancements in neuroscience will impact the abilities of nonprofit human service providers to organize and deliver behavioral health services in the future. [The Urban Institute, 4-11-06] http://www.urban.org/publications/1000941.html
Young Children's Healthy Mental Development :Early Accomplishments and Lessons Learned from a Five-State Consortium
Services that support young children's healthy mental development can reduce the prevalence of developmental and behavioral disorders that have high costs and long-term consequences for health, education, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems—and for children's futures. States are interested in improving their support of young children's healthy mental development and want to learn about ways to do so. [The Commonwealth Fund, April 2006] http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=367138
The Oral Health of Children A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005
The Health Resources and Services Administration presents this chartbook highlighting the major findings of the National Survey of Children's Health on children's oral health. This survey, the first of its kind, presents national- and State-level information on the health and well-being of children and their use of health services, including oral health and dental care. The survey includes many positive findings about children's oral health. http://mchb.hrsa.gov/oralhealth/index.htm
[posted on ACHI Community Health News, 4-19-06]
American Greenways. The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program provides small grants to stimulate the planning and design of greenways in communities throughout the U.S. Grants can be used for all appropriate expenses needed to complete a greenway project including planning, technical assistance, legal and other costs. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is June 1, 2006. Awards, ranging from $500-$2,500 are available. For further information, go to: http://www.conservationfund.org/?article=2372
HIV/AIDS. Until There's A Cure Foundation provides funds for HIV/AIDS programs that offer a means of introducing and/or producing positive community change in one of the Foundation's priority areas: Prevention Education/Awareness; Direct Care/Services; Vaccine Development/Research; and Policy Development/Research. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is April 28, 2006. For further information, contact There's A Cure Foundation at (800) 888-6845 or grants@utac.org; or go to: http://www.until.org/grant_appl_process_2006.shtml
Human Rights Projects. The Mertz Gilmore Foundation supports projects that demonstrate what and how human rights can accomplish social and economic justice objectives in the U.S.; networks and coalitions that build and strengthen cross-issue and/or cross-constituency linkages; and capacity building through human rights training. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for Letters of Inquiry is June 15, 2006. For further information, go to: http://www.mertzgilmore.org/www/default2.asp?section=what
Youth Baseball Programs. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund (BTF) announces funds to promote and enhance the growth of youth participation in baseball and softball by funding programs, fields, coaches' training, and the purchase of uniforms and equipment to encourage and maintain youth participation in the game. Grants are designed to be sufficiently flexible to enable applicants to address needs unique to their communities. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is July 1, 2006. Approximately $1,500,000 is available to fund 30 awards, up to $51,000. For further information, contact BTF at BTF@mlb.com ; or go to: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/community/btf.jsp?content=about
Youth Projects. Youth Venture announces funds to support young people (ages 12-20) who have a dream or identify a need in their school or community, develop an idea and then, with a team, launch their own community-minded organizations to address that dream or need. Each venture team must have an Ally (a caring adult) who advises the team. Eligible applicants include nonprofit, faith, and community-based organizations, and individuals. There is no deadline date for applications. For further information, go to: http://www.youthventure.org/index.php?tg=articles&topics=43&new=0&newc=0
Funding Alert is a free service of the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development. To start your own online subscription to Funding Alert, simply register with DC.Gov and subscribe at DCDocs http://dc.gov/registration/dcdocs.asp For archives, visit http://opgd.dc.gov, Information, Grant Funding Alerts.
The State of the World's Refugees 2006 - Human displacement in the new millennium
UNHCR - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees April 19, 2006
Website: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/template?page=publ&src=static/sowr2006/toceng.htm
“……The book examines the changing dynamics of displacement over the past half decade. While the number of refugees – 9.2 million – is now the lowest in 25 years, it says the international system for dealing with human displacement has reached a critical juncture as it struggles with new challenges in an increasingly globalised world. These include the plight of tens of millions of internally displaced people; widespread confusion over migrants and refugees; tightened asylum policies and growing intolerance…..”
[posted on Equity listserv]
The Go Local links on MedlinePlus http://medlineplus.gov/ health topic pages take you to information about health services in local geographic areas, including hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, support groups, health screening providers and many others. You can link directly from each MedlinePlus health topic to services related to that particular topic. For example, if you choose Go Local from the MedlinePlus Breast Cancer page, you will find links to local services such as Cancer Clinics, Oncologists, Support Groups in the area you select. There are currently 14 participating geographic areas, with New Mexico being the latest location added. See the complet list of participants at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocalcontacts.html
Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards
Program web site http://worldhungeryear.org/comm_conn/hcsra.asp
Sponsor World Hunger Year
Deadlines June 15, 2006
Purpose The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards program distributes cash awards ($5,000 maximum) to community-based organizations judged outstanding for their innovative, creative approaches to fighting hunger and poverty in the U.S. World Hunger Year (WHY) and the Harry Chapin Foundation administer the program together. The awards honor organizations that go beyond charity to help people improve their own lives and the communities in which they live. WHY and the Harry Chapin Foundation will not consider applications from organizations providing only emergency services.
Foundation Funding Guide: Tobacco
Lists state and national foundations with an interest in tobacco issues.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
http://www.naccho.org/topics/fundingguide/fundingmap_april06.cfm
Hispanics: Strengths, Needs, Hopes, Solutions: 1st Annual HASHSP Conference & Health Expo
Hispanic and American Social and Human Service Professionals
Davie, FL
954.966.6765
DenaBower@bti-training.com
http://www.hashsp-fl.org/Event_Details.asp?fair=10004001
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Human Services Update]
Prevention Connection Web Confererence May 12 2006
http://www.preventconnect.org/
The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) announces Prevention Connection's next web conference entitled: The 'Why' and 'How' of Local Policy Change: Exploring Applications for Violence Against Women Prevention. This session will explore the basic steps to changing policy at the local level to shape the community environment in which violence against women occurs.
Friday, May 12, 2006 ~ 2:00-3:30 pm EDT (11:00 am - 12:30 pm PDT; noon-1:30 pm MDT; 1:00-2:30pm CDT)
Host: David Lee, Prevention Connectio
Presenters: Lisa Fujie Parks and Rachel Davis of Prevention Institute
A Web site launched by the American Cancer Society and the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training will serve as a portal to cancer information that has been reviewed for accurate content and written in one of 12 Asian and Pacific languages. Languages included are: Khmer, Chamorro, Chinese, Hawaiian, Hmong, Ilokano, Korean, Samoan, Tagalog, Tongan and Vietnamese. There are also English-language materials culturally tailored for Native Hawaiians. (Source: ScoutNews LLC on
HealthFinder.gov)
http://www.cancer.org/acmmain/(yw0bgebwksifsum32jrucnma)/DefaultACS.aspx
[posted on Sound Partners Weekly Digest for April 18-24, 2006]
I am at the Cambio de Colores conference http://www.cambiodecolores.org/ in Columbia, MO. What a great conference! The speakers and attendees alike are all energetic and enthusiastic!
i have intermittent email access, so posting to the blog are, obviously, also intermittent.
"HealthNewsReview.org is a website dedicated to:
* improving the accuracy of news stories about medical treatments, tests and procedures
* helping consumers evaluate the evidence for and against new ideas in health care
A multi-disciplinary team of reviewers from journalism, medicine, health services research and public health assesses the quality of the stories using a standardized rating system. Stories are graded and critiques are published on this website. "
Also see right-hand side bar for consumer health guidance on “Things you should know about research stories.”
http://www.healthnewsreview.org/index.php
"WHAT IS REZ ROBICS?
http://www.dreamcatchers.org/rezrobics/
DreamCatchers has joined forces with Navajo Health Promotions, a division of the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Nation, to produce a health and fitness 2 video set; REZ ROBICS and REZ ROBICS FOR COUCH POTATO SKINS. The project is inspired by the fact that Diabetes has become one of the most serious threats to the health of Indian people both on the reservations and in urban settings."
To order, see http://dreamcatchers.org/rezrobics/order_info.html Copies of the videos are distributed free of charge to Indian Communities across North America.
[posted on Digest for IndigenousNewsNetwork@topica.com, issue 690]
Dr. Zerhouni is the director of the National Institutes of Health. Read his recent testimony before the House Subcommittee on Labor - HHS - Education Appropriations for the NIH Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request at:
http://www.nih.gov/about/director/budgetrequest/fy2007directorsbudgetrequest.htm
To read his statement in the NIH Spring Newsletter: http://www.nih.gov/about/director/newsletter/Spring2006.htm
"Mission Possible: Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure" is the theme of the 2006 "May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month Campaign." A special focus this year is on reaching out to members of religious congregations. See the web site from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/nhbpep_kit/
American Psychiatric Foundation Offers Grants for Mental Illness Public Education and Outreach
Deadline: September 1, 2006
The American Psychiatric Foundation ( http://www.psychfoundation.org/ ), a charitable and educational subsidiary of the American Psychiatric Association ( http://www.psych.org/ ), is making up to $750,000 in total grant funds available over the course of three years (2005-07) to fund public education, information, and outreach initiatives that promote the early recognition and treatment of mental illness. The foundation seeks to fund new and innovative ideas and programs that promote public awareness of mental illness, the effectiveness of treatment, and the importance of early intervention.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001909/psychfoundation
Call for Nominations Announced for Safe Motherhood Champions Awards
Deadline: April 25, 2006
The American College of Nurse Midwives ( http://www.midwife.org/ ) and the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Global Secretariat ( http://www.whiteribbonalliance.org/ ) are accepting nominations for the 2006 Safe Motherhood Champions Awards. This year's awards will recognize one individual and one group or organization for their work aiding pregnant women, new mothers, and infants affected by Hurricane Katrina. Program guidelines and nomination forms are available at the White Ribbon Alliance Web site.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001911/whiteribbon
Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Offers Grants to Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence
Deadline: September 1, 2006
The goal of the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation ( http://www.mkacf.org/ ) is to eliminate domestic violence. As a part of this effort, the foundation awards grants to women's shelters across the United States. Visit the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Web site for complete program information, eligibility requirements, and an application form.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001912/mkacf/Violence
Letters of Intent Invited for Third Wave Foundation's Reproductive Health and Justice Initiative
Deadline: May 1, 2006 (Letters of Intent)
The Third Wave Foundation's ( http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org/ ) Reproductive Health and Justice Initiative aims to support organizations led by women and transgender youth between the ages of 15 and 30 who engage reproductive justice movements (or social justice movements with a reproductive health and justice component) in their work. In this grant cycle, Third Wave is especially interested in supporting reproductive justice work in under-resourced U.S. geographic regions, including the Midwest, South, Southwest, and Southeast. Visit the Third Wave Foundation Web site for complete program information and application instructions.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001916/thirdwave
[posted on RFP Bulletin (April 14, 2006)]
From AHRQ: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Insurance Coverage and Usual Source of Health Care, 2002 "This report presents estimates of health insurance coverage and usual source of health care services during 2002 for Hispanic, non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, non- Hispanic Asian, and other single/multiple race non- Hispanic Americans. Definitions of the racial and ethnic groups are shown on page 29."
The chartbook can be viewed online at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/Papers/CB14_06-0004/CB14.pdf
Order a print copy: MEPS Chartbook No. 14: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Insurance Coverage and Usual Source of Health Care, 2002. by sending an e-mail to ahrqpubs@ahrq.hhs.gov
[posted on CLAStalk listserv]
MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS PROGRAM ANNOUNCES FY06 REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is accepting applications for the Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program. This program supports the creation and maintenance of one-on-one mentoring relationships between children of incarcerated parents and caring, supportive adult mentors. The intent of this program is to support the establishment and/or expansion of mentoring programs in communities with substantial numbers of unserved children of incarcerated parents. The Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program is designed to be a community-based mentoring program in which children and youth, ages four up to age 18, are appropriately matched with an adult mentor, who has been screened and trained, for a one-on-one (one mentor/one youth), friendship-oriented mentoring relationship.
WHEN: Applications are due by June 12, 2006.
AWARD AMOUNT: Up to 55 awards totaling $9,749,788.
CONTACT: Victoria Marquez at 866-796-1591 or fysb@dixongroup.com.
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2006-ACF-ACYF-CV-0029.html
Community Awareness and Outreach Campaign Projects for the Prevention of Family Violence
WHAT: This grant awards funds to to provide for the distribution of credible and persuasive information by community organizations to help break the cycle of family violence.
WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
WHEN: Applications are due June 11, 2006.
AWARD AMOUNT: 5 to 10 awards totaling $750,000.
CONTACT: William D. Riley at 202-401-5529 or wriley@acf.hhs.gov.
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2006-ACF-ACYF-EV-0126.html
Technical Assistance to ORR Funded Refugee Programs and Services to Asylees
WHAT: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites eligible entities to submit competitive applications for cooperative agreements to provide technical assistance to agencies that serve refugees. Awards will be made in seven priority areas; see announcement for more details.
WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
WHEN: Applications are due June 2, 2006.
AWARD AMOUNT: Award amount will vary based on number of applications and availability of funds.
CONTACT: Laura Gauer at 202-401-1312 or lgauer@acf.hhs.gov.
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2006-ACF-ORR-RB-0112.html
Family Violence Prevention: Four Special Issue Resource Centers for Information and Technical Assistance
WHAT: The four Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs) funded under this announcement will operate as a part of the Domestic Violence Resource Network in collaboration with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRC).
WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
Applicants must provide evidence of a specialization, on a nationwide basis, in at least one area of domestic violence service, prevention, or law as indicated by the SIRC title. See full announcement for details.
WHEN: Letters of intent are due April 27, 2006; applications are due June 5, 2006.
AWARD AMOUNT: Four awards totaling $4,715,250.
CONTACT: William D. Riley at 202-401-5529 or wriley@acf.hhs.gov.
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2006-ACF-ACYF-EV-0128.html
***New Resource on Integrating HIV Prevention into the CARE of People with
HIV***
"Integrating HIV Prevention into the Care of People with HIV" is a new
Knowledge Base chapter on HIV Insite, a website of HIV/AIDS resources
compiled by UCSF's Center for HIV Information. The goal of the chapter is
to review factors related to risk of HIV transmission, to assist clinicians
and other health care providers in assessing their patients' potential for
transmitting HIV, and to provide information to help facilitate sensitive,
nonjudgmental discussions with HIV-infected persons about their sexual
behavior. To view the chapter go to: http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kb-07-04-17
[posted on HHS CFBCI Listserv: April 13, 2006]
Web Conference: Involving Youth in Violence Prevention http://prevent.unc.edu/education/youthviolence/yvwebconference.htm
May 4, 2006, 2:00-3:30 PM ET
This web conference will include presentations on projects working to prevent violence at the community level and describe the benefits of involving youth in these initiatives.
[posted on PHPartners - New Links for the week of Apr 14, 2006 http://phpartners.org/
Community Connections of American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association's Community Connections initiative is working to document the ways that hospitals' work extends beyond the hospital walls. From free clinics to job training to immunizations, hospitals are engaged in numerous activities that benefit community health and well being. As a resource for hospital leaders, AHA is collecting and sharing examples of how hospitals are making America healthier. The AHA invites you to tell them your story by visiting http://www.caringforcommunities.org
If you missed the recent conference call, Reflections on, and Implications of, the NEJM Study, the audio playback is now available. This call focused on the March 2006 study in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) titled “Who Is at Greatest Risk for Receiving Poor-Quality Health Care?”, which received lots of media attention and sparked a debate on the existence of racial and ethnic disparities in health care. http://www.familiesusa.org/resources/tools-for-advocates/conference-calls-2006.html [posted on Families USA]
The Women's Challenge is an 8-week challenge to increase your physical activity,beginning Sunday, May 14th, Mother's Day, to kick off National Women's Health Week. Register now and ...
* Receive a free pedometer (while supplies last), a tracking log to record your physical activity, motivational e-mails, and progress reports
* Choose 1 of 6 virtual routes throughout the United States to move along during the challenge. Explore the country without leaving your hometown!
* Participate as an individual or form a team of 2 to 10 people
* Select an individual or team physical activity goal
The WOMAN Challenge welcomes all women and girls (ages 9 and above) to participate. We offer adapted pedometers and programming for participants with disabilities (while supplies last). Sign up today at http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw/woman/
Eliminating Health Disparities: The Role of Cultural Competency -- May 22-23, 20026 Omaha, NE
With the ever-increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the U.S. and well-documented evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in health care, it is critical that health care professionals are educated to address issues of culture in an effective manner. This conference brings together a distinguished faculty of national experts to discuss how cultural competency in both the work force and our healthcare institutions can play a role in reducing disparities.
Latino Health Issues for Primary Care Providers: Achieving Better Health Outcomes -- May 24-25, 2006 Omaha, NE
The 2000 U.S. Census revealed that Latinos are this nation's fastest growing minority population. Between 1990 and 2000, the Latino population grew by nearly 58 percent. The growth in some regions and states was even more dramatic. Nebraska is among ten states with the largest change in the number of Latinos between 1990 and 2000 with an increase of approximately 155%. With the growth of the Latino population, Nebraska's primary care providers play an important role in the elimination of the health disparities that many Latinos experience.
For further information on topics, speakers, and how to register, please visit http://www.unmc.edu/dept/cce/index.cfm?L1_ID=1&CONREF=1 where you can also download the brochure describing these conferences.
Health, Education, and Inner-City Services. Teammates for Kids Foundation provides grants to support the on-going work of operating organizations that help needy children in the areas of health, education and inner-city services. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is February 1, 2007. Teammates will only accept applications between December 1, 2006 and February 1, 2007. For further information, go to: http://www.teammates4kids.com/indexOld.htm
The Helping Hands Grant Program. American Psychiatric Foundation seeks to raise awareness of mental illness; the importance of early recognition; and build an interest among medical students in psychiatry and working in underserved communities. Eligible applicants include public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2006. Awards of up to $5,000 are available. For further information, go to: http://www.psychfoundation.org/
Underserved Youth. Tiger Woods Foundation makes grants that focus on providing opportunities to underserved youth, ages 5-17, in the areas ofeducation and youth development. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The Foundation primarily funds organizations and programs that are based in urban American cities. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2006. There are four grant cycles per year - February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1. Grants are awarded every quarter. If you submit a grant application after one cycle has closed, your application will be considered during the next cycle. Awards ranging from $2,500-$25,000 are available. For further information, go to: http://www.twfound.org/home/default.sps
Funding Alert is a free service of the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development. To start your own online subscription to Funding Alert, simply register with DC.Gov and subscribe at DCDocs http://dc.gov/registration/dcdocs.asp. For archives, visit http://opgd.dc.gov, Information, Grant Funding Alerts.
The National Library of Medicine just released a new database, LactMed, on drugs and breastfeeding. It is part of TOXNET (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov) and can be searched together with all the TOXNET database or separately (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT).
LactMed: A New Database on Drugs and Lactation from the National Library of Medicine
LactMed, a free online database with information on drugs and lactation, is one of the newest additions to the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) TOXNET system, a Web-based collection of resources covering toxicology, chemical safety, and environmental health. Geared to the healthcare practitioner and nursing mother, LactMed contains over 450 drug records. It includes information such as maternal levels in breast milk, infant levels in blood, potential effects in breastfeeding infants and on lactation itself, the American Academy of Pediatrics category indicating the level of compatibility of the drug with breastfeeding, and alternate drugs to consider. References are included, as is nomenclature information, such as the drug’s Chemical Abstract Service’s (CAS) Registry number and its broad drug class.
LactMed was developed by pharmacist who is an expert in this subject area. Three other recognized authorities serve as the database’s scientific review panel. Ancillary resources, such as a glossary of terms related to drugs and lactation, and breastfeeding links are also offered. LactMed can be searched together with TOXNET’s other databases in a multi-database environment, to obtain other relevant information about drugs. As a work in progress, LactMed will continue to expand with additional drugs and be enhanced with other substances, such as industrial chemicals and radiation.
April is National Minority Health Month! Here are some online resources about health concerns for Latinos and Spanish speakers you can use in your library or organization to celebrate this month. For a link to a brochure for your library’s use, see: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/latino_american_resources.rtf
MedlinePlus en español
http://medlineplus.gov/esp/
Similar to the English version, this Spanish version of MedlinePlus has health topic pages, drug and supplement information, a medical encyclopedia, interactive tutorials, and health news. A helpful hint on this site for English speakers is that they can look up a health topic, encyclopedia topic, or drug in English and toggle directly to that topic or drug information in Spanish!
ToxTown en español
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/index.html
Although there is no graphic yet for the Spanish version of ToxTown, the environmental health topics are grouped together for ease of use. One of the latest scenes on the English version is the US-Mexico Border which has environmental health concerns grouped together using the graphic interface in a Colonia setting.
FirstGov en español Salud y Seguridad
http://www.firstgov.gov/Espanol/Topics/Salud.shtml
Did you know that you can narrow down your FirstGov search by Health and Safety and Spanish? By doing this you will find the over 80 links to U.S. federal government health information
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) en español
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/default.htm
If you are looking for public health information on topics such as the flu, hurricanes and other weather patterns, immunizations, tobacco use, and other public health concerns, the CDC’s site in Spanish is an excellent site for this.
Cancer.gov en español
http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/
Specific types of cancer are covered on this site with information for patients and for health professionals in Spanish. Information starts with the basics of cancer and goes on to treatment, medication, clinical trials, and other publications.
NLM Exhibit “Changing the Face of Medicine”http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/
You can search by ethnic group on this site and see the 27 featured Hispanic women doctors who have made significant contributions to their fields. Some biographies include extra photos and videos.
Office of Minority Health en español
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=100
The Department of Health and Human Services created the Office of Minority Health to improve and protect the health of minorities. The web site includes this Spanish language portal. If you are interested in these resources and would like more information or to schedule a training, contact your local NN/LM office at 800-338-7657.
The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce the solicitation of proposals from community-based organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients, the affected community, and their caregivers.
Projects must involve one or more of the following information access categories:
q Information retrieval
q Skills development
q State-of-the-art resources
q Resource development
q Document access
Emphasis is placed upon the following types of organizations or arrangements for developing these programs:
q Community-based organizations (CBOs) or patient advocacy groups currently providing AIDS related services to the affected community
q Public libraries serving communities in the provision of AIDS-related information and resources
q Health Departments or other local, municipal, or state agencies working to improve the public health
q Faith-based organizations currently providing AIDS related services
q Multi-type consortia of the above-listed organizations that may be in existence or formed specifically for this purpose
Standard Awards are offered for up to $50,000; Express Awards are offered for up to $10,000. Proposals are due to NLM on Friday, June 16, 2006. The solicitation for the 2006 AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects is posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/hivaidsrfq06097.html Previously funded AIDS Community Information Outreach projects are posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/aids_cio_projects.html
If there are any questions or concerns regarding the RFP or submission of the proposal, please contact Robin Hope-Williams at (301) 496-6546 or email to: rhwilli@mail.nih.gov.
Prevention of Methamphetamine Abuse
WHAT: This program addresses the growing problem of methamphetamine abuse and addiction by assisting localities to expand prevention interventions that are effective and evidence-based and/or to increase capacity through infrastructure development. The goal is to intervene effectively to prevent, reduce or delay the use and/or spread of methamphetamine abuse.
WHO: Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities, including faith-based and community organizations.
WHEN: Applications are due by May 16, 2006.
AWARD AMOUNT: Up to $3.3 million for 9-11 awards.
CONTACT: Wilma Pinnock at (240) 276-2421 or wilma.pinnock@samhsa.hhs.gov.
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants06/RFA/SP_06_005_prevmeth.aspx
Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services
WHAT: This program awards grants to enhance and expand substance abuse treatment and/or outreach and pretreatment services in conjunction with HIV/AIDS services in African American, Latino/Hispanic, and/or other racial or ethnic communities highly affected by the twin epidemics of substance
abuse and HIV/AIDS.
WHO: Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities, including faith-based and community organizations.
WHEN: Applications are due by May 16, 2006.
AWARD AMOUNT: Up to $5.3 million for 10-12 awards.
CONTACT: David C. Thompson at (240) 276-1623 or david.thompson@samhsa.hhs.gov.
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants06/RFA/TI_06_010_tcehiv.aspx
Supporting Networks of HIV Care
WHAT: This cooperative agreement will be awarded to eligible entities qualified to provide small to medium community and faith-based organizations (F/CBOs) serving minority populations with capacity building assistance and other eligible entities to support capacity building activities.
WHO: National, regional, and local public and private non-profit organizations involved in addressing HIV/AIDS related issues on a national scope are eligible to apply. See full announcement for additional
eligibility requirements.
WHEN: Applications are due by May 30, 2006.
AWARD AMOUNT: One award of approximately $4,000,000.
CONTACT: Cecilia Yin at (301) 443-1215 or cyin@hrsa.gov.
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8736
[posted on HHS CFBCI Listserv: April 7, 2006]
The purpose of the program is to enable American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities to enhance and expand health promotion and reduce chronic disease by: increasing physical activity, avoiding the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other unhealthy addictive substances, and improving nutrition to support healthier AI/AN communities through innovative and effective community, school, clinic and work site health promotion and chronic disease prevention programs. http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/gogp/hhs-2006-ihs-hp_dp-0001.asp
[Grants.gov Opportunities Posting Update]
May 5 Deadline for 2006 USCA Unsung Heroes Nominations around the Corner
The United States Conference on AIDS’ (USCA) Unsung Hero Awards honor those who work tirelessly to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS in their community. Heroes will be highlighted during USCA’s Opening Plenary session on Friday, September 22. See nomination form at http://www.nmac.org/nmac2/conferences/NATAF2005/USCA06Abstractz.htm [posted on National Minority AIDS Council Lifeline]
The Maternal and Child Health Library released a new knowledge path edition that offers a selection of current, high-quality resources about caring for children and adolescents with special health care needs. This knowledge path for health professionals, policymakers, program administrators, and families includes information on (and links to) Web sites, electronic and print publications, databases, and online discussion groups. Separate sections list resources on specific aspects of care and development such as adolescent transition, advocacy, financing, and screening. This knowledge path is available at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_CSHCN.html . Knowledge paths on other maternal and child health topics are available (See http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/index.html ).
HIV Web Study
http://depts.washington.edu/hivaids/
Interactive, case-based modules related to the clinical care of HIV-infected persons.
CDC Statement Regarding Autism-related Advertisement
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/s060406.htm?s_cid=mediarel_s060406_x
[posted on PHPartners - New Links for the week of Apr 07, 2006 http://phpartners.org/hp/]
May 1-7, 2006 is Cover the Uninsured Week. The web site offers free promotional materials, guides to hosting events, a calendar of events across the country, and more. http://covertheuninsured.org/ You can also enter information about your event.
Gaps in Services information from Ctr for the Study of Asian Am Health http://www.med.nyu.edu/csaah/community/health.html Links to Asian-American Health Organizations http://www.med.nyu.edu/csaah/community/organizations.html
Disadvantage, inequality, & social policy by David Mechanic Health Affairs (2002), V21#2, 48-59
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/21/2/48
Socioeconomic Differences in the Adoption of New Medical Technologies, Dana RP-1199, examines how diffusion varies by education. (Rand, 15 p. 2005) http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/2006/RAND_RP1199.pdf
The Role of Culturally Competent Communication in Reducing Ethnic & Racial Healthcare Disparities. Taylor & Lurie, Am J Managed Care Sep 04: SP005-SP0011 : Special Issue http://www.ajmc.com/article.cfm?ID=2686
Healthcare Disparities: Models for Change. Am J Managed Care Sep 04: SP001-SP004 : Special Issue http://www.ajmc.com/article.cfm?ID=2685
The exclusion of Native American perspectives from mainstream American culture is the topic of an intellectual freedom program, “Acknowledging Native Perspectives on the American Experience,” to be presented during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in New Orleans, June 22–28. http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2006/march2006/conffocusonnateveamer.htm [posted in American Libraries Direct 04-05-06]
The blog was switched to a different server, causing problems with posting. Once that was resolved, then i couldn't send out notices that i had posted. Instead of inundating you with emails, i will list the titles of the last seven posts here and you can go directly to the blog http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ if the title catches your attention and you want to know more!
April 6:
Health Disparities Program (just emailed that notice out!)
Technology Curriculum in Multiple Languages
April 5:
Grants
Supporting Networks of HIV Care
Adolescent Family Life Care Demonstration Project.
Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program
FY 2006 Food Stamp Program Participation Program
Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches New Initiative to Support Health Workers
Minority & Medically Underserved Symposium
Report on Telecommunications on Tribal Lands
NIH News in Health
Two Reports on Patient Health Care
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: An Update on the Quality of American Health Care Through the Patient's Lens
The U.S. Health Care Divide: Disparities in Primary Care Experiences by Income
"The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today unveiled a two-year program that will recognize health plans that have demonstrated innovative approaches in culturally and linguistically appropriate health care service (CLAS) to reduce health care disparities, and provide demonstration grants to small physician practices to undertake new efforts to improve care for minority patients. The program, supported by a $1.5 million grant from The California Endowment, aims to identify, incentivize, and disseminate innovative practices related to culturally appropriate health care services and reducing health care disparities. " Read the March 20, 2006 press realease http://www.ncqa.org/Communications/News/CLAS.htm
Technology Skills in Multiple Languages: Microsoft Unlimited Potential Curriculum
http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=12937
Description: Access the comprehensive technology skills curriculum developed by Microsoft Unlimited Potential in eleven different languages!
Author: Laura Staley
Publisher: WebJunction
Date Published: Feb 22, 2006
Date Posted: Feb 22, 2006
Microsoft Unlimited Potential is a global initiative designed to help broaden digital inclusion and aid global workforce development by providing technology skills through community technology centers (CTCs).
Unlimited Potentials (UP) has developed the UP Community Learning Curriculum to teach basic to intermediate technology skills in a hands-on manner in several different languages. The curriculum helps individuals gain critical skills needed for today's workforce and to broaden digital inclusion. UP has generously extended access to their curriculum to libraries and non-profit organizations.
Course materials are available in English, Arabic, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese, or Bahasa Malaysia.
[posted on WebJunction Newsletter April 2006 Crossroads]
Supporting Networks of HIV Care
WHAT: This cooperative agreement will be awarded to eligible entities qualified to provide small to medium community and faith-based organizations (F/CBOs) serving minority populations with capacity building assistance and other eligible entities to support capacity building activities.
WHO: National, regional, and local public and private non-profit organizations involved in addressing HIV/AIDS related issues on a national scope are eligible to apply. See full announcement for additional eligibility requirements.
WHEN: Applications are due by May 30, 2006.
AWARD AMOUNT: One award of approximately $4,000,000.
CONTACT: Cecilia Yin at (301) 443-1215 or cyin@hrsa.gov.
FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8736
[HHS CFBCI Listserv: March 31, 2006]
Adolescent Family Life Care Demonstration Project. Department of Health and Human Services announces funds to establish innovative, comprehensive, and integrated approaches to the delivery of care services for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents under 19 years of age at program entry, with primary emphasis on unmarried adolescents who are 17 years old or younger. Eligible applicants include nonprofit, faith-based, and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is May 23, 2006. Approximately $5,000,000 is available to fund 15 awards, ranging from $200,000-$375,000. A match is required. For further information, go to: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8683
Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program. Department of Health and Human Services announces funds to support the development and/or expansion of new community coalitions (mentees) that are focused on substance abuse prevention. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, state governments, nonprofit, faith-based, and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is May 12, 2006. Approximately $1,200,000 is available to fund 15 awards up to $75,000. A match is required. For further information, contact Kimberly Pendleton at (240) 276-1421 or kimberly.pendleton@samhsa.hhs.gov; or go to: http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants06/RFA/SP_06_004_dfcmentoring.aspx
FY 2006 Food Stamp Program Participation Program. Department of Agriculture announces funds to develop and implement simple food stamp application and eligibility determination systems or measures to improve access to food stamp benefits by eligible applicants. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, special district governments, state governments, nonprofit, faith-based, and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is June 7, 2006. Approximately $5,000,000 is available. For further information, contact Lisa Johnson at lisa.johnson@fns.usda.gov; or go to: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8654.
Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW). Department of Health and Human Services announces funds to expand the availability of comprehensive, high quality residential treatment services for pregnant and postpartum women (postpartum refers to the period after childbirth up to 12 months) who suffer from alcohol and other drug use problems, and for their minor children impacted by perinatal and environmental effects of maternal substance use and abuse. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit, faith-based, and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is May 16, 2006. Approximately $3,400,000 is available to fund 8 awards up to $500,000. A match is required. For further information, contact Kimberly Pendleton at (240) 276-1421 or kimberly.pendleton@samhsa.hhs.gov; or go to: http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants06/RFA/TI_06_008_ppw.aspx.
Funding Alert is a free service of the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development. To start your own online subscription to Funding Alert, simply register with DC.Gov and subscribe at DCDocs http://dc.gov/registration/dcdocs.asp. For archives, visit http://opgd.dc.gov, Information, Grant Funding Alerts.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches New Initiative to Support Health Workers
Deadline: May 18, 2006
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ( http://rwjf.org/ ) has launched a new four-year, $15.3 million national initiative to support the needs of workers delivering direct health care and services (people such as medical assistants, health educators, laboratory technicians, substance abuse counselors, and home health aides), their employers, and the people they serve. Established by RWJF and the Hitachi Foundation(http://hitachifoundation.org/ ), the Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care program will support partnerships of employers and educational institutions to advance and reward the skill and career development of incumbent frontline workers. RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001679/jtcp
[RFP Bulletin (March 31, 2006)]
10th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer
April 19-23, 2006
Washington, DC
The Biennial Symposium is the largest ongoing national meeting devoted specifically to reducing the unequal burden of cancer among minorities and the medically underserved. The program covers diversity, cultural competence, and cancer in specific groups; scientific updates and workshops on conducting and evaluating community based interventions; quality of life and spirituality. Participants learn and network with cancer researchers and clinicians, representatives of Federal and State agencies as well as national and community based organizations, cancer survivors and patient advocates from all over the country.Symposium programs will be accredited for nursing, dietician, social work, and health education continuing education credit. Letters confirming attendance will be provided for other professions.
To see the Program, click here: http://iccnetwork.org/symposium/DraftSymposiumAgenda.pdf
Challenges to Assessing and Improving Telecommunications For Native Americans on Tribal Lands
January 2006, United States Government Accountability Office
"As of 2000, the telephone subscribership rate for Native American households on tribal lands was substantially below the national rate, while the rate for Internet subscribership on tribal lands was unknown due to a lack of data. According to data from the 2000 decennial census, about 69 percent of Native American households on tribal lands in the lower 48 states had telephone service, which was about 29 percentage points less than the national rate of about 98 percent. About 87 percent of Native American households in Alaska native villages had telephone service, also considerably below the national rate. Telephone subscribership rates for Native American households on individual tribal lands in 2000 varied widely."
Read the full report at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06189.pdf
The April issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/
Feature Stories:
§ The Trouble with Fat. Insights into Low -Fat Eating
§ Winning at losing. How to Keep that Weight Off
Health Capsules:
§ Supplements May Not Help Knee Pain
§ Calcium and Vitamin D Trial Results
Featured Web Site:§
American Indian Health
Two new cross-national studies of patients' health care experiences find the United States--the country that spends more on health care than any other--fares comparatively poorly on a number of important health system indicators.
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: An Update on the Quality of American Health Care Through the Patient's Lens http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=364436&#doc364436
The U.S. Health Care Divide: Disparities in Primary Care Experiences by Income http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=364437&#doc364437
[posted on The Commonwealth Fund email alert]
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services for Latino Patients
Broadcast Date: March 15, 2006 (2 hours)
http://www.adph.org/ALPHTN/default.asp?TemplateNbr=3&DeptID=143&TemplateId=4217
" In focusing on Latinos, it is the intention of this presentation to concentrate on a group whose growing numerical significance in the United States is undeniable. Over the last 10 years, the Latino population in the United States has grown 58% to reach over 35 million, with Latinos representing one in eight of all Americans."
April is National Minority Health Month! Here are some online resources about American Indian Health concerns you can use in your library or organization to celebrate this month. For a link to a brochure for your library's use, see:
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/native_american_resources.rtf
Native American Health page from MedlinePlus.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nativeamericanhealth.html
From the National Library of Medicine you can find information herespecific to Native health including prevention/screening, specific conditions, Medicare savings, urban Indian resources, research, directories, statistics, and more.
American Indian Health
http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov/
Another resource from the National Library of Medicine on American Indian Health, this site provides links to information on health topics, traditional healing, environmental health, research and data, healthcare access, organizations, tribes, and more.
Arctic Health
http://www.arctichealth.org/
From the same people who brought you the "American Indian Health" website comes this similar site focused on issues affecting the health and well-being of our planet's northern-most inhabitants including Alaska Natives. The site features health topics, environmental health, telemedicine, traditional healing, governmental organizations including tribes, and more.
Native Health Databases
http://hsc.unm.edu/library/nhd/index.cfm
From the University of New Mexico, the Native Health Databases contain bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. Document delivery is currently free on any article found in this database.
Native American Ethnobotany
http://herb.umd.umich.edu/
This site is a searchable database of foods, drugs, dyes and fibers of Native American peoples, derived from plants. So find out what the Ojibwe people used to put on spider bites.
NLM Exhibit "Changing the Face of Medicine"
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/
You can search by ethnic group on this site and see the 29 featured Native women doctors who have made significant contributions to their fields. Some biographies include extra photos and videos. The rest of the site provides activities, resources, and lesson plans for teachers.
If you are interested in these resources and would like more information or to schedule a training, contact your local NN/LM office at 800-338-7657.
This is the first email in our series for National Minority Health Month. If you'd like to see all the resources, you can visit:
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/NationalMinorityHealtMonth.doc
The purposes of this FOA are: (1) To improve the measurement of racial /ethnic discrimination in health care delivery systems through improved instrumentation, data collection, and statistical/analytical techniques; (2) to enhance understanding of the influence of racial/ethnic discrimination in health care delivery and its association with disparities in disease incidence, treatment, and outcomes among disadvantaged racial/ethnic minority groups; and (3) to reduce the prevalence of racial/ethnic health disparities through the development of interventions to reduce the influence of racial/ethnic discrimination on health care delivery systems in the United States.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-306.html
[posted on NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices for March 31, 2006 (The NIH Guide TOC)]
Read the latest issue of Local Voices: Storytelling Issue The articles include links to audio and video stories. http://www.soundpartners.org/usr_doc/LV4.pdf This month's issue includes Ho Te’ca:Young Voice Nine South Dakota teens tell their own stories over the airwaves to inspire healthier lives. Hey Girlfriend, Listen Up! The Healthy Start team uses all of their considerable skills to promote health in mothers and babies, and more.