Weekly Insider Jan 16-Jan 23 2008

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.


New this month at the Center

The Center’s fact sheet, Psychotropic Drugs and Children: Use, Trends, and Implications for Schools, has been updated with findings from articles published through July 2007.

A presentation on the clinical implications of mental health interpretation prepared by Yeshashwork Kibour, PhD, of the Center for Multicultural Human Services, is now posted on the CHHCS website.

January 2008 E-Journal
-- CMS Bars Medicaid for School Administrative Activities, Transportation
-- Should Schools Test for Drugs of Abuse?
-- Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, 2008

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New Resource

The RAND Corporation offers monthly Congressional Health Newsletters which cover health and policy. RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.


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Important topic

Healthy Weight Week

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Upcoming meetings

  • Washington, D.C.: District of Columbia School Nurses Program: H.A.N.D.S. (Helping Administer To The Needs Of The Student With Diabetes In The School). April 12, 2008. For more information, please go to www.NASN.org. Under the heading, "Quicklinks" click "Affiliates" then click "District of Columbia."
  • Denver, CO: School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA) National Conference. April 3-5, 2008. For more information, please visit www.sswaa.org/index.html


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Previously posted meetings

  • Washington, DC: Mental Health America 2008 Annual Conference & National Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Summit. June 4-7, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.nmha.org/go/conference/


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Job opportunities

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    Grant alerts

    Verizon Foundation -- Grants for Nonprofits (Deadline: Rolling)
    The Verizon Foundation is accepting applications for its grants for projects by nonprofit organizations that focus on literacy, domestic violence, or technology for healthcare and healthcare accessibility.

    MetLife Foundation -- Community-Police Partnerships Grants (Deadline: 2/29/08)
    The MetLife Foundation, in collaboration with the Local Initiatives Support Corp., is accepting applications for its Community-Police Partnerships grant program. The purpose of the program is to improve community safety by supporting: 1) Neighborhood Revitalization Projects that reduce crime and improve economic development outcomes through community group-police partnerships; or 2) Special Strategy Awards that improve other significant outcomes in the areas of applied technology, aesthetics and greenspace improvement, diversity inclusion and integration, drug market disruption, gang prevention and youth safety, seniors and safety, or school safety.

    U.S. Department of Education -- Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (Deadline: 2/19/08)
    The U.S. Department of Education is accepting applications for its Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) grant program to support improvements to school emergency management plans, including training, procedures, communication among stakeholders, and coordination among resources.

    Dollar General -- Family Literacy Grants (Deadline: 3/4/08)
    The Dollar General is accepting applications for its Family Literacy Grants program to support literacy programs that include adult education instruction (adult education instruction, adult basic education, and GED preparation, and/or English for speakers of other languages), children’s education, parent and child time, and parenting classes that teach parents to be the primary teacher for their child.

    Commonwealth Fund -- Health Grants (Deadline: Rolling; Letter of Inquiry)
    The Commonwealth Fund is accepting applications for its grants to support projects that improve health care practice and policy for vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, low-income families, minorities, and the uninsured.

    Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning -- The First Lady's Family Literacy Initiative for Texas (Deadline: 3/7/08)
    The Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning is accepting applications for The First Lady’s Family Literacy Initiative for Texas. The purpose of this initiative is to help create family literacy programs by building on single generation literacy programs, or replicate successful programs in new populations or locations.
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    Job opportunities

    New York City Mission Society - Project Manager (New York City, NY)
    The Project Manager will be responsible for monitoring the day-to-day coordination of activities, developing relationships with community leaders and organizations and coordinating meetings with stakeholders. For more information, and to apply to this position, please go to http://www.nycmissionsociety.org/

    Asian Community Mental Health Services - Clinical Supervisor (Oakland, CA)
    The Clinical Supervisor will provide supervision to clinical staff and interns, work with the Assertive Community Reinforcement Approach evidence-based model, conduct trainings and coordinate evaluation efforts. For more information, and to apply to this position, please go to http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/259271-149.

    Constella Group, LLC - Asthma Counselors (New Orleans, LA)
    The Constella Group is looking for two Asthma Counselors. Asthma Counselors will be responsible for providing case management to children with moderate to severe asthma and their families. For more information, and to apply to this position, please go to http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu and search for “Asthma Counselors”