Weekly Insider Jul 23-Jul 29 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 Resources

The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health provides interactive, online access to national and state data from the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN), plus resources and technical support for using the data results.

The Physicians for Social Responsibility’s Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit is a combination of reference guides and health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health.

The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has released its report, America’s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008. Findings include increases in teen births and low birth weight babies.
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New from the Center

Thank you to those who have already completed our Immigrant Children Survey! The survey is still available online, and more responses will lead to better data to share with you. This brief survey seeks information about the country of origin of the students you serve. Results will be posted on our website after the survey's conclusion.
Please take a moment to complete the survey at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9KAKgoQU4fljeZNA8QbH_2bw_3d_3d

June/July 2008 E-Journal
-- Adolescents Deserve Special Attention in SCHIP Outreach Programs
-- Increase in Obesity Among American Young is Leveling Off
-- Minor Consent Laws are Imperative for Adolescents But Accidental Breaches in Privacy Still Occur
-- Peer Relationships Crucial in Quitting Smoking
-- Teenagers Do Not Engage in Oral Sex to Preserve Their Technical Virginity

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Important Topic

Summer Driving Safety
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Grant Alerts

A Glimmer of Hope -- Youth Grants (Austin, TX) (Deadline: 9/30/08) A Glimmer of Hope is committed to improving the lives of young people in Austin, TX who suffer from exclusion, social injustices, neglect, abandonment and educational disadvantages.

Kaiser Permanente -- Community Benefit Grants (Deadline: Rolling) Kaiser Permanente’s Community Benefit Grants fund projects that decrease community level disparities in health care, especially among vulnerable populations, including racial and ethnic minorities and children.

Auto Zone -- Focus on the Community Grants (Deadline: 2/1/09) Auto Zone’s community grant program is designed to support non-profit organizations through charitable donations and in-kind gifts as well as encourage others to get involved in philanthropic activities.

Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families -- Support Systems for Rural Homeless Youth (Deadline: 8/28/08) The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families is accepting applications for projects which influence policies, programs and practices that affect the design and delivery of services to runaway and homeless youth in Transitional Living Programs, as well as to homeless youth aging out of state child welfare systems and into Independent Living Program.

Nationwide Foundation -- Critical Moment Grants (Deadline: 9/1/08) The Nationwide Foundation provides funding to organizations that transform lives at critical moments. Areas of focus include emergency and basic needs (ex: food banks), stabilization needs (ex: drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs), and individual development needs (ex: youth mentoring).

Unitarian Universalist Association -- Fund for a Just Society (Deadline: 9/15/08) The Unitarian Universalist’s Fund for a Just Society provides grants to organizations which (1) use community organizing to bring about systemic change leading to a more just society, (2) mobilize those who have been disenfranchised and excluded from resources, power and the right to self-determination, and (3) have an active focused campaign to create systemic change.
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News Alert

FDA and CDC Continue to Find Gardasil A Safe and Effective Vaccine
Responding to concerns raised by consumers, health professionals and parents about the vaccine Gardasil, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) jointly released a statement, on July 22, 2008, reporting that they continue to find the vaccine safe and effective. The FDA approved Gardasil in June 2006 for use in girls and women 9 to 26 years of age to prevent infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes most types of cervical cancer and genital warts.

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 New Resources

The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, run by The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, provides information from two national surveys. The National Survey of Children’s Health, 2003, allows you to compare results for your state, the nation, or subgroups of children, view state and regional profiles on key measures, and explore survey content relevant to Health People 2010. The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2001 and 2005-06, allows you to search and compare national, state or regional prevalence estimates, look for national, state or regional results on key indicators, and compare findings from different age, race, income or health status groups.

The Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit is a clinical education tool that offers pediatric and family care providers practical guidance on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals. Consisting of innovative provider and patient materials developed with a team of pediatricians and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Toolkit fills an unmet demand for practical, clinical materials on children’s environmental health.

The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics’ report, America’s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008, examines measures of health, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, economic circumstances, demographic background, family and social environment, and education. Favorable findings included a decline in childhood deaths from injuries and a decrease in the percentage of eighth graders who smoked daily.
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Job Opportunities

Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning - Program Director (Chicago, IL)
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is accepting applications for a Program Director. The Program Director will be a senior-level, inspirational, and visionary manager responsible for the development and oversight of CASEL’s Program Department, which is charged with guiding districts, states and countries to systematically and broadly implement and sustain evidence-based social and emotional learning programs.
For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.casel.org/about/jobs.php.

The Lincoln County Health and Human Services Department - School Based Nurse (Lincoln, NE)
The Lincoln County Health and Human Services Department seeks a Community Health Nurse to work in a school based health center. Responsibilities include screening assessment for illness, injury, immunization status and dental health. The Community Health Nurse will also provide health education and work with a team to provide integrated, on-site school health services and referral.
For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.nasn.org/Default.aspx?tabid=145.

New York State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - Administrative Staff Analyst (New York, NY)
The mission of the NYS State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is to prevent and control childhood lead poisoning in New York City. The Administrative Staff Analyst will be responsible for planning, organizing, directing and evaluating professional and clerical staff that provide comprehensive administrative services to the Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, among other responsibilities. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=6520.

New Leaf Behavioral Health – Outpatient Mental Health Therapist (Raleigh, NC)
New Leaf Behavioral Health seeks a licensed mental health therapist for a community-based therapist position. The Outpatient Mental Health Therapist will participate in therapy services delivered in the home and the community with low-income individuals and families. Therapy is offered to children, adolescents and adults.For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/292965-291.

YAI-National Institute for People with Disabilities - School Psychologist (Queens, NY)
The YAI-National Institute for People with Disabilities provides early intervention and preschool services to children birth through five with developmental delays in the NYC and metropolitan area. School Psychologist responsibilities include performing psychological assessments and evaluations for children ages three to five, providing classroom consultation for behavior management, and coordinating parent group and family sessions. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/300974-228.

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department – Public Health Educator (Tacoma, WA)
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is accepting applications for a Public Health Educator. Essential functions of the job will include planning, organizing, and conducting public health educational forums for communities, governmental agencies, schools and universities, and evaluating the effectiveness of curriculums designed to meet the needs of the community. The Public Health Educator will also be responsible for marketing public health education programs. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://careers.apha.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=2941239&keywords=children.