Weekly Insider May 08-May 13 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 at the Center

May 2008 E-Journal
-- Federal Education Department Proposes Revisions to School Privacy Law
-- Multitasking and the New Media: How is this Affecting Our Children?
-- EPA Set to Guide Districts in Building Safer Schools
-- Mumps Outbreak May Require Inoculation Changes
-- NIH Lists Psychotherapies Known to Work With Children and Adolescents
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New Resources

The U.S. Public Health Service has released a new clinical practice guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update.

The most recent Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System on Gardasil is available.

Stateheatlhfacts.org has updated its information on Medicaid and SCHIP spending.

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Important Topic

May is National Lupus Awareness Month
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Upcoming Meetings

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Previously Posted Meetings

  • Washington, DC: President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. May 14, 2008. For more information, please contact Melissa Johnson at (202) 690-5187.

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Job Opportunities

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Grant Alerts

Dollar General -- Back-to-School Grants (Deadline: 6/12/2008)
The Dollar General Back-to-School Grants provide funding to assist schools in implementing new programs, or purchasing new equipment, materials or software for their school library or literacy program.

CVS Caremark Charitable Trust -- Improving the Quality of Health Grants (Deadline: 6/15/2008)
The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust supports programs that serve children with disabilities under the age of 21 and healthcare organizations that are dedicated to improving the quality of health and well-being of the uninsured.

American Legion Child Welfare Foundation -- Child Welfare Grants (Deadline: 7/15/2008)
The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation supports initiatives that improve knowledge about the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children in communities.

The Gerber Foundation -- Children's Health Grants (Deadline: 6/1/2008, Concept Paper)
The Gerber Foundation seeks to fund research projects aimed at finding solutions to children's health and nutritional problems.

The Nash Foundation -- Children and Youth Grants (Minneapolis/St. Paul area) (Deadline: 7/1/2008)
The Nash Foundation funds programs that enhance the growth and development of children and youth at risk, ages birth to 19.

The Clorox Company Foundation -- Education and Youth Development Grants (Oakland, CA) (Deadline: 7/1/2008)
The Clorox Company Foundation supports programs that prepare young people to participate successfully in society and to contribute back to the communities in which they live.

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News Alert

States are Backing Away from Abstinence-Only Programs and are Looking for Alternatives (5/13/2008)
Health and government officials are working to end abstinence-only programs and seeking to expand other types of sexual education initiatives in the face of mounting evidence the programs do not work, according to Medical News and Perspectives article in the May 7, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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New Resources

The U.S. Public Health Service  has released Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. The clinical guide identifies new counseling and medication treatments that are effective for helping people quit smoking.

The most recent Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System on Gardasil is available.  The Gardasil vaccine protects against some strains of human papillomavirus that may cause cervical cancer.  The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System updates twice per year.

Stateheatlhfacts.org has updated its information on Medicaid and SCHIP spending.  Topics include enrollment, eligibility requirements, managed care participation, spending and federal matching amounts, and enrollment practices.

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Job opportunities

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Directory of Quality Informatics (New York City, NY)
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is seeking a Director of Quality Informatics to improve population health through appropriate technology and health information exchange. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://sh.webhire.com/servlet/av/jd?ai=741&ji=2207979&sn=I.

National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality - Director of Training and Curriculum Development (Cambridge, MA)
The National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality has an opening for the Director of Training and Curriculum Development.  The position will oversee trainings and events for the organization.  For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/277138-279.

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School - School Nurse (Chicago, IL)
The Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is seeking a School Nurse.  Registered nurses, nurse practitioners and certified school nurses are eligible to apply.  For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/276593-96.

Philadelphia Health Management Corporation - Executive Director (Philadelphia, PA)
The Philadelphia Health Management Corporation has an opening for an Executive Director.  This position would be in charge of La Comunidad Hispana, a community-based organization providing services to the Latino community.  For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/272678-187.

Clark County - Public Health Nurse II, Children (Vancouver, WA)
Clark County Washington is seeking a Public Health Nurse II to provide care coordination, support and advocacy for children with special health care needs.  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 II - Children."

Governor Morehead School for the Blind - School Psychologist  (Raleigh, NC)
The Governor Morehead School for the Blind is seeking a School Psychologist to provide psychological and educational assessments for students.  For more information and to apply to this position, please visit  http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?ipath=EXIND&siteid=cbindeed&Job_DID=J3G7X65XVL6G1NKS4BZ&
cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=22a4b102124d455284560322c36b076b-263490389-JK-5.