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Through the utilization of a prevention research center model, this grant aims to address the health promotion and disease prevention needs of rural disadvantaged and minority populations by conducting and implementing participatory, science-based, health promotion and disease prevention research and interventions.

HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius has announced $40M in additional funding opportunities for states, tribes and local government to insure children who are qualified for Medicaid, but have not been enrolled.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2022 Contact: Contact: OASH Press Office 202-205-0143 ashmedia@hhs.gov Washington, D.C.—Seven organizations and individuals have won the second phase of the HIV Challenge, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) in partnership with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP). The HIV Challenge, launched in July 2021, is designed to engage individuals, communities, and community-based organizations to identify innovative and practical

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced Anita Smith as the co-chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). The PACHA provides the President and the Secretary with recommendations regarding programs and policies intended to anticipate and respond to the World's HIV/AIDS epidemic.