| On Monday, April 29, HRSA announced $105 million in funding to support more than 100 community-based organizations working to improve maternal and infant health. HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson highlighted the news during a visit to Southside Medical Center, a new Healthy Start awardee, in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia is the second stop on HRSAâs national Enhancing Maternal Health Initiative tour. The Healthy Start funding announcement will support the health care and social needs of moms and babies in high need communities to help improve community health and tackle the unacceptable disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. Read the release. | Join HRSA in celebrating National Nurses Week, May 6-12. Nursing is the largest health care profession in the United States, and nurses are the backbone of our nationâs health care system.  Throughout the week, weâll be spotlighting and recognizing our nationâs nurses, who work tirelessly to provide life-saving care in communities across the country. Look for #NursesMakeTheDifference posts on HRSA social media.  HRSA remains committed to growing and retaining the nursing workforce and equipping nurses to address urgent health care priorities. |
| HRSAâs Office of Womenâs Health invites you to save the date for CERV-Net USAPI: A Cervical Cancer ECHO Learning Series for Safety-Net Settings in US-Affiliated Pacific Islands, an 11-week training for health care providers beginning on Wednesday, July 24. Email CERVNet to hear about more details! |
| The Administration for Children and Families Office of Community Services released a Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Cooling Season toolkit. This toolkit provides a variety of outreach materials (flyers, animated videos, and social media posts) that can be used by service providers, clinicians, and other partners to reach households who may need LIHEAP assistance to pay their cooling bills. During the Biden-Harris Administration, more than $18.2 billion in funding was released. The toolkit has materials available in Spanish, Mandarin, and several other languages. |
| In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, HRSA is partnering with SAMHSA to host a webinar discussing SAMHSAâs Moving Beyond Change Efforts Report. The webinar will focus on effective and ineffective strategies when working with youth from diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Register for the Moving Beyond Change Efforts: Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ Youth webinar on Tuesday, May 7, from 1-2 p.m. ET. |
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