Weekly Insider Jul 18-Jul 23 2007

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

  • June/July E-journal
    -- Tobacco Still Biggest Health Threat for Kids
    -- School Wellness Policies and the Fight on Childhood Obesity
    --'Connecting with the Younger Demographic' Digital Food Ads Target Children, Teens
    -- It's Effective, But Is It Safe? Debating FDA's Rules on Drugs
  • The Center is pleased to announce the winner of the school health resources raffle from the National Association of School Nurses Annual Meeting and Exhibition June 28 – 29, 2007. Ms. Brenda DeBerry from Troy, North Carolina will receive the following books: Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in Balance, Safe and Healthy School Environments and School Health Services and Programs.

    We want to thank everyone who stopped by and participated in our Childhood Overweight survey. We received an overwhelming number of responses.

    We anticipate having the results of the survey by the next edition of the Weekly Insider.

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New resources

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Important topic

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

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Upcoming meetings

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Previously posted meetings

  • Washington, DC: Association for Medical Education in Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) 31st Annual National Conference.  November 8-10, 2007. For more information please visit
    http://www.apha.org/programs/pubhealthcalendar/6DD193ED-7E08-46B2-8A7A-5DAA7E90BA83.htm

    Job opportunities

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    New resources
    The Case for a New Approach to Sex Education Mounts; Will Policymakers Heed the Message?    , an article about the debate on the subject of abstinence-only sex education programs, is featured in the Spring 2007 Guttmacher Institute's State News Quarterly. The article is available at http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/gpr/10/2/gpr100202.pdf

    Healthy Behaviors for Children and Families: Developing Exemplary Practices in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Food Security in Afterschool Programs, a guide from the Center for Collaborative Solutions, is now available. This document is designed to provide guidance for afterschool program leaders and directors to improve the quality of nutrition education for program participants and their families. To view the guide, visit http://ccscenter.org/images/library/File/whats_new/Formatted%20Exemplary%20Practices%207-19-07.pdf

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    Job 0pportunities

    La Clinica de la Raza -- Associate Medical Director (Oakland, CA)
    The Associate Medical Director will develop, implement and evaluate teen health services under the direction of the Medical Director in a community health clinic and 4 school-based health centers. The person in this position must have a medical license valid in the state of California, have experience providing clinical care to adolescents and be willing to represent adolescent health needs to the medical community in the Oakland area. For more information and to apply for this position, please visit http://www.laclinica.org/employAllJobs.shtml and search for the Associate Medical Director position description.

    Froedtert Hospital -- Elementary School Nurse (Milwaukee, WI)
    The Elementary School Nurse will provide school nursing services to students attending an urban elementary school. He or she will also support the community health education and outreach services of Froedtert Hospital. For more information and to apply for this position, please visit https://secure.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/froedtert/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&Job_Id=12024&esid=az

    INSIGHTS-NYU -- School-Based Project Coordinator (New York, NY)
    The School-Based Project Coordinator will lead a research project intended to advance the social development of kindergarten to second graders and improve the behavior management and discipline skills of their parents and teachers. This project is a partnership between New York University and 6 elementary schools. The person in this position will be responsible for participant recruitment and retention, data collection, and coordination of research assistants. For more information and to apply for this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/SiteIndex/AssetViewer/view?asset=Job&a
    sset-id=230319-52&keywords=school-based&sid=103129225-332-nYk

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    Grant alerts

    U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Rural Community Development Initiative (Deadline: 9/6/07)
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its Rural Community Development Initiative is to support housing, community facilities or community and economic development.

    Pride Foundation -- Inland Northwest States Gay and Lesbian Programs (Inland Northwest) (Deadline: 9/07/07)
    The Pride Foundation is accepting applications for its Inland Northwest States Gay and Lesbian grant program. The purpose of the program is to fund organizations that help the Inland Northwest's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender in the following categories: education, advocacy and outreach; HIV/AIDS; arts and recreation; youth and family services; lesbian health; and other health and community services.

    D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust -- Children's Grants (Puget Sound region) (Deadline: 9/08/07)
    The D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust is accepting applications for its Children's Grants program to give children a better start in life, both educationally and physically.

    Thomson Gale Incorporated -- TEAMS Awards (Deadline: 9/06/07)
    The Thomson Gale TEAMS Awards recognize and encourage collaboration between teachers and media specialists to promote learning and increase student achievement. Nominations for the award will be evaluated based on: 1) demonstrated collaboration between media specialists and teachers during the 2006/07 school year; 2) effective techniques that positively impact student learning and achievement (State and National Standards); 3) support received from school leadership; and 4) ability for others to replicate this best practice.

    Tucson Electric Power and UniSource Energy Services -- Grants that Make a Difference (Southern Arizona) (Deadline: 9/11/07)
    Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and UniSource Energy Services (UES) are accepting applications for their Grants that Make a Difference program. The purpose of the program is to support projects providing prevention, intervention, and treatment for issues faced by at-risk youth and their families, including those that incorporate services designed to improve the health and well-being of several generations within the same family.

    Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation -- Dental Grants (Kansas) (Deadline: 9/04/07)
    The Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation is accepting applications for its dental grants program. The purpose of the program is to support the advancement of oral health for the people of Kansas through funding projects that benefit the people of Kansas through raising public awareness, emphasizing prevention, improving access to dental services, having measurable improvement goals, and showing strong community support for the project.

    Speedway Children's Charities Awards – (Upcoming deadlines in Nevada and Atlanta, GA) (Deadlines: August 27, 2007 ( Nevada); August 31, 2007 (Atlanta, GA))
    Speedway Children's Charities is accepting applications for its National and Regional awards to improve the quality of life for children in need regardless of their medical, economic, or educational status.

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    News alerts

    President Pledges Veto of SCHIP Extension if Congress Exceeds $5 Billion Funding Request 
    President Bush said yesterday that he will veto an extension of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) if Congress sends him legislation increasing spending for SCHIP by $35 billion over the next five years. A Senate committee is recommending the $35 billion figure after scaling down a proposal for a $50 billion increase.

    Journal Reports on ADHD Follow-up Studies 
    Four reports in the August 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry discuss outcomes of various types of treatment for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In an analysis of the studies released today, the National Institute of Mental Health in the National Institutes of Health reported improvement following ADHD treatment in most children.