Weekly Insider Jan 23-Jan 29 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 December 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

Three studies focusing on medical interpretation methods and practices are available in a recent supplementary issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

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Important topic

February 1: Give Kids a Smile Day

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Upcoming Meetings

  • Minneapolis, MN: Sixth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations. Sept. 21 - 24, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.diversityrxconference.org/.

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Previously Posted 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 and 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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Job opportunities

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Grant alerts

Textron -- Healthy Families/Vibrant Communities (Rhode Island) (Deadline: March 1, 2008)
Textron is accepting applications for its Healthy Families/Vibrant Communities grant program to support health and human services programs that target low-income families and youth.

Women’s Sports Foundation -- Ambassador Team Awards (Deadline: July 18, 2008)
The Women’s Sports Foundation is accepting applications for its Ambassador Team Awards to encourage female high school students to be physically active.

Ronald McDonald House Charities -- U.S. Matching Grants for Local or Community Efforts (Deadline: Rolling)
The Ronald McDonald House Charities is accepting applications for its U.S. Matching Grants for Local or Community Efforts. These grants are available to make a positive impact on the well-being of children. Organizations seeking funding should directly improve the health and well-being of children, address a significant funding gap or critical opportunity, have the potential for long-term impact and produce measurable results.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research (Deadline: March 26, 2008)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for its Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research grant program to enable investigators from a wide range of disciplines pursue innovative policy approaches to critical national health policy issues facing the United States.

 U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Team Nutrition Training Grants for Healthy School Meals (Deadline: April 14, 2008)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its Team Nutrition Training Grants for Healthy School Meals program to support projects that build infrastructure to implement the USDA’s nutrition requirements and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in school meals.

Food Lion Charitable Foundation -- General Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
The Food Lion Charitable Foundation is accepting applications for its general grants to support projects that improve primary and secondary academic education for children, provide meals or food to the hungry, or fund local charitable organizations.

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News alert

House Fails Again to Override Veto of SCHIP
Trying again to get a reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) through Congress, the House of Representatives yesterday failed by 15 votes to override President Bush’s veto of a bill that would have added $35 billion to the popular state/federal program over the next five years.

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Job opportunities

The Harlem Community & Academic Partnership/Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies - Project Manager (New York City, NY)
The Harlem Community & Academic Partnerships is seeking a Project Manager. The Project Manager will assist with research, build partnerships and community support, and supervise students and assistants. For more information and to apply to this position, please go to http://www.nyam.org/about/job3007.shtml.

DeKalb County Board of Health - Public Health Nursing Coordinator (Decatur, GA)
The DeKalb County Board of Health is seeking a Public Health Nursing Coordinator. This person will be in charge of managing the tuberculosis program, including budgeting, liaison to the state office, developing program goals and objectives and supervision. For more information and to apply for this position, please go to http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu and search for “PH Nursing Coordinator.”

Family Connections, Inc. - Mental Health Clinician (Orange, NJ)
Family Connections, Inc is seeking a Mental Health Clinician to work at Bloomfield High School. The Clinician should be Spanish-speaking and able to provide drop-in counseling, crisis assessment, individual, family and group therapy. For more information and to apply for this position, please go to http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/260759-50.