Weekly Insider Mar 19-Mar 25 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 this month from the Center

Thanks to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Caring Across Communities grantees, Fresh Ideas grantees, presenters and guests for making a success of our conference in Los Angeles, March 18-20th, 2008. The meeting brought together more than 25 projects that are supporting new immigrant and refugee communities. Conference presentations provided how-to information on fund-raising, communications, program evaluation, school-based mental health and working collaboratively with others. These resources and more will be posted on www.healthinschools.org within the next two weeks.

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New Resources

Older Sexual Partners During Adolescence: Links to Reproductive Health Outcomes in Young Adulthood by Suzanne Ryan, Kerry Franzetta, Jennifer Manlove and Erin Schelar, is based on the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative survey of youth in grades seven through twelve.

Pediatric Developmental Screening: Understanding and Selecting Screening Instruments is now available from the Commonwealth Fund.

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Important Topic

March 25th: Annual American Diabetes Alert Day
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Upcoming Meetings

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Previously Posted Meetings

  • Denver, CO: National Area Health Education Center Organization 2008 Conference: Moving Mountains to Overcome Health Disparities. June 28-July 1, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.nationalahec.org/home/index.asp.

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Job opportunities


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 Grant alerts

Amelia Peabody Foundation -- Grants for Disadvantaged Inner-City Youth (Massachusetts) (Deadline: April 24, 2008, Quarter II)
The Amelia Peabody Foundation is accepting applications for its grant program to support projects and programs improving the well-being of disadvantaged inner-city youth in Massachusetts.

Burton Snowboards and Youth Venture -- Go Overboard Challenge Grant (Deadline: May 1, 2008)
Burton Snowboards and Youth Venture are co-sponsoring the Go Overboard Challenge Grant to find the best youth-led ideas to change the world, such as saving the environment, ending world hunger, or raising awareness for cancer.

GoGirlGo! Women’s Sports Foundation -- GoGirlGo! Physical Activity Grants (Deadline: May 9, 2008)
GoGirlGo! grants support sports/physical activity programs seeking to add new or expand program participation opportunities for an under-served population of girls ages 8-13, particularly economically disadvantaged girls and/or girls from population with high incidences of health-risk behaviors.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Local Funding Partnerships (Deadline: July 8, 2008)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for its Local Funding Partnerships grant program to support collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local grantmakers on innovative projects improving health of vulnerable people in their communities.

Skoll Foundation -- Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurs (Deadline: Rolling)
The Skoll Foundation is accepting applications for its Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurs to support nonprofit organizations whose leaders are social entrepreneurs: people working for large-scale influence on environmental stability, health, tolerance and human rights, institutional responsibility, economic and social equity, and peace and security.

Southern Poverty Law Center -- Mix It Up Grants Program (Deadline: Rolling)
The Southern Poverty Law Center is accepting applications for its Mix It Up grants program to support on-going projects led and directed by youth (ages 13 years and older) that challenge the status quo, are creative in their approach to encouraging engagement in socially just behaviors, involve collaborations across social boundaries, and are fiscally responsible.

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New Resources

Older Sexual Partners During Adolescence: Links to Reproductive Health Outcomes in Young Adulthood by Suzanne Ryan, Kerry Franzetta, Jennifer Manlove and Erin Schelar, is based on the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative survey of youth in grades seven through twelve. The study published in the March 2008 issue of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, found an increased risk of STDs in youth who were with an older partner.

With the number of screening tools available, it can be difficult to determine which tool is appropriate. To answer this need, the Commonwealth Fund has released the Pediatric Developmental Screening: Understanding and Selecting Screening Instruments. In addition to a manual, the website also features an interactive questionnaire that will assist in selecting a screening tool.


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Job opportunities

Teen Health Connection - Health Educator (Charlotte, NC)
Teen Health Connection is seeking a Health Educator for planning, coordinating and evaluating community education programs for the Center for Disordered Eating. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/phec.cfm and search for “Health Educator.”

Bellows Falls Union High School - School Nurse (Bellows Falls, VT)
Bellows Falls Union High School has an opening for a School Nurse. The Nurse will work with high school aged students in a team environment. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=19359.

Kansas City Kansas Public Schools - School Nurse (Kansas City, KS)
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools are seeking a School Nurse for the Central Middle School. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://jobsearch.educationamerica.net/index.phtml?a=v&j=352235.

Williamsburg County Department of Mental Health - Mental Health Counselor II (Williamsburg County, SC)
The Williamsburg County Department of Mental Health has an opening for a Mental Health Counselor. The Counselor will provide treatment, program development, and data collection in a school that has not previously received services. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://agency.governmentjobs.com/sc/default.cfm?action=viewjob&JobID=101112.

San Francisco Department of Public Health - Public Health Nurse (San Francisco, CA)
The San Francisco Department of Public Health is seeking four Public Health Nurses for the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Section. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://64.106.252.140/jobdetails.cfm?jid=32976.

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services - Public Health Specialist II (Anchorage, AK)
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has an opening for a Public Health Specialist in the Women’s and Adolescent Health Unit. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://notes5.state.ak.us/wa/postapps.nsf/e0d3bf4e4bd66d27892564690006c05f/
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