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Mission
Our mission is to identify health inequities and their root causes and promote equitable opportunities to be healthy.
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What's New at OHE
The Office of Health Equity also serves as the Virginia State Office of Rural Health and has recently received the 2016 State Offices of Rural Health Award of Excellence!
A few excerpts from the nomination include:
"This SORH has been implementing its State Rural Health Plan over the past few years, a plan developed and being implemented in partnership with over 50 local organizations. Their initiatives in telehealth, population health, community engagement, quality improvement, oral health equity, and mobile integrated healthcare have earned recognition by several entities, including the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and the State Commissioner of Health. For example, they been involved in innovative substance abuse intervention work by holding substance abuse and Naloxone trainings for medical students, lay responders, and community members. They also held a tribal outreach session that was promising, convening governmental leaders and department heads to have a listening session with tribal members. "
"However, more importantly, their efforts have resulted in increased access to health services for rural veterans and citizens via telehealth, engagement of rural hospitals and communities in population health activities, technical assistance and support of a growing movement in mobile integrated healthcare, and support of increased advocacy for rural communities related to oral health, the opiate epidemic, and other priorities outlined in their State Rural Health Plan."
Congratulations to the entire team involved and keep up the good work!
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News
A Good Dentist Is Hard To Find In Rural America
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Are You Dense Inc. Launches Hispanic/Latina Breast Health Program
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UI Uses Outreach Program for Rural Health
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CMS Finalizes Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare/Medicaid Providers
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
"Hispanic Americans: Embracing, Enriching, and Empowering America!" The theme for this year's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration honors the diversity, contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans in the United States. First observed in 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15 on the anniversary of the independence of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, and ends on October 15. Mexico and Chile also celebrate their nations' independence during the month.
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Save the Date
Southeastern Health Equity Council training on Cultural Competency in working with Hispanic/Latino population
Date: October 13, 2016
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Fighting Hepatitis and HIV Co-infection in Minority Communities Webinar Series
Date: September 29, 2016
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WPSI Recommendations
In an effort to make the Women's Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI) recommendations clear and transparent, draft recommendations will be posted
here for public comment. Any visitor to this website can comment on any of the listed WPSI draft documents. However, readers should note that the WPSI Multidisciplinary Steering Committee (MSC) writes these documents for researchers, primary care doctors, and other health care providers, using medical and scientific language as appropriate for these audiences
(1,2). In accordance with the external review process developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), WPSI requests that peer and public reviewers adhere to the
COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers
(3). In addition, WPSI encourages reviewers to follow the selected AHRQ guidelines outlined below in order to ensure high-quality comments:
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Federal Grants
- HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Pilot Studies to Detect and Prevent Suicide Behavior, Ideation and Self-Harm in Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System (R34) Planning Grant. Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is September 16, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Strategies to Increase Delivery of Guideline-Based Care to Populations with Health Disparities (R01) Research Project Grant. Deadline for LOI is September 21, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH, Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund): NIH Director's Transformative Research Awards (R01) Research Project Grant. Deadline is October 7, 2016. Learn more.
- HHS/NIH: Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Enhancing Diversity in Biomedical Data Science (R25) Education Project. Supports educational activities that enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce. Deadline for LOI is October 14, 2016. Learn more.
- National Science Foundation (NSF): Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP). Assists universities and colleges in their efforts to increase the numbers of students matriculating into and completing degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in order to diversify the STEM workforce. Deadline is October 14, 2016. Learn more.
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