Weekly Insider May 14-May 20 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 National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed the Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a consumer health information update on asthma medications.

The Children's Safety network has released the issue brief, Promoting Bicycle Safety for Children: Strategies and Tools for Community Programs.

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Important Topic

May is Asthma Allergy Awareness Month
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Upcoming Meetings

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Previously Posted Meetings


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Job Opportunities

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Grant Alerts

Mazda Foundation -- Education and Social Welfare Grants (Deadline: 7/1/2008)
The Mazda Foundation supports programs promoting education and literacy, cross-cultural understanding, and social welfare.

Heineman Foundation -- Seed Money for Start-Up Projects (Deadline: 9/1/2008)
The Heineman Foundation is accepting applications for its seed money for start-up projects. The purpose of the seed money is to support the development of programs related to the Foundation's areas of interest: workforce support for economically challenged women; environmental research to improve water quality; music appreciation in education and culture; research into prevention, education, and treatment of childhood illnesses; and programs that enable youth to think, create, and communicate effectively.

Boettcher Foundation -- Community & Social Service, Education and Healthcare Grants (Colorado State) (Deadline: Rolling)
The Boettcher Foundation is dedicated to assisting, encouraging and promoting the residents of the State of Colorado. The Foundation awards grants to projects in the areas of community and social service, education and healthcare.

Tufts Health Plan Foundation -- Improving the Health of Massachusetts (Deadline: 7/7/2008, Letter of Inquiry)
The Tufts Health Plan Foundation supports programs that promote healthy lifestyles and the delivery of quality health care throughout Massachusetts, with a particular focus on disparities, nursing faculty education and health consumer education. 

The McKnight Foundation -- Virginia McKnight Binger Awards in Human Service (Minnesota) (Deadline: 7/7/2008)
The McKnight Foundation recognizes Minnesotans who have demonstrated an exceptional personal commitment to helping others in their communities.  The Foundation invites nominations for individuals who attend, unite and empower others in communities throughout Minnesota. 

Regence Foundation -- Building Healthier Communities & Transforming Health Care Grants (Oregon, Washington and/or Utah) (Deadline: Rolling, Letter of Inquiry)
The Regence Foundation supports program activities directly related to the Foundation’s areas of interests: Building Healthier Communities and Transforming Health Care.  The Foundation's Building Healthier Communities program area addresses core problems in our health care system, with a particular focus on health care access and health care connections.

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News Alert

Senate Subcommittee Hears Plans to Aid Children With Food Allergies (5/20/2008)
The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families held hearings May 14 on ways to protect children with food allergies. An estimated 12 million Americans--2.2 million of them school-age children--have food allergies, some of them potentially fatal.

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New Resources

The Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit is designed to teach basic knowledge, skills, and values about working with children who are in the child welfare system and who have experienced traumatic stress.

The most recent FDA Safety Update: Asthma Medications is available.  The update provides information about the incorrect use of Foradil Aerolizer and advice for patients using this medication, as well as the possible suicidality and behavior/mood changes associated with Singulair.

The Children's Safety Network's issue brief,  Promoting Bicycle Safety for Children: Strategies and Tools for Community Programs, provides strategies and resources for community organizations to use in developing and implementing bike safety programs for children and youth.  

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Job opportunities

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Senior Program Officer, Quality/Equality (Princeton, NJ)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is seeking a Senior Program Officer – Quality/Equality to provide intellectual and organizational leadership in designing and implementing new initiatives, evaluating proposals and monitoring programs and grants. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.rwjf.org/about/joblisting.jsp.

City of Wauwatosa – Preparedness Project Specialist, Milwaukee/Waukesha (Wauwatosa, WI)
The City of Wauwatosa is seeking a Preparedness Project Specialist.  The candidate will develop implement and evaluate the regional emergency preparedness training, planning and programming for the Milwaukee/Waukesha County Consortium for Emergency Public Health Preparedness.  For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2890855.

Eagle County Government – Community Health Nurse (Eagle, CO)
The Eagle County Government is seeking a Community Health Nurse to provide and coordinate public health nursing services in assigned program areas such as communicable disease, immunizations, nutrition and prenatal case management. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2887597.

Cambridge Cares About AIDS – Director of Prevention & Education (Cambridge, MA)
Cambridge Cares About AIDS has an opening for a Director of Prevention & Education.  The Director of Prevention & Education is responsible for analyzing emerging trends in the target population and developing new HIV prevention programs and modifying existing programs in accordance with these trends.  For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/en/job/279845-314.

The Edinberg Center – Program Director, Mental Health Residential Services (Lexington, MA)
The Edinberg Center has an opening for a Program Director, Mental Health Residential Services. Responsibilities include clinical supervision of staff, coordination and monitoring of treatment planning, oversight of intake and referrals and assurance of regulatory compliance. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/en/job/279875-324.

Boston Preparatory Charter Public School – School Nurse (Boston, MA)
The Boston Preparatory Charter Public School is seeking a part time School Nurse.  Responsibilities include administering student medications, maintaining student medical records, conducting student health testing, and supporting the school nutrition program.  For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/en/job/277599-330.