Weekly Insider 11.06.2009
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The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
New Resources
The Urban Institute released a new report, Health Care Reform for Children with Public Coverage, which emphasizes that children have much at stake in regards to health reform.
A new Issue Brief from the US Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Mental Health Needs of Low-Income Children with Special Health Care Needs, summarizes the Child Health Insurance Research Initiative study that compared family perceptions of mental health needs to the actual prevalence of mental health problems among children with special health care needs.
Promoting Healthy Parenting Practices Across Cultural Groups: A CDC Research Brief recognizes that cultural norms influence parenting practices and affect how children are raised.
New from the Center
The Center has released Issue Brief #2, Partnering with Parents and Families to Support Immigrant and Refugee Children at School, written by Eileen Gale Kugler. The issue brief provides background on the impact of the immigrant and refugee experience on children and youth and the importance of engaging the entire family in addressing the mental health needs of immigrant and refugee students to build a crucial home-school partnership that may open doors to student success. View Issue Brief #2 here under Publications for Caring Across Communities
On Thursday, May 21, 2pm EST the Center held its third webinar on Understanding the rise in suicide attempts in Latina teens presented by Dr. Luis Zayas, professor at the School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. The webinar examined the high rate of suicide attempts by adolescent Latinas in the US and factors that may contribute to the rate. To access the archived webinar (PowerPoint and audio), click here.
Important Topics
World Refugee Day: June 20, 2009
Upcoming Meetings
- Boston, MA: Summer Seminars 2009 for Afterschool Program Professionals. July 13-16, 2009. For more in formation and to register for the event, please visit: http://www.niost.org/summerseminars
- University Park, PA: National Food Service Management Institute – Orientation to School Nutrition Management Seminar. August 10-14, 2009. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://nfsmi.org/Events.aspx?id=52
- Phoenix, AZ: Evidence-Based Child and Teen Mental Health Conference: The Second National Institute for Primary Care Providers. October 22-23, 2009. For more information and to register for the event, please visit: http://nursing.asu.edu/ace/courses/ebpctmh/index.htm
Previously Posted Meetings
- Green Bay, WI: 2009 CREATE a culturally Responsive Environment Conference. June 29 – July 1, 2009. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.snoa.org/
Job opportunities
Revolution Foods – Washington, DC School Account Manager (Washington, DC)
Union Industrial Home for Children Family Partners – Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Trenton, NJ)
Arlington County Government – Public Health Nurse (Arlington, VA)
Maine Center for Public Health – Evaluation Specialist/Research Associate (Augusta, ME)
Moving Forward Towards Independence – Part-Time Clinical Coordinator (Napa, CA)
Centers for Disease Control – Logistics Health, Inc. – Research Analyst (Atlanta, GA)
Grant Alerts
Department for Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - Basic Center Program Grants for Runaway and Homeless Youth (Deadline: 7/13/09)
The Basic Center Program Grants for Runaway and Homeless Youth is intended to support projects that provide an alternative for runaway and homeless youth who might otherwise end up in law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems.
Foster’s Group - Foster’s Community Grants (Deadline: 10/31/09)
Foster’s Community Grants support high-quality, sustainable community projects in North America and Australia. Focus areas include: wellness (both physical and mental health), culture, and environment.
National Gardening Association and The Home Depot – 2010 Youth Garden Grants Program (Deadline: 11/2/09)
The National Gardening Association and The Home Depot provide Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders (Deadline: Varies)
Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders is a collaborative initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that aims to improve the leadership capacity of community-based nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable populations.
Amway Inc. – Amway’s One by One Grants (Ada, Michigan, Buena Park and Lakeview, California, and near service centers in Washington, Georgia, Texas, and Hawaii) (Deadline: Rolling)
Amway’s One by One Campaign for Children aims to rally resources from business owners, employees, affiliates, and customers in order to improve the quality of lives for children where Amway business is conducted.
Riverside Community Health Foundation – Community Health Grants (Riverside, CA) (Deadline: Rolling)
The Riverside Community Health Foundation supports proposals that improve the health of residents within Riverside, California.
New Resources
The Urban Institute released a new report, Health Care Reform for Children with Public Coverage, which emphasizes that children have much at stake in regards to health reform. Health reform could result in improved access to health care and a subsequent reduction in the proportion of uninsured children. However, there is still uncertainty as to what will happen if children covered by Medicaid and CHIP are moved into commercial plans. Of insured children, nearly half of the Hispanic and black children are covered be Medicaid and CHIP. Given that Medicaid and CHIP provide service coverage to children that are beyond what is available in commercial plans for children, it is important that health reformers take this into consideration. Overall, this report analyzes the current status of insurance for children and emphasizes areas that health reform should focus on to ensure optimal health for America’s children.
A new Issue Brief from the US Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Mental Health Needs of Low-Income Children with Special Health Care Needs, summarizes the Child Health Insurance Research Initiative study that compared family perceptions of mental health needs to the actual prevalence of mental health problems among children with special health care needs (CSHCN). Findings indicate that among CSHCN, mental health issues ranked second to asthma as top health problems, more than one-third of CSHCN had a mental health problem but only one-quarter receive the care they need, and white families of CSHCN are twice as likely as black families to recognize a need for mental health service, though the prevalence of mental health problems was the same. This Issue Brief then presents a series of policy implications to strengthen the health and mental health care for CSHCN.
Promoting Healthy Parenting Practices Across Cultural Groups: A CDC Research Brief recognizes that cultural norms influence parenting practices and affect how children are raised. Also, cultural norms also affect the acceptance, delivery and effectiveness of interventions for healthy parenting. This research brief reports on five focus groups conducted with African-Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and non-Hispanic Whites though focus groups. Findings indicate that parents from all cultural backgrounds held similar views about which child behaviors were good and bad. The parents differed by how much they focused on certain behaviors. Strategies for addressing bad behavior included talking to the children, signaling, attention-related responses, verbal responses, taking away privileges, and emotional control. Physical punishment was mentioned in all groups and nearly all participants said it was acceptable in their communities; the most acceptable form is spanking. Overall, parents agreed about universal characteristics of the best strategies for dealing with bad behavior, which suggests programs aiming to reach multicultural groups with healthy parenting messages should be able to do so.
Job opportunities
Revolution Foods – Washington, DC School Account Manager (Washington, DC)
Revolution Foods is recruiting a full-time School Account Manager that will work a part of a small, socially minded team. Responsibilities include representing the needs of the school community, spearheading the relationships of existing school customers, implementing nutrition education and healthy school meal platforms and school sites, and generating new customer leads. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/339930-324
Union Industrial Home for Children Family Partners – Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Trenton, NJ)
UIH Family Partners is seeking a full-time Clinical and Social Services worker to interact with teem mothers and babies. Responsibilities include providing individual and group therapy, treatment, case management, and planning. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/340002-148
Arlington County Government – Public Health Nurse (Arlington, VA)
The Arlington County Government is seeking a Public Health Nurse. Responsibilities include working part-time in the clinical setting and part-time in case management. Also, the nurse will be responsible for visiting referred families for assessment and follow-up as needed. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=8248
Maine Center for Public Health – Evaluation Specialist/Research Associate (Augusta, ME)
The Maine Center for Public Health seeks an Evaluation Specialist/Research Associate. Responsibilities include working with multiple state and local level partners to coordinate, design, and implement program evaluation, provide technical assistance, and conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=8273
Moving Forward Towards Independence – Part-Time Clinical Coordinator (Napa, CA)
Moving Forward Towards Independence is seeking a Clinical Coordinator to work in their residential program for young adults with complex learning or mild developmental disabilities. Responsibilities include reviewing and interpreting all psychological testing of residents, assisting case managers, attending staff meetings, teaching small group classes, and utilize clinical expertise to help problem solve residents’ issues. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.opportunityknocks.org/JobseekerX/ViewJob.asp?JobID=65MO8ENsu2zwofwRNuWngX%2FSn05n&Keywords=mental+AND+health
Centers for Disease Control – Logistics Health, Inc. – Research Analyst (Atlanta, GA)
The Centers for Disease Control is recruiting a Research Analyst. Responsibilities include assisting in the coordination, management, collaborator interaction, logistics, data collection, and analysis of ongoing clinical vaccination trial in the Dominican Republic. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/phec.cfm. (Search term: Centers for Disease Control - Logistics Health, Inc. under organization)
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