Weekly Insider 04.06.2009
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Weekly Insider is a web-enhanced
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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
A new report from Public/Private Ventures, The Case for School-Based Integration of Services – Changing the ways students, families and communities engage with their schools, assesses the literature evaluating school-based services.
Anticipating the Impacts of a 2008-2010 Recession, from the Foundation for Child Development, finds that progress in the quality of life for American children has fluctuated since 2002.
Adolescents and Electronic Media: Growing up Plugged In, released by Child Trends, explores the various health outcomes of electronic media world on children and adolescents.
New from the Center
On Thursday, May 21, 2pm EST the Center held its third webinar on Understanding the rise in suicide attempts in Latina teens presented by Dr. Luis Zayas, professor at the School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. The webinar examined the high rate of suicide attempts by adolescent Latinas in the US and factors that may contribute to the rate. To access the archived webinar (PowerPoint and audio), click here.
The Center held its annual Caring Across Communities and Fresh Ideas conference in Chicago, April 21– 23, 2009. Resources from the meeting are available here.
Important Topics
School Connectedness
Upcoming Meetings
- Green Bay, WI: 2009 CREATE a culturally Responsive Environment Conference. June 29 – July 1, 2009. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.snoa.org/
Previously Posted Meetings
- Denver, CO: One Voice International Conference and Forum for Educators. June 26-28, 2009. For more information and to register for the event, please visit: http://www.elementalethics.com/
- Prescott, AZ: School Health Services – The Path to Student Health and Academic Success. July 16-18. For more information and to register for the event, please visit: http://www.snoa.org/
- Raleigh, NC: 2009 North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children Conference. October 1-3, 2009. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.ncaeyc.org/
Job opportunities
University of Maryland, Department of Pediatrics – Health Educator (Baltimore, MD)
Virginia Department of Health – Injury Data & Evaluation Coordinator (Richmond, VA)
Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, Inc. – Site Manager (Silver Spring, MD)
Kaiser Permanente – Psychology Case Manager (Pentaluma, CA)
Department of Health and Human Services – Nutritionist Bilingual (San Rafael, CA)
Ulster County Department of Public Health – Public Health Director (Kingston, NY)
Grant Alerts
Captain Planet Foundation – Captain Planet Grants (Deadline: 6/30/09)
The Captain Planet Foundation provides Captain Planet Grants to support initiatives that increase understanding of environmental issues for children and incorporates their hands-on involvement.
Pennsylvania Department of Health - Active Schools Grant Program (Pennsylvania) (Deadline: 6/30/09)
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is partnering with schools in Pennsylvania to reduce childhood obesity.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming (Senior Consultant Program) (Deadline: 7/1/09)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming is designed to expand the diversity of perspectives that contribute to RWJF programs.
The Hasbro Children’s Fund – Gifts of Hope (RI, MA, and WA) (Deadline: 7/24/09)
The Hasbro Children’s Fund offers the Gifts of Hope to programs that provide terminally and seriously ill children access to joy and play, educational programs, and other basic needs.
Project Learning Tree - GreenWorks! Grants (Deadline: 10/31/09)
GreenWorks! Grants administered by the Project Learning Tree support projects that allow students and local community members to learn-by-doing environmental projects.
Do Something - Do Something Grants (Formerly Plum Grants) (Deadline: Rolling)
Do Something offers the Do Something Grants to create a sustainable community action project, program, or organization.
New Resources
A new report from Public/Private Ventures, The Case for School-Based Integration of Services – Changing the ways students, families and communities engage with their schools, assesses the literature evaluating school-based services. School-Based Health Care has been found to improve youth’s access to health care and this translated to enhanced connectedness to schools and learning outcomes. This service particularly benefits children in communities that are underserved. Interestingly, children that use these services use them more often and shift the focus of visits to preventative care. Similarly, School-based Out-of-School Time Programs extend program activities to more youth because they do not have to travel to participate. These programs have been shown to improve relations with peers and school faculty as well as deter students from engaging in high-risk behaviors. Finally, family supports programs were evaluated. These programs provide educational and employment opportunities to parents. Participating families generally have higher school performance from the students and better behavioral outcomes. This report will be of interest to policy makers, school-based health workers, educators, families, and academics working to increase access to school-based health services.
Anticipating the Impacts of a 2008-2010 Recession, from the Foundation for Child Development, finds that progress in the quality of life for American children has fluctuated since 2002. In this report, quality of life is measured by the composit “Child and Youth Well-Being Index” (CWI). The CWI peaked at 102.17 in 2002 at which point the index fluctuated. CWI for 2008 will not be available for at least two more years, though all projections indicate that progress made since 1975 will be reversed. The percentage of children living in poverty is expected to reach 21% in 2010, 27% children will have at least one parent not working full time in 2010, and the median family income is expected to decline. All of these factors are expected to contribute to the declining CWI since the onset of the recession.
Adolescents and Electronic Media: Growing up Plugged In, released by Child Trends, explores the various health outcomes of electronic media world on children and adolescents. This brief looked at the body of research associating violence to media consumption including television and video games. Further, adolescents exposed to smoking and alcohol use in the media are more likely to smoke and/or drink alcohol. It is noted that little research has focused on the association between sexual activity and media consumption. Ergonomic injuries, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and cancer have also been attributed to media consumption in some research studies. Importantly, the brief identifies the positive health influences of media including the fact that 28% of adolescents use the Internet to access information regarding health, dieting, and physical exercise. The report continues to address the social development impacts of media, impact on education, and access to media. These elements are all important in understanding the effects of increased media consumption for today’s youth and adolescents.
Job opportunities
University of Maryland, Department of Pediatrics – Health Educator (Baltimore, MD)
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland is looking for Health educators. Responsibilities include serving as the interventionist to middle school girls in Baltimore city as part of the Challenge! project. Additional duties include recruiting participants, delivering intervention lessons, following-up with participants by phone, attending meetings, and other office roles. For more information and to apply to this position, use the following search terms: Organization – “University of Maryland” and Title - “Health Educator”: http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/phec.cfm /detail.cfm?jobID=8185
Virginia Department of Health – Injury Data & Evaluation Coordinator (Richmond, VA)
The Virginia Department of Health is seeking an Injury Data & Evaluation Coordinator. Responsibilities include analyzing and reporting on qualitative and quantitative injury information, providing data and research related technical assistance, coordinating needs assessments, and designing survey instruments and program evaluations. For more information and to apply to this position, use the following search terms: Title - “Injury Data & Evaluation Coordinator”: http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/phec.cfm
Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, Inc. – Site Manager (Silver Spring, MD)
Mary’s Center is a community health clinic that is seeking a Site Manager. Responsibilities include leading and supporting the team in providing quality health care services, providing site supervision and fiscal accountability, and managing activities in the clinical area. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/339297-246
Kaiser Permanente – Psychology Case Manager (Pentaluma, CA)
Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Psych manager. Responsibilities include providing inpatient and intensive outpatient case management for high-risk members with acute and/or chronic psychiatric conditions and developing treatment and care plans. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://kaiserext.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/viewjob.html?optlink-view=view-1130348&ERFormID=newjoblist&ERFormCode=any
Department of Health and Human Services – Nutritionist Bilingual (San Rafael, CA)
The County of Marin, Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking a bilingual nutritionist to work in the clinics and Women, Infants, and Children’s program. Responsibilities include working with a multidisciplinary team, conducting nutrition screening, assessment and counseling, implementing nutrition plans, facilitating nutrition education classes, and developing evaluation of culturally relevant nutrition education materials. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=8219
Ulster County Department of Public Health – Public Health Director (Kingston, NY)
The Ulster County Department of Public Health is seeking a Public Health Director in the Ulster County Personnel Department. Responsibilities include managing and regulating the Department of Health and its delivery of public health services in the county. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=8226