Aprende a vivir (Learn to Live) is a new three-episode Spanish-language videonovela that provides information about diabetes management. The story reflects the reality of many Hispanics with diabetes who stop taking their medication due to unpleasant side effects or other reasons. [from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality]

Access the videonovela and other resources in Spanish (http://healthcare411.org/aprendeavivir.aspx) or English (http://healthcare411.org/videonovela.aspx).

Wal-Mart Foundation - Funding to local nonprofit organizations in four main areas of focus: Education, Workforce Development / Economic Opportunity, Health & Wellness and Environmental Sustainability.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: None. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

For more information:  http://bit.ly/JhAtcU

American Dental Association - The ADA Foundation funds scholarships for dental students, minority dental students and allied dental students including dental hygiene, dental assisting and dental laboratory technology.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: None. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

For more information: http://bit.ly/JBsjLk

Saucony - Funding to encourage active and healthy lifestyles in children.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: June 13, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/IZDT7T

Office of Minority Health – Peer-to-Peer Outreach Model to Curb HIV/AIDS Transmission Among High Risk Minority Youth and Adolescents

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: June 8, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/IMdvgw

Spirit of EAGLES Community Project -  Strengthen existing partnerships with national organizations both Native and non-Native that serve American Indian/Alaskan Native urban and rural communities, health care providers, and other systems of care to increase access to beneficial biomedical procedures, clinical trials research, and uptake in behavioral change that will reduce the burden of cancer and other comorbid conditions.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: August 15, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/JXmtlz

The Providers Guide to Quality & Culture: Pacific Islanders is now available.

From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – this guide is designed to help health care professionals better understand and more effectively respond to the growing needs of Pacific Islanders in the United States. Includes resources on cultural competency, challenges to health and well-being, and the population’s strengths and protective factors.

To get the Guide go to http://bit.ly/JhksSo

If you’re a patient in search of the best medical care possible, it makes sense to understand some of the electronic tools doctors now use to manage your care. The fact is, health IT changes how physicians and other healthcare providers document and view healthcare information and exchange data with each other. This overview, provided by InformationWeek Healthcare, includes electronic medical records (EMRs), personal health records (PHRs), patient web portals, electronic prescribing, electronic lab result reporting, health information exchanges (HIEs), and telemedicine.

Also included are lists of recommended reading for more information, related webcasts, and related websites.

For more: http://bit.ly/IHwPdx

http://www.mufasser.com/

This website gives patients and their families access to patient education information, illustrated handouts, interactive tutorials, multimedia presentations and interactive quizzes to test knowledge. Selections based on content from www.medlineplus.gov

Al-Mufasser health education programs:

• Are up-to-date and include authoritative medical information
• Are unbiased and include no advertising
• Use multimedia (graphics, animations, and narration) to simplify and convey complex medical information
• Ask questions and give feedback to ensure understanding

At the bottom of each page is a link for either English or Arabic.  You can easily use this button to toggle back and forth between English and Arabic.

The latest report on mental health in the United States is now available from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). The recently published report focuses on the nation’s mental health system across three themes: people; treatment facility characteristics; and payers and payment mechanisms. Includes state-level data, needs of children and military personnel, and services in non-traditional settings. This report is an update of the last report, Mental Health, United States, 2008.

The entire report can be ordered or downloaded at no charge:  http://bit.ly/JPNTNV

U.S. Department of Education 2012 National Rural Education Technology Summit 2.0 Apr 30, 2012. 11:00am-5:00pm Central

For more information go here: http://1.usa.gov/I8ajqk

Indiana Rural Health Association Lunch and Learn – Dr. Duong – Rural Doctors Program May 1, 2012 11:00am-Noon Central

For more information go here: http://bit.ly/Iih8vt

Rural Assistance Center: The Role of Leadership in the EHR Project: What Rural Leaders Need to Know. May 8, 2012 at 2:00pm Central

For more information and to register go here: http://bit.ly/IruwaY

New free patient education resources from Health Roads Media.  Watch the videos online, available in both English and Spanish. New titles include Advanced Directives, Assisted Living, End of Life Issues and Hospice Care.

Available here: http://bit.ly/IzpnRw

New Patient Education Videos.

Burns – Videos based on text from MedlinePlus that provides basic information about what cause burns, the three degrees of burns, the symptoms, the complications, and the treatments. Now available in English and Spanish.

Available here: http://bit.ly/ILyEq9

Car Seat Safety - Free web-based formats (handouts, audio, web-video) available in five languages (English, French, Russian, Somali and Spanish). Provides information about infant and child car seat safety.

Available here: http://bit.ly/HUUSDl

Vitamins - Videos based on text from MedlinePlus that provide basic information about the roles of many different vitamins in health as well as the benefits and risks of vitamin supplements. Information on Vitamin A, C, D, E, K, and Zinc.

Available here: http://bit.ly/IEBZlJ

• From the RGK Foundation – Grants that support projects in the broad areas of education, community, and medicine/health. Geographic coverage: Nationwide .

Deadline: None. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.

For more information go to  http://bit.ly/HKJeOX

• Tobacco Regulation Awareness, Communication, and Education Program

From the National Institute of Health – Assist entities to establish or expand health education and communication programs at the community level coinciding with the Tobacco Control Act. Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadlines: Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 9, 2012

Application: May 9, 2012

For more information go to http://bit.ly/HMl3yo

• Assets for Independence Demonstration Program

From the Administration for Children and Families – These projects are designed to assist low-income people in becoming economically self-sufficient. Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: May 25, 2012

For more information go to http://bit.ly/H5Mhid

•  Region IX of the Office of Minority Health: Increasing Health Care Access and Eliminating Health Disparities by Promoting Community Health Workers and Promotoras/es

Funding Availability:

The purpose of this proposal request is to promote the involvement of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Promotoras/es to impact health care access and health disparities in vulnerable populations located in Region IX. “Vulnerable” includes racial, ethnic and limited-English proficient populations, the uninsured and those who are underinsured. CHWs and Promotoras/es will be expected to develop and implement events and/or activities which:

Educate a minimum of 200 community members from vulnerable populations about their benefits under the Affordable Care Act, e.g., clinical and preventive services, Medicare benefits, the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, etc. and/or

Educate a minimum of 200 community members from vulnerable populations with information that will enable them to make informed health decisions for themselves and their families, to know what health services are available to them, to know how to access them, and other valuable information about various health conditions.

One-time awards will be funded up to a maximum of $3,000.

Deadline: 5:00 PM Pacific Time (PT) on May 01, 2012.

For more information go to http://bit.ly/HiNyFs