Weekly Insider
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.
Grant Alerts
- American Legacy Foundation -- Small Innovative Grants Program to Reduce Tobacco Use
- American Dental Association Foundation -- Samuel Harris Fund for Children’s Dental Health
- Do Something -- Plum Youth Social Entrepreneur Grants
- Rainbow Endowment -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Grants
- Saucony Run for Good Foundation -- Run For Good Grant Program
- L’Oreal -- Women of Worth Award
New at the Center
Materials are now available from the Caring Across Communities grantee and Fresh Ideas grantee meeting. The resources, covering how-to information on fund-raising, communications, program evaluation, school-based mental health and working collaboratively with others, are available here.
The Center is currently looking for a part-time Graduate Research Assistant. Responsibilities include (1) assisting in organization and management of a grant program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, including literature searches, data collection and input and analysis and (2) assisting in various administrative duties including answering telephones, copying documents, filing, mail distribution and assisting with mass mailings. Familiarity with website content management is preferred. Attention to detail is essential. For more information, please click here.
In a classroom of 30, two to four students may have mental health needs. With this in mind, the Center is a proud supporter of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day on May 8th, 2008. This year’s theme, “Thriving in the Community,” has the goals to raise awareness of effective programs for children’s mental health issues; demonstrate how children’s mental health initiatives promote positive youth development, recovery and resilience; and show how children with mental health needs thrive in their community. For more information and for resources to hold events in your community, please visit http://systemsofcare.samhsa.gov/nationalawareness/materials.aspx.
April 2008 E-Journal-- SCHIP Extension Could Mean More Uninsured Children in the Short Run
-- Being Overweight is a Matter of Independent Preference and Environment for Female African American Adolescents
-- Washington State Supreme Court Rules Random Student Drug Searches Violate State's Constitution
-- Editor's Commentary: The Continuing Controversy over Autism and Vaccines
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New Resources
Youth Today-The Newspaper on Youth Work is a national business periodical for the youth work field published ten times per year.
From the Maternal and Child Health Library, State MCH-Medicaid Coordination: A Review of Title V and Title XIX Interagency Agreements.
The Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado Trust have released Integrating Immigrants: Educator Resource Guide.
One out of five school-aged children have reportedly abused an inhalant, states the Inhalant Prevention: Staff Education and Student Curriculum from the Virginia Department of Education.
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Important Topic
April is Autism Awareness Month
- CHHCS: The Autistic Child
- Autism Society of America
- CDC: Autism
Upcoming Meetings
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Previously Posted Meetings
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Job opportunities
- Senior Program Officer, Vulnerable Populations - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, NJ)
- Dripping Springs ISD - School Nurse (Dripping Springs, TX)
- Clark County School District - School Nurse (Las Vegas, NV)
- Child Guidance Resource Center - School Based Mental Health Worker (Havertown, DE)
- Touchstone Behavioral Health - School Based Services Supervisor (Phoenix, AZ)
- Alliance for Children and Families - Policy Analyst (Washington, DC)
Grant Alerts
American Legacy Foundation -- Small Innovative Grants Program to Reduce Tobacco Use (Deadline: 5/23/2008, Letter of Intent)
The American Legacy Foundation is accepting applications for the Small Innovative Grants Program to Reduce Tobacco Use to support the start of new projects or pilots of innovative and creative methods to reduce tobacco use. American Dental Association Foundation -- Samuel Harris Fund for Children’s Dental Health (Deadline: 7/17/2008)
The American Dental Association Foundation is accepting applications for the Samuel Harris Fund for Children’s Dental Health grant program. Grants will be used to promote dental health care in children whose socio-economic status adversely impacts their access.
Do Something -- Plum Youth Social Entrepreneur Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
Do Something is accepting applications for Plum Youth Social Entrepreneur Grants, to support existing projects that were created and led by young people under the age of 25.
Rainbow Endowment -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Grants (Deadline: 5/16/2008)
The Rainbow Endowment is accepting applications for its Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Grants to support projects improving health and community needs of LGBT individuals and their families.
Saucony Run for Good Foundation -- Run For Good Grant Program (Deadline: 6/13/2008)
Stride Rite and Saucony are accepting applications for its Run for Good Grant Program to support after-school physical fitness programs increasing participation in running for kids 18 years of age or younger who would not normally be exposed to running programs.
L’Oreal -- Women of Worth Award (Deadline: 7/14/2008)
L’Oreal is accepting applications for its Women of Worth Award program to recognize women who contribute unpaid community service time to meeting community needs, such as providing food, shelter, access to healthcare, and enrichment activities benefiting children.
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News Alerts
Nurses Launch Prescription Abuse Education Video Program
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) is launching a school-based prescription drug abuse education program, "Smart Moves. Smart Choices," for middle and high school students.
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New Resources
Youth Today-The Newspaper on Youth Work is a national business periodical for the youth work field published ten times per year. Youth Today features stories on program models, research, funding, and policy, editorials from leaders in the field, and resources including book reviews, conference listings, and grants available and awarded. For 15 years, Youth Today has written extensively about such issues as adolescent mental health, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, child welfare, juvenile justice, and much more. Subscriptions cost $29.50 per year and include 10 print issues annually, complete access to web archives and special features, and a weekly e-blast of grants available for youth services.
From the Maternal and Child Health Library, State MCH-Medicaid Coordination: A Review of Title V and Title XIX Interagency Agreements. This tool provides technical assistance to state agencies in achieving successful coordination between their Maternal and Child Health Block grants and Medicaid programs.
The Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado Trust have released Integrating Immigrants: Educator Resource Guide. This guide provides recommendations for promoting immigrant integration in schools, through enrollment, classroom instruction and family and community outreach. Also included are sources of further information and resource guides.
One out of five school-aged children have reportedly abused an inhalant, states the Inhalant Prevention: Staff Education and Student Curriculum from the Virginia Department of Education. The guide includes curricula for K-12 schools to change attitudes and behaviors and reduce inhalant abuse.
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Job opportunities
Senior Program Officer, Vulnerable Populations - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, NJ)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has an opening for a Senior Program Officer for the Vulnerable Populations portfolio. The position requires a creative thinker to strategically change systems of care in ways to improve outcomes for vulnerable populations. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.rwjf.org/about/joblisting.jsp.
Dripping Springs ISD - School Nurse (Dripping Springs, TX)
Dripping Springs ISD is seeking a nurse to work at the high school level for a large student campus. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.tasanet.org/applications/CareerCenter/ClassifiedView.cfm?ClassifiedID=37250.
Clark
County School District - School Nurse (Las Vegas, NV)
The Clark County School District is the 5th largest district in the nation. They are seeking 20 full-time nurses. For more information and to apply this position, please visit http://jobsearch.educationamerica.net/index.phtml?a=v&j=142651.
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Guidance Resource Center - School Based Mental Health Worker (Havertown, DE)
Child Guidance Resource Center has an opening for a master’s level School Based Mental Health worker who will provide one-on-one and group interventions. 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=J8E5KG75ZJH12QHVSHL&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=02cf6dc130b948f19eee9dbec74f90ba-261664108-W0-2
Touchstone Behavioral Health - School Based Services Supervisor (Phoenix, AZ)
Touchstone Behavioral Health is seeking a licensed therapist to serve as School Based Services Supervisor. The Supervisor will ensure the quality and availability of mental health services to public and charter schools. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://phoenix.jobing.com/job_details2.asp?JobID=1432525&utm_source=indeed&utm_medium=link&utr.
Alliance for Children and Families - Policy Analyst (Washington, DC)
The Alliance for Children and Families represents over 370 nonprofit organizations that provide services to children and families. Policy issues include child welfare, education, mental health and substance abuse. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/269986-254.
