Office of Minority Health & Health Equity
Equalizing health outcomes and eliminating health disparities
Current Funding Opportunities
Last Update: 07/01/2009
2009 -2011 Minority Health Initiative Projects Funding
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity announces a second round of funding to encourage the development/enhancement of innovative health services to eliminate health disparities, which disproportionately impact racial ethnic minority populations. Funding is available for the counties of Buffalo, Cherry, Dawson, Dodge, Johnson, Knox, Sarpy and Thurston. This funding is not preferentially awarded on the basis of race or ethnicity. However, in the United States, health disparities manifest along categories of race and ethnicity, due to socioeconomic determinants of health: poverty, housing, education, income, insuredness, uninsuredness, racism and discrimination, history of segregation (historic exclusionary governmental policies, such as redlining), among other factors.
The emphasis of this program is on service delivery through creative strategies by a single organization or by forming a network with at least two additional partners. Through consortia of schools, faith-based organizations, emergency medical service providers, local universities, private practitioners, community-based organizations, and local health departments, communities have an opportunity to bring health parity for racial ethnic minorities. Populations to be addressed include racial ethnic minorities, Native Americans, refugees, and newly-arrived immigrants.
Applicants must meet both of the following minimum qualifications to be eligible to respond to this RFA and receive funds:
- Applicant must define a geographical area which may include but not be limited to a county, group of counties, or Tribal reservation.
- Be a Nebraska public or private non-profit corporation, in operation for at least one year; or a federally-recognized Native American Tribe with a Nebraska service area.
2009 Nebraska Minority Health Minigrant Projects
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health and Health Equity announces the availability of minigrant funding for projects that target the reduction of health disparities which disproportionately impact racial ethnic minority populations, refugees, newly-arrived legal immigrants, and Native Americans. Projects will address the relative poor health outcomes within these populations, and seek to improve it.
$500 minigrants are available under this Request for Applications (RFA). Funds may not be used to provide direct medical or dental services.
Applications will be due by noon on the first working day of each month for projects that begin in or after the following month.
Due Date For Projects that start in or after May 1, noon June June 1, noon July July 1, noon August August 1, noon September September 1, noon October October 1, noon November-projects must be completed by 11/30/09
2009 Minigrant Request for Applications, 165KB
To assist applicants, the 2008 minigrant recipients are listed below:
A Woman's Touch Pregnancy Counseling Center of Bellevue provided Spanish-language parenting curriculum and materials for Hispanic clients who participated in the Earn While You Learn parenting class program.
Clinic with a Heart provided a Medical Visual Language Translator in their exam kits. The Medical VLTs, which are designed to facilitate faster communication between medical personnel and patients, improved the efficiency of the clinic visit and reduced the overall per patient clinic time.
Creighton University NAACP Health Committee sponsored a program entitled Get the Truth Out, which addressed the consequences of unprotected sex and promoted health awareness to high school and college students in the Omaha area.
El Centro will host healthy cooking classes to combat diabetes. A local Hispanic chef will demonstrate how to prepare culturally specific foods in healthier ways.
Good Neighbor Community Center/MENA Hope will provide combination parenting and ELL classes to Arabic, Kurdish and Arabic speaking Sudanese families still learning about customs in their new country.
Good Neighbor Center provided summer healthy lifestyle and nutrition classes to Arabic, Kurdish, and Sudanese families.
Hastings Family YMCA worked with a Spanish interpreter to orient Hispanic clients to the programs and services available, and proper use of equipment.
Interfaith Health Services sponsored Latinas in Action, a health education and exercise program designed and led by Latina women. They provided exercise supplies for participants who did not have them as well as education on nutrition.
Metro Area Continuum of Care for Homeless (MAACH) organized an event that engaged homeless service provider leadership in a training session that educated them on the impact of culturally competent services on health, behavioral health, and other outcomes.
Milk Works of Lincoln promoted good infant nutrition and breastfeeding support for Spanish-speaking mothers.
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services will conduct a Men's Health Workshop for male inmates with an emphasis on routine preventive health care, being an effective health care consumer/advocate and developing interpersonal relationships.
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services will conduct a Women's Health Workshop for female inmates with an emphasis on routine preventive health care, being an effective health care consumer/advocate and developing interpersonal relationships.
Norfolk Community Health Care Clinic will refer Hispanic individuals diagnosed with diabetes to a diabetes management class. Participants will receive a blood glucose monitor and a box of test strips for participating in the classes.
Nothing But Net organized a "Get Up, Get Fit, Have Fun" two-day event targeting African American and Hispanic youth in Omaha. The project promoted healthy families, physical activity, nutrition; and the avoidance of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
People's Health Center provided car seat education and assistance with proper installation for Hispanic families in Lancaster County.
Safe Kids Scotts Bluff County provided a car seat fitting station for area families with children ages 10 and under.
Santee Sioux Health Center sponsored a health fair to include health information, screenings, referrals, and physical activity opportunities in Knox County.
Tobacco Free Lancaster County is promoting its “Quit Line” to assist with cessation efforts for African American and Vietnamese smokers. The project will fund the production of posters that feature community figures and distributing the posters at community organizations, churches, and businesses that provide services to the Vietnamese and African American communities.
The AAA Pregnancy Resource Center of Hastings hired a Spanish/English translator to facilitate their Earn While you Learn parenting program. They targeted Spanish-speaking women and covered parenting and life skill topics.
The Indian Center of Lincoln organized a student recognition event to encourage graduating high school seniors to pursue careers in the health field.
The Lexington Community Fitness Initiative organized a "Healthy Kids Day" for Hispanic, Asian, African American, Native American, Immigrant, and Refugee (specifically Sudanese and Somali) people to address nutrition, health myths, dental health, physical activity, and the avoidance of drugs.
The National Kidney Foundation Serving Nebraska organized a one-day Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) event that targeted African Americans in North Omaha.
The Parent Child Center sponsored "One to One Refugee Education Seminars" in Lexington. They provided health education and community referrals to families on dental health, maternal health, child development, nutrition, sexually transmitted diseases, and community health resources.
Union College Education Department will provide exercise balls to a classroom at Elliot Elementary school in Lincoln (has large English Language Learner program and 71% minority population). Studies show using exercise balls as classroom seating improves behavior and concentration as well as increasing overall fitness.
Western Nebraska Community College Student Outreach Center provided a four-week fun/food/fitness activity for youth in Scottsbluff.
Contact Us:
Office of Minority Health & Health Equity
PO Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
(402) 471-0152
minority.health@dhhs.ne.gov
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