Weekly InsiderJanuary 06, 2010
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 Resources
Children in Immigrant Families in Eight Affluent Countries: Their Family, National, and International Context, released by UNICEF, presents data on children of immigrant families in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Quality Benchmark for Cultural Competence Project, by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, is designed as a guide for early childhood programs responding to the needs of diverse children and families.
Indicators for Social-emotional Development in Early Childhood: A Guide for Local Stakeholders, by the National Center for Children in Poverty, provides local stakeholders with the information and tools necessary to develop and utilize indicators for social-emotional development.
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Caring Across Communities Grantee Meeting materials were posted to the The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools website. This includes grantee posters, speaker presentations and inspiring success stories from the field. To view these resources, please go to http://healthinschools.org/Immigrant-and-Refugee-Children/October-2009-Presentations.aspx
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Treating Traumatized Immigrant and Refugee Youth, a webinar sponsored by The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, was presented on December 10, 2009. Many immigrant and refugee youth in the United States have experienced traumatic events, including personal violence, community violence, war, forced displacement, loss of family members, and separation from loved ones. Treating trauma-related symptoms and promoting healthy coping are crucial steps towards helping these new American youth survive and thrive in their new home, schools and communities. The Treating Traumatized Immigrant and Refugee Youth webinar presentation PDFs and audio are now available on our website at: http://www.healthinschools.org/en/Immigrant-and-Refugee-Children/Tools-and-Documents.aspx
Important Topic
January is National Mentoring Month
• National Mentoring Month: Official Website
• School Based Mentoring - Big Brothers, Big Sisters
• School-Based Mentoring: A Closer Look
Upcoming Meetings
• Webinar: New Federal Funding for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs: A National Conference Call. January 7, 2010 at 3 PM EST. For more information and to register for this event, please click here.
• Phoenix, AZ: New Insights for Improving Schools. February 23-26, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please click here.
• Philadelphia, PA: Coalition for Community Schools National Forum. April 7-9, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.communityschools.org/
• Washington, DC: Health Education Advocacy Summit 2010. March 6-8, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.sophe.org/annual_health_meeting.cfm
• Crystal City, VA: Preventive Medicine 2010. February 17-20, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.preventivemedicine2010.org/
• Boston, MA: Academy Health Annual Research Meeting. June 27-29, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please click here.
Previously Posted Meetings
• Washington, DC: Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools National Symposium. January 14-16, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.iaqsymposium.com/
• Bethesda, MD: 2010 Annual Conference on Vaccine Research. April 26-28, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.nfid.org/conferences/vaccine10/
• Phoenix, AZ: National Conference on Education, American Association of School Administrators. February 11-13, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.aasa.org/NCE/default.aspx
• San Diego, CA: 5th Annual Reaching At-Promise Students National Conference. February 19-21, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.atpromiseconference.org/
• Philadelphia, PA: Coalition for Community Schools National Forum. April 7-9, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.communityschools.org/
• Rapid City, SD: Reclaiming Youth Conference. June 26-29, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.reclaiming.com/content/node/20
Job Opportunities
• Public Health Solutions – Program Director, Health Insurance Enrollment Program (New York NY)
• Youth Villages - Family Counselor (Worcester, MA)
• The Door: A Center of Alternatives - Director of Mental Health & Personal Development (New York, NY)
• The CityKids Foundation - Youth Development Director (New York, NY)
• St. Albans City School - Substitute School Nurse (St. Albans, VT)
• Currituck County Schools - School Nurse (Currituck, NC)
Grant Alerts
ECA Foundation – Youth Education Program Grants (Various locations) (Deadline: 2/1/10)
The mission of the Energy Corporation of America (ECA) Foundation is to maximize the development and potential of youth academically, physically and spiritually. The primary agent to accomplish this goal is educational opportunity. The Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that directly impact communities where ECA has operations, including the state of West Virginia and the Denver, Colorado and Houston, Texas metropolitan areas.
American Academy of Dermatology – Shade Structure Grants (Deadline: 4/12/10)
The American Academy of Dermatology's (AAD) Shade Structure Program awards grants for the purchase of permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet ray protection for outdoor areas. AAD also provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure that promotes the importance of sun safety.
National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes Research Grant (Deadline: 7/7/13)
The purpose of the grant is to fund research that fosters multidisciplinary research that will evaluate how policies can influence school physical activity and nutrition environments, youths obesogenic behaviors, and weight outcomes; understand how schools are implementing these policies and examine multi-level influences on adoption and implementation at various levels; and understand the synergistic or counteractive effect of school nutrition and physical activity polices on the home and community environment and body weight.
DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation – 2010 Summer Programs for Youth (Washington, DC) (Deadline: 1/13/10)
The DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation is the primary resource for developing partnerships that expand and improve services and opportunities for children and youth in the District of Columbia, especially during their time out of school. The organization is offering funding to organizations that provide high quality summer programs to children and youth in the District of Columbia during summer 2010.
Tony Hawk Foundation – Public Skatepark Grants (Deadline: 3/1/10)
The purpose of the Tony Hawk Foundation is to foster lasting improvements in society, with an emphasis on supporting and empowering youth. The Foundation is currently offering funding to build high-quality, public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States. The Foundation will fund proposals that have a strong grassroots commitment to the project, include skaters in the design, are designed and built by qualified and experienced contractors, and have a creative mix of street obstacles and transition/vert terrain.
US Health Resources and Services Administration - State Maternal Health Partnerships (Deadline: 1/29/10)
The purpose of the state maternal health partnerships is to help national membership organizations assist their members with approaches to delivering maternal and child health care and improving public health programs for women and children at the national, state and/or local level.
News Alerts
Training New Dental Professionals Shows Promise for Expanding Access of Care
Training new midlevel dental providers in the U.S. could significantly increase the access of basic dental care for underserved populations, according to a report released yesterday by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
New Resources
Children in Immigrant Families in Eight Affluent Countries: Their Family, National, and International Context, released by UNICEF, presents data on children of immigrant families in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The paper analyzes internationally comparable data on migrant children in these countries, providing a greater understanding of the diversity of the population.
The Quality Benchmark for Cultural Competence Project, by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, is designed as a guide for early childhood programs responding to the needs of diverse children and families. This tool sets forth standards for the identification and improvement of cultural competency practices of quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) in early childhood.
Indicators for Social-emotional Development in Early Childhood: A Guide for Local Stakeholders, by the National Center for Children in Poverty, provides local stakeholders with the information and tools necessary to develop and utilize indicators for social-emotional development. Strong evidence demonstrates a connection between early childhood social-emotional health and subsequent school success and health in adolescence, as well as long term health and well-being in adulthood. Programs that effectively address social-emotional health early in life can promote resilience and help prevent mental health problems later in life.
Job Opportunities
Public Health Solutions – Program Director, Health Insurance Enrollment Program (New York NY)
The Public Health Solutions Health Insurance Enrollment Program (HIEP) assists families in obtaining free and low-cost health insurance coverage by helping them with the application process. The program director represents the program with government officials, policy and advocacy organizations, managed care plans, and health care providers. The program director maintains the integrity and functionality of the program; establishes and cultivates relationships with local agencies; makes hiring decisions; insures high staff productivity; and prepares all program reports, proposals for funding, and budgets. Job candidates should have a Bachelors or Masters Degree with five years of experience in program management. For more information and to apply to this posting, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/361895-258/c
Youth Villages - Family Counselor (Worcester, MA)
Youth Villages is a national leader in the adoption and implementation of research-based treatment philosophies in the field of children's mental and behavioral health. Youth Villages is seeking a family counselor that would be responsible for counseling broad population of youth, including those involved with multiple child-serving systems and those at high risk of removal from their families. The family counselor will work with four to six families at a time, meet with families at least three times weekly, and deliver services in the family's home. Qualified applicants will have a Bachelor's degree in social services and experience counseling at-risk youth. A Master's degree and experience facilitating family therapy is a plus. For more information and to apply to this posting, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/361859-78
The Door: A Center of Alternatives - Director of Mental Health & Personal Development (New York, NY)
The Door's mission is to empower young people to reach their potential by providing comprehensive youth development services in a diverse and caring environment. The Director of Mental Health & Personal Development (MHPD) will provide vision, direction, and leadership by ensuring an integrated continuum of services targeted at the social, mental, and personal development of young people. The Director will establish and develop a model of service provision in compliance with contractual obligations and in alignment with solid youth development principles and the organizational culture. Applicants should have a minimum of five years experience in adolescent development, assessments, and counseling; a minimum five years experience in supervisory capacity; excellent oral and written skills; a demonstrated ability to perform in-depth program analysis; and a demonstrated ability to work effectively and creatively as part of an interdisciplinary team. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/362643-270
The CityKids Foundation - Youth Development Director (New York, NY)
The CityKids Foundation is a high impact youth development organization that engages high-risk, economically disenfranchised 13 to 19 year olds in youth-led educational, artistic, leadership, and educational support programs that create positive change for themselves and the world around them. CityKids seeks a highly organized, energetic, motivated person with superior communication, writing, representation skills to work with Executive Director to support the implementation of the organization’s fund-raising and marketing plan. Applicants should have two to five years experience in non-profit fundraising, knowledge of the New York City funding community, and experience in writing public and private grant proposals. For more information and to apply to this posting, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/361678-81
St. Albans City School - Substitute School Nurse (St. Albans, VT)
St. Albans City School is seeking a long-term substitute nurse. Qualified candidates will provide health services to students consistent with Public School Approval Standards and established practices. Candidates will also maintain student records of all such services. Applicants should have a current Vermont license as a Registered Nurse, current certificates in CPR and First Aid, four years of clinical nursing experience beyond nursing education and a valid Vermont Teaching License with appropriate school nurse endorsement. For more information and to apply to this posting, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=33029
Currituck County Schools - School Nurse (Currituck, NC)
Currituck County Schools is seeking a full time school nurse. This is a shared position serving both Central Elementary School located in Barco, North Carolina and Dr. W.T. Griggs Elementary School located in Poplar Branch, North Carolina. Applicants must be a Registered Nurse. For more information and to apply to this posting, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/super/superview.cfm?jid=875451&ssp=0