Weekly Insider Aug 27-Sep 03 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 Center on AIDS and Community Health is now offering a free HIV/STD prevention video for STD clinic waiting rooms. This video, titled Safe in the City, has been proven to be an effective behavioral intervention.

A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that between January and July 2008, 131 people were infected with measles. Among these individuals, 123 were U.S. residents, of whom 99 (80%) were less than 20 years of age.

New From the Center

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

Important Topic

Nutrition and Schools


Upcoming Meetings
  • San Diego, CA: Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants Fall CME Conference and Exhibition. October 29-November 1, 2008. For more information please visit http://www.afppa.org/.

  • Tucson, AZ: Protective Schools Revisited: Tapping into the Power of School Culture. October 20-21, 2008. For more information please visit http://www.protectiveschools.org/.

  • Las Vegas, NV: International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention. October 12-16, 2008. For more information please visit http://www.iatdp.org/new_site/conference2008.html.


Previously Posted Meetings

Job Opportunities

Grant Alerts

US DHHS National Institutes of Health -- Youth Weight Control Grant (Deadline: 9/10/08 - Letter of Intent)
The US DHHS National Institute of Health is accepting applications for its Youth Weight Control grant program. The goal is to conduct two-phase clinical research studies to develop, refine and test innovative behavioral and/or environmental approaches for weight control in young adults at high risk for weight gain.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America -- 2009 Domestic Hunger Program (Deadline: 10/1/08)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America provides relief and development assistance for those who suffer from hunger and injustices related to hunger in the U.S. The Funder’s focus is people with the least resources for meeting their basic needs, as well as women and children living in poverty.

Best Buy -- Teach Awards (Deadline: 10/12/08)
The Best Buy Company is accepting applications for its Teach Awards grant program. The purpose of the program is to support use of interactive technology in K-12 schools by rewarding schools that enable students to use technology to learn standards-based curriculum in programs with available technology.

US Soccer Foundation -- Support for Urban Soccer Programs (Deadline: 10/15/08)
US Soccer Foundation announces funds to support projects and programs that develop players, coaches, and referees in economically disadvantaged urban areas encompassing populations of 50,000 or more.

Hidden Valley Salad Dressings -- Love Your Veggies Grant Program (Deadline: 11/07/08)
Hidden Valley Salad Dressings is accepting applications to its Love Your Veggies grant program. The purpose of the program is to help elementary schools develop fresh fruit and vegetable programs starting in April 2009 and lasting through the 2009-2010 school year.

Brookdale Foundation -- Relatives as Parents Program Local and Regional Seed Grant (Deadline: 12/4/08)
The Brookdale Foundation is accepting applications for its Relatives as Parents Program Local and Regional Seed Grant. The purpose of the grant is to encourage and promote the creation or expansion of services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting due to the absence of the parents.

News Alert

 Competitive Foods and Beverages Still Widely Available in Secondary Schools
A recent analysis of data from the School Health Profiles survey, including data from secondary schools in 36 states and 13 major urban school districts, found little change in the availability of competitive foods during the school day when comparing data from 2004 to 2006.

New Resources

Safe in the City, produced by the Center on AIDS and community health, is a 23-minute HIV/STD prevention video for STD clinic waiting rooms. This video has been shown to be effective in reducing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among diverse groups of STD clinic patients. Safe in the City aims to increase condom use and other safer sex behaviors, and thereby reduce infections among patients who view the video in the clinic waiting room.

According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of measles cases reported during January 1 - July 31, 2008 is the highest year-to-date since 1996. This increase was not the result of a greater number of imported cases, but was the result of greater viral transmission after importation into the United States, leading to a greater number of importation-associated cases. These importation-associated cases have occurred largely among school-aged children who were eligible for vaccination but whose parents chose not to have them vaccinated.

Job Opportunities

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) – Program Director (Chicago, IL)
CASEL is seeking a senior level Program Director who will be 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 SEL programming. Duties include ensuring that CASEL product development and trainings are informed by the best international science-based SEL practice and establishing and maintaining collaborations with other SEL leaders in the field. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.casel.org/downloads/PDposition8.28.08.pdf

Fathers & Families – Executive Director (Boston, MA)
The mission of Fathers & Families is to protect each child’s right to the love and care of both parents, and seek shared parenting for the children of divorced and never-married parents with equal rights and responsibilities for fathers and mothers. Fathers & Families seeks an Executive Director to work in an environment of men and women committed to social justice and children’s welfare.For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/307978-262

Maternity Care Coalition – Prenatal Outreach Coordinator (Norristown, PA)
The Maternity Care Coalition is recruiting a Prenatal Outreach Coordinator. The coordinator will develop and implement a community survey that explores prenatal care access. This individual will work in close cooperation with members of the Norristown Alliance for Healthy Babies and develop a strategic plan summarizing information and identifying strategies to address information obtained in the survey. The Coordinator will also be expected to attend community meetings, health fairs and trainings. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/306722-317

Amherst-Pelham Regional School District – School Nurse (Amherst, MA)
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School District has an opening for a School Nurse. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: direct student care; administration of prescribed medications; direct emergency level staff care; documentation of interventions; staff training; consultation to staff and administration related to health services; participation in Special Education Team meetings, school based meetings and nursing department meetings.For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=23736

Randolph Public School District – School Nurse Leader, K-12 (Randolph, MA)
The Randolph Public School District seeks at School Nurse Leader to manage the total school nursing program, provide nursing leadership within the school system, coordinate the clinical aspects of the comprehensive school health program, and collaborate with other members of the health services and health education team. In this process, the School Nurse Leader will use a public health model of assessment, policy development, and quality assurance. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=21442