Weekly Insider Sep 18-Sep 24 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.



New this month at the Center
    The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools is pleased to announce the reorganization of our website. Our web address remains the same but the new design includes easier navigation across the site and a new section for teachers and administrators. Check it out and let us know what you think: www.healthinschools.org.

    September 2007 E-Journal
    -- SCHIP Reauthorization Sparks Debate on Health Insurance
    -- Chronic Illness in Childhood
    -- Prevention and Control of Influenza
    -- Gaps in Vaccine Financing in Underinsured Children

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New resource

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Important topic

As students resume back-to-school schedules, be sure to allow enough time for sleep.

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Upcoming meetings

  • Austin, TX: Association of Prevention Teaching and Research 65th Annual Conference. February 20-23, 2008. For more information please visit http://www.aptrweb.org/

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Previously posted meetings

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    Job opportunities

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    Grant alerts

    North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund -- North Carolina Combats College Tobacco Use (North Carolina) (Deadline: 10/15/07)
    The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund is accepting applications for its North Carolina Combats College Tobacco Use grant program. The purpose of the program is to support smoking prevention and cessation, reduce secondhand smoking exposure, and eliminate tobacco-related health disparities for young adults age 18-24 in North Carolina.

    Bubel/Aiken Foundation -- Inclusive Recreational and Learning Experiences Grants (Deadline: 10/31/07)
    The Bubel/Aiken Foundation is accepting applications for its grant program to implement programs that help young people with special needs interact better with the world around them by creating awareness and changing attitudes about their abilities, particularly through programs that create more inclusive recreational and learning experiences.

    Bubel/Aiken Foundation -- Continuing Education Programs/Symposia aimed at the Development of Best Practices Protocols and Strategies
    (Deadline: 10/31/07)
    The Bubel/Aiken Foundation is accepting applications for its Continuing Education Programs/Symposia aimed at the Development of Best Practices Protocols and Strategies grant program. The purpose of the program is to support the development of best practices protocols and strategies by professionals and volunteers who are working currently or looking to move into inclusive settings in either educational or recreational fields.

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Community Health Leadership Program (Deadline: 10/19/07)
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting nominations for its Community Health Leadership Program. The purpose of this program is to recognize individuals who have overcome adversity to increase access to health care and social services programs to underserved populations in the United States.

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Scholars in Health Policy Research Program (Deadline: 10/22/07)
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting nominations for its Scholars in Health Policy Research Program. The purpose of this program is to fund 2-year fellowships that increase the number of United States health policy thinkers and researchers within economics, political science, and sociology.

    Bubel/Aiken Foundation -- Financial Assistance for Child Participation in Approved Inclusive Programs (Deadline: 10/31/07)
    The Bubel/Aiken Foundation is accepting applications for its grant program to help young people with special needs interact better with the world around them by funding their participation in inclusive recreational and learning experiences.

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    News alerts

    Flu Vaccination Urged for All Children
    A coalition that includes almost all professional organizations involved in child and adolescent health has pointed out the importance of immunizing children--including infants 6 months to 5 years of age, schoolchildren, and adolescents--against influenza, starting early in the coming flu season and continuing through the fall and winter months. Although the main goal of vaccination is to protect children from an illness that caused 153 child deaths in the 2003-2004 flu season, there is also evidence to suggest that vaccinating children will provide additional benefits to society, the coalition said.

    Senate Bill Cites Looming Shortage of Nurses
    Noting that the federal Health Resources and Services Administration predicts a shortage of more than a million nurses in the United States by the year 2020, a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last week would encourage career ladders to nursing for currently employed ancillary health care workers by providing English as a second language education, GED education, pre-college counseling, and support with entry-level college classes that are a prerequisite to nursing.


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    New resource

    Childhood Obesity: Harnessing the Power of Public and Private Partnerships, a report from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation with funding from the CDC, was released last week.  The report follows obesity prevention initiatives in four states, including a program utilizing a school-based approach. --------------------------------------------------------------- 

    Job opportunities

    Building Excellent Schools -- National Recruiter (New York, NY)
    The National Recruiter will work to attract and train fellows for the 12-month Building Excellent Schools fellowship that supports urban charter school development. He or she will develop a recruitment plan and conduct personnel interviews to meet this and other goals of the Building Excellent Schools program. For more information and to apply for this position please click here.

    California State University -- Executive Director, Children’s Institute (Fresno, CA)
    The Executive Director will oversee the daily operations and research projects conducted by the organization. He or she will collaborate with local social services agencies, health departments and schools to design, develop and evaluate research projects about child health and social issues. For more information and to apply for this position please click here.

    Project Connect - Health Research Association -- Project Specialist/School Liaison (Los Angeles, CA)
    The Project Specialist/School Liaison will coordinate research activities for a school-based teen pregnancy and STD prevention study. He or she will participate in data collection, survey development and communication between study sites. For more information and to apply for this position please click here and search “Project Specialist/School Liaison.”