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May
07
0 comments Tags: essay contest, health disparities, health equity, minority health, National Institutes of Health, teens
Speaking Up About Mental Health! NIH invites students ages 16 to 18 years old to submit essays that explore ways to address the stigma and social barriers that adolescents from racial and ethnic minority populations may face when seeking mental health treatment. The essays should describe a teen’s understanding of a specific mental health issue and… Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, Chronic Disease, Mental Health, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health
Nov
20
0 comments Tags: health disparities, health equity
The National National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, published an interactive report, Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. Portions of the report include an overview of the report, a clickable conceptual model of the context of structural inequalities, and ideas on how to promote health equality in… Read More »
Posted in: Low Income, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Websites
Apr
28
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health disparities, minority health
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collaborating to identify and address health disparities. Health disparities refer to differences in the health status of different groups of people. These differences may affect how often a disease occurs (frequency), how serious a disease is (severity), or how often a disease… Read More »
Posted in: Articles, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health
Mar
29
0 comments Tags: health disparities
The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved shared the recording of “Resources for Developing an Understanding of Health Disparities,” a presentation given by Susan White, MD on February 28, 2017. “This workshop reviews online tools that offer both general and community specific interactive learning activities to help primary care providers better understand the community and… Read More »
Posted in: Low Income, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Rural, Webinars
Mar
16
0 comments Tags: health disparities, higher education
The purpose of this program is is to strengthen the research and training capacity/infrastructure at eligible institutions of higher education to facilitate minority health and health disparities research. The NIMHD Endowment Program for Increasing Research and Institutional Resources grants are made to create a permanent institutional endowment fund to support institutional resources and research capacity building…The NIMHD Research… Read More »
Posted in: Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Scholarships and Grants
Feb
13
0 comments Tags: health disparities
New Data Spotlight: 500 Cities and ACS 2011-2015 Thu, Feb 16, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST Register at https://nnlm.gov/bhic/z18z This webinar will highlight the newest data available on Community Commons – including the recently released 500 Cities Data and the American Community Survey five year estimates from 2011-2015. About 500 Cities Project from… Read More »
Posted in: Inner City, Public Health, Webinars, Websites
Dec
15
0 comments Tags: health disparities
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) RFA-MD-17-001 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) invites eligible United States small business concerns (SBCs) to submit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications that propose to develop a product, process or service for commercialization with the aim of reducing disparities in healthcare access and health… Read More »
Posted in: Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Rural, Scholarships and Grants
Oct
14
0 comments Tags: health disparities
With the Salud America! new online tool, Salud Report Card, you can get customized data on food access, activity, and equity issues for your county compared to the state and nation. The tool will also offer policy solutions, case studies, infographics, and share-ability to inspire people to start and support healthy changes, with a focus on Latino… Read More »
Posted in: Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Websites
Sep
07
0 comments Tags: health disparities, health equity
September 22, 2016 2 to 3 PM CT / 3 to 4 PM ET In 2015, the Washington State Department of Health successfully added health equity review requirements to its analysis of proposed legislation: (1) describe any positive or negative impact the bill may have on tribal health concerns and (2) describe any positive or negative impact the… Read More »
Posted in: Conferences, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health
Mar
25
0 comments Tags: chronic disease, health disparities, health outcomes, Medicare, minority health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) released a new interactive map to increase understanding of geographic disparities in chronic disease among Medicare beneficiaries. The Mapping Medicare Disparities (MMD) Tool identifies disparities in health outcomes, utilization, and spending by race and ethnicity and geographic location. Understanding geographic differences in… Read More »
Posted in: Low Income, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health