Weekly Insider Jun 25-Jul 01 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 Resources

Highlighting the socio-economic disparities seen in emergency care, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released the statistical brief, Pediatric Emergency Department Visits in Community Hospitals from Selected States.

Two years after its proposed development, the Department of Health and Human Service’s Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Report, 2008 is now available.

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New from the Center

Olga Acosta Price of CHHCS and Michelle Lyn, director of Duke University’s program to provide mental health services for children of immigrants and refugees, spoke at the National School-Based Health Care Convention (NASBHC) on providing more effective care for this population.

Donna Behrens and Julia Lear of CHHCS joined NASBHC’s executive director, John Schlitt, in laying out relevant issues for school-based health centers in the upcoming health care reform debate.

Theresa Chapman of CHHCS exhibited at the 40th Annual Conference of the National Association of School Nurses.

June/July 2008 E-Journal
-- Adolescents Deserve Special Attention in SCHIP Outreach Programs
-- Increase in Obesity Among American Young is Leveling Off
-- Minor Consent Laws are Imperative for Adolescents But Accidental Breaches in Privacy Still Occur
-- Peer Relationships Crucial in Quitting Smoking
-- Teenagers Do Not Engage in Oral Sex to Preserve Their Technical Virginity

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Important Topic

Boating Safety
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Upcoming Meetings

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Previously Posted Meetings


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Job Opportunities

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Grant Alerts

Gannett Foundation -- Community and Youth Development Grants (Deadline: 8/15/2008)
The Gannett Foundation is awarding grants to invest in the future of the communities in which Gannett does business. Preference is given to projects that take a creative approach to fundamental issues such as education and neighborhood improvement, economic development, youth development, community problem-solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment.

National Gardening Association -- Healthy Sprouts Awards (Deadline: 10/15/2008)
The National Gardening Association is accepting applications for its Healthy Sprouts Awards program to support awareness of nutrition and hunger through development of health-focused youth gardens.

Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation -- Quickball Grants  (Deadline: Rolling)
The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation provides equipment and Quickball grants to organizations nation-wide that provide character development or athletic programs that help at-risk and disadvantaged youth take positive steps toward a successful lifestyle.

PepsiCo Foundation -- Health and Wellness Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
PepsiCo Foundation's mission in Health and Wellness is to advance and encourage healthy lifestyles and positive behavior change. Initiatives of particular interest are those which address one or more of the following focus areas: community activation, minority communities, school drop-out prevention, and health professionals.

Nike, Inc. -- Physical Activity Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
Nike, Inc. is committed to providing the benefits of sport to all young people by serving low-income youth, minorities, and young women and providing access to safe spaces, inspirational coaches, and the best classroom curriculum and equipment.

Public Welfare Foundation -- Health Reform Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to ensure fundamental rights and opportunities for people in need. The Health Reform Program seeks to expand effective consumer advocacy for health care, particularly on the state and local levels, and supports the belief that well-informed consumers and skilled advocates can play a major role in creating a health system to which all residents of the United States have access and which affords them cost-effective and affordable care of a high quality.


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News Alert

Moratoria on CMS Regulations Cutting Medicaid Payments to Schools Included In Legislation Signed by President (6/30/2008)
On June 30, President Bush signed the supplemental war funding bill passed by both houses of Congress that included a suspension of the CMS regulations that would have reduced or eliminated Medicaid reimbursement to schools for administrative and transportation services and payments for case management.

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New Resources

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s statistical brief, Pediatric Emergency Department Visits in Community Hospitals from Selected States, compares rates of emergency room visits by children from low-income communities with those of children from high-income communities. Rates of ED visits were inversely related to wealth: the rate of ED visits in the poorest communities was 86.1 percent higher than the rate in the wealthiest communities (413.8 visits per 1,000 children in the poorest communities compared to 222.3 visits per 1,000 children in the wealthiest communities).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Report, 2008  presents and summarizes the Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee’s review of science relating physical activity to a variety of health outcomes. It also addresses the benefits of physical activity for particular subgroups of the population such as children and youth, pregnant and postpartum women, persons with disabilities, and individuals with some chronic conditions.

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Job opportunities

Food Research and Action Center – Child Nutrition Policy Analyst  (Washington, DC)
The Food Research and Action Center seeks a child nutrition policy analyst to work with national, state, and local partners to increase participation in school-based and out-of-school time (summer and after school) nutrition programs.  For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/285858-221.

Chicago Department of Public Health – Public Health Nurse   (Chicago, IL)
The Chicago Department of Public Health seeks a Public Health Nurse who is fluent in both Spanish and English. This position will provide professional nursing care to individuals in a community environment and educate and instruct individuals in disease prevention, nutrition, and child care. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit  http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=6391.

Public Health Solutions: The Nurse-Family Partnership- Nurse Home Visitor  (New York, NY)
Public Health Solutions: The Nurse-Family Partnership seeks a Nurse Home Visitor who will provide prenatal and early childhood case management through regular home visits to first-time, low-income moms and their babies. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit  http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=6382.

University of Minnesota – Senior Research Associate (Minneapolis, MN)
The University of Minnesota School of Nursing seeks a Senior Research Associate with expertise in adolescent health, public health and statistical methodologies. This position involves work with research and research training programs led by three CDC- and NIH-funded principal investigators. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit  http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2905763.

Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health Center – Therapist (Yakima, Sunnyside, & Goldendale, WA)
The Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health Center seeks a therapist who will provide clinical leadership to the outpatient treatment program serving children, adults, and families for brief, intermediate therapy. Other responsibilities include coordinating case assignments, staff supervision and evaluation, and providing direct client services. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2902819&keywords=children.

Maine Center for Public Health – Senior Evaluator/Team Leader  (Augusta, ME)
Maine’s Center for Public Health seeks a Senior Evaluator to join the management team and lead state-wide and community based evaluations of health education/promotion, disease prevention and community health programs. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/293399-132.