National HIV Strategy Focuses on Eliminating Health Disparities (posted 7/21)

On Tuesday, July 13, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes, Office of National AIDS Policy Director Jeffrey Crowley, and HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh unveiled the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) during a live briefing from the White House. NHAS is a comprehensive plan focused on:

1. Reducing the number of people who become infected with HIV,
2. Increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes for people living with HIV, and
3. Reducing HIV-related health disparities.

The plan will serve as a roadmap for policymakers, partners in prevention, and the public on steps the United States must take to lower HIV incidence, get people living with HIV into care, and reduce HIV-related health disparities. For more information and to watch a recording of the briefing click here. To watch a recording of President Obama's comments on NHAS click here.

Secretary Sebelius also announced that $30 million of the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention Fund will be dedicated to the implementation of the NHAS. This funding will support the development of combination prevention interventions. It will also support improved surveillance, expanded and targeted testing, and other activities.

Resources:

• National HIV/AIDS Strategy
• National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Plan
• Key activities ONAP has undertaken so far
• Next steps in developing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
• Letter from the President
• President's Memorandum to Federal Agencies
• Community Ideas Report (13.2MB)
  

New Data on Children of Immigrants (posted 7/21)

The Urban Institute has produced a new research brief that focuses on the family circumstances of children of immigrants. This brief is the second in a series that profiles children of immigrants using up-to-date Census data and other sources. The first brief highlighted the fast growth of the immigrant population and the increase in children of immigrants, along with important demographic trends. The current publication describes the family circumstances of children of immigrants, including family structure and parental employment. For more information click here. To download the brief click here.

Presentation on Cultural Competence and the Elimination of Disparities (posted 7/18)

To learn more about disparities in mental health care and the need for culturally and linguistically competent care, view these presentation slides from Dr. Larke Huang's presentation at the Georgetown University Cultural and Linguistic Competence Pre-Institute training session.  Dr. Huang, Ph.D., Office of the Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provided an overview of the emerging data on disparities in health care, and specifically in behavioral health, and pointed to some current opportunities that communities can engage in to help eliminate these disparities.  Utilizing a Social Determinants of Health framework, Dr. Huang pointed to the importance of data collection. Additionally, Dr. Huang provided an overview of the opportunities to eliminate disparities present in Health Care reform and discussed several Health and Human Service Administration initiatives, including the Health Disparities Council, to address disparities in behavioral health care. To download the presentation slides click here (2.9MB). For more information on the Georgetown University Pre-institutes click here.

New Toolkit on Aging and Diversity (posted 7/19)

The Administration on Aging has released a new toolkit, "A Toolkit for Serving Diverse Communities," that provides guidelines and instructions for any community wishing to provide respectful, inclusive, and sensitive services for the older adults in any diverse community. The Toolkit consists of a four-step process and a questionnaire that assists professionals, volunteers and grassroots advocates with every stage of program planning, implementation and service delivery for older adult communities, their families and caregivers. The core principles of the toolkit include respect, inclusion and sensitivity as the hallmarks of quality service. This Toolkit is an invitation to make a cultural shift in service provision, to learn, to grow and fully appreciate the diverse community of older adults that agencies and their partners serve. “It is hoped that the dissemination and use of this Toolkit will enhance Older Americans Act services,” stated Kathy Greenlee, assistant secretary for aging at AoA. “Additionally, it is anticipated that this product will facilitate broader interest in developing other community-based tools and strategies that improve services for all populations and build the network’s value and expertise in advocating for and supporting older adult Americans, their families, and caregivers.” For more information click here. To download the toolkit click here (6.7MB).

Webinar Recording - In the Trenches: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Violence Prevention (posted 7/8)

In the Trenches: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Violence Prevention

This webinar that took place on June 2, 2010 was sponsored by the Center for Mental Health Services National Center for Trauma-Informed Care in collaboration with the National Leadership Council on African American Behavioral Health.  The webinar features a a community-based approach to rebuild safe, healthy communities. Participants learned key principles to creating trauma-informed communities; how to articulate a community-based approach to violence prevention; and how to identify strategies to facilitate community connections.

• To download the audio recording of this webinar click here (20.4MB).
• To download the presenters' contact information click here.

Webinar Description:
Trauma has a pervasive impact on all of us and can alter the world view about relationships with ourselves, others and communities. The CMHS National Center for Trauma-Informed Care in collaboration with the National Leadership Council on African American Behavioral Health is pleased to announce a free webinar on strategies to incorporate a community based approach to rebuild safe, healthy communities and address challenges necessary to promote community connections. The webinar is a unique learning opportunity to engage communities in dialogue about strategies of empowerment that can promote healing and restore hope in the midst of violence.

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