Last week’s AMCHP Annual Conference was an amazing event: we had our highest number of registrations since 2000! If you did attend, thank you for coming and being part of the meeting. If you did not attend, not to worry – we’ll do it again in 2013 (save the dates Feb. 9-12)! Plus, all of the general sessions and many of the workshops will be archived online in just a few weeks. With all the social media, e-mails and webinars that we use to stay in touch there still is nothing like being together in person to really connect us to each other and to our work. I hope you were as inspired and energized as I was from the general sessions, the workshops, the trainings, the exhibit hall…there was so much going on it was hard to keep track. I was particularly touched by the work of our awardees this year and impressed by that amazing set of maternal and child health (MCH) leaders. If you did attend, please do take time to evaluate the conference and tell us what we can do even better next year. MANAGEMENT MINUTE Thank you! By Michael R. Fraser, PhD, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, AMCHP February 22, 2012 Couldn’t make it to the AMCHP Annual Conference? Looking for handouts from sessions you attended? Click here to find materials from the 2012 workshops and skills-building sesssions. And don’t miss the conference attendee and exhibitor interviews on YouTube done by our sponsor Go Beyond MCH. So, what’s next? I hope you take the learning from the conference and integrate it into your practice. We will be working on sharing the content of our sessions and posters online and following up on all the good ideas and best practices we heard about at the conference. I look forward to hearing about how you will use the information and resources you gathered back at home. Thank you again for making AMCHP 2012 a success!
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Last week’s AMCHP Annual Conference was an amazing event: we had our highest number of registrations since 2000! If you did attend, thank you for coming and being part of the meeting. If you did not attend, not to worry – we’ll do it again in 2013 (save the dates Feb.
9-12)! Plus, all of the general sessions and many of the workshops will be archived online in just a few weeks.
With all the social media, e-mails and webinars that we use to stay in touch there still is nothing like being together in person to really connect us to each other and to our work. I hope you were as inspired and energized as I was from the general sessions, the workshops, the trainings, the exhibit hall…there was so much going on it was hard to keep track. I was particularly touched by the work of our awardees this year and impressed by that amazing set of maternal and child health (MCH) leaders. If you did attend, please do take time to evaluate the conference and tell us what we can do even better next year.
MANAGEMENT MINUTEThank you!By Michael R. Fraser, PhD, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, AMCHP
February 22, 2012
Couldn’t make it to the AMCHP Annual Conference? Looking for handouts from sessions you attended?
Click here to find materials from the 2012 workshops and skills-building sesssions.
And don’t miss the conference attendee and exhibitor interviews on YouTube done by our sponsor Go Beyond MCH.
So, what’s next? I hope you take the learning from the conference and integrate it into your practice. We will be working on sharing the content of our sessions and posters online and following up on all the good ideas and best practices we heard about at the conference. I look forward to hearing about how you will use the information and resources you gathered back at home. Thank you again for making AMCHP 2012 a success!
President’s Budget UpdateIn case you missed it, on Feb. 13, President Obama released his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal for the federal government. This budget includes proposed funding levels for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including $640 million for the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant. This represents a less than 1 percent cut from the congressionally appropriated level of $645 million for Title V for fiscal year 2012. Additionally, the president’s budget proposes no funding for Family to Family Health Information Centers, cuts $664 million in budget authority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and cuts funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
It is important to note that the president’s budget is just the first step in the annual funding process and is an indication of the administration’s funding priorities. This proposal does not get signed into law. Congress will decide on final funding levels during the upcoming year as they develop their annual appropriations bills. AMCHP will be providing a more detailed analysis during the next couple of weeks and will be working diligently to convince policymakers to sustain funding for critical MCH programs. A link to the full budget justification for the HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau funding is available here (starting on page 186). A link to the full budget justification for the CDC is here.
Prevention and Public Health Fund SlashedOn Friday, Feb. 17, Congress approved legislation to extend the Social Security payroll tax cut, unemployment insurance and Medicare physician payment rate provisions. In order to pay for a portion of this package, Congress slashed $5 billion from the $15 billion Prevention and Public Health Fund. Other cuts included: halting a higher Medicaid matching rate for the state of Louisiana in 2014; reducing Medicaid payments to hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients; “bad debt” payment cuts to hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, and reducing Medicare payments to clinical laboratories.
Thus, despite the valiant efforts of the public health community, the reduction in funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund will have an impact on public health especially during this tough budget climate. While it appears we may have lost the battle on this bill, the fight
continues to SAVE THE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND and the need to educate policymakers on the value of prevention and public health. AMCHP will continue to work with our members and the broader public health community to make the case to preserve the fund.
AMCHP Responds to HHS Essential Health Benefits Bulletin AMCHP recently submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Essential Health Benefits Bulletin. The comments were developed by the AMCHP Legislative & Health Care Finance Committee and convey concerns about how some preventive care and services for children and youth with special health care needs will be addressed under the proposed approach. AMCHP continues to represent the perspective of state Title V MCH and CYSHCN programs on implementation issues and, as always, welcomes your feedback and suggestions, which can be shared with Brent Ewig, Director of Policy & Government Affairs.
New AMCHP/Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief Highlights New Opportunities for Integrating and Improving Health Care for Women, Children, and Their Families A new issue brief authored by AMCHP Senior Advisor Karen VanLandeghem and former Commonwealth Fund Vice President Dr. Ed Schor explores how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act gives states new tools and funding to integrate public and private delivery of health care services. Many states are already integrating services for low-income women and children to improve outcomes and reduce costs. For example, many state Medicaid agencies and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, public health agencies, provider groups, private insurers, children’s hospitals and family organizations are partnering to share resources, including technical assistance, coordinated care and quality improvement efforts. This issue brief highlights the efforts of Colorado, Florida, Ohio and Vermont to integrate health care services for low-income women and children, especially through state Title V maternal and child health programs. For a copy of the brief, click here.
year, the course is geared to individuals with intermediate to advanced skills in using statistical and epidemiologic methods, preferably in MCH or a related field. The training curriculum is designed to build conceptual, technical and analytic skills for using data effectively, and focuses on applications that are relevant to the day-to-day work of participants. The course will be held May 29-Jun. 2 in Denver, Colorado. Lodging, breakfast and luncheon costs of trainees are covered. A limited number of scholarships for airfare are available. Completed applications must be submitted to Positive Outcomes, Inc. by 5 p.m. EST, Friday, Mar. 2. For more information, click here.
MCHB Seeking Comments on the National Strategic Plan for MCH Training The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Training Branch is developing a 2012-2020 National Plan for MCH Training that will include MCH training grantee specific objectives and strategies applicable to a range of organizations that serve MCH populations. Please explore the comments website to learn more about background information on the context, purpose and process for developing the plan; the National Strategic Plan Work Group recommendations on the Draft Goals and Broad Strategies of the plan; role of public, non-profit private and family partnerships in shaping and implementing this plan; and feedback questions regarding specific input the Training Branch is particularly interested in receiving via your comments. Recommendations on draft goals and objectives for the plan developed by the National Strategic Plan for MCH Training Work Group are now available for comment. Comments will be accepted via the website until Mar. 12.
RWJ Public Health Services and Systems Research Releases Call for ProposalsExternal forces such as the economic downturn, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and new accreditation standards are changing public health services, structures, and resource allocations in ways that may affect the public’s health. Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR) is a multidisciplinary field of study that examines the organization, financing, delivery and quality of public health services within communities and the resulting impact on population health. Significant changes are occurring in the delivery of public health
AMCHP Assessment of State Life Course Resources and ToolsAs state Title V programs are increasingly integrating the concepts of the Life Course Perspective into MCH work, AMCHP’s Emerging Issues Committee is conducting an assessment of the resources and tools that states have developed to accomplish this. This assessment will help foster the sharing and development of ideas to support the application of life course into Title V programs. AMCHP is developing a life course Web page to collect and disseminate resources and tools. Please click here to complete a brief questionnaire to help AMCHP collect and assess the types of resources states are using to implement a life course perspective.
Scholarships Available for University of Arizona Graduate Certificate in MCH EpidemiologyHRSA has full tuition scholarships for up to 15 participants in the Graduate Certificate Program in MCH Epidemiology at the University of Arizona. In addition to obtaining the certificate, credits from the program are transferable to graduate programs in public health. Deadline for 2012 intake is Mar. 1. Full details and the application can be found on the program website.
Now Accepting Applications for the 2012 Youth Transitions FellowshipThe HSC Foundation and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are now accepting applications for the 2012 Youth Transitions Fellow. This is a paid fellowship position at AAPD beginning April 2012 and continues for 12 months. The Youth Transitions Fellow will gain exposure to youth programs serving people with disabilities and will have the opportunity to facilitate collaboration among internship, fellowship and apprenticeship programs based in the Washington, DC area. For more information or apply, click here. The application deadline is Mar. 5. Training Course In Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology MCHB/CDC Training Course in MCH Epidemiology is part of an ongoing effort to enhance the analytic capacity of state and local health agencies. This program is aimed primarily at professionals in state and local health agencies who have significant responsibility for collecting, processing, analyzing and reporting MCH data. This
services as a result of external forces and public health policies, creating opportunities to study the impact of these changes on population health. Proposals are due by Mar. 27 at 3 p.m. EDT. For more information, click here.
Save the Date! UIC MCH Retreat – Leading in Challenges Times: Innovations & Inspiration This year’s retreat will focus on Leading in Challenging Times, however, this concept will be talked about ways that you may not expect. Participants will share personal stories of their journey and work with women, men, children and families. AMCHP CEO Dr. Michael Fraser will lead this process. The retreat also will explore and practice various leadership concepts, including challenging the assumption that these are indeed challenging times. The leadership training will be facilitated by Dr. Stephen Bogdewic, PhD, Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Professional Development at the Indiana University School of Medicine. The retreat will be held Jul. 22-24 at the Hyatt Lodge in Oak Brook, IL. For more information, visit their website.
PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES
General Maternal and Child HealthNew Tool for Policymakers from CDC and ASTHOThe CDC and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) have released a new companion report to last year’s Policy Toolkit for Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Prevention. Learn more about promising
ways states use legal and policy interventions as tools to enhance state HAI prevention programs here.
New Publication on Federal Funding Opportunities for RespiteFederal Funding and Support Opportunities for Respite: Building Blocks for Lifespan Respite, from the ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center, provides basic information about each of the federal programs that provide, or could potentially provide, respite funding or support. It is meant to be used by state Lifespan Respite Care Programs and their partners to help identify the funding sources that could be the building blocks for the state’s Lifespan Respite systems; help serve the underserved; help build respite capacity and quality and help recruit/retain respite workers; and identify the individuals who administer these funds for future collaboration and partnerships. For more information, click here.
Adolescent HealthNew Materials Available from the CDC Preteen and Teen Vaccine CampaignIn January, the CDC Preteen and Teen Vaccine Campaign posted new recommendations, survey results and materials on their website. While adolescent vaccination rates or Tdap, meningococcal vaccine, HPV vaccine and flu vaccine are increasing, there is still much work to be done to achieve Healthy People 2020 goals of 80 percent coverage for each vaccine. Check out the new, up-to-date educational tools and resources to help increase awareness of the adolescent vaccines. Visit the CDC adolescent vaccine website, which contains the latest information on vaccine recommendations, or view the updated adolescent vaccine fact sheet for health care providers.
New Social Media Tools from CDC on Teen Pregnancy PreventionHelp parents and teens learn the facts! Take this interactive quiz, available in English and Spanish, to test your knowledge about the facts of teen pregnancy. Share the quiz with your friends and coworkers, post it on your website or share it on your social media networks. You can help reduce teen pregnancy by sharing the knowledge. Teens and parents also can help prevent teen pregnancy
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Planning Grant – The Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program GrantDeadline: Mar. 6This Planning Grant solicitation affords states the opportunity to receive funds awarded to produce the Draft Operational Protocol based on the criteria in the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing (MFP) solicitation. For more information, click here.
Administration for Children and Families Preferred Communities Program FundingDeadline: Mar. 12The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites the submission of applications for funding, on a competitive basis, for the Preferred Communities program to support the resettlement of newly arriving refugees in Preferred Communities where they have ample opportunities for early employment and sustained economic independence and, to address special populations who need intensive case management, culturally and linguistically appropriate linkages and coordination with other service providers to improve their access to services. For more information, click here.
Administration for Children and Families Funding for Ethnic Community Self Help ProgramDeadline: Mar. 13The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites refugee ethnic-community based organizations as well as refugee ethnic organizations that are faith-based to
by being informed and talking with each other about sex, birth control and relationships. Take advantage of other CDC social media tools to promote your teen pregnancy prevention efforts.
Children’s Health
New Information Available to Promote Child and Adolescent Health across the Life Span The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health has released new information on state rankings by 2009/10 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN) indicators and outcomes; trend data from three years of the NS-CSHCN; access to new 2009/10 NS-CSHCN data on core outcomes; and Title V needs assessment data by state. To check out this data, click here.
PULICATIONS CONT.
Do you have a program that is related to development and training of the MCH workforce?
Consider sharing your program in Innovation Station, AMCHP’s searchable database of emerging, promising and best practices in maternal and child health. You’ll have a chance to:
• Share successes with your peers• Enhance the MCH field• Contribute to program replication• Get expert feedback from the Review Panel• Receive national recognition
The online submission process is simple and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. For more information, contact Kate Howe at (202) 266-3056 or visit amchp.org/bestpractices.
You can also click here to refer an innovative MCH program that we should know about!
AMCHP’s CAREER CENTER The Career Center is the premiere online job board for individuals seeking employment in Maternal and Child Health programs. Whether you are looking for an entry-level position or are a more seasoned professional looking for new opportunities, AMCHP’s Career Center has great openings for great people! Searching our database is free and open to all job-seekers. AMCHP members receive a discount on job-postings - so sign up today!
submit competitive grant applications for funding of the Ethnic Community Self-Help Program to provide services to newly arrived refugees. The objective of this program is to strengthen organized ethnic communities comprised and representative of refugee populations to ensure ongoing support and services to refugees within five years after initial resettlement. The populations targeted for services and benefits in the application must represent refugee communities which have arrived in the U.S. within the last five years (no earlier than 2006). For more information, click here.
HRSA Child and Adolescent Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Centers (CAIVP) Cooperative Agreement Program Grant FundingDeadline: Mar. 14This announcement solicits applications for the Child and Adolescent Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Centers (CAIVP) Cooperative Agreement Program. This cooperative agreement program has the following four aims: 1) Elevate national, state and community focus on, and commitment to, the protection of infants, children and adolescents from injuries and violence, the leading public health threat facing people ages 1-44 years in the country; 2) Improve the capacity of HRSA-funded health and safety services and systems, and their partners to prevent injuries and violence among infants, children and adolescents, through outreach, technical assistance and training; 3) Catalyze the translation of evidence-based strategies in injury and violence prevention from research to the practice community; and 4) Improve the health and safety status of infants, children and adolescents. For more information, click here.
HRSA Funding for Coordinating Grant for Children’s Vision ScreeningDeadline: Mar. 16The purpose of this announcement: Coordinating Grant for Children’s Vision Screening is to support the public health role in assuring a continuum of eye care for young children within the healthcare delivery system and in the medical home. The grant is designed to support the development of public health infrastructure to promote and ensure a comprehensive, multi-tiered continuum of vision
care and eye health for young children; and is committed to conducting this work through strong partnerships, sound science, and targeted policy initiatives. For more information, click here.
HRSA Reducing Loss to Follow-up after Failure to Pass Newborn Hearing Screening Grant FundingDeadline: Mar. 16This announcement solicits proposals for reducing the loss to follow-up of infants who have not passed a physiologic newborn hearing screening examination prior to discharge from the newborn nursery by utilizing specifically targeted and measurable interventions. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to further focus efforts to improve the loss to documentation/loss to follow-up by utilizing specific interventions to achieve measurable improvement in the numbers of infants who receive appropriate and timely follow-up. Those states that have not participated in a Learning Collaborative, to date, will be required to participate in the Learning Collaboratives during the 2012-2014 project period. This will entail travel to up to three sites by a team of 3-5 individuals. For more information, click here.
MCHB Leadership Education in Adolescent Health Funding OpportunityDeadline: Mar. 16The Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Training Program provides interdisciplinary leadership training for at least five (5) core professional disciplines in the areas of adolescent medicine, psychology, nursing, nutrition and social work at the graduate and postgraduate levels to prepare trainees for leadership roles in clinical services, research, training, and organization of health services for adolescents, including those with special health care needs. The training is designed to integrate biological, developmental, mental health, social, economic, educational, and environmental issues within a public health framework. LEAH projects develop, enhance, and improve adolescent-centered/family-involved, culturally competent, community-based care for adolescents by providing interdisciplinary leadership training of health professionals and by working with state and local health, education, youth development, and human service
agencies and providers - public, private, and voluntary - with a maternal and child health focus. These training projects influence the health and health care issues of adolescents nationally. For more information, click here.
CDC Communication and Technical Assistance Support for HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs, NCHHSTP/DHAP GrantDeadline: Mar. 19This award will be a continuation of funds intended only for grantees previously awarded under PS09-921 Communication and Technical Assistance Support for HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs. For more information, click here.
CDC Funding for Cancer Prevention and Control Programs for State, Territorial and Tribal Organizations Deadline: Mar. 26The purpose of this FOA is to transition this highly-functional public health infrastructure for cancer prevention and control into new roles and functions to anticipate the nation’s needs over the next decade. The goals are to (1) seek efficiencies across the management and operations of cancer prevention and control programs, (2) focus on high-burden cancers with evidence-based, scalable interventions that already exist and can be broadly implemented, (3) develop organized screening programs that are more effective and efficient than current opportunistic approaches, and (4) maintain high-quality cancer registries and expand their application in prevention and screening. Toward this end, this announcement will fund five components and continue to support and promote the enhancement of NCCCP, NBCCEDP and NPCR. For more information, click here.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Funding for Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act GrantsDeadline: Mar. 29The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth age 12-20 in communities throughout the United States. The STOP Act program was created to strengthen collaboration among communities, the federal government, and state, local and tribal
governments; to enhance intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of alcohol use among youth; to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing alcohol use among youth; to disseminate to communities timely information regarding state-of-the-art practices and initiatives that have proven to be effective in preventing and reducing alcohol use among youth; and to enhance, not supplant, effective local community initiatives for preventing and reducing alcohol use among youth. For more information, click here.
Department of Education Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network Collaborative Research Project GrantDeadline: Apr. 2The purpose of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities, to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology, that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act). For more information, click here.
HRSA Funding for Centers of Excellence Program GrantDeadline: Apr. 2This funding opportunity announcement solicits new and competitive continuation applications for the COE grant program. The COE program grantees serve as innovative resource and education centers to recruit, train, and retain URM students and faculty at health professions schools. Programs are implemented to improve information resources, clinical education, curricula, and cultural competence as they relate to minority health issues. These grantees also focus on facilitating faculty and student research on health issues particularly affecting URM groups. The ultimate goal of the program
is to strengthen the national capacity to produce quality healthcare workforce whose racial and ethnic diversity is representative of the U.S. population. For more information, click here.
HRSA Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce ActivitiesDeadline: Apr. 4This announcement solicits applications for the Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities Program. The purpose of the program is to help states develop and implement innovative programs to address the dental workforce needs of designated dental health professional shortage areas in a manner that is appropriate to the states’ individual needs. For more information, click here.
CDC Initiatives to Educate State Officials and Policy Makers about Priority Public Health Issues Related to the Prevention and Control of STDs and HIV/AIDS, NCHHSTP GrantDeadline: Apr. 9This award will be a continuation of funds intended only for grantees previously awarded under PS11-1118, titled “Initiatives to Educate State Officials and Policy Makers about Priority Public Health Issues Related to the Prevention and Control of STDs and HIV/AIDS.” For more information, click here.
USDA Funding for Food and Nutrition Service GrantDeadline: May 1The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-265) amended Section 22 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to establish a requirement that state agencies (SAs) conduct additional administrative reviews of selected local educational agencies (LEAs). It also amended Section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act to provide funding for states to be used for administrative reviews and training of LEAs. Both of these requirements are focused on LEAs which have demonstrated a high level of, or a high risk for, administrative error. To assist SAs in achieving these
requirements, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has up to $4 million available in fiscal year (FY) 2012 to fund Method II Administrative Reviews and Training (ART) Grants for training and oversight. The grant funds will be available only to the 57 SAs that administer the Child Nutrition Programs, and are for the purpose of identifying, reviewing, monitoring and training LEAs that have demonstrated a high level of, or a high risk for, administrative error. For more information, click here.
CMS Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Grant FundingDeadline: Jun. 13The CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) is interested in testing new care and payment models that have the potential to improve perinatal outcomes for women enrolled in Medicaid who are at high-risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes. This initiative is a partnership between the Innovation Center and the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) and part of a larger HHS effort to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. In this four-year initiative the Innovation Center will offer a funding opportunity to eligible applicants to test the impact of providing enhanced prenatal care interventions for women with Medicaid coverage who are at high risk for having a preterm birth. For more information, click here.
NIH Funding for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Innovations to Ensure Equity (BRITE) in Maternal and Child Health Deadline: Oct. 11, 2013The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) seeks to increase the diversity of the pool of researchers involved in health equity research related to NICHD mission areas including infant mortality; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); child, adolescent, and/or adult obesity; uterine fibroids; pediatric and maternal HIV/AIDS prevention; violence prevention; health literacy; and outreach and information dissemination. For more information, click here.
NIH Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities Grant FundingDeadline: Nov. 20, 2014This FOA encourages grant applications from investigators interested in conducting basic, mechanistic research into the biologic/genetic causes of cancer health disparities. These cooperative agreement research awards will support innovative studies designed to investigate biological/genetic bases of cancer disparities, and may include the development and testing of new methodologies and models, secondary data analyses, and mechanistic studies of identified biological factors associated with cancer disparities, including those related to basic research in prevention strategies. This FOA is also designed to aid and facilitate the development of a nationwide cohort of scientists with a high level of basic research expertise in cancer health disparities research who can develop resources and tools, such as biospecimens, cell lines and methods that are necessary to conduct basic research in cancer health disparities. For more information, click here.
CALENDAR MCH Events
Health Connect One National Action SummitFeb. 28-29Washington, DC
NHSA 13th Annual Spring ConferenceMarch 11-14Washington, DC
