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
- Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation -- Integrating Primary Care and Mental Health Services (IL)
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation -- Children’s Health Insurance Grants
- The Douglas Foundation -- The Anne and Kirk Douglas Playground Award (Los Angeles, CA)
- BJ's Charitable Foundation -- Community Support Grants
- United Healthcare Foundation -- Medical Expense Grants
- Andersen Corporate Foundation -- Community Betterment Grants (various locations)
New Resources
The National Adolescent Health Information Center has updated their Demographics Fact Sheet on Adolescent and Young Adult Health. Topics addressed include poverty rates, racial/ethnic data, and school enrollment.
Caseworker's Toolkit for Children in Federal Custody developed to help children eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), is now available.
The University of Iowa is conducting a Student Toileting Habits Survey to determine if schools nurses are in need of additional resources to promote healthy toilet habits for their students.
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New from the Center
Dina Birman, PhD, and graduate student Wing Yi Chan begin our series of papers that will address what is known about best practice in providing school-based mental health services to children of immigrants and refugees with this overview on screening and assessment tools. Check out the issue brief at
http://healthinschools.org/Immigrant%20and%20Refugee%20Children.aspx
The Center has been funded by the District of Columbia Department of Mental Health to help it develop an evaluation plan for the Department's School Mental Health Program. The Center will be partnering with our colleague in the GWU Department of Prevention and Community Health, Dr. Susan Blake, to complete the project.
The Immigrant Children Survey is available online, and more responses equals better data to share with you. This brief survey seeks information about the country of origin of the students you serve. Results will be posted on our website after the survey's conclusion.
Please take a moment to complete the survey at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9KAKgoQU4fljeZNA8QbH_2bw_3d_3d
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
Camping Safety
Upcoming Meetings
- Las Vegas, NV: National Association of School Psychologists Summer Conference. July 28-30, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.nasponline.org/conventions/summerconf.aspx.
- Boston, MA: 15th Annual Institute for Psychology in the Schools. August 13, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.apa.org/practice/aips-15.html.
- Tampa, FL: 82nd Annual American School Health Association Conference: Finding Common Ground in Human Sexuality and Other Adolescent Health Issues.November 12-15, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.ashaweb.org/annual_conferences.html.
Previously Posted Meetings
- San Diego, CA: 59th Annual Meeting of the Society for Public Health Education. October 23-25, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.sophe.org/singlenews.asp?item_ID=9463&comm=0.
- Loma Linda, CA: 25th Council for the International Conference on Physical Activity Fitness Research Symposium. September 2-4, 2008. For more information, please visit http://llu.edu/llu/sph/cpe/physicalactivity/reg.html.
- Phoenix, AZ: Center for School Mental Health Annual Conference. September 25-27, 2008. For more information, please visit http://csmh.umaryland.edu/conf_meet/AnnualConference/
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Job Opportunities
- Virginia Department of Health - Public Health Nurse (Alexandria, VA)
- Maine Medical Center - Director of MaineHealth Learning REsource Centers (Portland, ME)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Research Associate (Princeton, NJ)
- Doorways for Women and Families - Child Mental Health Specialist (Arlington, VA)
Grant Alerts
Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation -- Integrating Primary Care and Mental Health Services (IL) (Deadline: 8/15/2008)
The Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation announces a request for proposals for primary care providers who wish to partner with mental health providers to manage treatment of mental health problems in a primary care setting. The Foundation has a particular interest in innovative models that coordinate services with schools or other natural settings.
The David and Lucille Packard Foundation -- Children's Health Insurance Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
The goal of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s Children's Health Insurance grants is to ensure that all children have health insurance that provides them access to health care appropriate to their needs. Funding is focused on maximizing participation in public programs, for which most uninsured children are eligible, and supporting new and innovative programs to meet the remaining unmet needs for children's health insurance.
The Douglas Foundation -- The Anne and Kirk Douglas Playground Award (Los Angeles, CA) (Deadline: Rolling)
The Douglas Foundation’s Anne & Kirk Douglas Playground Award supports and encourages Los Angeles public school communities in creating playgrounds that will be the keystones of campus revitalization and give the city's children the fulfilling experiences and opportunities they deserve.
BJ's Charitable Foundation -- Community Support Grants (Deadline: 8/8/2008)
The mission of BJ’s Charitable Foundation is to enhance and enrich the communities BJ’s stores serve. Grants are awarded to organizations which promote the safety, security and well being of children and families, support education and health programs, provide community service opportunities, and aid in hunger and disaster relief
United Healthcare Foundation -- Medical Expense Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
United Healthcare Foundation’s Medical Expense Grants provide financial relief for families who have children with medical needs not covered or not fully covered by their commercial health benefit plan. The Foundation aims to fill the gap between medical costs and what commercial health benefit plans will pay for.
Andersen Corporate Foundation -- Community Betterment Grants (Various Locations) (Deadline: 10/15/2008)
The Andersen Corporate Foundation aims to better people’s lives and strengthen communities. Their Community Betterment Grants are available in the areas of affordable housing, health and safety, education and youth development, and human and civic services.
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News Alert
National Institutes of Health Study Reveals Activity Levels of
Children Decline from Age 9 to 15
Commonwealth Fund Report on
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New Resources
The National Adolescent Health Information Center's Demographics Fact sheet on Adolescent and Young Adult Health has been updated. Findings include an increase in racial/ethnic diversity, median age of first marriage, and school enrollment, and a decrease in poverty rates.
To assist caseworkers help unaccompanied immigrant minors eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Children's Services in the Migration and Refugee Services division of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops developed a Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Caseworker's Toolkit for Children in Federal Custody.The kit is designed to ensure that SIJS-eligible children receive assistance and case monitoring during the SIJS application process.
The University of Iowa’s Student Toileting Habits Survey is now available for school nurses and health care providers. Good toileting behaviors may be learned along with abnormal toileting behaviors, resulting in urinary and bowel accidents in school-age children. Half of a child's waking hours are spent at school, suggesting school nurses are in a unique position to promote healthy toileting patterns in school children.
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Job opportunities
Virginia Department of Health - Public Health Nurse (Alexandria, VA)
The Virginia Department of Health seeks a Public Health Nurse to provide nursing case management to high-risk pregnant women, infants, and children, as well as occasional secondary staffing for direct clinical services, including immunizations, well child, family planning, TB, and STI clinics. Licensure or eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia is required. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit https://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1216141712071.
Maine Medical Center - Director of MaineHealth Learning Resource Center (Portland, ME)
The Maine Medical Center seeks a Director to lead the strategic development and management of MaineHealth's Learning Resource Centers. The Centers are professionally staffed health libraries whose mission is to improve patient care and community health through evidenced-based wellness, health education, and chronic disease self-management programs and services. The Director’s responsibilities include developing and implementing a strategic, system-wide vision, budget development and oversight; fundraising (including grant writing), and supervision of professional and administrative staff. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2931558.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) - Research Associate (Princeton, NJ)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks a research associate who will work with staff members of the Research &Evaluation Unit in support of the New Connections program. The mission of the New Connections program is to increase diverse perspectives to RWJF programming. Responsibilities include conducting project and related research, working with key experts, assisting in designing and implementing new initiatives, evaluating proposals, and monitoring program and grants. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2929812.
Doorways for Women and Families - Child Mental Health Specialist (Arlington, VA)
Doorways for Women and Families provides life-saving shelter and supportive services to women and families escaping domestic violence and homelessness. Doorways seeks an experienced, skilled Child Mental Health Specialist to serve in our holistic, high-quality, therapeutic support for children who have been exposed to trauma. Position is responsible for delivery of therapeutic assessment, brief intervention, and support for children (ages 0-18) and their parents who are served in Doorways domestic violence shelter, homeless shelter, and supportive housing programs. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/297958-255.
