Minority health research funding available to support health conditions secondary to COVID-19

Jun 11, 2020 - 03:48 PM
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The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities is accepting applications through Dec. 15 for funding to expand and improve digital health interventions to identify, treat and provide services for health conditions secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic in health disparity populations and those with medical or social vulnerabilities. The interventions may use telephone and/or video delivery, app-based approaches, Web-based platforms, wearable devices and/or new technologies. See the announcement for more information on eligibility and the application process.

In an April 16 letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, the AHA, American Medical Association, and American Nurses Association urged Secretary Alex Azar to employ the resources of NIMHD to research and develop approaches to specifically address the COVID-19 needs of minority populations.

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