A U.S. senator from New Mexico has urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director to honor tribal epidemiologists’ requests for data showing how COVID-19 is spreading around their communities, saying that withholding the information hurts tribes as they struggle to tame the coronavirus.
By Joyce Hanson
June 22, 2020
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications to implement and evaluate community interventions testing 1) the impacts of mitigation strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission in NIH-designated health disparity populations and other vulnerable groups; and 2) already implemented, new, or adapted interventions to address the adverse psychosocial, behavioral, and socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic on the health of these groups.
Applications Due: Dec. 1, 2020
By Darius Tahir and Adam Cancryn
06/11/2020 07:55 PM EDT
The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Tribal Epidemiology Center (ITCA TEC) is pleased to present the Oral Health Surveillance among American Indians and Alaska Natives in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.
This report was prepared in response to Tribal leadership and Tribal health directors prioritizing oral health as a top concern in the Indian Health Service Phoenix and Tucson Service Areas.
The purpose of the report is to provide needed information for the Tribes we serve.
View/Download Report (PDF 1.3 MB)
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Jamie Ritchey, ITCA TEC Director:
Email – Jamie.Ritchey@itcaonline.com
Phone – (602) 258-4822.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hereby notify Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) holding specific types of research grants (activity codes listed above) that funds are available for administrative supplements to enhance the diversity of the research workforce by recruiting and supporting students, postdoctorates, and eligible investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related research.
Applications Due: May 7, 2023