Weekly Insider
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Weekly Insider is a web-enhanced newsletter that offers news alerts, grant announcements and general web site updates delivered directly to your email box on a weekly basis. The Center is located at the School of Public Health and Health Services at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Grant Alerts
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Reclaiming Futures: Communities Helping Teens Overcome Drugs, Alcohol, and Crime
- Peace Child International -- Be the Change Small Scale Grants
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Nurse Faculty Scholars Program
- Texas Department of State Health Services -- DSHS School Health Program (Texas)
- United States Soccer Foundation -- Planning Grants Initiative
- Tiger Woods Foundation -- Grants for Underserved Youth
New this month from the Center
Two resources for providing mental health services to children of immigrants and refugees are available from the Center. They are available at the links below or e-mail chhcs@gwu.edu to order one free copy of each.
The Center will be expanding the Job Opportunities section in the Weekly Insider. If you know of a job in school nursing, public health, school mental health or related fields, please let us know by sending a brief announcement to chhcs@gwu.edu.
February 2008 E-Journal
-- Prescription for Danger -- Trends in Teen Drug Abuse
-- Preventing Influenza -- The Case for Immunizing Children at School
-- CDC Reviews School Laws, Policies on Child/Adolescent Health
Center Co-Director Olga Acosta Price has authored a chapter on school mental health in a new two-volume publication, Battleground Schools, edited by Sandra Mathison and E. Wayne Ross, Greenwood-Heineman publishing company.
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New Resources
The CDC has just released The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan.
Immigrants: Coverage and Access to Care, a compilation of resources, is available from kaiserEdu.org.
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Important topic
National Eating Disorders Week
- CHHCS: Eating Disorders
- National Eating Disorders Association: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
- Something Fishy: Eating Disorders
Upcoming Meetings
- Washington, DC: AcademyHealth 25th Annual Research Meeting. June 8-10, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.academyhealth.org/arm/register/index.htm.
- Washington, DC: Oldways: Understanding and Managing Sweetness. April 2, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.oldwayspt.org/managing_sweetness.html.
Previously Posted Meetings
- Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency: Communities in Action for Asthma-Friendly Environments. May 1-2, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.epaasthmaforum.com.
- San Francisco, CA: National Social Norms Institute and the BACCHUS Network’s 2008 National Conference on Social Norms. July 20-22, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.socialnorm.org/.
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL: National AfterSchool Association’s 20th Anniversary Conference. March 12-14, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.naaconference.org/ and click on “Conference.”
Job opportunities
- Alliance for Health Reform - Operations Associate (Washington, DC)
- Eckerd Youth Alternatives - Bilingual Functional Family Therapist (Dallas County, TX)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Program Association (Princeton, NJ)
- Arizona Department of Health Services/CDC - Public Health Evaluator and Research Specialist (Phoenix, AZ)
- Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department - Community Health Nurse 1 (Tacoma, WA)
- Dwa Fanm - Children’s Services Coordinator/Counselor (Brooklyn, NY)
Grant alerts
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Reclaiming Futures: Communities Helping Teens Overcome Drugs, Alcohol, and Crime (Deadline: 4/1/08)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for its Reclaiming Futures: Communities Helping Teens Overcome Drugs, Alcohol, and Crime grant program. The purpose of the program is to support dissemination of the Reclaiming Futures approach to decreasing teen drug and alcohol programs through improved resource sharing, data collection and utilization, and promotion of best practices.
Peace Child International -- Be the Change Small Scale Grants (Deadline: 3/31/08)
Peace Child International is accepting applications for its Be the Change Small Scale grant program to support sustainable, youth-led projects that serve the community in the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi’s idea to “be the change [you] want to see in the world”.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for its Nurse Faculty Scholars Program. The purpose of this program is to support mentorship and leadership training to junior nursing faculty.
Texas Department of State Health Services -- DSHS School Health Program (Texas) (Deadline: 3/31/08)
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is accepting applications for its DSHS School Health Program to support the start-up or expansion of school-based health centers.
The United States Soccer Foundation, in partnership with Clough Harbour Sports, is accepting applications for its Planning Grants to produce a master plan for construction of soccer fields, especially fields in urban, economically disadvantaged areas.
Tiger Woods Foundation -- Grants for Underserved Youth (Deadline: 5/1/08)
The Tiger Woods Foundation is accepting applications for grants through its underserved youth grant program to support projects that provide education and youth development to underserved youth ages 5-17, particularly those that focus on youth in urban American cities.
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News Alert
Report Assesses Ability of State Health Departments to Respond to Emergencies
Whether states are making good use of some $5 billion in federal funding they’ve gotten since 2002 to improve their ability to respond to public health threats such as an influenza pandemic is assessed in a report released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Immigrants: Coverage and Access to Care, is a compilation of resources available from kaiserEdu.org. Information includes key data, policy research, fact sheets, webcasts and key organizations in the field.-----------------------------------------------------------------
Alliance for Health Reform - Operations Associate (Washington, DC)
The Alliance for Health Reform has an opening for an Operations Associate. Duties will include handling financial, administrative, and human resources duties, along with logistics for conducting briefings on Capitol Hill and other locations. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.allhealth.org/aboutus_jobopps.asp.
Eckerd Youth Alternatives is seeking a Bilingual Functional Family Therapist. The Therapist will work with youth and families to implement Functional Family Therapy. Duties include conducting assessments and providing clinical treatment. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=81c971d3b998f699.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Program Association (Princeton, NJ)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has an opening for a Program Associate to work on the Public Health team. The Program Associate will conduct project and related research, work with key experts, grantees and applicants to develop strategies and action plans, assist in designing and implementing new initiatives, evaluating proposals and monitoring programs and grants. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.rwjf.org/about/jobdetail.jsp?id=10109.
The Arizona Department of Health Services in collaboration with the CDC is seeking a Public Health Evaluator and Research Specialist. The Evaluator will serve as a technical expert in developing, planning, and implementing an evaluation of Arizona’s vaccine mandate. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/phec.cfm and search for “Public Health Evaluator and Research Specialist.”
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department - Community Health Nurse (Tacoma, WA)
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has an opening for a Community Health Nurse. The Nurse will work within the Eastside Family Support Center to support families in raising healthy children in healthy communities. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/phec.cfm and search for “Community Health Nurse.”
Dwa Fanm has an opening for a Children’s Services Coordinator/Counselor. Duties include aiding individuals and families affected by child abuse and neglect, involved or at risk for child abuse and neglect by providing case management, parenting support and life skills training. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/256955-141.
