Weekly InsiderNovember 04, 2009
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
Healthy People 2020. Susan Wooley, Executive Director of the American School Health Association, asks readers to comment on the Healthy People 2020 proposed objectives and make sure school-related objectives remain in the Health People 2020 document. These objectives play a critical role in influencing the direction of federal grant dollars.
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009, by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, provides an update on the well-being of children and families in the United States across a range of domains.
Identifying Learning Problems in Children Evaluated for ADHD: The Academic Performance Questionnaire, published in Pediatrics, examines the usefulness of the Academic Performance Questionnaire (APQ) as an initial screening tool for assessing learning problems among children who present with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or other school problems.
New from the Center
Presentations Posted to the Website
Covering Immigrant Children: Where do we stand? Center for Children and Families Health Policy Institute. Georgetown University, Washington, DC. Caring Across Communities Conference. April 2009.
This presentation by Joan Alker, Co-Executive Director of the Center for Children and Families Health Policy Institute, reviews current and anticipated efforts to provide coverage through the federal Medicaid and CHIP programs for children, with a focus on immigrant children. Ms. Alker summarizes changes in coverage under last spring's Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), the Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act (ICHIA), and various state responses to these two pieces of legislation. She also discusses how CHIPRA and ICHIA could affect health care coverage for legal immigrant children in the future.
Important Topic
Adolescent Health Promotion
• CHHCS: Health Promotion
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Schools, Healthy Youth
• RAND and the University of California, Los Angeles - Center for Adolescent Health Promotion
Upcoming Meetings
• Philadelphia, PA: Healthy People 2020 Public Meeting. November 7, 2009. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/regional/default.asp
• Tampa, FL: Fifteenth Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference: Making Methods and Practice Matter for Women, Children and Families. December 9-11, 2009. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/MCHEpi/2009/AboutConference.htm
• San Jose, CA: Community-Based Participatory Research Approaches to Sustaining Healthy Families and Multicultural Communities. February 6-10, 2009. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.rochesterpreventsuicide.org/
• National Harbor, MD: Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Annual Conference - Moving Ahead Together: Celebrating the Legacy, Shaping the Future of Maternal and Child Health. March 6-10, 2009. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.amchp.org/Events/Pages/AMCHPAnnualConference.aspx
• Tampa, FL: The 23rd Annual Children's Mental Health Research & Policy Conference. March 7-10, 2009. http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/cmhconference/
• Washington, DC: National Hispanic Medical Association 14th Annual Conference. Health Care Transformation to Expand Prevention and Health Promotion for Hispanic Communities. March 25-28, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.nhmamd.org/
Previously Posted Meetings
• Indianapolis, IN: National Middle School Association 36th Annual Conference & Exhibit. November 5-7, 2009. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.nmsa.org/annual/
• Philadelphia, PA: Society for Public Health Education 60th Annual Conference. November 5-7, 2009. For more information and to register for this event, please click here.
• Las Vegas, NV: World Response Conference on Global Outbreak: H1N1 Flu + H5N1 Flu. November 12-13, 2009. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://wrcgo.eve-ex.com/
• Webinar: Access to Healthy Foods: Addressing the Complex Issue of Food Access in the State of Colorado. November 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM (EDT). For more information and to register to this event, please click here.
• Webinar: Planning for a Pandemic – Can History Inform Action? November 30, 2009 at 1:00 PM (EDT). For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.publichealthreports.org/interactive/webcast.cfm
• Washington, DC: Teaching Prevention 2010. March 25-27, 2010. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.aptrweb.org/teachingprevention/index.html
Job Opportunities
• The National Academy for State Health Policy-Policy Analyst (Portland, ME)
• Pennsylvania Health Law Project - Project Administrator (Philadelphia, PA)
• National AIDS Fund - Senior Program Officer (Washington, DC)
• YAI-National Institute for People with Disabilities - Bilingual Spanish School Psychologist (Bronx, NY)
• South Hadley Public Schools - School Nurse (South Hadley, MA)
• Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union - Teacher/Coordinator for School-Based Tobacco Free Program (Bennington, VT)
Grant Alerts
Better World Books - Readers Choice Literacy Grants (Deadline 11/13/09)
Better World Books sells used and new books online to fund meaningful literacy programs and projects around the world. The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for any organization devoted to promoting literacy.
US Anti-Doping Agency - True Sport Awards (Deadline: 11/15/09)
The True Sport Awards program provides the opportunity for entrants to receive funding to implement an idea that will empower youth to lead safe and healthy lifestyles, using sport as the vehicle for learning life lessons.
Dairy MAX - Expanding Breakfast Grants (Deadline: 12/1/09)
Expanding Breakfast Grants are available to schools participating in the National School Breakfast Program. The grants will help schools implement their wellness policies through the establishment of an alternative breakfast service method designed to increase breakfast participation.
Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation - Community Oral Health Grants Program (Arizona) (Deadline: 12/10/09)
Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation Community Grants Program is designed to support communities and organizations statewide that focus on oral health promotion and dental disease prevention programs serving children and youth.
Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries - Literacy Grant (Deadline: 12/31/09)
The purpose of the Laura Bush Foundation (LBF) is to provide books to the school libraries and students that most need them.
US Department of Health and Human Services - Supplemental Services for Recently Arrived Refugees Grant (Deadline: 2/24/10)
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is applications for funding for Supplemental Services for Recently Arrived Refugees to provide services to arriving refugees or sudden and unexpected large secondary migration of refugees where communities are not sufficiently prepared in terms of linguistic or culturally appropriate services.
News Alert
New Resources
Healthy People 2020. Susan Wooley, Executive Director of the American School Health Association, asks readers to comment on the Healthy People objectives and make sure school-related objectives remain in the Health People 2020 document. These objectives play a critical role in influencing the direction of federal grant dollars.: "The proposed Healthy People 2020 objectives include a number that relate to schools. If those proposed objectives receive no comments, they might well disappear. That could have funding and resources implications for the next 10 years! If you work with high school or college students, you might make this an assignment. Please take the time to review and comment on the objectives that address school aged children and youth – and school programs. Begin with the section Educational and Community-Based Programs. Also review either the Adolescent Health or Early and Middle Childhood Health sections."
Other sections that you might want to review include:
Environmental Health
Family Planning
Health Communication and Health IT
Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication Disorders
HIV
Immunization and Infectious Diseases
Injury and Violence Prevention
Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
Nutrition and Weight Status
Oral Health
Physical Activity and Fitness
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009, by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, provides an update on the well-being of children and families in the United States across a range of domains. These indicators illustrate both the promises and the difficulties confronting our Nation's youth and children.
Identifying Learning Problems in Children Evaluated for ADHD: The Academic Performance Questionnaire, published in Pediatrics, examines the usefulness of the Academic Performance Questionnaire (APQ) as an initial screening tool for assessing learning problems among children who present with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or other school problems. The study found that the APQ may be a useful screening tool to identify children being evaluated for ADHD who need additional testing for learning problems.
Job Opportunities
The National Academy for State Health Policy - Policy Analyst (Portland, ME)
The National Academy for State Health Policy is seeking a policy analyst. Applicants should possess substantive knowledge in one or more of the following areas: health information technology, health care delivery system improvement, and public sector health care policy issues. Qualified applicants will have a Master's or other graduate degree in public policy, public health, or related field, or comparable related work experience; experience with state government, either through direct work experience or policy or analytic experience closely tied to state programs; knowledge of and experience in health policy; and excellent writing and communication skills. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/355373-76
Pennsylvania Health Law Project - Project Administrator (Philadelphia, PA)
Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) is an established nonprofit law firm that works to reform and improve the public health care system. PHLP is seeking a qualified candidate for a newly created Project Administrator position in its Philadelphia office. Responsibilities of the Project Administrator include: assisting the Director & other staff in developing grant proposals and reports; providing skilled executive assistance as needed; proofreading prepared documents for correctness, spelling, punctuation and grammar; scheduling and arranging logistics for PHLP events, trainings, and conferences; and ensuring that personnel, project, grant files and research materials are well maintained. Applicants should have a college degree, a strong interest in working to reduce health disparities, and attention to detail. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/356363-39
National AIDS Fund - Senior Program Officer for Evaluation (Washington, DC)
The National AIDS Fund (NAF) was founded in 1988 to reduce the incidence and impact of HIV/AIDS by promoting leadership and generating resources for effective community responses to the epidemic. NAF is seeking a Senior Program Officer to lead the design and implementation of program monitoring and evaluation systems and coordinate a research-based approach to program development and planning. Master’s degree and at least seven years of experience of combined program planning and evaluation experience required. Spanish language proficiency a plus. Salary is commensurate with education and experience; excellent benefits package provided. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.aidsfund.org/about/jobs/
YAI-New York League for Early Learning - Bilingual English/Spanish School Psychologist (Bronx, NY)
New York League for Early Learning, a member of the YAI Network, is seeking a part-time bilingual English/Spanish School Psychologist.The psychologist will perform psychological assessments and evaluations for children ages three to five; conduct classroom consultation for behavior management; coordinate, participate and lead parent group and family sessions; and provide play therapy and counseling. Qualifications include a MA/MS in Psychology, a New York State Bilingual School Psychologist Certification, and at least 2 years of experience testing/evaluating preschool children. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/356346-199
South Hadley Public Schools - School Nurse (South Hadley, MA)
South Hadley Public Schools has an immediate opening for a school nurse. This position is full-time and is at the high school level. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=32155
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union - Teacher/Coordinator for School-Based Tobacco Free Program (Bennington, VT)
The Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union is seeking a teacher/coordinator for a school-based tobacco free program. The coordinator will be responsible for teaching tobacco free educational programs in grades 4-12; coordinating Tobacco Free programs at various locations within the district; and coordinating tobacco prevention and youth cessation events and activities with Tobacco Free Community Partners. This is a grant funded position and the person in this position will be responsible for grant preparation, submission, implementation, evaluation, and state/federal reporting. Applicants must have a Vermont Teacher's Certification or BSN Certification. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=32164