Events Calendar

Events Calendar2022-03-24T14:12:04-04:00
Dec
13
Wed
2023
HSAT – Healthy Schools Action Team @ https://iu.zoom.us/j/81476300536
Dec 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Dec
14
Thu
2023
Connections IN Health: Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition Meeting @ Zoom
Dec 14 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

InJAC meets on the second Thursday of even months.

The Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition (InJAC) develops and promotes Indiana’s statewide strategic plan, in collaboration with health departments, and stakeholders, and partner agencies in rural and urban communities to: improve quality of care, reduce environmental triggers, provide asthma-related trainings and presentations to healthcare professionals, schools, non-profit organizations, hospitals, local health departments, and partner agencies, and increase public awareness of asthma as a serious chronic disease and improve the knowledge and skills of patients regarding detection, treatment, and control of asthma, particularly among high-risk populations.

To join the coalition, contact Courtney Stewart at cestewar@iu.edu.

Dec
15
Fri
2023
All IN for Health and All of Us: What Are They and How Can I Access Them
Dec 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

All IN for Health and All of Us: What Are They and How Can I Access Them

Speaker: Brenda Hudson

Hosted by: Indiana CTSI

Description: The Indiana CTSI is involved in two initiatives to support researchers. One is, All IN for Health, an initiative of the Indiana CTSI, to engage the public in bi-directional conversations to improve the public understanding of the role and value of research. This initiative partners with the community to design, talk about, and share health research and its findings to the public in lay terms. The All IN for Health Resources are available to all Indiana CTSI Research Teams. The second, All of Us is a large national research program conducted by NIH to enroll a million, primarily medically underserved, into a biorepository. Currently, there is over 700,000 adult persons enrolled. Researchers can create a workbench to utilize this dataset which contains survey data, EMR data, genomic sequencing, physical measurements, and digital health data. The Indiana CTSI is part of a consortium of CTSAs to assist researchers in utilizing the All of Us data.

Jan
1
Mon
2024
January is Family Fit Lifestyle Month
Jan 1 – Jan 31 all-day

January is Family Fit Lifestyle Month, which is a great opportunity for building healthy habits together.

Resources for keeping active no matter the season: https://www.eatright.org/fitness/exercise/family-activities/family-exercise-ideas-for-every-season

Find heart healthy recipes and tips for improving your cooking skills: https://recipes.heart.org/en/recipes

Mental health isn’t just mental, it impacts our healthy physically: https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Family-Members-and-Caregivers/Taking-Care-of-Yourself

January is Healthy Weight Awareness Month
Jan 1 – Jan 31 all-day

Healthy weight awareness month infographic

January is Healthy Weight Awareness Month, and Connections IN Health and the Hoosier Health and Wellness Alliance are here to support Hoosiers efforts to shed the weight.

Assess your weight: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/index.html

Find out more about the role nutrition plays: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/healthy_eating/index.html

Learn the health effects of being overweight/obese: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects/index.html

Get moving! https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/index.html

Join the Hoosier Health and Wellness Alliance

Jan
9
Tue
2024
Connections IN Health: Hoosier Health and Wellness Alliance Meeting
Jan 9 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

HHWA meets on the second Tuesday of odd months.

The Hoosier Health and Wellness Alliance (HHWA) seeks to increase positive health outcomes within Indiana by providing the support and effective strategies needed to optimize local impact. Embracing values of collaboration, education and food equity the coalition continues to work on capacity building efforts around the built environment, innovative ways to share the expertise of members, and an increased level of community engagement.

To join the coalition, contact Antonia Sawyer at afsawyer@iu.edu.

Jan
11
Thu
2024
Deadline: Indiana Department of Health Trauma System Development Priority Submission
Jan 11 @ 12:00 am – 11:45 pm
Deadline: K12 Early Career Investigator Awards in Clinical – Translational Research Submission
Jan 11 @ 12:00 am – 11:45 pm
Connections IN Health: Cardiovascular and Diabetes Coalition of Indiana Meeting
Jan 11 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

CADI meets on the second Thursday of odd months.

The Cardiovascular and Diabetes Coalition of Indiana (CADI) is working to help Hoosiers address the burden of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and stroke through education, collaboration, awareness, advocacy, and access to care. CADI uses its long-standing history of engaging various partners throughout the state in service of this work. The coalition has successfully been able to develop and launch the Better Together Plan, Indiana’s first statewide strategic plan to address cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke together.

To join the coalition, contact Aliya Amin at ajamin@iu.edu.

Jan
16
Tue
2024
Deadline: Biomedical Research Grant Submission
Jan 16 @ 12:00 am – 11:45 pm
Dec
13
Wed
2023
HSAT – Healthy Schools Action Team @ https://iu.zoom.us/j/81476300536
Dec 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Dec
14
Thu
2023
Connections IN Health: Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition Meeting @ Zoom
Dec 14 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

InJAC meets on the second Thursday of even months.

The Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition (InJAC) develops and promotes Indiana’s statewide strategic plan, in collaboration with health departments, and stakeholders, and partner agencies in rural and urban communities to: improve quality of care, reduce environmental triggers, provide asthma-related trainings and presentations to healthcare professionals, schools, non-profit organizations, hospitals, local health departments, and partner agencies, and increase public awareness of asthma as a serious chronic disease and improve the knowledge and skills of patients regarding detection, treatment, and control of asthma, particularly among high-risk populations.

To join the coalition, contact Courtney Stewart at cestewar@iu.edu.

Dec
15
Fri
2023
All IN for Health and All of Us: What Are They and How Can I Access Them
Dec 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

All IN for Health and All of Us: What Are They and How Can I Access Them

Speaker: Brenda Hudson

Hosted by: Indiana CTSI

Description: The Indiana CTSI is involved in two initiatives to support researchers. One is, All IN for Health, an initiative of the Indiana CTSI, to engage the public in bi-directional conversations to improve the public understanding of the role and value of research. This initiative partners with the community to design, talk about, and share health research and its findings to the public in lay terms. The All IN for Health Resources are available to all Indiana CTSI Research Teams. The second, All of Us is a large national research program conducted by NIH to enroll a million, primarily medically underserved, into a biorepository. Currently, there is over 700,000 adult persons enrolled. Researchers can create a workbench to utilize this dataset which contains survey data, EMR data, genomic sequencing, physical measurements, and digital health data. The Indiana CTSI is part of a consortium of CTSAs to assist researchers in utilizing the All of Us data.

Jan
1
Mon
2024
January is Family Fit Lifestyle Month
Jan 1 – Jan 31 all-day

January is Family Fit Lifestyle Month, which is a great opportunity for building healthy habits together.

Resources for keeping active no matter the season: https://www.eatright.org/fitness/exercise/family-activities/family-exercise-ideas-for-every-season

Find heart healthy recipes and tips for improving your cooking skills: https://recipes.heart.org/en/recipes

Mental health isn’t just mental, it impacts our healthy physically: https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Family-Members-and-Caregivers/Taking-Care-of-Yourself

January is Healthy Weight Awareness Month
Jan 1 – Jan 31 all-day

Healthy weight awareness month infographic

January is Healthy Weight Awareness Month, and Connections IN Health and the Hoosier Health and Wellness Alliance are here to support Hoosiers efforts to shed the weight.

Assess your weight: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/index.html

Find out more about the role nutrition plays: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/healthy_eating/index.html

Learn the health effects of being overweight/obese: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects/index.html

Get moving! https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/index.html

Join the Hoosier Health and Wellness Alliance

Jan
9
Tue
2024
Connections IN Health: Hoosier Health and Wellness Alliance Meeting
Jan 9 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

HHWA meets on the second Tuesday of odd months.

The Hoosier Health and Wellness Alliance (HHWA) seeks to increase positive health outcomes within Indiana by providing the support and effective strategies needed to optimize local impact. Embracing values of collaboration, education and food equity the coalition continues to work on capacity building efforts around the built environment, innovative ways to share the expertise of members, and an increased level of community engagement.

To join the coalition, contact Antonia Sawyer at afsawyer@iu.edu.

Jan
11
Thu
2024
Deadline: Indiana Department of Health Trauma System Development Priority Submission
Jan 11 @ 12:00 am – 11:45 pm
Deadline: K12 Early Career Investigator Awards in Clinical – Translational Research Submission
Jan 11 @ 12:00 am – 11:45 pm
Connections IN Health: Cardiovascular and Diabetes Coalition of Indiana Meeting
Jan 11 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

CADI meets on the second Thursday of odd months.

The Cardiovascular and Diabetes Coalition of Indiana (CADI) is working to help Hoosiers address the burden of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and stroke through education, collaboration, awareness, advocacy, and access to care. CADI uses its long-standing history of engaging various partners throughout the state in service of this work. The coalition has successfully been able to develop and launch the Better Together Plan, Indiana’s first statewide strategic plan to address cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke together.

To join the coalition, contact Aliya Amin at ajamin@iu.edu.

Jan
16
Tue
2024
Deadline: Biomedical Research Grant Submission
Jan 16 @ 12:00 am – 11:45 pm

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