Weekly Insider 20.11.2007

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

Caring Across Communities is a grant program that addresses the mental health needs of immigrant and refugee children.  It is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and managed by the CHHCS.  Due to the overwhelming need described in the proposals, we are inviting all of you who are serving immigrant and refugee students in school-connected mental health programs to be a part of a learning community dedicated to sharing information, tools, training materials and best practices among those working with immigrant and refugee communities. To create this learning community, we need to know more about you.  Please click here to take the survey and provide us with the information that will form the basis of a future electronic learning group.

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) has updated its popular fact sheet, Childhood Overweight: What the Research Tells Us. The fact sheet includes findings from articles published through July 2007. To view the latest version, click here.

November 2007 E-Journal
--Where Schools Stand on Health and Wellness -- A Comprehensive Report
--School Health Issues: Contraceptives and Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
--A Report and Further Debate on School Drug Testing
--Why Millions of Eligible Children Lack Medicaid, SCHIP


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Important topic

November is National Adoption Month

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New resource

The Impact of After-School Programs that Promote Personal and Social Skills, a report and fact sheet evaluating after-school programs was recently released by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning.

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Upcoming meetings

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Previously posted meeting

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Grant alerts

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Health Games Research (Deadline: 1/29/08)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for its Health Games Research grant program. The purpose of the program is to support design of effective health games and game technologies that enable people to improve health outcomes through improving their health-related behaviors.

American Academy of Pediatrics -- CATCH Implementation Funds (Deadline: 1/31/08)
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is accepting applications for its Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Implementation Funds program. The purpose of the program is to support the initial or pilot stage of development or implementation of a community-based child health initiative.

American Academy of Pediatrics -- Secondhand Smoke Exposure Reduction Grant Opportunity (Deadline: 1/31/08)
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in partnership with the AAP Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence for Children, is accepting applications for its Secondhand Smoke Exposure Reduction Grant Opportunity to support initial implementation activities for projects that reduce secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in children and youth.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- Youth Violence Prevention through Community-Level Change Cooperative Agreement (Deadline: 1/7/08)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Center for Injury Prevention is accepting applications for the Youth Violence Prevention through Community-Level Change Cooperative Agreement to support the assessment of the efficacy or effectiveness of interventions designed to change community characteristics and social processes to reduce rates of youth violence perpetration and victimization.

U.S. Potato Board and the School Nutrition Foundation -- School Wellness Grant Program (Deadline: 4/15/08)
The U.S. Potato Board and the School Nutrition Foundation have teamed up to launch the School Wellness Grant Program. Ten grants of $2,500 each will be awarded to public elementary schools in the U.S. for equipment and/or educational programs that will help move children toward healthier diets and improve their overall wellness. Eligible applicants include school administrators, foodservice staff, teachers and parents.

The Comcast Foundation -- Literacy, Youth Leadership and Volunteerism Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
The Comcast Foundation supports organizations that make communities stronger through literacy, youth leadership development and community service programs. Award amounts range from $1,000 to $570,000. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status that operate within a Comcast service area (please visit web site below for service areas) and use the local address for all related correspondence.

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New resource

The Impact of After-School Programs that Promote Personal and Social Skills, a report and fact sheet evaluating after-school programs was recently released by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning.

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Job opportunities

Clark County Department of Public Health -- Healthy Families Program Manager (Vancouver, WA)
The Healthy Families Program Manager will provide program planning and managerial and administrative support for activities supporting families with young children. The primary issue areas include oral health, maternity support, child care resource and referral, and Early Family Support Services.  For more information and to apply for this position please click here.

New York City Department of Health -- Nutrition Education and Outreach Coordinator (New York, NY)
The Nutrition Education and Outreach Coordinator will supervise the implementation and growth of the Eat Well, Play Hard in Child Care Centers (EWPHCCS) Program. He or she will engage day care providers, parents and children in activities promoting nutrition and physical activity. For more information and to apply for this position please click here.