Weekly Insider Jun 18-Jun 24 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 Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence at the George Washington University and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory have released a new set of guides entitled  Creating Safer Schools and Communities.

The University of Arkansas Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released an evaluation of Act 1220 a comprehensive and coordinated approach to addressing childhood obesity in schools and communities.

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New from the Center

Astral Award
The Center has received an Astral Award for excellence in Website construction, navigation, consistency in theme and style, and content.

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

Bike Safety
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Job Opportunities

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Grant Alerts

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Active Living and Healthy Eating Research Grants (Deadline: 8/15/2008)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research programs support research to identify promising policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity, promoting healthy eating and preventing obesity.

Rosie’s For All Kids Foundation -- Early Childhood Care and Education (Deadline: Rolling)
Rosie's For All Kids Foundation is accepting applications for its Early Childhood Care and Education grants to help organizations serving disadvantaged children and low-income families fund tuition subsidies; small renovations, supplies, and equipment upgrades; playground construction; and staff development opportunities.

Liberty Mutual -- Responsible Sports Community Grant  (Deadline: 4/10/2009)
Liberty Mutual’s Responsible Sports Community Grants help defray the many costs of running a successful youth sports organization.

National Trust for Historic Preservation -- Helping Johnny Walk to School (Deadline: 7/14/2008)
The National Trust for Historic Preservation in conjunction with the Jesse Ball du Pont Fund and the US Environmental Protection Agency will be awarding grants to organizations to develop state-level policy recommendations and offer an education program to help citizens and officials in their state make informed siting choices on school facilities.

Do Something -- Increase Your Green (Deadline: 10/13/2008)
Do Something is encouraging students to help make their schools more environmentally conscious.

Nestlé, USA -- The Very Best in Youth Program (Deadline: 11/20/2008)
The 2009 Nestlé Very Best in Youth Program honors young people who have excelled in school and who are making their community and the world a better place.


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News Alert

House of Representatives Approves Moratorium on Cuts in Medicaid Reimbursements to Schools (6/24/2008)
On June 19, 2008 the House of Representatives passed a War Supplemental Funding bill that includes a moratorium on six of seven cuts Medicaid reimbursement that had been proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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New Resources

The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence at the George Washington University and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory have revised five guidebooks on key components of creating safe, positive schools. Creating Safer Schools and Communities, features a combination of fresh research, best practices, and planning tools to help educators and administrators make effective decisions and create successful programming.

According to the  Fourth Annual Evaluation of Act 1220, Arkansas' public schools are stepping up efforts to keep junk food away from kids, and parents are encouraging more healthy habits at home.

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Job opportunities

Otsego County Local Government - Director of Public Health (Cooperstown, NY)
Otsego County is seeking a Director of Public Health who will be primarily responsible for the delivery of health services of the local public health program, developing policies for approval by the State Health Department and/or Health Committee of Board of Representatives, and developing and implementing policy/procedure manuals as needed in accordance with state and local laws and policies.  For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=6336.

Public Health Madison & Dane County: Family Health Division – Public Health Division Manager  (Madison, WI)
The Public Health Division Manager provides leadership for the Family Health Division of a large, local Health Department serving Dane County, WI. The public health division manager is responsible for Division strategic planning, administration, direction and operations. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=6352.

University of California, Irvine– National Children's Study Location Coordinator  (Irvine, CA)
The Study Coordinator for the UC Irvine Vanguard Center of the National Children's Study will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the study, including hiring, supervising staff, coordinating the work of all field team members, scheduling data collection visits, and working with the Investigators to ensure that the common protocol is carried out correctly in the field. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit  http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=6361

Children's Defense Fund – Director of Social Policy Research and Analysis (Washington, DC)
The Children’s Defense Fund seeks a senior researcher to define and lead the research activities and statistical analyses that serve as the intellectual anchors of the Children’s Defense Fund’s policy advocacy and programs for children. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit  http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/291106-275.

Healthy Babies Project, Inc. – Community Health Nurse/Nurse Case Manager (Washington, DC)
Healthy Babies Project, Inc. is a private not-for-profit community-based support system for pregnant and parenting women in Washington, DC. The Community Health Nurse/Nurse Case Manager will provide nursing services for mothers and children through home visits, facilitate referrals for participants with complex health problems, coordinate health education activities, and establish and maintain linkages with community health organizations. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/289302-99.

Champaign-Urbana Public Health District – Licensed Practical Nurse  (Champaign, IL)
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is seeking a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse who will provide nursing care to patients primarily through the mobile outreach program. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=6337.