Weekly Insider May 22-May 29 2007

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.

Important topic 

If you are preparing to send your child to summer camp, here are some tips for Summer Camp Safety:

• New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Tips on Choosing An Appropriate Summer Camp For Your Children
  http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/camp/camp-findcamp.shtml
• USDA Forest Service: Outdoor Safety
  http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/safety/safety.shtml#camp
• Oregon Department of Human Services: Water Safety
  http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/safekids/water.shtml
• Oregon Department of Human Services: Playground Safety
  http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/safekids/playgrounds.shtml

Upcoming meetings

• Pittsburgh, PA: American Speech-Hearing-Language Association Schools 2007 Conference. July 13-15, 2007. For more information please visit
  http://www.asha.org/about/events/schools/
  
  
• London, Ontario, Canada: 15th International Nursing Conference of the Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International (NNVAWI). Oct 18-20, 2007. For more information please visit http://www.nnvawi.org/
  
  
• Nashville, TN: National Alliance of Black School Educators. November 13-18, 2007. For more information please visit http://www.nabse.org/conference/Conference.asp

• Atlanta, GA: National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media. September 29-30, 2007. For more information please visit
  http://www.apha.org/programs/pubhealthcalendar/092907healthcomm.htm
  
  
• Chicago, IL: 2007 National Refugee and Immigrant Conference: Strengthening Refugee Families: Issues, Best Practices and Innovations. October 28-30, 2007. For more information please visit http://www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/pdfs/refugee2007.pdf
  
  
• Baltimore, MD: 2007 International Conference on Urban Health. October 31-November 2, 2007. For more information please visit http://www.icuh2007.com/

Grant alerts

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- Inhalant Abuse: Supporting Broad-based Research Approaches (R03, R21, R01) (Deadlines: vary)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is accepting applications for research proposals to study the epidemiology, prevention, treatment and service delivery related to inhalant abuse. Areas of particular interest include projects that will study pre-adolescent or adolescent populations.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services -- Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program (Deadline: 7/03/07)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting applications for its Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program. The purpose of the program is to support the design, implementation, and operation of investigations focused on health care disparities faced by Hispanic Americans, such as in financing, delivery, access, quality, and barriers.

Epilepsy Foundation -- Partnership for Pediatric Epilepsy Research (Deadline: 8/30/07)
The Epilepsy Foundation is accepting applications for its Partnership for Pediatric Epilepsy Research grant program. The purpose of this program is to support innovative research into pediatric epilepsy.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- Outcomes in Children with Mild to Severe Hearing Loss (Deadline: 9/05/07)
The Department of Human Services is accepting applications for its Outcomes in Children with Mild to Severe Hearing Loss grant program. The purpose of the program is to assess the impact of interventions and characteristics of the child and family on the social, communicative, and educational development of young children with mild to severe hearing loss. At least part of the study population must be children less than 2 years old.

Health Resources and Services Administration -- Maternal and Child Health Research Program (Deadline: 9/14/07)
The Health Resources and Services Administration is accepting grant applications for its Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Research Program. The purpose of the program is to support research that focuses on MCH concerns in public health systems and infrastructure, health disparities, quality of care, and health promotion. Priority concerns include oral health, the health of MCH populations on the US-Mexican border, and the use of Health Information Technology.

American Dental Association -- Samuel Harris Fund For Children's Dental Health Grants Program (Deadline: 7/17/07)
The American Dental Association Foundation is accepting applications for its Samuel Harris Fund For Children’s Dental Health Grants Program. The purpose of the program is to improve and maintain children's oral health through community education programs. The main objective of the Samuel Harris Funds is to help children whose socio-economic status impacts their access to professional oral care and adversely affects their oral health habits.


News alerts

Grant Aims at 'Medical Accuracy' for Abstinence Education 
The Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that it is awarding a $207,000 grant to an Austin, Texas organization, the Medical Institute for Sexual Health, to develop an online program that will train abstinence education providers in "methods to access medically accurate sexual health information via the internet."

More Attention Urged to Substance Abuse by Teen Girls 
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) said today that judging by the number of adolescents admitted for treatment of substance abuse disorders, girls are increasingly using drugs, including alcohol and inhalants, and are more likely than boys to have co-occurring psychiatric disorders.