Request for Proposals: 
Engaging Arts and Culture to Build Vaccination Confidence 

This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks applications from arts and culture organizations interested in improving vaccine confidence and acceptance through their chosen art form(s) in communities with low COVID vaccination rates. The CDC Foundation will provide grants up to $75,000 each to an estimated 30 organizations that have a proven track record of successfully creating impactful, educational work.

Response Due Date: Thursday, October 14, 2021 by 12:00 p.m. ET (Noon)

Proposal Submission Link 

Contact: ArtsRFP@cdcfoundation.org

View Engaging the Arts to Build Vaccine Confidence RFP

Pivoting to the Future: Opportunity, Complexity, and Working Together

Thursday, September 23, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Virtual event

Register Here!

This event is intended for local and tribal public health staff and leadership, community-based organizations, local elected officials, appointed community health board members, Minnesota Department of Health staff and leadership, and staff from health plans and health care organizations.

Don’t forget to forward this invitation to your public health colleagues!

MIDWEST CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER (MCOHS-ERC)

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

PILOT PROJECTS RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Funding Period: 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023

APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 10, 2021

Grants ranging from $5,000 to a maximum of $20,000 are available to occupational health and safety (OHS) researchers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Areas of OHS include industrial hygiene, occupational and environmental health nursing, occupational and environmental epidemiology, occupational and environmental medicine, occupational health services research and policy, injury epidemiology, safety, ergonomics, toxicology, health physics, and occupational health psychology.

The Request for Proposal (RFP) is applicable only to educational institutions and targets (1) newly-independent principal investigators (PIs); (2) experienced PIs pursuing OHS as a new direction for research; and (3) doctoral research trainees working under the supervision of a PI. Priority will be given to:

• Research proposals with a high potential for affecting the practice of OHS;

• Projects that focus on OHS disparities and vulnerable workers;

• Research ideas that have the potential for: (i) resulting in peer-reviewed publications; and (ii) being developed into proposals for more substantial funding, based on results from this research grant;

• PIs working in complementary or non-traditional disciplines who wish to become more actively involved in addressing occupational safety and health issues;

• PIs attempting to develop innovative research efforts in collaboration with faculty from the MCOHS-ERC;

• Junior PIs needing initial support for innovative research areas who lack support from other sources; and

• Doctoral students undertaking research required for their degree.

  For more information, click here!

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (department) is establishing a pool of qualified individuals (QIs) to complete qualified residential treatment program (QRTP) assessments when county or tribal agencies recommend placement of children in facilities certified as QRTP (corporate foster homes, group homes, and residential treatment). Implementing a state-sponsored program supports county and tribal social service agencies in meeting this new Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) requirement.

Qualified individuals can be licensed clinicians, or community members specifically trained and certified to complete assessments of children. Department staff is contracting with qualified individuals who possess specialized knowledge of and lived experience within African American, Native American and communities of color. The department is pursuing contracts with individuals who may be employees or volunteers of community agencies, community elders, and other community members with child welfare experience, interested in training and certification as qualified individuals. For the initial phase, up to 30 contracts will be offered statewide.

Individuals interested in the department’s QI program are encouraged to attend information meetings scheduled for September 1 and 8, 2021. Individuals who may want to become a QI for a county or tribal social services agency are also encouraged to attend. Additional information sessions will be scheduled periodically until the end of the year. Dates and registration are on the department’s CounyLink website.

Join NMPHA and the New Mexico Vaccine Equity and Rebuild Network on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, for our virtual conference, Vaccine Equity in Action/Equidad de Vacunas en Acción.

Everyone who is working to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates in New Mexico through equitable support--including education, access, policy and systems--is invited to participate. 

Click here for more information or to register!

Are you a licensed pharmacist in Minnesota? Do you get frustrated about the large amount of medication waste? Do you want to help patients accord their medications? Consider volunteering with RoundtableRx! Volunteer pharmacists perform medication safety-checks and help log the medication repository’s inventory.

Interested in learning more? Complete the volunteer interest form here: https://tinyurl.com/RRxVolunteer. We look forward to having you on our team!

RoundtableRx, Minnesota's Central Medication Repository, is seeking partnerships with pharmacies and clinics of all sizes!

A partnership with us gives your patients access to zero-cost medication and medical supplies. Our inventory includes a wide array of medications, from Xarelto to Ventolin and beyond! Check out our live online medication inventory here: https://tinyurl.com/RRxLIVE.

Interested in partnering with RoundtableRx? Please contact our team at info@RoundtableRx.org. We are committed to connecting all Minnesotans with the medications they need while reducing medication waste.

We are excited to extend an invitation The ABILITY Event being hosted this fall. This year, our ABILITY Event will be focusing on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

We have international experts who will be sharing on these topics and the impact, current status and future goals of the CRPD and SDGs on individuals with disabilities. Participants will learn valuable information on both of these areas.

Detailed information and registration may be found here! 

Ability Event Flyer 2021.pdf

Applications are now open for health centers to participate in the third and final round of the Midwest Adolescent Health Project! 

In this initiative, we will be working throughout the Midwest to help pediatric and youth-serving practices in rural and underserved communities provide youth-friendly health care for adolescents through engagement in our evidence-based Adolescent-Centered Environment Assessment Process (ACE-AP). Participating health centers receive:

• Participation in the ACE-AP (Value: $7,500)
• Individualized coaching, technical assistance and resources on improving adolescent-centered care 
• $2,500 mini-grant to be applied to staff time, additional educational materials, and travel for adolescent health meetings or conference
• Opportunity for certification as an Adolescent-Centered Environment Clinic by AHI

We’re accepting applications until Monday, October 18^th, 2021. Folks can read the full RFP here. To learn more, they can also join us for an informational webinar about this opportunity on Monday, September 13^th from noon- 1 p.m. EST. Register for the webinar here!

Racism and the Economy: Focus on Health

September 9, 2021

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET | 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT  
Virtual video event presented by all 12 District Banks of the Federal Reserve System

People without good health or health care often struggle to fully participate in the economy. The eighth installment of our virtual event series examines how systemic racism impacts health and, ultimately, economic outcomes. Social determinants of health like economic stability and housing affect the kinds of jobs people can access. During the COVID-19 pandemic, low-income people of color disproportionately worked in more risky, high-contact jobs, and this led to higher infection and mortality rates. Racial and ethnic health disparities can also be barriers to employment. We explore the intersection of health, racism, and the economy because it’s so critical to the Federal Reserve’s work to promote a strong economy and maximum employment.

To register for this event, click here!