America's Obesity Epidemic Getting Worse
New report finds adult obesity rates up in 31 states; the South is the "Biggest Belt"
According to a new report from Trust for America's Health (TFAH), adult obesity rates continued to rise in 31 states over the past year while government policy efforts have consistently failed to provide viable solutions to the growing obesity crisis. [News Release, 8-29-06] http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/newsreleasesdetail.jsp?id=10428
New: CDC's 2006-07 Flu Gallery Materials
On August 21, CDC posted an array of downloadable patient and provider education materials to its influenza web section: Patient education materials for the 2006-07 flu season; provider education materials for the 2006-07 flu season; patient screening form for trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV); Stop the Spread of Germs posters and flyers in several languages; fact sheets in several languages and influenza vaccine VISs. Materials: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/patiented.htm
Health as a Human Right: Health Education, Equality and Social Justice for All
November 2-4, 2006 -- Boston, MA
SOPHE's 57th Annual Meeting is the premier national health education and behavioral health conferences that will excite, inspire and connect. Hear from world-class speakers shaping the international agenda, network with health education faculty, practitioners and students, and re-ignite your passion for social change. Details: http://www.sophe.org/event_items.asp?month=11&year=2006&item_id=3842
[posted on ACHI Community Health News, 8-30-06]
National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort held each September to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. National Preparedness Month 2006 is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The goal of the month is to increase public awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies and to encourage individuals to take action. http://www.ready.gov/america/npm/index.htm
This web site includes tips on preparing a basic emergency supply kit http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/index.html, making a family communication plan http://www.ready.gov/america/makeaplan/index.html and more.
October 8-13th
"La Familia Technology Week will address the Digital Divide by spotlighting events around the country that will demonstrate how technology can provide numerous opportunities for Hispanics." http://www.lafamilianet.net/v2/events.php If you would like to request information on hosting an activity, go to the Request Inforamtion online form at http://www.lafamilianet.net/v2/request_information.php Theres even an online form to fill out to request a grant http://www.lafamilianet.net/v2/grant_application.php Thanks to REFORMANET listserv for posting these links.
For more on the Digital Divide, see The Digital Divide Network http://www.digitaldivide.net/ and CTCnet http://www.ctcnet.org/
"In "Obtaining Data on Patient Race, Ethnicity, and Primary Language in Health Care Organizations: Current Challenges and Proposed Solutions" (Health Services Research, Aug. 2006), Romana Hasnain-Wynia, Ph.D., of the Health Research and Educational Trust, and David W. Baker, M.D., M.P.H., of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, argue that health care organizations should collect race, ethnicity, and language information directly from patients or their family members, as opposed to relying on staff observation.
To address patient concerns about how race and ethnicity information will be used, and to ensure the accurate collection of data, the authors offer a uniform framework for data collection. By using such a framework, health care organizations can develop appropriate interpreter services, educational materials, and staff cultural competency training--as well as undertake targeted quality improvement efforts. "
http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=399579&#doc399579 [posted on e-mail alerts from The Commonwealth Fund]
"Hear Now is a national non-profit program committed to assisting deaf and hard-of-hearing persons with limited financial resources who permanently reside within the United States. To apply for Hear Now Aid, download an application or for more information call 1-800-648-4327. " http://www.sotheworldmayhear.org/forms/hearnow.php
From the Health Communication Online Resources for July and August http://www.healthcommunication.net/Online_Resources.html
Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health: Unfinished Business http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11602.html#toc
Communications Resources to Close the Gap. America’s Health Insurance Plans, Tools & Resources begins on p. 31 ( 55 p., 2005? 2006?) http://healthdecisions.org/News/default.aspx?doc_id=70958
Smoke Free Movies Web site links to Screen Out! ,a “survival kit “ for families &communities with facts, tools & strategy. http://www.smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu/actnow/parents.html
Educational Games - The Nobel Prize in Medicine Links to Mosquito Game, Parasite Game,
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/malaria/
The Partnership for Public Service http://www.ourpublicservice.org/ is hosting a web site on the lessons learned after Hurricane Katrina: Government After Katrina: An Urgent Need For Action This project is devoted to improving government performance by sharing information about Hurricane Katrina and highlighting Katrina’s lessons to drive forward-looking solutions. http://www.governmentafterkatrina.org/main/index.htm
Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents (R21). Department of Health and Human Services announces funds aimed at increasing the parenting skills and capacities of parents and caregivers to improve the health outcomes of their young and adolescent children. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and community-based organizations. See full announcement for details. The deadline for applications is February 2, 2009. Awards of up to $200,000 are available. For further information, contact Brian Albertini at Albertib@mail.nih.gov; or go to: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=10711.
Categorical Grant Program to Provide Outpatient Early Interventions Services (EIS) with Respect to HIV Disease. Department of Health and Human Services announces funding to provide, on an ongoing outpatient basis, high quality EIS/primary care to individuals with HIV infection. These services become part of a continuum of HIV prevention and care for individuals who are at risk for HIV infections or are HIV infected. All EIS programs must provide: HIV counseling and testing; counseling and education on living with HIV; appropriate medical evaluation and clinical care; and other essential services such as oral health care, outpatient mental health services, outpatient substance abuse services and nutritional services, and appropriate referrals for specialty services. For the EIS Grants, a major focus is on increasing access to HIV primary care and support services for communities of color. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, special district governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, nonprofit organizations, public housing authorities, and private institutions of higher education. See full announcement for details. The deadline for applications is October 23, 2006. Approximately $25,650,950 is available tofund 74 awards. For further information, contact Kathleen Treat at (301) 443-7602 or ktreat@hrsa.gov; or go to: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=10709
AIDS, Environment, and Mental Health. Ittleson Foundation announces funds to support AIDS, the environment, and mental health. It seeks to provide seed money for innovative pilot and model programs of significance beyond the local area of implementation. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is September 1, 2006. To apply, send a brief letter to the Executive Director describing the organization and the work for which funds are being sought, along with a budget and evidence of tax-exempt status. For further information, go to: http://www.ittlesonfoundation.org/hist.html
Healthy Vision Community Awards Program. The National Eye Institute provides funding for the implementation of health education activities that support the Healthy Vision 2010 objectives and the Healthy People 2010 goals to reduce health disparities and improve quality of life. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. Universities and university-affiliates, such as medical centers, and schools of optometry/ophthalmology, are precluded from receiving an award directly, but are welcome to collaborate with community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is August 31, 2006. Awards of up to $10,000 are available. For further information, contact Saundra Townsend at HVCAmail@shs.net; or go to: http://www.healthyvision2010.org/news/hvca/index.asp
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September 21, 2006
Red Lion Hotel
Salt Lake City, Downtown
7:45 AM -5:00 PM
We would like to bring together interested professionals and community members willing to offer their knowledge, and suggestions to the development of an updated and prospective state plan for heart disease and stroke prevention. For more information about the forum please email emilycarlson@utah.gov or call (801) 538-9209.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau ● Office of Rural Health Policy ● Bureau of Primary Health Care in partnership with The Indian Health Service (IHS) will present a webcast Tuesday, September 26, 2006, 1:00-2:30 pm central time
"Community Crisis: Public Health’s Role in the Methamphetamine Epidemic “Partnering to Confront the Issue”
The impact of methamphetamine abuse reaches far beyond the individual user. Meth is increasingly destroying families and communities, straining our economy, and damaging our environment. A collaborative multi-disciplinary response that includes social services, law enforcement, education, public health and safety, and child and adolescent safety is warranted and needed. Web cast speakers will share what they have learned in their efforts to raise awareness and protect our children and adolescents. They will focus on the roles of public health and safety professionals, and how they can effectively partner with others to create or join a task force or coalition to address this epidemic.Registration is available at http://www.mchcom.com/liveWebcastDetail.asp?leid=269 [posted by KDHE's Office of Local and Rural Health.]
Registration is open for the next University of North Carolina Public Health Grand Rounds: "Pandemic Flu Preparedness: What Every Community Should Know", to be presented on September 29, 2006 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm E.T. Join us as we examine the case of California's Santa Clara County, where the community is preparing for a pandemic that will challenge their public health system and affect every aspect of their daily life. The target audience includes: public health leaders, managers, and professionals from local and state health departments, boards of health, hospitals, public and private clinics, community-based health organizations, academic institutions, federal agencies, and others who wish to learn more about pandemic influenza and strategies for community preparedness. For more information and to register, go to http://publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu.
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Accepting Applications for Community Action Grants
Deadline: January 15, 2007
One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the American Association of University Women ( http://www.aauw.org ) Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. One-year grants ($2,000 to $7,000) provide seed money for new projects. Topic areas are unrestricted, but should include a clearly defined activity that promotes education and equity for women and girls. Two-year grants ($5,000 to $10,000) provide start-up funds for longer-term programs that address the particular needs of the community and develop girls' sense of efficacy through leadership or advocacy opportunities. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10004025/aauw [posted on RFP Bulletin (August 25, 2006)]
Conducting Quality Impact Evaluations Under Budget, Time and Data Constraints
World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) and the Poverty Analysis
Monitoring and Impact Evaluation Thematic Group (PREM Network) 2006
English Version: http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/oed/oeddoclib.nsf/DocUNIDViewForJavaSearch/757A5CC0BAE22558852571770059D89C/$file/conduct_qual_impact.pdf
Spanish Version: http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/oed/oeddoclib.nsf/DocUNIDViewForJavaSearch/4EE5AA007401147C8525717700650954/$file/conduct_qual_impact_spanish.pdf
“….. The purpose of this booklet is to provide advice to those planning an impact evaluation, so that they can select the most rigorous methods available within the constraints they face. The booklet is also intended to clarify the nature of the trade-offs between evaluation rigor and the budget, time and data which are available for an evaluation. It is hoped that this booklet will encourage managers to conduct impact evaluations when they might otherwise have viewed them as too expensive or time-consuming to be conducted to a high standard. Thus the desired outcome is an increase in the quality and quantity of rigorous impact evaluations which are conducted.
An extensive literature is now available on appropriate methodologies for evaluating the impacts of development projects and programs. This booklet applies these methodologies to the real-world situations and constraints faced by task managers and researchers…..” [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity list]
Spring Training for Health Champions – One week left!
Call for Proposals open through September 1
Share your successes, innovations and best work at the Association for Community Health Improvement's national conference of more than 450 practitioners. ACHI is accepting Breakout Session proposals for its March 7-9, 2007 conference. Topic tracks include: Access to Care; Chronic Disease Prevention; Community Benefit Excellence; and Community Health Assessments. Conference and proposal submission details: http://www.communityhlth.org/communityhlth/conference/annual07.html
Medicaid Patients Increasingly Concentrated among Physicians
Proportion of U.S. Physicians Accepting Medicaid Patients Down Slightly over Past Decade
Despite increases in Medicaid payment rates and enrollment, the proportion of U.S. physicians accepting Medicaid patients has decreased slightly over the past decade, according to a national study released today by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). [News Release, 8-17-06] http://www.hschange.org/CONTENT/867
New Issue Brief Documents a Decline in Employer-Sponsored Insurance for Low-Income Americans
A new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-supported issue brief documents the decline in health coverage from employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) for low-income adults and children between 2000 and 2004. The report uses data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey to document its findings. During this period, uninsurance rates for low-income children fell by more than 2 percentage points, because Medicaid and SCHIP expansion offset the reduction in ESI. Without a similar public coverage safety net for adults, uninsured rates for adults increased nearly 3 percentage points in the same period. http://www.rwjf.org/files/publications/other/UrbanHealthInsuranceBrief.pdf
Border Binational Health Week 2006
October 9-13, 2006
The United States – Mexico Border Health Commission wishes to announce that the third annual Border Binational Health Week will be celebrated from throughout the United States – Mexico border with the theme of "Families in Action for Health." Details: http://www.borderhealth.org/files/res_608.pdf
2006 ESRI Health GIS Conference
October 23–26, 2006 -- Denver, CO
This conference will offer a forum for Health professionals to share information on geographic information system (GIS) technology as a framework for managing and sharing geospatial data and methods for community health programs, health care delivery, hospitals, epidemiology, disease surveillance, health research, and more. Details: http://www.esri.com/events/hug/index.html
ACHI Community Health News, 8-23-06
Plain Language Principles and Thesaurus for Making HIPAA Privacy Notices More Readable was prepared for the Health Resources and Services Administration, in consultation with the Office for Civil Rights, and other offices and agencies within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, D.C., and plain language specialists. http://www.hrsa.gov/servicedelivery/language.htm [posted on CAPHIS]
New from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP): Silent Trauma, a monograph addressing diabetes, health status, and the refugee experience of Southeast Asians in the United States. Developed for health care providers, public health leaders, policy makers, academics, and all who work closely on health issues among Southeast Asian Americans. To obtain a free copy of the monograph and CD ROM, visit http://www.ndep.nih.gov or call 1-800-438-5383 Get the PDF online at http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/SilentTrauma.pdf [posted on [aapcho-path]
Learning About Diabetes, Inc. is a new, non-profit charity offering diabetes educators and consumers online access to free, easy-to-understand and low literacy diabetes self-care information. For more information, please visit http://www.learningaboutdiabetes.org Booklets are avaiable in Spanish and English. [posted on [HealthLiteracy 345]
With an Executive Order aimed at federal agencies that provide coverage to nearly one in every four Americans with health insurance, President Bush today took a major step forward in providing consumers with easy-to-use information about the quality and price of their health care. The information will enable consumers to make informed choices among doctors and hospitals, and it will help support doctors and hospitals that deliver high-quality care and avoid unnecessary health care costs, creating opportunities to improve care and lower its costs.
The Executive Order directs agencies that administer or support health insurance programs to take steps that will result in more complete and open information for consumers. The President said he hopes the Federal action will be followed by similar commitments in the private sector, and in state and local government. He directed Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to work collaboratively with the health care sector to ensure that information provided to consumers is reliable and accurate.
See the complete Health & Human Services News Release at http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2006pres/20060822.html
The Rural Assistance Center has launched State Resources on its Web site, allowing easy access to continuously updated demographics and statistics, documents and resources, contacts and success stories for all 50 states. This new state information resource, located at http://www.raconline.org/states, features an overview of each state and its rural health and human services environment.
RYKA Women's Fitness Grant
Application deadline: Sep 8, 2006
Fitness grants to support organizations and individuals that enhance women's lives through health and fitness-related programs. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=207
Palliative Care Tools
Critical Care, Evaluation, Educational, and Organizational Tools developed or adapted by Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care demonstration projects and national workgroups.
Organization: Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
http://devpromotingexcellence.i4a.com/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=3276
Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities (AgrAbility)
Application deadline: Dec 23, 2006
Grants to enable successful work experience for farmers, ranchers, farm workers or farm family members with disabilities. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=377
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Health Update]
"In an effort to address disparities, health care organizations are trying new ways to communicate effectively across different cultures, languages, and health literacy levels. As many health professionals and administrators know firsthand, poor communication in medical settings can lead to misdiagnoses, under-treatment, and emotional distress for patients and family members.
In a new Fund report, "Promising Practices for Patient-Centered Communication with Vulnerable Populations: Examples from Eight Hospitals," Matthew Wynia, M.D., M.P.H., and Jennifer Matiasek, of the American Medical Association's Institute for Ethics, identify hospitals with a demonstrated commitment to communicating with their vulnerable patients. Through site visits and focus group discussions, the authors draw out nine "promising practices" used by the selected hospitals." http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=397067&#doc397067 [posted on e-mail alert from the Commonwealth Fund]
In 2004, the RAND Corporation completed a study for the Department of Homeland Security to examine response strategies following a catastrophic terrorist attack. A detailed scenario was devised including; the effects of a nuclear explosion in the Port of Long Beach FL. http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR391/# [posted on KDHE's Office of Local and Rural Health listserv]
"Most Americans see the need for fundamental changes in the nation's health care system, according to new survey findings released today by The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System. The results, reported in Public Views on Shaping the Future of the U.S. Health Care System, by Fund staff Cathy Schoen, Sabrina How, and colleagues, indicate that change is desired in nearly every aspect of health care. Forty-two percent of respondents said they had recently received poorly coordinated, inefficient, or unsafe care. The survey also reveals strong public support for efforts to improve care coordination, as well as a shared belief that expanded use of information technology could improve care."
http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=394606&#doc394606 [posted on email alerts from The Commonwealth Fund]
A Billion Voices: Listening and Responding to the Health Needs of Slum Dwellers and Informal Settlers in New Urban Settings
ANALYTIC AND STRATEGIC REVIEW PAPER
Prepared for the Knowledge Network on Urban Settings of the World Health Organisation’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health
WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre) - 2005
Available online as PDF file [50p.] at: http://www.who.int/social_determinants/resources/urban_settings.pdf
“…..The urban setting as we know it today is a complex and dynamic environment that has a profound impact on the health of the human community. Three interrelated characteristics of urbanization make it different from what it was in the past: 1) the rapid rate of urban growth and its effect on municipal governments; 2) the upsurge in poverty and its effect on the urban economy; and, 3) the proliferation of slums and their impact on the urban environment and the environment’s impact on slums."
[posted on PAHO/WHO Equity List]
Minority women continue to fare worse than white women in terms of health status, rates of disability, and mortality. Disparities are growing for some conditions. Research on improving the health care of women, especially minority women, is a priority of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ). Examples of AHRQ research are given here http://www.ahrq.gov/research/minority.htm
" The 12th annual Latino conference theme “Innovation, Intervention & Education in Latino Behavioral Health” affords LBHI a broad umbrella for its program. There are many new ideas in Latino Behavioral Health for more effective intervention. Education and training are essential to the process of enhancing Latino behavioral health. The 50 workshops currently being organized, promise to resonate with this theme."
September 18-21, Universal Hilton Hotel, Universal City, CA
http://www.lbhi.org/
RED CIRCLE PROJECT: A cultural Network for the Native American Gay/Two-Spirit Community. Resources, Referrals, & Information about HIV/AIDS. http://www.redcircleproject.org Includes training materials. [posted on Digest for IndigenousNewsNetwork@topica.com, issue 786]
Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Program Offers Support for Research on Immigrant Children
Deadline: November 1, 2006
The Foundation for Child Development ( http://www.fcd-us.org ) Young Scholars Program provides approximately four fellowships of up to $150,000 each over a maximum period of three years to study issues affecting the development of young immigrant children in the United States. The FCD Young Scholars Program aims to stimulate basic and policy-relevant research focused on the early education, health, and well-being of immigrant children from birth to age ten, particularly those who are living in low-income families. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003939/fcd-us
Applications Available for Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Domestic Hunger Program
Deadline: October 2, 2006
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ( http://www.elca.org) Domestic Hunger Program provides relief and development assistance for those who suffer from hunger and injustices related to hunger in the United States. The 2007 ELCA Domestic Hunger Grant Application is now available for download online. Organizations may submit only one application per year and can be funded up to three consecutive years. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003944/elca
[posted in RFP Bulletin (August 18, 2006)]
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2006/nursecarepr.htm
Patients with heart failure whose care was directed by nurse managers could perform everyday activities better and had fewer hospitalizations than patients who self-managed their own care, according to a study funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that appears in the August 15 Annals of Internal Medicine.
[posted in PHPartners http://phpartners.org/ - New Links for the week of Aug 18, 2006
Low-income Americans ages 55 to 84 are far more likely than their wealthier peers to feel limited in doing basic physical activities such as climbing stairs and lifting objects, according to a new study. The research, published in the August 17, 2006, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, shows, for example, that people ages 55 to 64 who are living below the poverty line are six times more likely than the wealthiest group to say they have functional limitations.
See the Press Release from the National Institutes of Health at http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2006/nia-16.htm
NACCHO's Local Health Department Guide to Pandemic Influenza Planning
This 60-page guide is Intended for use by local health departments (LHDs) as part of a multi-sector effort to coordinate planning for and response to a pandemic influenza outbreak. http://www.naccho.org/topics/infectious/influenza/LHDPanFluGuide.cfm
Champions of Change: A National Symposium on Improving Health Care
September 27, 2006 -- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, DC
The Symposium will serve as the culmination of a national awareness campaign being conducted in support of the four-part television series, Remaking American Medicine™...Health Care for the 21st Century, premiering on PBS in October. The Symposium will feature several national leaders in the quality movement, including Dr. Don Berwick, founder and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and others who are featured in the television series. Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) and Dr. Mark McClellan, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), have also been invited to make luncheon presentations. Details: http://www.ramcampaign.org/pages/QuietRevolution.htm
Tackling Health Inequities through Public Health Practice: A Handbook for Action: Revision 2006
This handbook provides a knowledge base and innovative approaches for transforming everyday public health practice, departmental structure, and organizational culture in ways that may advance the attack on the root causes of inequities in the distribution of disease and illness. Through case studies and a conceptual framework, the book offers ideas, insight, and questions designed to strengthen LHD capacity to take action within a social justice perspective, in conjunction with their communities. Details: http://www.naccho.org/pubs/product1.cfm?Product_ID=11
[posted on ACHI Community Health News, 8-16-06]
The Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report inlcudes updates of the ongoing XVI International AIDS Conference. See the updates at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_hiv.cfm#
"Medicines in My Home" (MIMH) is a new, interactive OTC educational program, for kids ... MIMH, is a 45- minute, single-class program, targeting 6th-8th grade students in middle school." [press release http://www.wsparx.org/File/PatientCareCenter/Education/pcceducation.asp
See the website for Medicines in My Home at http://www.fda.gov/medsinmyhome/
John O’Neil, Judith Bartlett and Javier Mignone.
Prepared for the Inter-American Development Bank and the Pan American Health Organization
Executive Summary, 2005 - Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal Health Research University of Manitoba Canada
Available online as PDF file at: http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=564741
The practice of integrating western and traditional medicines is fast becoming an accepted and ever more widely used approach in health care systems throughout the world. However, recent debates about the development of intercultural health approaches have raised significant concerns regarding regulation, efficacy, intellectual property rights, lack of cross-cultural research, access and affordability, and protection of sacred Indigenous plants and knowledge.
[posted on PAHO/WHO Equity List]
2005 American Community Survey (ACS) data are now being released. The 2005 ACS data include demographic and social information such as race, Hispanic origin, age, education, marital status, grandparents as caregivers, veterans, disability status and U.S. citizenship. The data is available for nearly 7,000 areas, including all congressional districts and counties, cities and American Indian/Alaska native areas of 65,000 population or more. http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
New York Times Invites Nominations for Librarian Awards
Deadline: September 15, 2006
The New York Times Librarian Awards were created to support and recognize public librarians. This year, the sixth year of this national awards program, the program will honor twenty-one public librarians from across the United States. The Times Librarian Award recognizes those librarians in public libraries whose exemplary performance and outstanding community service have made their libraries friendlier and more accessible institutions. Eligible nominees include any librarian with a master's degree in library science who is currently working in a public library in the United States. Nominators are encouraged to nominate librarians who consistently demonstrate the highest levels of professionalism, knowledge, and public service in the execution of their duties. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003807/nytco
Starbucks Foundation Offers Funding for Youth Programs
Deadline: September 1, 2006 (Letters of Inquiry)
The Starbucks Foundation funds programs for youth, ages 6-18, that integrate literacy with personal and civic action in the communities where they live. The foundation is currently seeking Letters of Inquiry from August 1 to September 1, 2006. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003812/starbucks
RFP Bulletin (August 11, 2006)
Developmental Research on Elder Mistreatment. Department of Health and Human Services announces funds to initiate the systematic scientific study of Elder Mistreatment in community and institutional settings. The research priority areas include: (1) innovative methods for estimating incidence; (2) standardization of definitions and measurement; (3) elaboration of risk factors; (4) methods of survey, clinical, and psychosocial identification of Elder Mistreatment; and (5) identification of Elder Mistreatment in institutional settings. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, independent school districts, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, private institutions of higher education, and for-profit organizations. The deadline for applications is October 25, 2006. Approximately $1,100,000 is available to fund awards up to $200,000. For further information, contact NIH OER Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV; or go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-06-009.html
Promoting Aging Research Careers in Health Disparities. Department of Health and Human Services announces funds to reduce and eliminate health disparities, expand minority health and health disparity research education and training opportunities for underrepresented scientists (individuals from racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds), and to provide information to these groups about treatment, prevention, and management of disease. Eligible applicants include public and state controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, private institutions of higher education, and for-profit organizations. The deadline for applications is November 24, 2006. Approximately $500,000 is available to fund awards up to $150,000. For further information, contact NIH OER Webmaster at
FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV; or go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-06-008.html
Community Support. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announces funds for the following grant programs: 1) Economic Development Grants to assist poor and low-income people to develop new businesses and create new jobs. Projects provide the potential for low-income people to share greater ownership of assets and participate in decisionmaking; and 2) Community Organizing Grants to assist individuals to develop as community leaders and to mobilize the community's resources to address the needs of their community. Poor and marginalized people are empowered by joining together to make decisions, seeking solutions to local problems, and finding ways to improve their lives and neighborhoods. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is December 1, 2006. Awards ranging from $10,000- $500,000 are available. For further information, go to: http://www.usccb.org/
Funding Alert is a free service of the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development. To start your own online subscription to Funding Alert, simply register with DC.Gov and subscribe at DCDocs http://dc.gov/registration/dcdocs.asp. For archives, visit http://opgd.dc.gov, Information, Grant Funding Alerts.
The National Rural Health Association is now accepting a presentation proposal for its 13th Annual Rural Minority and Multicultural Health Conference – “Effective Traditional Health Customs and Practices: In Our Own Words,” to be held in Anchorage, Alaska, May 14-15, 2007.
The deadline for submission is September 29, 2006.
For questions or to obtain the form, please contact Rosemary McKenzie, Minority Health Liaison and Program Services Manager, at rmckenzie@NRHArural.org or 816-756-3140.
http://www.nrharural.org/conferences/sub/MMConf.html [posted on aapcho-path list]
The Fox Networks Group (FNG) and the Kaiser Family Foundation, a leader in health information and research, are partnering on a new multi-platform public education campaign targeting young people (ages 15 and older) to promote smart choices and healthy life-styles. The PAUSE campaign will help teens understand the power they have to make difficult decisions on a range of issues including teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases; alcohol and substance use; and online safety, among other topics. In addition to broadcast and cable public service announcements (PSAs), the campaign will utilize Fox’s wide array of new media platforms popular with teens, including MySpace.com, and conduct health information briefings for Fox producers and writers to help incorporate messages across the network’s entertainment programs.
The campaign will debut with a first wave of PSAs in conjunction with TEEN CHOICE AWARDS, which air on FOX Sunday, Aug. 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. A second wave will be released in early 2007 in conjunction with the new season of AMERICAN IDOL. http://www.fox.com/pause/ [posted on Kaiser Family Foundation email notices]
http://www.inova.org/inovapublic.srt/cancer/lifewithcancer/tips.jsp
English, Spanish, Korean, Portugese, simple Chinese, Farsi, Arabic, French, Urdu, Somali, Russian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
These sheets are in PDF format so they can be printed out from any computer. The sheets were written by 2 Oncology certified nurses, reviewed by physicians, translated by the Dept of State, and reviewed by Inova Health System cultural competence Department. They are written for the lay person, between a 5th and 7th grade reading level. You will find patient education tip sheets for self care (do's and don'ts) and when to call the doctor for anemia, neutropenia, chemotherapy, and thrombocytopenia.
[posted on CAPHIS list]
About 60 percent of U.S. adults do not get the recommended levels of physical activity, yet research suggests that regular physical activity is essential for maintaining a healthy heart. To help people jump-start and maintain a physical activity program for their heart, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a new publication.
"Your Guide to Physical Activity and Your Heart" presents comprehensive and easy-to-understand information on the impact of physical activity on your heart, as well as the power of physical activity to keep you healthy overall. Since physical inactivity is one of several major heart disease risk factors that you can do something about, the 44-page guide is full of practical tips, including sample walking and jogging programs, instructions for finding your target heart rate zone, ideas for making fitness a family affair, and an overview of the best physical activities for a healthy heart.
The guides can be downloaded for free from the NHLBI Website (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov) or can be ordered through the NHLBI Information Center, (301) 301-592-8573 or 240-629-3255 (TTY) or online at http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/yourguide/.
For those of you flying in the next few weeks, this map from the FAA web will let you see if an airport is experiencing any delayed flights. http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
Public Health Grand Rounds Webcast: "Pandemic Flu Preparedness: What Every Community Should Know"
http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/pandemic/index.htm
September 29, 2006, 2:00-3:00 PM, ET
Most Americans Do Not Know When or How Often To Get Cancer Screening Tests
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2006/nci-03.htm
While most Americans know that mammograms, pap smears, and colonoscopies are screening exams for cancer, the majority of Americans do not know the appropriate age at which initiation of these tests is recommended, according to the latest brief from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). For more information about the Health Information National Trend Survey, go to http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/hints.
[posted on PHPartners http://phpartners.org/ - New Links for the week of Aug 11, 2006]
The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) has issued a 30-page "Katrina Report" describing the role of health centers before, during and after the disaster.
In 2005, 40 federally-funded Community Health Centers in Louisiana and Mississippi served at least 408,000 patients. Hurricane Katrina destroyed 11 health center facilities and damaged at least 80 others. Nevertheless, health centers from all regions of the country – including California, New York, and Ohio – reached out to Katrina victims. Some health centers sent doctors to evacuation centers or dispatched mobile medical units to the disaster zone; others donated medicines and supplies, even shelter to displaced evacuees, or made cash donations to aid health centers impacted by the storm. The complete report is available on line at: http://www.nachc.org/press/files/katrinareport.pdf [posted on KDHE's Office of Local and Rural Health list]
In the first randomized controlled trial of a culturally tailored HIV risk reduction program for Hispanic adolescents, nurse scientists report long-term success in reducing risky sexual behavior among this group.
The results from this trial add to the growing body of research showing the importance of using culturally appropriate interventions with minority adolescents to help them avoid risky health behaviors and adopt positive health behaviors. The findings appear in the August 2006 issue of the "Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine".
The study, which was funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that adolescents reported a lower frequency of sexual intercourse, fewer sexual partners, and an increased use of condoms during intercourse for up to 12 months after completing the program. These results also suggest there is a benefit to providing education on both abstinence and safe sex practices. For additional information, visit the NINR web site at http://ninr.nih.gov.
This NIH News Release is available online at: http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2006/ninr-07.htm
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
The Earth Institute at Columbia University, New York - 2006
Website: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/povmap/atlas.html
“….This atlas provides examples of the important uses of poverty maps, including: the ability to overlay them with maps of geographical features, agroecological zones, education, accessibility, services and so on, so as to better understand and analyze possible causes of poverty; for better targeting of resources; and for raising donor awareness of financing needs." [posted on PAHO/WHO Equity List]
HIV and AIDS treatment education: a critical component of efforts to ensure universal access to prevention, treatment and care
UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education – UNESCO June 2006
Available online as PDF file [52p.] at: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001461/146114e.pdf
“…..Treatment education is a critical part of overall efforts to prepare people for treatment and to engage communities and individuals to learn about antiretroviral therapy so they understand the full range of issues involved with treatment. These include understanding the benefits of treatment, the importance of maintaining protective behaviours, knowing one’s HIV status, getting access to treatment, adhering and supporting others to adhere to treatment and understanding the negative role of stigma and discrimination and gender inequality.
Treatment education complements the provision of drugs and medical care by preparing and involving people in comprehensive responses to HIV and AIDS, and places people on treatment at the centre of their own care…..”
[posted on PAHO/WHO Equity List]
Public-Private Collaborative Announces Program to Empower Older People to Take More Control of Their Health
Deadline: August 31, 2006
The United States Department of Health and Human Services ( http://www.hhs.gov/ ) has announced a $15 million collaboration with Atlantic Philanthropies ( http://atlanticphilanthropies.org/ ) to improve the health and quality of life for older Americans at the community level. Led by the Administration on Aging ( http://www.aoa.gov/ ), the partnership is designed to empower older people to take more control of their own health through life style and behavioral changes that have proven effective in reducing the risk of disease and disability among the elderly. HHS will support efforts in up to twelve states to mobilize public/private partnerships that support the delivery of evidence-based programs for seniors at the community level through nonprofit aging services provider organizations such as senior centers, nutrition programs, senior housing projects, and faith-based organizations. AoA plans to fund up to twelve cooperative agreements totaling up to $300,000 per project, per annum, for a three-year period, subject to the availability of funds. A 25 percent match will be required. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003719/aoa
Entries Invited for Organic School Garden Awards
Deadline: October 31, 2006
School gardens that use organic methods are eligible to enter the Organic School Garden Awards program, sponsored by the Rodale Institute ( http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/ ). Teams of students and teachers (grades K-12) nationwide are asked to submit an essay and poster that express how they use their school garden as a learning tool, how they use the pro- duce they grow, and what impact it has for the students and community. Any school within the fifty United States with an organic garden may enter the contest.Three winning schools will receive cash prizes of $250, $500, and $1,000.Visit the Web site for entry forms, guidelines, and information on previous winners.
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003730/kidsregen
[posted on RFP Bulletin (August 4, 2006)]
Caregiving in Rural Communities: 12 Tips for Caregivers
http://www.raconline.org/pdf/12tipsforcaregivers.pdf
Provides 12 tips for rural caregivers to help them feel less isolated and better prepared for the daily demands of providing care to a loved one. Part of the Rosalynn Carter Institute Caregivers Program.
Organization: Johnson & Johnson
Date: 2006
Grant Writing Tips
http://www.med.und.nodak.edu/depts/rural/publications/tips/grantwriting.html
Tips and advice on grantwriting. Includes suggestions about the content and structure of the proposal, writing style, and more.
Organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Date: 07 / 2006
Steps to a HealthierUS
http://www.cdc.gov/steps/
An initiative that advances the HealthierUS goal of helping Americans live longer, better, and healthier lives. Through the CDC, the Steps initiative operates a cooperative agreement program office that provides funding to 40 communities nationwide to support evidence-based community interventions.
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[posted on Rural Assistance Center Health Update]
Health Promotion Research Directed to Improving the Oral Health of Women and Their Infants. Department of Health and Human Services announces funds to support health promotion research directed at women, before, during and after pregnancy to improve their health and well-being and that of their infant. The focus of the health promotion research could encompass any of the following areas: development of methods or strategies for testing behavioral theories and/or health promotion models that encourage preventive activities on oral health; conduct feasibility studies which relate to developing, implementing and evaluating oral health promotion research specific to the target population; and conduct research that explores innovative approaches to integrate oral health promotion into existing health promotion programs for pregnant women and/or for infants. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, independent school districts, special district governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, nonprofit organizations, private institutions of higher education, and for-profit organizations. The deadline for applications is January 20, 2007. Awards up to $200,000 are available. For further information, contact NIH OER Webmaster at or FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV; or go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-07-008.html
Literacy Information and Communication (LINCS) Regional Resource Centers. Department of Education announces funds to provide for the dissemination of highest-quality resources using various approaches (such as highlighting online materials, face-to-face technical assistance, distance learning, and discussion lists) through partnerships with adult education and related organizations to help practitioners use evidence-based instructional practices that improve outcomes in adult learners' literacy skills. The Centers will organize training and workshops based on institute-developed materials, as well as provide assistance in using online instructional resources provided through LINCS. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and private institutions of higher education. The deadline for applications is September 5, 2006. Approximately $750,000 is available to fund 3 awards. For further information, contact Jo Maralit at (202) 233-2028; or go to: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10473&mode=VIEW
Funding Alert is a free service of the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development. To start your own online subscription to Funding Alert, simply register with DC.Gov and subscribe at DCDocs http://dc.gov/registration/dcdocs.asp. For archives, visit http://opgd.dc.gov, Information, Grant Funding Alerts.
A Series of International Symposia
Published by the Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - President and Fellows, Harvard College, 2005
Available for downloading at: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/disparities/book
“…What we today term "health disparities" -- the consistent gap in physical and mental well-being between the most privileged members of society and the most socially and economically disadvantaged -- launched the modern public health movement in the nineteenth century. Yet only in the past two decades have governments begun to focus explicitly on the deep-rooted social determinants of health and disease.
[posted on PAHO/WHO Equity list]
A new version of the NIHSeniorHealth http://nihseniorhealth.gov/ site has been released.
Features include
1. New, less mechanical, voice
2. Now, when a user activates the new voice, the site reads each page as it's loaded
3. New technology to display buttons and left menu items for better contrast and text sizability
4. Improved footers with more detailed date information including first published date and the date last reviewed for each topic
Friday, September 29, 2006 9:00 AM - Sunday, October 1, 2006 11:30 AM
George Washington University- Marvin Center
800 21st Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20052
202-994-7470
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?i=0fb31b2c-00a7-4a92-a19b-a3a18ceff22a
The first national conference of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved provides a unique opportunity for clinicians, consumers and community advocates to work together on health advocacy, care management and quality improvements to our health system. Conference participants will participate in relevant skill building and networking sessions and have opportunities to provide input for building and strengthening the ACU vision and its strategic direction for supporting clinicians and consumers in underserved communities.
CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health Canadian Population Health Initiative
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Ottawa, Canada, 2006
Available online at: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/30739.html
Evidence in Action, Acting on Evidence: A Casebook of Health Services and Policy Research Knowledge Translation Stories.
“…Focusing on putting health services and policy research to work in the real world, one case looks at CIHI’s efforts to prepare stakeholders for the release of the Canadian Adverse Events Study in 2004. A second case looks at CIHI’s participation in a program that shows how influential physicians can raise awareness of research findings and spread best practices among their colleagues and within their networks…”
[posted on PAHO/WHO Equity List]
The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is proud to offer the 2005 Spanish edition of First Step, the essential guide for Hispanic/Latino people who are coping with the challenges of limb loss. Copies may be obtained by calling the ACA toll-free at 888/267-5669 or by ordering online at http://www.amputee-coalition.org/aca_first_step.html. For more information, e-mail sales@amputee-coalition.org. Although there is no charge for the First Step publication itself, there is a nominal shipping and handling fee.
The August issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research, is now online at http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/. In this issue:
Feature Stories:
Caring for the Caregivers. The Hidden Victims of Long-Term Illness.
Noise Pollution. A Different Environmental Problem.
Health Capsules:
Extreme Obesity’s Harsh Toll
Can Your Community Make You Heavier?
Featured Web Site:
Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think and Be Active.
Multicultural H e a l t h N e t w o r K Presents The 3rd Annual Health Summit
Eliminating Inequalities in Utah:Profiling Local Solutions to CreateBetter Healthcare for All
Thursday, August 10, 2006
HunterJr. High
6131 West 3785 South
West Valley City, Utah 84128
8:00am—4:30pm
RSVP by 8/4/06: Greg@utahissues.org / 801-521-2035 x120
http://www.health.utah.gov/cmh/news/calendars/August2006MulticulturalHealthSummit.pdf
In addition Comunidades Unidas together with the Utah Health Policy Project a holding a discussion with Rea Pańares, Director of Minority Health Initiative at Families USA to discuss the Landscape of Minority and Multicultural Health in Utah. The event will take place August 9, 2006 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Comunidades Unidas 695 West Center Street, Midvale, Utah 84047. To RSVP please email sabrina@cuutah.org or judi@healthpolicyproject.org. If you have any questions or comments please call Sabrina Morales at (801) 842-2333 or Judi Hilman at (801) 433-2299.
YouthNet is pleased to announce the publication of three new youth community involvement resources, available at: http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/CIresources/index.htm. These youth community involvement resources are designed to support those seeking to learn from and with youth and adults within their communities. Users may adapt and adjust the resources to suit their different needs and objectives. These publications were produced by YouthNet in collaboration with CARE USA.
1) Engaging Communities in Youth Reproductive Health and HIV Projects: A Guide to Participatory Assessments
2) An Annotated Guide to Technical Resources for Community Involvement in Youth Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention Programs
3) The Role of Community Involvement in Improving Youth Reproductive Health and Preventing HIV among Young People: Report of a Technical Consultation
For printed copies of the three new documents, please send requests to youthnetpubs@fhi.org.
[posted on CBPR listserv]
August 6-12th is National Health Center Week. The Association encourages you to work in your community to celebrate National Community Health Center Week. If you would like more information you may visit: http://www.nachc.org and click on the Health Center Week on the left side, or go directly to http://www.healthcenterweek.org/ [posted by the Nebraska Minority Public Health Association]
"To make informed health decisions, you have probably read a newspaper or magazine article, tuned into a radio or television program, or searched the Internet to find answers to health questions. If so, you have probably encountered "medspeak," the specialized language of health professionals. The Medical Library Association developed "Deciphering Medspeak" to help translate common "medspeak" terms". Find the MedSpeak brochure online full text, or available for purchase at http://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/index.html?focus20060803 The Spanish version is available at http://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/index_spanish.html
"MLA has also released three disease-specific versions of its popular "Deciphering Medspeak" brochure. The brochures focus on breast cancer , diabetes, and heart disease Each brochure features a list of Rx riddles or abbreviations as well as a glossary of medspeak terms and MLA-recommended Websites related to each disease.
WebJunction’s Rural Library Sustainability Project is presenting an "In Focus" one-hour webinar on Grant Writing and the Rural Library, on august 24th, 9:30AM PST/12:30EST.
http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=13496
Grant Writing and the Rural Library: Library funding is always a challenge. Grant funding can help libraries enhance the services and resources they are able to offer to their communities. How do you find out about available grants? What is the secret to writing a grant application that will be successful? This session will feature both practical advice and words of inspiration! Presented by Brenda Hough, Technology Coordinator, Northeast Kansas Library System (NEKLS) with special guest speakers. Presented by Brenda Hough, Technology Coordinator, Northeast Kansas Library System (NEKLS) with special guests.
Instructions for joining the webinar are available at http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=13377.
Using diabetes as a proxy for all chronic diseases, Rural Policy Research Institute, RUPRI, explored how local innovations overcame challenges of the rural setting to provide effective and efficient disease management. To download this document go to: http://www.rupri.org/healthpolicy/Pubs/p2006-2.pdf [posted on KDHE's Office of Local and Rural Health]
"While acknowledging that the U.S. provides some of the best medical care in the world, The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System believes that overall, the nation fails to achieve adequate value for the resources it devotes to health care. The Commission issued its Framework for a High Performance Health System for the United States, a consensus statement that describes the most critical sources of our current system's failures and outlines a vision of a uniquely American, high performance health system. "http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=387153&#doc387153 [posted on e-mail alerts from The Commonwealth Fund]
African Americans and Hispanics are hospitalized more often than non-Hispanic whites for diabetes and other chronic conditions that good primary care can help prevent and control, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. African Americans were five times more likely to be hospitalized for uncontrolled diabetes or high blood pressure than non-Hispanic whites in 2003, while Hispanics were 3.6 times more likely to be hospitalized for diabetes and 2.4 times more likely to be hospitalized for high blood pressure. African Americans had the highest hospitalization rates for adult and pediatric asthma, perforated appendix, dehydration and low birth weight. Report: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb10.pdf
[posted on ACHI Community Health News, 8-2-06
Several years of American Journal of Public Health are now available full-text in PubMed Central at http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/tocrender.fcgi?journal=259&action=archive
PALS for Health recently revised their "I Speak" cards. The cards alerts health care providers to the patient's need for an interpreter. The cards are printed in English on one side, and in one of thirteen languages on the other side. http://www.palsforhealth.org/ "PALS for Health was established in 1993. [They] are the language access program of Special Service for Groups (SSG) 1952, a non-profit United Way agency that provides innovative services to diverse ethnic minority and disenfranchised communities.
The Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders, WISER http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/ is a system from the National Library of Medicine designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice. Read an article with quotes from actual users at : http://www.palm.com/us/company/pr/news_feed_story.epl?reqid=887721
Baseball. Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation announces funds to strengthen and support grassroots youth baseball and softball in local communities and to increase opportunities for youth. Eligible applicants include nonprofits and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is October 15, 2006. For further information, go to: http://www.ripkenfoundation.org/programs/grants/.
Education and Social Services. The W.H.O. Foundation announces funds to support grassroot charities serving the overlooked needs of women and children. Specific projects and programs addressing health, education, and social service needs are a priority. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is September 12, 2006. For further information, go to: http://whofoundation.org/WHO_FundingCriteria.htm
Giving Voice Grants Program. The Starbucks Foundation announces funds to assist organizations that work with underserved youth in one of two areas: 1) Arts & Literacy--programs that innovatively address literacy and learning for the 21st century, provide high standards of excellence in mastering basic skills, and promote youth voices through a variety of venues; and 2) Environmental Literacy--programs that offer place-based approaches to addressing environmental literacy and empower youth to be heroes for a sustainable environment in their own communities. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is September 1, 2006. Awards ranging from $5,000-$20,000 are available. For further information, go to: http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/grantinfo.asp
Funding Alert is a free service of the Office of Partnerships and Grants Development. To start your own online subscription to Funding Alert, simply register with DC.Gov and subscribe at DCDocs http://dc.gov/registration/dcdocs.asp. For archives, visit http://opgd.dc.gov, Information, Grant Funding Alerts.
The new, competing FY07 Rural Health Care Outreach guidance has been posted on Grants.gov. The Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program encourages the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities that lack essential health care services. The emphasis of this grant program is on service delivery through collaboration, requiring the grantee to form a consortium with at least two additional partners. The community being served must be involved in the development and ongoing operations of the program, to appropriately address the needs of the population. This year all applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Applications are due on October 18, 2006. This is for a project period from May 1, 2007 – April 30, 2010. An easy way to search for the Outreach program in Grants.gov is by the CFDA number, 93.912. Here’s the Grants.gov link:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10326&mode=VIEW
The Office of Rural Health Policy will hold a TA Call for the guidance on Wednesday, August 30 at 2 pm, Central. The toll-free number is
800-593-0731 and the passcode is Outreach. The call will be recorded for playback if you cannot be on the call on the 30th. The playback number is 866-501-5103.
Network Development Grant guidance also has been posted on Grants.gov.
This program is designed to support organizations that wish to further ongoing collaborative relationships among health care organizations to integrate systems of care administratively, clinically, financially and
technologically. Applications are due on November 2, 2006. This is for a
project period from May 1, 2007 – April 30, 2010.
The Network Program can also be found on Grants.gov by the CFDA number, 93.912. Here’s the Grants.gov link:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10280&mode=VIEW
The Office of Rural Health Policy will hold a Technical Assistance call for the Rural Health Network Development grant program. The call will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 1:00pm Central Time. The toll-free number to call in is 1-888-390-7303. The Passcode is Network, and the Leader name is Erica Molliver. The Technical Assistance call will be recorded and available for playback within one hour of the end of the call and will be available for 30 days. The phone number to hear the recorded call is 1-866-467-2554.
[posted on KDHE's Office of Local and Rural Health]
Hispanic and African American working-age adults face gaps in health insurance coverage, problems accessing care, and medical debt at higher rates than their white counterparts, Commonwealth Fund researchers find.
According to the new analysis, Health Care Disconnect: Gaps in Coverage and Care for Minority Adults, 62 percent of Hispanics ages 19 to 64--an estimated 15 million people--were uninsured at some point during the year, more than three times the rate for white adults in that age range (20%). Working-age African-Americans also fared poorly compared with whites: one-third (33%) were uninsured or experienced a gap in their coverage during the year.
http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=386220&#doc386220
[posted on e-mail alerts from The Commonwealth Fund]
The Documentary Project for Refugee Youth is a collaboration between refugee youth, Raeshma Razvi, Global Action Project, the International Rescue Committee and other community organizations and artists in New York City. The Project engages in multimedia documentary work –interviews, photography, journal-writing and video— to create meaningful products about the refugee condition of displacement, desire for connection and need for home. The Project aims to create a dynamic and engaged group of refugee youth who, at a crucial juncture of resettlement in their lives, begin to count on each other and on making media as means of coping and thriving during this change.
The Project thus seeks to create a satisfying and rich process that, in effect, translates into artistic products that engage the general population on issues of war, refugee-ness, forced migration, loss and regeneration. Use a high speed connection to view their amazing work:
http://www.global-action.org/refugee
[posted on Sound Partners Digest, August 1, 2006]