Weekly InsiderFebruary 03, 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
Welcoming ELL Parents into the Classroom, by Mary Ellen Flannery of the National Education Association, offers practical ideas to engage English Language Learner (ELL) parents into schools.
Prevalence and Correlates of Internalizing Mental Health Symptoms Among CSHCN,
published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a study that provides nationally representative prevalence estimates of internalizing mental health symptoms among children with special health care needs (CSHCN).
Secondary Newcomer Programs in the US, by the Center for Applied Linguistics, is a searchable database that includes programs in 23 states that participated in the research study, "Exemplary Programs for Newcomer English Language Learners at the Secondary Level" during 2008 – 2009 school years.
New from the Center
Supporting Immigrant & Refugee Communities (SIRC) Listserv is now active! The SIRC listserv is for individuals and organizations interested in improving the well-being of immigrant and refugee children, youth and families. The listserv provides an opportunity for members to pose questions to the field, share information, and network with colleagues nationwide. We will also share lessons learned, tools, and information gained during the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Caring Across Communities grant initiative. For more information and to sign up, click here.
Congratulations! We want to share the news that Brandi Robinson, Research Associate with the Center, has accepted a new position at the Partnership for Prevention here in Washington, DC. Long-time colleagues know that Brandi has been a member of the CHHCS team since she was a grad student in the GW School of Public Health and Health Services in 2004. We deeply appreciate her commitment to the Center and to the field. And we are delighted she will be only 3 blocks away in her new position. We know you will join us in wishing her great success in this next step in her professional journey. Best wishes, Olga, Julia, Donna, Theresa and Sarah
Addressing the Legal Issues Impacting Refugee and Immigrant Families, a video presentation by Mr. Fred Tsao, has been posted to the website. In this lecture, Mr. Tsao presents information on legal issues facing immigrants in the US including legal immigration categories, how immigrants can become citizens, sponsorship, public benefit eligibility, the impact of 1996 Welfare Reform, rules on public charge, and constitutional rights of illegal immigrants. Mr. Tsao is the Policy Director at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. To view the video presentation, please click here: http://healthinschools.org/en/Immigrant-and-Refugee-Children/Tools-and-Documents/Understanding-the-Legal-Issues-Impacting-Immigrant-Families.aspx
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
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
School Lunch Nutrition
• CHHCS: Are Your Kids Eating Healthily at School?
• School Nutrition Association: Official Website
• United States Department of Agriculture: National School Lunch Program
Upcoming Meetings
• Grand Rapids, MI: Bully-Proofing Made Easy. February 9, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please click here.
• Miami, FL: Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Recognizing & Treating the Emerging Epidemic. February 11, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: https://www.meds-pdn.com/continuing_education.php?seminar_id=2715
• Savannah, GA: 21st Annual National Youth-at-Risk Conference. February 28 - March 3, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/nationalyouthatrisk.html
• Indianapolis, IN: Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. March 13-15, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://wg.thesociety.org/events.asp?Cid=4
• National Harbor, MD: Moving Ahead Together: Celebrating the Legacy, Shaping the Future of Maternal and Child Health. March 6-10, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.amchp.org/Events/amchp-conference/Pages/default.aspx
• Omaha, NE: 18th Annual National Association of Local Boards of Health Conference. August 5-7, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.nalboh.org/NALBOH_Conference.htm
Previously Posted Meetings
• Washington, DC: Second Annual Multi-State Health IT Collaborative for E-Health Conference. February 8-9, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.ahrq.gov/about/cmsehealth.htm
• Phoenix, AZ: New Insights for Improving Schools. February 23-26, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please click here.
• Washington, DC: Children 2010 - Leading a New Era. February 25-27, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please click here.
• Washington, DC. National Economic Forum on Early Childhood Investment. March 10-22, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.partnershipforsuccess.org/index.php?id=52
• Atlanta, GA: International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections. March 18-22, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.decennial2010.com/index.php
• Denver, CO: American Public Health Association Public Meeting and Expo. November 6-10, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.apha.org/meetings/
Job Opportunities
• Christopher House - Chief Operating Officer (Chicago, IL)
• Incentive Mentoring Program - Site Director (Baltimore, MD)
• Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma - Project Coordinator/Research Assistant (Cambridge, MA)
• Colorado School for the Deaf - School Psychologist (Colorado Springs, CO)
• William M. Davies, Jr. Career & Technology High School - Substitute School Nurse (Lincoln, RI)
• Amherst-Pelham Regional School District - School Nurse (Pelham, MA)
Grant Alerts
US Department of Education - College Assistance Migrant Program (Deadline: 2/19/10)
The purpose of the College Assistance Migrant Program is to provide academic and financial support to help migrant and seasonal farm workers and their children complete their first year of college. The funding supports completion of the first year of studies.
Child Health Foundation - Child Health Grants (Deadline: 4/30/10)
The purpose of the Child Health Foundation is to support small innovative projects that can make a major impact on child health in diverse settings, and show concerned health workers, community organizations and/or government policy-makers that answers to some persistent health problems are available.
Abbott Fund - Healthy Communities Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
The Abbott Fund is devoted to building healthier communities through the funding of creative proposals that promote science, expand access to health care, and strengthen communities worldwide. The Abbott Fund's main funding priorities are access to care, community vitality, AIDS care, and science and innovation programs.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Active Living Research and New Connections Grant (Deadline: 4/14/10)
The purpose of the Active Living Research and New Connections Grant is to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, thus decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity.
Saint Luke's Foundation - Make it Stick! Request for Proposals for Communications Projects (Cleveland, OH) (Deadline: 4/1/10)
The Saint Luke's Foundation is aimed at investing resources and providing leadership and support for the improvement and transformation of the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities of Greater Cleveland. The Make it Stick! initiative will provide financial support of communications programs, projects, and materials for organizations that provide healthcare, food, clothing, or shelter to vulnerable populations.
US Department of Health and Human Services - Drug-Free Communities Support Program (Deadline: 3/19/10)
The purpose of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private nonprofit agencies, and governments to support the efforts of community coalitions to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. In addition, the program is committed to reducing substance use among youth and adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.
Fiskars - 2010 Project Orange Thumb Grant (Deadline: 2/19/10)
Project Orange Thumb encourages creative expression in gardening by providing grants to efforts geared toward sustainable agriculture, neighborhood beautification and community involvement.
News Alert
US Teen Pregnancy Rate Increases After a Decade-Long Decline
For the first time since the early 1990s, overall rates of pregnancy and birth among teens has increased, according to a report released yesterday by the Guttmacher Institute.
New Resources
Welcoming ELL Parents into the Classroom, by Mary Ellen Flannery of the National Education Association, offers practical ideas to engage English Language Learner (ELL) parents into schools. The article offers resources on how to contact parents, describes strategies for better attendance at parent-teacher conferences, and offers tips on how to encourage ELL parents to become involved in their child's schooling.
Prevalence and Correlates of Internalizing Mental Health Symptoms Among Children with Special Health Care Needs, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a study that provides nationally representative prevalence estimates of internalizing mental health symptoms among children with special health care needs. The study found that internalizing mental health symptoms are common among this group and should influence future screening and prevention efforts aimed at this population
Secondary Newcomer Programs in the US, by the Center for Applied Linguistics, is a searchable database that includes programs in 23 states that participated in the research study, "Exemplary Programs for Newcomer English Language Learners at the Secondary Level" during 2008 – 2009 school years. The database provides information about student newcomer demographics, program design, instruction and assessment, student transitions, staffing, family connections, and social networks.
Job Opportunities
Christopher House - Chief Operating Officer (Chicago, IL)
Christopher House is a multi-site nonprofit organization in Chicago, IL providing children of low-income families with early childhood education and after-school programs from birth to age 18. Christopher House is seeking a chief operating officer responsible for the development, design, implementation and improvement of infrastructure necessary for Christopher House to grow its programs and enhance quality of services to children and families. The ideal candidate has expertise in finance, experience in human resources and operations, and management experience. A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/366289-252
Incentive Mentoring Program - Site Director (Baltimore, MD)
The Incentive Mentoring Program uses a comprehensive personal approach that fosters the transformation of high school students who are not meeting minimum academic requirements and facing significant psychosocial challenges into self-motivated, resourceful, and socially aware leaders committed to a higher purpose. The Incentive Mentoring Program site director will oversee 300+ volunteers including Program Directors and Heads of Household to coordinate tutoring, mentoring and social support services for Baltimore’s most at risk youth attending Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. The position has a minimum two year commitment. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree, at least one year of relevant work experience, and experience working with and overseeing volunteers. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/366239-202
Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma - Project Coordinator/Research Assistant (Cambridge, MA)
The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (HPRT) is a multi-disciplinary program that has been pioneering the health and mental health care of traumatized refugees and civilians in areas of conflict/post-conflict and natural disasters for over two decades. HPRT has an opening for a project coordinator/reseach assistant who will be responsible for administrative support, project coordination, and researching. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree, excellent writing skills, and interest in the area. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/366276-182
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind - School Psychologist (Colorado Springs, CO)
The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind is seeking a school psychologist to assess the psychological, educational, developmental, social, and emotional assessment of children, birth to age 21, who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Applicants must have a Specialist Degree in School Psychology or Master’s Degree in Psychology from an accredited college or university; be eligible for appropriate educator licensure in the State of Colorado as a Special Services Provider; have three years of experience in assessment and service provision to children with sensory disabilities; and have proficiency in American Sign Language at the advanced skill level. For more information and to apply to this position, please click here.
William M. Davies, Jr. Career & Technology High School - Substitute School Nurse (Lincoln, RI)
William Davis High School is seeking a substitute school nurse and/or health career instructor to serve on a per diem basis. This per diem position is "as needed" for coverage. Applicants should have a substitute nurse teacher certification required, resume, BCI (within six months current), and three current references. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=33493
Amherst-Pelham Regional School District - School Nurse (Pelham, MA)
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School District is currently seeking candidates to fill a full-time school year school nurse vacancy at Pelham Elementary School. Candidates must have a valid Massachusetts Department of Public Health Nursing license and have or be eligible for a Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School Nurse license. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=33483