Whats New: Special Announcements Index


	Closing the Disparity Gap for Racial and Ethnic Minority Children: An Investment in Our Future Report: Setting the Agenda for Research on Cultural Competence in Health Care OMH Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2004 Applications Available for the 2005 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence Deadline: December 13, 2004 Cross Cultural Health Care Program Announces CLAS Series Of Workshops Comprehensive "Back-To-School" Teen Health Information Now Available Online for Parents NIH Office of Dietary Supplements Launches Improved International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) Database HHS, Administration for Children and Families: Deviation From Competition for Change in Scope and a Supplement to ARC of the United States "Medicaid Reference Desk" Study Shows Condom Use Decreases Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Recurrence NIH, NLM Launch American Indian Health Portal Online Registration Available for Indian Health Service's "Healthier Indian Communities Through Partnerships and Prevention Summit" August 6 Date Set for Academic Symposium on Violence Prevention as a Public Health Strategy for Reducing Health Care Costs Associated With Medicaid Mary Byron Foundation Awards to Honor Domestic Violence Solutions Programs Deadline for Nominations: September 10, 2004 102nd National Medical Association Annual Convention to Commence With City-Wide Health Screenings for African Americans, Hispanics 2004 Minority Women's Health Summit "Women of Color, Taking Action for a Healthier Life: Progress, Partnerships and Possibilities HHS Secretary Thompson Launches Third Annual "Take A Loved One to the Doctor Day" Proposal Reviewers Needed By Medical College of Wisconsin's Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program Seven Historically Black Colleges And Universities Selected For Community Service Grants to Eliminate Health Disparities U.S. Diversity Fellowship Accepting Applications Deadline: September 30, 2004 HRSA Webcast July 21 For Third Party Reimbursement Series, Archives Also Available American Indian Health Launches New National Library Of Medicine Website AHRQ Publishes New Online Pocket Guide To Child Health Study Shows Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer's NIH Launches National Initiative To Reduce Kidney Failure Among African Americans Surgeon General Expands List Of Diseases Caused By Smoking, Launches Resource Database Report: Cancer Incidence And Death Rates Decline, Survival Rates Show Significant Improvement HHS Secretary Thompson Appoints Six New Members To National Advisory Council For Complementary And Alternative Medicine HHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Awards Grant to American Academy of Family Physicians for "Making the Transition From Paper to Electronics in Office-Based Medical Practices" Open Source EHR Pilot Project President Signs New Executive Order Reauthorizing White House Initiative On Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, New Executive Director Appointed Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention To Meet June 4 NIH Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Issues Statement On May 18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day — Encourages Minority Groups To Join In Fight Against HIV/AIDS President Bush Signs American Indian And Alaska Native Education Executive Order New Document Available From May 3, 2004 "Building Healthy Environments to Eliminate Health Disparities" Symposium Steps to a HealthierUS "Community-Focused Initiative to Reduce the Burden of Asthma, Diabetes, and Obesity" Funding Announcement And May 19 Webcast Discussion HHS, Administration for Children and Families: Retraction of Notice on Training of Child Welfare Agency Supervisors in the Effective Delivery and Management of Federal Independent Living Services Federal Register: April 30, 2004 FirstGov en Español-the official US Government web portal in Spanish President Issues Proclamation For Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2004 NIH Launches New Web Site "Get Involved at NIH" National Capital Area Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Invites Participants For Light The Night Walk - Oct. 2004 AHRQ Releases New Publication: The Pocket Guide To Staying Healthy at 50+ Health Resources and Services Administration Mini-Preview To Review Available Funding Opportunities HHS Launches Stroke Belt Elimination Initiative In Southern States National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Funding Available For "Stroke Belt Elimination Initiative" SAMHSA Provides Grant Overview Webcast For Applicants To Agency's Funding Announcements APHA Database Collecting Information On Projects, Interventions Addressing Disparities HHS National Diabetes Action Plan Town Hall Meetings Scheduled New Report: Four-Year Review of the Use of Race and Ethnicity in Epidemiologic and Public Health Research Speaker's Kit on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Medical Care Available The Heart Truth Road Show Exhibit Travels To Five Cities NIH Launches "Lifeworks" — A Free Career Exploration Site For Students And Educators National Institute on Drug Abuse Issues New Report "Drug Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities" Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services Seeks New Medicare Education Advisory Panel Members Health Power Website Offers Minority-Focused Information On Health Information, Promotion, Technical Assistance Ira SenGupta Named Executive Director Of Cross Cultural Health Care Program Mobilizing Trust to Reduce Disparities in Health Care and Caring National Organization for Rare Disorders Announces Requests for Research Proposals National Dialogue on Cancer Changes Name To "C-Change: Collaborating to Conquer Cancer" With Renewed Focus On Action AAPI Service Project Releases Multi-Lingual Information, How-To Planning Guides, Other Resources On "Diabetes and CAD In South Asians" A Proclamation By the President of the United States of America: National African American History Month 2004 NIH Roadmap for Medical Research Briefing APHA Launces "Elimination of Health Disparities" National Public Health Week Study Shows Link Between Antibiotic Use and Increased Risk of Breast Cancer HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Award $300,000 To District of Columbia State Incentive Grant National Asian, Pacific Islander Leaders Establish Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund APPEAL Health Justice and Tobacco Control Grant Announces Regional Informational Forums For AAPI Communities HHS, NIH Launch Online Database on Blood And Marrow Stem Cell Transplants HHS, CDC Ban Birds From Southeast Asia In Effort To Thwart Avian Flu Department of Education Invites Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations To Apply for New FY 2003 and 2004 Award Salud En Acción: National Hispanic/Latino Health Communication Research Website Launched American Diabetes Association Offers New Information For Asian Americans Pacific Islanders www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/asianamericans/resources.jsp HHS Expands "Mad Cow" Safeguards To Strengthen Existing Firewalls Against BSE Transmission NIH Offers New Free Guide To Help African American Families Cope With Crises HHS, AHRQ Issues The National Healthcare Disparities Report HHS Names Calise I. Muñoz Regional Director for Region IX, San Francisco Area American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2003-2005 (PDF) Click here to find out What's New in the OMH Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative. Click here to find out What's New at our Resource Center.

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