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
- Michael and Susan Dell Foundation -- Health and Education Grants
- Mall of America Foundation for Youth -- Youth, Family, and Community Grants
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Foundation -- Campus Suicide Prevention Grants
- Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation -- Youth Council Grants (Washtenaw County, MI)
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) -- Community Action Grants
- Metro -- Community Enhancement Grants (Portland, Forest Grove, and Oregon City, OR)
New Resources
The Adolescent Health Working Group has created an Adolescent Provider Toolkit. This Toolkit incorporates adolescent health care best practices and includes resources for providers, parents, and teens.
In their recently released manual, Making a Difference for Overweight Children - The School Nurse Role, The National Association of School Nurses highlights school nurses’ potential to reduce the prevalence of overweight children.
New from the Center
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools has received a Health Impact Award from Wellshpere! The award is granted to organizations that are making outstanding contributions to their field by providing world-leading resources. Our reports, facts sheets, and more are available at http://www.healthinschools.org
The Immigrant Children Survey is available online, and more responses leads 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.
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Grant Alerts
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation -- Health and Education Grants (Deadline:1/15/09)
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation is committed to transforming the lives of children living in urban poverty through better health and education. Grants are primarily made in the areas of Childhood Health, Education, and Family Economic Stability.
Mall of America Foundation for Youth -- Youth, Family, and Community Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
Mall of America Foundation for Youth (MOAFY) operates exclusively to provide support for and create opportunities that promote self-development, well-being and education for youth, their families and their communities.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Foundation -- Campus Suicide Prevention Grants (Deadline: 11/25/08)
The purpose of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Foundation’s Campus Suicide Prevention Grants is to facilitate a comprehensive approach to preventing suicide in institutions of higher education.
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation -- Youth Council Grants (Washentaw County, MI) (Deadline: 10/1/08)
The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation’s Youth Council Grants support projects that focus on health and human services, the arts, education or recreation. Programs must serve youth ages 5 - 18.
American Association of University Women(AAUW) -- Community Action Grants (Deadline: 1/15/09)
The mission of the American Association of University Women is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. The AAUW’s Community Action Grants provide funds for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote their mission.
Metro -- Community Enhancement Grants (Portland, Forest Grove, and Oregon City, OR) (Deadline: Rolling)
Metro’s Community Enhancement Grants are awarded to create changes in the community that also may improve a neighborhood’s image. Projects considered are those that will do one or more of the following: (1) provide programs and training opportunities to benefit youth, (2) increase employment and economic opportunities, (3) rehabilitate and upgrade residential housing, (4) preserve wildlife, marine and recreational areas for public enjoyment, (5) improve public safety, (6) enhance neighborhood appearance or cleanliness, (7) improve viability of commercial areas and enhance the business environment, and (8) create long-term improvements for neighborhood livability.
News Alert
New Study Finds No Link between Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine and Autism
While there have been repeated statements and studies denying any proven link between vaccines and the onset of autism in children, belief in a connection continues to concern parents. The March 2008 decision by a federal court to compensate parents who believed their daughter’s autism was brought on by early childhood vaccinations fueled parental fears and reopened the controversy.
New Resources
The Adolescent Health Working Group’s Adolescent Provider Toolkit is available online and covers topics such as sexual and behavioral health. The Toolkit modules contain screening tools, brief office interventions and counseling guidelines, community resources and referrals, health education materials for teens and their adult caregivers, literature reviews, and internet resources. Many of the Toolkit’s resources have been translated into Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
The National Association for School Nurse’s manual, Making a Difference for Overweight Children - The School Nurse Role, discusses the School Nurse's role in prevention and management of overweight children from an individual student perspective and system perspective. Manual includes the BMI (Body Mass Index) Wheel.
Job Opportunities
Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services – Community Mental Health Therapist (Palmdale, CA)
Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services provides comprehensive, culturally sensitive therapeutic services to at-risk adolescents, youth and families. The organization is seeking a Community Mental Health Therapist whose responsibilities include providing clinical services to children ages five to eighteen and collaborating with collateral contacts (school personnel, referral sources, etc.) For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/304842-288
Ramapo for Children – Outreach Director (New York, NY)
Ramapo for Children, a youth service agency serving high-risk children and those with special needs, seeks an Outreach Director to develop and maintain working relationships with schools and community-based organizations that utilize the agency’s camping retreats and professional development programs. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/309158-292
Perinatal Advisory Council – Project Coordinator (Tarzana, CA)
The Perinatal Advisory Council is a California nonprofit, public-benefit organization whose mission is “to improve perinatal health outcomes by providing leadership, education and support to the professionals and systems caring for women and their families.” The Project Coordinator will serve the Birth and Beyond California Project of the Regional Perinatal Programs of California. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=6665
Yale University – HIV/STD Prevention Research Assistant (New York, NY) The Yale University Department of Epidemiology and Public Health is seeking a Research Assistant to recruit, interview and track women for a research project that involves bringing an HIV/STD prevention intervention to pregnant adolescent women through a group model of prenatal care in 14 Community Health Centers in the New York metropolitan area. The goal of this program is to help young women reduce their risk behaviors and improve their health and the health of their family.For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=6052
Camelback Academy – School Nurse (Glendale, AZ)
Camelback Academy is a K-6 Public Charter Elementary School with 400 students. The Academy is currently hiring a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse. Duties include conducting routine screenings, preparing health related documents related to health issues and accidents, safeguarding, monitoring, and dispensing prescription medication to students and completing required forms, and performing procedures designed to maintain the health and well-being of students during school hours. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.schoolspring.com/super/superView.cfm?jid=708924&ssp=0
North Haven Public Schools – School Nurse (North Haven, CT)
The District of North Haven Public Schools is seeking a School Nurse for a local elementary school. Interested applicants must submit a resume, copy of nursing license, and three letters of recommendation. For more information, and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.schoolspring.com/super/superView.cfm?jid=707358&ssp=0
