Health Care Disparities Grant Program Applications Being Accepted

Health Care Disparities Grant Program

Application deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.Grants to improve the quality of health care delivered to low-income and minority Americans, and to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities.

The goal of The Commonwealth Fund's Program on Health Care Disparities is to improve the quality of health care delivered to low-income and minority Americans, and to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. The program builds on efforts to improve quality of care overall in the United States, by focusing on hospitals and ambulatory care providers serving large numbers of low-income and minority patients (minority-serving, safety-net institutions). The strategies it pursues include:

• Identifying opportunities for improving performance of safety-net providers


• Enhancing the capacity of safety-net providers to improve performance


• Fostering incentives and policies that promote better performance of safety-net providers

Website: Link to program website
Sponsor: Commonwealth Fund
Deadlines: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Contact: Phone: 212.606.3800 Fax: 212.606.3500 Email: cmwf@cmwf.org

33rd Annual UNC Minority Health Conference Keynote Presentation

Please Save the Date to join the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity in viewing the 33rd Annual UNC Minority Health Conference Keynote Presentation by Ana V. Diez-Roux, MD, PhD, MPH, professor and director of the Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan. The webcast will be broadcast on February 24, 2012 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Madison Building, 109 Governor Street, Room 1218. Don’t forget to get supervisory approval, as necessary. You will receive TRAIN course number notification at a later date.

To join the video conference via polycom, contact Rich Watson at richard.watson@vdh.virginia.gov or 804-864-7179.

If you prefer to join us at the Madison Building site, please contact Susan Triggs at susan.triggs@vdh.virginia.gov or 804-864-7429.Thank you. We look forward to sharing this event with you.

FDA SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT

FDA SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON REGULATION OF CIGARETTE ADVERTISING TO MINORITY POPULATIONS

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is soliciting information, research, and ideas to assist the FDA in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities to regulate tobacco product advertising and promotion designed to appeal to specific racial and ethnic minority populations. Public comments are also sought on the advertising and promotion of menthol and other cigarettes to youth in general. The authority to regulate tobacco products was granted to FDA with the 2009 passage of The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, legislation that received strong support from ACPM.

The deadline to submit comments is July 26, 2010. To view the call for public comment please visit http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2010-05-27-2010-12684.

Call for Presentations: “2010 Encuentro: Latino Leadership and Virginia Higher Education”

The Virginia Latino Higher Education Network (VALHEN) solicits proposals for innovative presentations on topics related to Latino issues in higher education for our 4th Annual Conference, “2010 Encuentro: Latino Leadership and Virginia Higher Education,” hosted by Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA on March 12 and 13, 2010.

We seek presentations, panels, and workshops that appeal to a broad audience whose interests include a wide range of academic and non-academic areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• The state of Latino higher education
• Latino students, access, and the educational pipeline
• Engaging Latino Parents—why is college important?
• Financial Issues—FAFSA in Spanish; working and going to school; other financial aid issues.
• Barriers to college: language, culture, money, lack of social capital.
• Aspirations to what? Leadership among Latinos.
• Advancing Latinos in academia—Virginia’s efforts, failures, outcomes.
• Beyond these walls: current enrichment programs for Latino college students
• Institutional practices—best practices regarding Latinos and higher education
• Beyond two years: from the baccalaureate to the PhD
• The role of community colleges in higher education of Latinos
• Latino leadership in community colleges: nationwide and in Virginia

A completed application and a description (maximum length of 2 pages) must be submitted as e-mail attachments to info@valhen.org by Wednesday, January 13, 2010.

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Call for Proposals: DiversityRx Conference

The theme of the 2010 conference is “Improving health care for culturally diverse populations: A new place on the national health agenda.” From state initiatives to accreditation standards to national health care reform, improving the health of culturally diverse populations is on the agenda of our country’s health policymakers. With the aim of reducing persistent health disparities and improving quality and access, integrating culturally and linguistically appropriate services into health care has figured prominently on the health policy agendas of the US Congress, The Joint Commission, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the National Quality Forum, and the Institute of Medicine. Join us as we discuss the implications of these initiatives and others, in the context of the tenth anniversary of the CLAS Standards.

Submissions will be accepted through February 1, 2010.

The conference planning committee announces a call for presentation proposals for the 2010 conference. We invite health care professionals, community representatives, advocates, policymakers, researchers and others from the U.S. and other countries to submit brief proposals for a variety of presentation formats.

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Call for Abstracts: 138th APHA Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2010)

Community-Based Public Health Caucus
Submission Deadline: Thursday, February 4, 2010

The Community-Based Public Health Caucus invites abstracts related to the science and practice of community-based public health for the 138th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition to be held from November 6-10, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the 2010 meeting is "Social Justice: Public Health Imperative," and we have particular interest in abstracts and proposals that reflect this theme.

Further information about the Caucus and its guiding principles can be found at http://www.sph.umich.edu/cbph/caucus/