Community-Based Coalition Enhancement Grants to Address Local Drug Crisis/SAMHSA The goal of this program is to prevent and reduce the abuse of opioids or methamphetamines and the abuse of prescription medications among youth ages 12-18 in communities throughout the United States. Application Due Date: Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 Offender Reentry Program/SAMHSA The purpose of [...]
Keeping Us Safe has a great article on preventing parking lot accidents with older drivers. "Parking lot crashes involving older drivers can be caused by any number of contributing factor(s), including but not limited to driver inattention, distractions from either inside or outside of the vehicle, declining muscle mass, medication issues, pedal misapplication and mental [...]
New Study Calculates Contribution of Smoking, Poor Diet, Obesity, and Other Modifiable Risk Factors to Cancer in the United States: Four in ten cancer cases & deaths linked to modifiable risk factors! "November 21, 2017– A new American Cancer Society study calculates the contribution of several modifiable risk factors to cancer occurrence, expanding and clarifying [...]
Understanding pain and prescription drugs! Webinar. Thurs., Dec. 7, Noon to 1:00 p.m. EST Whether acute or chronic, poor pain treatment is a contributing factor to today’s opioid crisis. Please join the HHS Partnership Center when they host David Thomas of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to present a webinar designed especially for [...]
This 20 page document outlines the steps to getting involved in government. A description of civic and political engagement is provided as well as a list of reasons to get involved. The document outlines how to identify your views, choose a political party, identify reputable news sources, choose a level of engagement and connect with [...]
November is National Diabetes Month! Older adults are disproportionately affected by diabetes, with 25.2% of Americans age 65+ experiencing the disease, compared to 9.4% of the general population. The CDC National Diabetes Education Program has created a Faith Leaders Toolkit with resources to help faith and other community-based leaders share information on Type 2 Diabetes [...]
Applications open January 2018 - Clinical Scholars is a leadership development program looking for teams of clinicians—representing multiple disciplines—who want to build their leadership skills and receive support in tackling a persisting health challenge in their community. The best part: participants receive a fellowship of $35,000 per team member. To read more on how to [...]
The Newtown Foundation in partnership with Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Everytown Survivor Network, Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Organizing for Action, States United to Prevent Gun Violence, St Mark’s Episcopal Church and Women’s March on Washington - will host the annual national vigil service [...]
What are the barriers religious and faith-based organizations face in participating in HHS programs! - There is still time to provide your input, deadline in Nov. 24th! This information was provided to HMA, please participate to help improve Heath & Human Services programs and faith-based organizations ability to participate. "Hello friends, Please find the following [...]
Check out this recent information sent to us by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: For too long, the health of our nation has rested solely on the shoulders of those working in the health care system. By recruiting people from an array of disciplines and fields—from food systems to transportation and more—to our leadership development [...]
