Weekly Insider Dec 13-Dec 19 2005

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.

December 20, 2005

The Weekly Insider will take a break next week. It will reappear January 3rd, 2006. The Center would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season.

Welcome to The Weekly Insider

Here's what's new the week of December 13, 2005 - December 19, 2005

Grant alerts

News alerts

Important Topic -- Drunk Driving
December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month

Tips for the Holiday

New from the Center

Resources

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Grant alerts

Pride Foundation -- Northwest States Gay and Lesbian Programs (Deadline: 1/20/06)
The Pride Foundation funds organizations that help the Northwest’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Pride 5-State grants are made in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington in the following categories: Education Advocacy and Outreach; Health and Community Service; HIV/AIDS Service Delivery and Prevention; Lesbian Health; and Youth and Family Services.
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops499.asp

Association of American Medical Colleges -- Caring for Community (Deadline: 3/13/2006)
The Association of American Medical Colleges is offering an institutional grant program to encourage the development of student-initiated services and programs to the community. As part of the Caring for Community Grant Program, medical schools are eligible to receive support for community service-oriented projects in which they explore new ways to serve their local communities.
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops500.asp

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Healthy Eating Research (Deadline: 3/07/2006)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has developed a 5-year, $11-million national program, Healthy Eating Research, to support research to identify, analyze and evaluate environmental and policy strategies that can promote healthy eating among children an prevent childhood obesity. http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops496.asp

Public Welfare Foundation -- Annual Grants (Deadline: Rolling)
The Public Welfare Foundation (PWF) supports organizations that address human needs in disadvantaged communities, with emphasis on service, advocacy, and empowerment. The Foundation provides both general support and project-specific grants. http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops497.asp

Quality Health Foundation -- Call for Proposals in Maryland and Washington, DC (Deadline: 1/15/2006)
The Quality Health Foundation has announced a call for proposals for the 2006 grant cycle. The Foundation will award grants to organizations that work to improve healthcare for individuals and communities through measurable outcome improvement projects. http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops498.asp

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News alerts

Whooping Cough Vaccination Recommended for Adolescents
The incidence of whooping cough in the United States has increased from a low of 1,060 cases in 1976 to more than 25,000 reported cases in 2004, and more than a third of the 2004 cases occurred in adolescents from 11 to 18 years of age.
http://www.healthinschools.org/2005/dec15_alert.asp

Monitoring the Future Survey Finds Mixed Trends on Student Drug Use
The 2005 “Monitoring the Future” survey released today shows little change in illicit drug use by 8th, 10th, and 12th graders from 2004 to 2005; but the survey found that declines in drug use, especially marijuana, that have been observed since 2001 seem to be continuing.
http://www.healthinschools.org/2005/dec19_alert.asp

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New from the Center

Center staff, Theresa Chapman and Brandi Robinson, work the exhibit booth at the American Public Health Association annual conference.


Brandi and Theresa at the CHHCS booth


Theresa posing for a quick picture


Brandi at the CHHCS Booth


Resources

Medicaid Info.
A new website announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in December 2005 is intended to help professionals and others find online information about the two federal programs with the fewest possible number of clicks. An online demonstration is available to help users navigate the new site, located at www.cms.hhs.gov. Further information about the site is available at www.cms.hhs.gov/AboutWebsite/12_Aboutthiswebsite.asp.

MyPyramid, the interactive food guidance system unveiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last spring, is now available in Spanish. The graphic is intended to help people make dietary choices than can promote health and lower the risk of major chronic diseases. A version of the Pyramid for children is also available, at website www.mypyramid.gov.

Trauma and Mental Health.
An issue paper dealing with the prevalence and causes of childhood trauma and the mental health problems of children exposed to trauma is available from the organization Grantmakers in Health. “In Harm’s Way: Aiding Children Exposed to Trauma” is available online at www.gih.org/usr_doc/GIH_IssueBrief23pdf.pdf.

Immigrant Families.
An issue paper that describes approaches for dealing with the unique health, social, and policy issues that affect immigrant families is also available from Grantmakers in Health. “For the Benefit of All: Ensuring Immigrant Health and Well-Being” is available online at www.gih.org/usr_doc/GIH_Issue_Brief_24_FINAL.pdf.

Family Health Tool.
A tool intended to help families gather and share their health information was released by the United States Surgeon General in November 2005 and is available in both English and Spanish at https://familyhistory.hhs.gov. My Family Health Portrait is a web-based format that will enable families to determine if they are at risk for certain diseases with genetic components and can be used in cooperation with health care providers to develop individualized diagnosis, treatment, and prevention plans for family members.
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