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Weekly Updates

03/12/2021 09:30 AM EST

 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) recently announced a funding opportunity to encourage COVID-19 safety and vaccination among underserved populations. The new initiative – Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19 – is expected to allocate $250 million to fund approximately 30 projects in urban communities and 43 projects in rural communities for two years …

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03/11/2021 05:19 PM EST

Prevention and Health Promotion The period from birth until a child’s second birthday is a critically important time for growth and development. Nutrition during this early stage of life not only affects the health of the growing child, but may continue to affect their health through adulthood …

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03/10/2021 03:27 PM EST

On Tuesday, March 23 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET, we will host a webinar exploring the challenges and solutions to addressing Healthy People 2030 diabetes objectives during the COVID-19 pandemic …

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