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
- Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust -- New England Health Grants
- World of Children, Inc. -- World of Children Awards
- Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes -- Barron Prize
- Child Health Foundation -- Innovative Small Grants Program
- Target Corporation -- Early Childhood Reading Grants
- Target Corporation -- Family Violence Prevention Grants
News Alerts
New this month from the Center
Two resources for providing mental health services to children of immigrants and refugees are available from the Center. They are available at the links below or e-mail chhcs@gwu.edu to order one free copy of each.
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New Resources
Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma is a publication of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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Important Topic
National Nutrition Month
- CHHCS: Nutrition and Food Safety
- American Dietetic Association: Nutrition Fact Sheets
- CDC: Fruits and Veggies Matter
Upcoming Meetings
- Longview, TX or Denton, TX: Texas FoodCare for HealthCare. March 19-20, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.common-sensefood.com/.
Previously Posted Meetings
- Greenwood Village, CO: Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care: Raising the Bar: Frontiers in Adolescent Reproductive Health. April 17-18, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.raisethebarcolorado.org/.
- Irvine, CA: Institute for Healthcare Advancement: Health Literacy in Primary Care. May 1-2, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.iha4health.org/index.cfm/CFID/7045846/CFTOKEN/57253582/MenuItemID/190.htm.
Job opportunities
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Grant alerts
Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust -- New England Health Grants (Deadline: 4/15/08)
The Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust is accepting applications for its New England Health Grants program to support projects focusing on improving health and education for underserved populations in New England.
World of Children, Inc. -- World of Children Awards (Deadline: 4/30/08, Nominations)
The World of Children Inc. is accepting nominations for its World of Children Awards Program to support projects improving children’s ability to be safe, learn, and grow (Humanitarian Award), promoting children’s health (Health Award), or enabling youth to help other children (Founder’s Award for Youth).
Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes -- Barron Prize (Deadline: 4/30/08, Nominations)
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes is accepting applications for its Barron Prize program to recognize young leaders for service projects helping their communities and/or protecting the health and sustainability of the environment.
Child Health Foundation -- Innovative Small Grants Program (Deadline: 4/30/08, Letter of Intent)
The Child Health Foundation is accepting applications for its Innovative Small Grants Program to improve the health of infants and young children through development, adaptation, and/or implementation of biomedical or social technologies with local and potentially widespread applications.
Target Corporation -- Early Childhood Reading Grants (Deadline: 5/31/08)
Target Corporation is accepting applications for its Early Childhood Reading Grants to support development of interest and ability in reading in children from birth to age 9.
Target Corporation -- Family Violence Prevention Grants (Deadline: 5/31/08)
Target Corporation is accepting applications for its Family Violence Prevention Grants to support healthy family relationships and environments.
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New Resources University of Virginia, Department of Student Health - Social Norms Marketing Coordinator (Charlottesville, VA)
Alliance for Health Reform - Staff Assistant (Washington, DC)
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - Registered Nurse (Holyoke, MA)
Alexandria Health Department - Public Health Nurse Senior (Alexandria, VA)
Worldways Social Marketing - Social Marketing and Communications Consultant (Denver, CO)
The Youth Campus - Residential Case Manager (Park Ridge, IL)
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The University of Virginia’s Department of Student Health is seeking a Social Norms Marketing Coordinator. The Coordinator will be in charge of overseeing all aspects of the social norms marketing program, including grants, data collection and presentation and evaluations. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit https://jobs.virginia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54057.
The Alliance for Health Reform has an opening for a Staff Assistant to handle administrative and research support for senior staff members. Responsibilities include general administrative tasks, assisting in organizing briefings, press events and seminars, assisting with background research through interaction with congressional staff and policy experts. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.allhealth.org/aboutus_jobopps.asp.
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children provides early intervention services for children with, or at risk of, developmental delays. They are seeking a Registered Nurse to work with a multidisciplinary team to create and implement Individualized Family Service Plans, assessments, education, and patient care coordination. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/268227-236.
The Alexandria Health Department has an opening for a Public Health Nurse Senior. The candidate will provide leadership and serve as an expert in HIV/AIDS public health nursing and quality improvement. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/phec.cfm and search for “Public Health Nurse Senior.”
Worldways Social Marketing is seeking a Social Marketing and Communications Consultant. Duties include research, strategy development and project management on behalf of clients throughout the United States. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2828713&keywords=&ref=1.
The Youth Campus has an opening for a Residential Case Manager at its Park Ridge, IL location. Responsibilities include case management and aftercare services to clients, making referrals, reports, case coordination, and collaboration with therapists and other treatment team members. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.socialservice.com/jobdetails.cfm?jid=27532&RequestTimeout=500.









