FYI: Minority Resources...Money & More Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center's Information Services Team
August 21, 2013
| Join Us: #ACAMinorities Twitter Chat, August 22 at 2 pm The Health Insurance Marketplace will open Oct. 1, allowing people to choose health insurance options that work for them. Before the enrollment period begins, bring your questions and suggestions to our Twitter chat Thursday August 22 from 2 to 3 pm ET and discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act on minority communities. Join the HHS Office of Minority Health, Congreso, Brown Girls Lead, Día de La Mujer Latina Inc., the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and the National Council for Urban Indian Health for the discussion! Use the hashtag: #ACAMinorities.
| Funding Federal Grants - HHS/National Institutes of Health: Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R01) Grant. View Full Announcement
Minority Population Specific: $500k or less . . . $500k or more . . . - HHS/Department of Agriculture: Utilities Programs: Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Grant. View Full Announcement
Non Federal Grants $500k or more . . . - DOH/District of Columbia Department of Health: Comprehensive HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Grant. View Full Announcement [PDF | 1.5MB]
Affordable Care Act - CMS: Released the Outreach and Enrollment Toolkit for Elected Officials. Learn More [PDF | 230KB]
- CMS: Released the Protect Yourself from Fraud in the Health Insurance Marketplace Fact Sheet. Learn More [PDF | 255KB]
- CMS: Released the Protect Yourself from Fraud in the Health Insurance Marketplace Fact Sheet. Spanish Version. Learn More [PDF | 265KB]
- HHS: Launched Health Insurance Marketplace Educational Tools. View Full Announcement
- CMS: Announced The Navigator Cooperative Agreements Grantees. Learn More [PDF | 214KB]
Aging Events - SSA: Webinar. Support Services for People with Disabilities: Working for Yourself with Ticket to Work: Achieving Financial Independence. August 28, 2013, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm ET Learn More
 Events - District of Columbia’s 2013 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. August 24, 2013, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm ET. Learn More
Health Care - AHRQ: Released a new report Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety. Read Full Report
Events - The National Academy for State Health Policy: Webinar. Connecting the Two Worlds: States Integrating Primary and Behavioral Health Care. August 29, 2013, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET. Learn More
Hispanic/Latino Health Events - Public Health Institute: Webinar. New Findings and Policies to Advance Healthy Latino Communities. August 29, 2013, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PT. Learn More
HIV/AIDS-STDs Events - The National Academy for State Health Policy: Webinar. Better Together: State Strategies for Medicaid-Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Coordination. August 29, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET. Learn More
Infant/Child Health Events - Autism Treatment Network and the Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health: Webinar. Sleep Education: Disseminating into Clinical Practice. August 26, 2013, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET. Learn More
Influenza Events - The Head Start National Center on Health, Healthy Child Care America, and the American Academy of Pediatrics: Webinar. Seasonal Influenza Prevention and Control - Strategies for Head Start and Child Care Program. August 22, 2013, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET. Learn More
LGBT Health Events - Addition Technology Transfer Center Network: Webinar. The Hispanic and Latino LGBTTQ Community and its Behavioral Health Service Needs. August 28, 2013, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET. Learn More
Maternal and Child Health - CDC: Released an updated report Breastfeeding Report Card 2013. Read Full Report
Events - CityMatch: Will host their annual conference Nothing But the Best: Quality and Innovation in Urban MCH. September 23, 2013, in Savannah, GA. Learn More
Mental Health Events - National Council's Co-Occurring Disorder Learning Community: Webinar. Integrating Addiction and Mental Healthcare. August 22, 2013, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET. Learn More
Opportunities for Public Comment - HHS Office for Civil Rights: Request for information. Civil Rights Provision of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557). Deadline is September 30, 2013. Learn More [PDF | 225 KB]
- USDA: Request for public comment. The Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School. Deadline is October 28, 2013 View Full Announcement
- CMS: Request for public comment. The Development of Hospital-Level Measures of Risk-Standardized 30-Day Episode of Care Payments for Heart Failure and Pneumonia. Deadline is August 29, 2013, please email comments to costmeasure@yale.edu Learn More
- HHS Food and Drug Administration: Request for public comment. The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Section 907 Report. Deadline is November 22, 2013. Learn More
- CMS: Seeks public comment. CMS’ Intention to Collect Information Using the QHP Enrollee Survey and Marketplace Survey. Deadline is August 27, 2013. Learn More
Reproductive Health Events - Association of Reproductive Health Professionals: Will host their annual meeting Reproductive Health 2013. September 19, 2013, in Denver, CO. Learn More
Work Force Development Events - SSA: Webinar. Support Services for People with Disabilities: Working for Yourself with Ticket to Work: Achieving Financial Independence. August 28, 2013, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm ET View Full Announcement
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