Weekly Insider Jun 04-Jun 10 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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Adolescent and School Health has released the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance MMWR Surveillance Summary and the 2007 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey data.

The Childhood Obesity Network has published a new report, Childhood Obesity: The Role of Health Policy.

The issue brief, Health Insurance Coverage of Young Adults: Issues and Broader Considerations, has been released by the Urban Institute. 

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New from the Center

June 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

June 8-14 is Sun Safety Week
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Upcoming Meetings

  • Washington, DC: Catholic Relief Services Orphans and Vulnerable Children Forum. June 25-26, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.crs.org/events/#.
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Previously Posted Meetings

  • Indian Wells, CA: LIA Foundation Annual Lyme-Autism Connection Conference and Retreat. June 26-29, 2008.  For more information, please visit http://www.liafoundation.org/.

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Job Opportunities

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Grant Alerts

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Maximizing Enrollment for Kids: Making Medicaid and SCHIP Work (Deadline: 6/24/2008; Registration to Apply)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Maximizing Enrollment for Kids: Making Medicaid and SCHIP Work initiative aims to increase enrollment and retention of eligible children in Medicaid and SCHIP by helping states streamline their systems, policies and procedures, and to measure the impact of these changes.

Albertsons -- Health and Nutrition Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
Albertsons is accepting grant applications in the following areas: hunger relief, youth and education, health and nutrition, and environmental stewardship.

American Savings Foundation -- Youth and Family Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
The American Savings Foundation is an independent, charitable foundation dedicated to strengthening the community by supporting education, human services, and the arts.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Faith-based Advocacy: Galvanizing Communities to End Childhood Obesity (Deadline: 7/25/2008)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Faith-based Advocacy: Galvanizing Communities to End Childhood Obesity initiative aims to support faith-based coalitions to advance community policies or environmental changes that improve access to healthy foods and/or opportunities for physical activity.

American Academy of Pediatrics -- Community Access to Child Health Planning Funds Program (Deadline: 7/31/2008)
Through the Community Access To Child Health Planning Funds program, the American Academy of Pediatrics provides grants to develop innovative, community-based initiatives that increase children's access to health services not otherwise available.

The Faye McBeath Foundation -- Children and Health Grants (Wisconsin)  (Deadline: Rolling)
The Faye McBeath Foundation supports programs for children, health, health education, and civic and governmental affairs.

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News Alert

CDC Reports Results from 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (6/10/2008)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, today's teens are making healthier choices than teens did 15 years ago. According to
the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), high schoolers are reporting more healthy behaviors in 2007 than in 1991.

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New Resources

The 2007 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey recently released by the CDC revealed that U.S. high school students are showing overall improvements in health-related behaviors.

The Childhood Obesity Action Network report, Childhood Obesity: The Role of Health Policy, provides recommendations on actions that stakeholders in health care can take to launch an effective health care response to childhood obesity.

The Urban Institute's issue brief, Health Insurance Coverage of Young Adults: Issues and Broader Considerations, examines the root causes of uninsurance among young adults and assess the potential effects of policy options such as tax credits, Medicaid expansions and individual mandates.

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Job opportunities

Klickitat County Public Health Department – Public Health Nurse (White Salmon, WA)
The Klickitat County Public Health Department is seeking a Public Health Nurse to perform a variety of professional nursing duties in a generalized rural community health nursing setting. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2902462.

New York City Department of Mental Health and Hygiene – Environmental Emergency Technical Expert (New York, NY)
The New York City Department of Mental Health and Hygiene is seeking an Environmental Emergency Technical Expert. Responsibilities include providing high level support and guidance to during environmental emergencies; responding to environmental incidents and providing on-site technical advice to agency partners; and providing expertise on incident characterization, potential community and worker exposures, site decontamination, remediation and re-occupancy. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2902316.

Step Up Women's Network, Los Angeles – Teen Programs Coordinator (Los Angeles, CA)
Step Up Women's Network is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to strengthening community resources for women and girls. Step Up is seeking a Teen Programs Coordinator to support the delivery of Step Up’s teen programs, serving up to 200 middle/high school age underserved girls from Los Angeles area schools. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/en/job/284761-261.

Community Healthlink, Inc – Licensed Clinician, Pre-School Mental Health (Worcester, MA)
Community Healthlink, Inc has an opening for a Licensed Clinician, Pre-School Mental Health.  Responsibilities include conducting assessments and evaluations, developing and implementing culturally competent individualized treatment plans, and conducting family therapy. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/en/job/283917-138.

Whitman-Walker Clinic – Community Health Educator (Washington, DC)
The Whitman-Walker Clinic is seeking a Community Health Educator to provide HIV education, conduct educational group sessions and outreach to targeted populations, perform program activities, and provide counseling and HIV testing. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/en/job/286007-165.

Alameda County Public Health Department – Director, Public Health Nursing Policy & Planning (Oakland, CA)
The Alameda County Public Health Department has an opening for a Director, Public Health Nursing Policy & Planning. The incumbent will plan, organize, evaluate and direct the Public Health Nursing Program of the health department. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2621435.