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Monday, June 10, 2019
Friday, June 7, 2019
Call for Applications - CCTS Translational Research Community Initiated Pilot Program Grant
The Community Initiated Pilot Program focuses on community-identified health-related needs and encourages collaborations between community organizations and researchers.
Eligible projects are those that involve collaboration between at least one leader of a community organization in Utah, and at least one researcher that is affiliated with a Utah CCTS Organization, which include University of Utah, Utah Department of Health, Veterans Affairs – Salt Lake City, Intermountain Healthcare, or HealthInsight.
Attached is the full funding opportunity and requirements for this grant. Those interested can contact Sarah Elliott, CCTS Grants and Contracts Officer, atsarah.elliott@hsc.utah.edu or 801-213-1504 to discuss the funding mechanism.
Important Deadlines:
Joint Letter of Intent: August 31, 2019
Application Due Date: November 15, 2019
Earliest Project State date: March 1, 2020
The letter of intent will be sent by email to sarah.elliott@hsc.utah.edu. The full application process will occur through Competition Space, which can be accessed at the following link: https://utah.infoready4.com/
For any questions, please contact Sarah Elliott, CCTS Grants and Contracts Officer, at sarah.elliott@hsc.utah.edu or 801-213-1504.
Opioid Town Hall at Taylorsville Library on June 18th, 2019
After our success with the first Opioid Town Hall in Salt Lake City...we are hosting a second town hall at the Taylorsville Library on June 18th, 2019.
Have you, your family, business or community been affected by the Opioid Epidemic? Have you wanted to understand more about what you can do and have your voice heard? This event is for you and we would like to invite you to attend this town hall.
What: This is an opportunity to share your ideas and concerns as to how the opioid epidemic is affecting your community. This meeting will focus on the needs of Salt Lake County and its unique challenges in relation to the opioid crisis.
When: Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 4-6pm (light refreshments served)
Where: Taylorsville Library, 4870 S 2700W, Salt Lake City, UT 84129
Who should attend: Business owners, law enforcement, EMS, community council members, neighborhood groups, community members, faith leaders, community-based organizations, and other community leaders and decision makers.
Where: Taylorsville Library, 4870 S 2700W, Salt Lake City, UT 84129
Who should attend: Business owners, law enforcement, EMS, community council members, neighborhood groups, community members, faith leaders, community-based organizations, and other community leaders and decision makers.
Why should I attend: Your feedback is very valuable for shaping the policies and local community resources towards our goal of reducing deaths due to the use of prescription or illicit opioids. If you missed our first Town Hall this is the right time to attend as this will be our last for the Salt Lake.
Pre-Survey: In order to better guide the Opioid Town Hall discussion and focus on the issues you are facing, we would like you to complete a very short, completely anonymous survey - English Version/ Spanish Version. It will only take an estimated 2-5 minutes to complete.
Pre-Survey: In order to better guide the Opioid Town Hall discussion and focus on the issues you are facing, we would like you to complete a very short, completely anonymous survey - English Version/ Spanish Version. It will only take an estimated 2-5 minutes to complete.
Please also forward this invitation to other Salt Lake City leaders and/or residents you think may be interested in attending or providing feedback.
Hosted by: Utah Department of Health; Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health; Utah State University Extension; Department of Justice: DEA 360; Salt Lake County Health Department; Utah Coalition for Opioid Overdose Prevention
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
REGISTRATION OPEN for Region 8 Summit-Healthy Transitions: Partnering with Youth and Young Adults in Salt Lake City
Region 8 Summit-Healthy Transitions: Partnering with Youth and Young Adults
July 30-31, 2019
Utah State Library-Program for the Blind and Disabled
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Summit will provide tools and skill development to support the health and well-being of youth and young adults living in urban, rural and frontier, or tribal communities. Throughout the Summit, participants will learn from the lived experience and expertise of young adults, including youth with special health care needs, sexual minorities, those living in non-traditional housing or who are homeless, and young people of color. The Summit will also include national experts who will provide additional resources and information.
During the Summit, you will:
· Develop skills for being an ally for youth and young adults within your organization and community
· Learn evidence-based recommendations for increasing youth engagement and participation within your organization
· Define health equity as it applies to providing public health services to youth and young adults
· Identify resources available to support the development of systems and services to better engage and support youth and young adults
The R8 Summit is a project of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 8 Interagency Adolescent and Young Adult Task Force.
Registration to the meeting and information can be accessed here to the meeting website: https://protect2.fireeye.com/
New Research Study Estimates Preventable Cancer Burden Linked to Poor Diet in the U.S.
NIMHD-Supported Research Study Estimates Preventable Cancer BurdenLinked to Poor Diet in the U.S.
“Our findings underscore the opportunity to reduce the cancer burden and disparities in the United States by improving food intake,” said first and corresponding author Dr. Fang Fang Zhang, a cancer and nutrition researcher at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, also supported by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01MD011501) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL115189).
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